Data sources
Where every number on Cownty comes from. All public government data.
| Source | How often it updates | Last checked |
|---|---|---|
| USDA AMS barn report archive (backfill) USDA AMS Market News (My Market News file repository) |
manual backfill | Oct 17, 10:26 pm Central |
| USDA AMS slaughter cow and bull reports, and the Salina feeder special USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News |
weekly (per barn sale day); Salina special seasonal | Nov 1, 9:57 am Central |
| USDA AMS sale barn reports (public PDFs) USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News |
weekly, after each sale | Nov 1, 9:57 am Central |
| USDA AMS 'new report posted' check (public) USDA AMS Market News |
check daily | Nov 1, 9:57 am Central |
| USDA AMS barn reports since 2020 (seasonal patterns only) USDA AMS Market News (My Market News file repository) |
manual backfill | Oct 18, 12:22 am Central |
| USDA AMS sheep and goat auctions: San Angelo and Pawnee (flagged off) USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News |
weekly (San Angelo); 1st and 3rd Thursday (Pawnee) | Nov 1, 9:57 am Central |
| Barn-posted market reports (Muleshoe, Texhoma; not USDA) Muleshoe Livestock Auction Inc.; Texhoma Livestock Auction |
the barns post weekly or less; we look every 12 hours | Nov 1, 9:57 am Central |
| County totals: CRP acres (FSA) and EQIP dollars (USAspending.gov) USDA FSA conservation statistics; USAspending.gov (assistance listing 10.912) |
yearly | Nov 1, 9:57 am Central |
| NOAA CPC 6-10 and 8-14 day precipitation outlooks (daily history) NOAA Climate Prediction Center |
daily (about 3 PM Eastern) | Nov 1, 9:57 am Central |
| U.S. Drought Monitor (every county) National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA, NOAA |
weekly (Thursdays) | Nov 1, 9:58 am Central |
| EIA weekly retail diesel prices (Gulf Coast, Midwest, U.S.) U.S. Energy Information Administration |
weekly (Monday prices, published Tuesday/Wednesday) | Nov 1, 9:58 am Central |
| FSA ARC-CO county data and PLC payment rates USDA Farm Service Agency |
several updates a year (benchmarks in winter, payment rates each fall) | Nov 1, 9:58 am Central |
| USDA FSA CRP emergency haying and grazing: eligible counties USDA Farm Service Agency |
weekly (Thursday) | Nov 1, 9:58 am Central |
| USDA Secretarial disaster designations (all counties) USDA Farm Service Agency |
updated irregularly (every few weeks) | Nov 1, 9:58 am Central |
| FSA LFP eligible counties & pasture types (all counties) USDA Farm Service Agency |
about weekly during drought | Nov 1, 9:58 am Central |
| FSA farm loan interest rates (national) USDA Farm Service Agency |
monthly | Nov 1, 9:58 am Central |
| FSA commodity loan rates (county: corn, sorghum, soybeans, wheat; national) USDA Farm Service Agency |
yearly (spring), with revisions | Nov 1, 9:58 am Central |
| FSA news releases (new programs watch) USDA Farm Service Agency |
daily | Nov 1, 9:58 am Central |
| FSA payments by county (county totals only; built from FSA payment files) USDA Farm Service Agency (FOIA reading room) |
yearly (manual run; files are 13-40 MB each) | Oct 17, 5:41 pm Central |
| Link-only cards: interstate movement, AgriLife High Plains events, OSU first hollow stem InterstateLivestock.com, USDA APHIS, Texas A&M AgriLife, Oklahoma State University (links only) |
daily check | Nov 1, 1:29 am Central |
| USDA NASS Cattle on Feed (by state) USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service |
monthly (third or fourth Friday, 3 p.m. Eastern) | Nov 1, 1:29 am Central |
| USDA NASS weekly Crop Progress: Texas crop and pasture condition USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service |
weekly (Monday 3 p.m. Central, April-November) | Nov 1, 9:58 am Central |
| NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals: first and last freeze dates NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information |
fixed 30-year normals (next set 2031) | Oct 17, 11:46 pm Central |
