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Yuma County, CO

Cattle prices near Yuma County, Colorado. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Imperial in Imperial, NE, about 54 miles away. On Nov 6, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $431.85 per hundredweight on 68 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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Drought No droughtNone · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 4 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Imperial 5-wt steers $432▼ $17 since last sale

Yuma County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of Yuma County, CO showed no drought, though 4% at moderate drought (D1); 4% of the county is in moderate drought (D1) or worse, down from 14% four weeks earlier. Rain has run 135% of normal over the last 90 days; the best rain chance this week is 21% on Friday (high 65°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (50% chance of above-normal rain). Yuma County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 4 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Imperial, 54 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days not read yet
  • Last 60 days not read yet
  • Last 90 days 135% of normal

NOAA river forecast center rain (radar plus gauges) at the county center, Nov 15, 2026. Source.

Rain outlook

  • 6-10 day outlook (Nov 20–24) Leans wetter than normal (50% chance of above-normal rain)
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 22–28) Leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain)

NOAA Climate Prediction Center precipitation outlook, issued Nov 14, 2026. Source.

Next 7 days

  1. Today Mostly Sunny, high 50°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 10–15 mph
  2. Monday Areas Of Fog then Sunny, high 58°, low 33°, 0% rain, wind 10–15 mph
  3. Tuesday Mostly Sunny, high 61°, low 42°, 2% rain, wind 10–25 mph
  4. Wednesday Mostly Sunny, high 62°, low 29°, 6% rain, wind 5–20 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 55°, low 35°, 2% rain, wind 5–15 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, high 65°, low 32°, 21% rain, wind 15–25 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 52°, low 25°, 5% rain, wind 5–20 mph

National Weather Service forecast for the county center, updated Nov 15, 2026. Wind, warnings and burn bans.

PRF pasture insurance: sign up by Dec 1, 2026

The 2027 Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) insurance sales closing date for Yuma County is Dec 1, 2026, 16 days from today. PRF (Rainfall Index) pays on a rainfall index for your grid, not on your own rain gauge. You buy it through a crop insurance agent.

How PRF works · PRF 2027 sign-up · Find your grid on RMA's PRF tool

Date from USDA RMA's actuarial data, read Aug 28, 2026 · RMA dates map. Your agent confirms the date for your policy.

Yuma County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Yuma County grew about 1,527 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 115% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 1,329 pounds per acre. That was the 9th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2023 at 1,768 pounds per acre; worst: 2002 at 817.

Pounds per acre of new grass and forbs each year on rangeland and pasture, from the Rangeland Analysis Platform (satellite-based estimates). See every year on the Land tab.

Open loss windows

No open loss windows in Yuma County right now. A 30-day window opens when the county first hits severe drought (D2), jumps to D3 or D4, or after a blizzard, extreme heat or cold, flood or ice warning, a wildfire, or a USDA disaster designation. Keep a Drought Ledger.

Information only; not financial, tax or legal advice. FSA decides eligibility. Cownty sends nothing to FSA.

Drought-sale tax flag IRS list

Yuma County is on IRS Notice 2026-54 (severe or worse drought, Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026).

Why it matters: if you sold breeding, dairy or draft livestock because of drought, the tax code may let you put off the gain (more time to buy replacement animals, or report the extra-sale income a year later). Your tax preparer decides whether either applies.

Work out your numbers and print a page for your preparer

Information only; not financial, tax or legal advice. Ask your tax preparer. FSA decides program eligibility. IRS Notice 2026-54 (PDF)

Next 7 days · National Weather Service

Weather for Yuma County

Forecast for the center point of Yuma County.

  • Freeze on 3 nights
  • Windy on 2 days
  1. Today Mostly Sunny 50° 35° S 10–15 mph 0% rain
  2. Mon Areas Of Fog then Sunny 58° 33° S 10–15 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Mostly Sunny 61° 42° S 10–25 mph 2% rain
  4. Wed Mostly Sunny 62° 29° NW 5–20 mph 6% rain
  5. Thu Mostly Sunny 55° 35° SE 5–15 mph 2% rain
  6. Fri Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 65° 32° SW 15–25 mph 21% rain
  7. Sat Sunny 52° 25° NW 5–20 mph 5% rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service, updated Nov 15, 2026. Wind arrows point where the wind is going; the letters say where it comes from. Windy = 25 mph or more; freeze = a low of 32°F or less. Open the full forecast.

