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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Sep 11, 2025          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending      6-Sep-2025
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 Central Time)

               ---------Young turkeys----------   Old       Total turkeys
               Thousand        Pct chg     Avg    Breeders          Avg
               Head            Prev wk   Live wt  --Thousand head-- Live wt
North East              549         -18      27.46   (A)         549   27.46
South Atlantic          497          -8      41.81   (A)         497   41.81
North Central         1,699         -14      36.43   (A)       1,711   36.43
South Central           536         -12      18.94   (A)         540   18.94
West                     44         -54      26.02   (A)          44   26.02
U.S. total            3,325(B)      -14      32.80    16       3,341   32.81
To-date
2025*               123,995(B)                           922 124,917
To-date
2024*               128,922(B)                         1,019 129,941

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 5,000;
for the current year to date* 654,000; for last year to date* 459,000.

*Note: Year to-date totals reflect comparable time periods.

SOURCE: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News
        Des Moines, IA     515.284.4460  email: desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov
        http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain

Prepared: 11-Sep-25 11:30 AM C NBS