Texas county map / Lampasas County
Lampasas County, Texas
County seat: Lampasas. County FIPS: 48281.
456,018 land acres in the January 2026 Census county boundary reference. This is total county land, including land outside pasture and agriculture.
Census geography and land area · Texas State Library county seats. Reference sources checked October 3, 2026.
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Reported county conditions
Each report carries its own date, unit and coverage. A missing county report means coverage is unknown.
Drought
73.7% in drought
Source date:
Unit: % in drought
D0: 26.3%; D1: 73.7%; D2: 0%; D3: 0%; D4: 0%. D0 is abnormally dry; drought begins at D1.
Coverage and method
County land in moderate through exceptional drought (D1–D4). USDM releases weekly on Thursday using conditions through Tuesday.
Weather alerts
0 active alerts at check
Source date:
Unit: alerts
No active county-mapped NWS alerts in this complete source response. This is not a local weather forecast.
Coverage and method
Issued and currently effective NWS alerts by county. Automatic checks follow the saved source interval. Warning areas may cover only part of a county; individual issue, onset, and expiry times are preserved.
Screwworm zones
No county observation available
Unit: zone notice
Official county notice checked automatically on access. Only parts of the listed counties may be inside zones; unlisted counties remain unknown.
Armyworm reports
No county observation available
Source registry only; no automated surveillance feed or current county observations.
Cattle markets
No county observation available
Unit: $/cwt
Five USDA AMS cattle auction reports are retained. Four reports have verified auction-county assignments; Dalhart remains unassigned because its facility county has not been verified. Uncovered counties are unknown, not zero.
Cattle concentration
0.059 head / land acre
Source date: · Historical baseline
Unit: head / land acre
27,057 cattle and calves (2022 inventory) / 456,018 total county land acres (2026 boundaries). Includes all cattle classes; county land includes non-pasture uses.
Coverage and method
2022 USDA Census cattle and calves inventory divided by 2026 Census total county land acres. A historical concentration measure; it does not estimate pasture stocking rate or carrying capacity.
Auction report sources in Lampasas County
1 listed source in this county. Barn listings and collected prices have different coverage. Open each source for its own date and check the operator before travelling.
- Lampasas Cattle Auction Inc. — directory evidence
504 US 183, Lampasas, TX. Directory evidence reviewed .
TSCRA lists this auction under Lampasas County. The listing is a historical directory reference; current operation, street address and sale schedule need operator confirmation. The historical URL returned a generic server placeholder; operator identity was not verified there.
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News mentioning Lampasas County
No headline in the current collection explicitly identifies this county. Read the statewide news collection.
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