Burn ban

Data pending. Cownty doesn't read an official statewide burn-ban list for Colorado; county commissions, sheriffs and fire districts post local fire restrictions, so check your county's own notices

No official ban list to check here, so Cownty shows the National Weather Service fire-weather alerts for the county instead: none right now.

Guide: Burn bans: where to check and what they mean

Weather warnings right now

None right now

National Weather Service active alerts for this county, as of Nov 15, 2026 (source). Fetched Nov 15, 2026.

Rainfall vs normal

Oct 2026
1.27 in 106% of normal
Last 12 months
17.68 in 101%
How to read this

Bars are the rain that fell each month; the dashed line is a normal month (1991-2020 average). Bars below the line = drier than normal.

County-average precipitation, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026. Normal = NCEI's own 1991-2020 average for each month (Oct 2026 normal 1.20 in; same month last year 0.59 in). NCEI posts each month around the 8th of the next and may revise recent months. Source: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance. Fetched Nov 14, 2026.

Wildfires

No current fire perimeter in the county

No current perimeter within 100 mi of the county center (48 mapped nationally).

See the fire map

Interagency fire outlines. Small or brand-new fires are often not mapped yet; call 911 for a fire you can see. Layer updated Nov 15, 2026. Source: National Interagency Fire Center. Fetched Nov 15, 2026.

Frost dates

Frost and freeze dates

30-year averages (1991–2020) from the weather stations nearest Yuma County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Wray weather station (13 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
151-day growing season
 May 7
1 year in 10 it's after May 19
 Oct 6
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 25
Hard freeze (28°F)
167-day growing season
 Apr 29
1 year in 10 it's after May 11
 Oct 15
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 2

Yuma weather station (18 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
164-day growing season
 May 1
1 year in 10 it's after May 13
 Oct 12
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 30
Hard freeze (28°F)
181-day growing season
 Apr 19
1 year in 10 it's after May 3
 Oct 20
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 6

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Wray, Yuma), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Imperial Auction Market Imperial, NE 54 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 6, 2026
  2. Sterling Livestock Commission Sterling, CO 59 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  3. Livestock Exchange (Friday feeder cattle) Brush, CO 67 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 13, 2026
  4. Ogallala Livestock Auction Ogallala, NE 86 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  5. North Platte Stockyards North Platte, NE 117 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 3, 2026

Miles are straight-line from the county center. Sale days come from the barns' recent USDA AMS reports; call the barn to confirm. All barns

Other barns nearby (not USDA-reported)

These barns are not in a USDA AMS report, so Cownty shows no prices for them. Sale days and phones come from the barns' own sites or public listings; call the barn to confirm. More barns

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Common questions and nearby counties

Is Yuma County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Yuma County is on FSA's 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program county list, with up to 4 monthly payments for some pasture types. FSA decides each operation's eligibility; apply at your county FSA office by March 1 after the loss year.

Source: FSA LFP county file of Nov 5, 2026

What is the drought level in Yuma County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Yuma County was in no drought, and the worst part was moderate drought (D1) on 4% of the county. 0 straight weeks with some severe drought (D2) or worse.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, map of Nov 10, 2026

Is there a burn ban in Yuma County?

No official statewide list to check: Cownty doesn't read an official statewide burn-ban list for Colorado; county commissions, sheriffs and fire districts post local fire restrictions, so check your county's own notices.

What sale barns are near Yuma County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Imperial (54 mi), last report Nov 6, 2026; Sterling (59 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Brush (67 mi), last report Nov 13, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 20, 2026: Colorado EQIP/CSP/RCPP/ACEP application ranking cutoff (FY 2027); Nov 20, 2026: Micro Farm 2027: last day to buy crop insurance. FSA program dates not posted officially are marked "confirm at source" on the calendar.

Source: official agency pages (see Calendar)

Information only; not financial or legal advice. FSA decides eligibility. Always check the linked official source.