| NOAA NCEI monthly county precipitation (Climate at a Glance) NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information |
monthly (around the 8th, for the month before) | Oct 29, 10:16 pm Central |
| NIFC current wildfire perimeters (WFIGS) National Interagency Fire Center |
several times a day | Nov 1, 9:58 am Central |
| NOAA rain, last 30 / 60 / 90 days as percent of normal (daily history) NOAA National Weather Service river forecast centers |
hourly upstream; we keep one reading a day | Nov 1, 10:07 am Central |
| NWS active weather alerts (statewide, by county) NOAA National Weather Service |
real-time (we poll each ingest run) | Nov 1, 10:07 am Central |
| NWS 7-day forecast and wind (by county) NOAA National Weather Service |
NWS updates about hourly; we refresh every ingest run (6 h) | Nov 1, 10:12 am Central |
| Rangeland Analysis Platform: yearly grass production by county Rangeland Analysis Platform (USDA NRCS, BLM, University of Montana); cropland mask from USDA NASS CDL |
yearly (each spring for the prior year; revisions noted in RAP's changelog) | Nov 1, 1:34 am Central |
| USDA report releases: WASDE, Cattle on Feed, Cattle inventory USDA NASS, World Agricultural Outlook Board and Office of the Chief Economist (ESMIS, NASS and OCE calendars) |
daily check | Nov 1, 1:34 am Central |
| USDA RMA Livestock Risk Protection daily coverage prices (cattle) USDA Risk Management Agency (Actuarial Data Master, livestock) |
every business day (rates posted mid-afternoon Central) | Nov 1, 10:12 am Central |
| Animal-health alerts: Oklahoma (ODAFF), Kansas (KDA), New Mexico (NMDA / NM Livestock Board) ODAFF; Kansas Department of Agriculture; New Mexico Department of Agriculture and NM Livestock Board |
daily check; agencies post as events happen | Nov 1, 10:12 am Central |
| Burn bans and fire restrictions: Oklahoma (OFS), New Mexico (EMNRD Forestry); Kansas has no statewide list Oklahoma Forestry Services (ODAFF); New Mexico EMNRD Forestry Division |
daily, as counties, the Governor (OK) or the state forester (NM) act | Nov 1, 10:12 am Central |
| Property-tax and ag-use dates: Oklahoma (68 O.S.), Kansas (PVD calendar), New Mexico (TRD Property Tax Division) Oklahoma Statutes (OSCN); Kansas Department of Revenue; New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department |
daily check; dates are statutory and change only when the law does | Nov 1, 1:34 am Central |
| TAHC screwworm zones, orders and animal-health alerts (Texas) Texas Animal Health Commission |
daily (orders come several times a month during the outbreak) | Nov 1, 10:12 am Central |
| Texas A&M Forest Service burn bans (all Texas counties) Texas A&M Forest Service |
daily, as county judges act | Nov 1, 10:12 am Central |
| TWDB state well water levels (Hansford County, Ogallala) Texas Water Development Board (Texas Water Data) |
readings are hourly, provisional; we refresh once a day | Nov 1, 1:34 am Central |
| Deadlines: RMA sales closing, NRCS EQIP/CSP, Texas property tax and ag-use, ag/timber number USDA RMA, USDA NRCS, Texas Comptroller |
daily check; dates change a few times a year | Nov 1, 1:38 am Central |
| USDA feed-cost report archive (backfill) USDA AMS Market News (My Market News file repository) |
manual backfill | Oct 17, 5:33 pm Central |
| USDA hay reports for Oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico, and Kansas daily grain bids USDA AMS Market News |
hay every two weeks, Kansas grain daily (business days) | Nov 1, 10:12 am Central |
| USDA grain bids: Texas Panhandle elevators and Oklahoma (Hooker, Keyes...) USDA AMS Market News |
daily (business days) | Nov 1, 10:12 am Central |
| USDA Texas Direct Hay Report, Panhandle section USDA AMS Market News |
every two weeks | Nov 1, 10:12 am Central |
| USDA Oklahoma Production Cost Report: fertilizer, farm diesel, propane USDA AMS Market News |
every two weeks | Nov 1, 10:12 am Central |
| USDA packer data: fed cattle, cull cows, boxed beef (LMR DataMart) USDA AMS Livestock Mandatory Reporting |
daily (business days) | Nov 1, 10:12 am Central |