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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Sep 25, 2025          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     20-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              679          -2      27.00   (A)         679   27.00
South Atlantic          574          -2      41.07   (A)         574   41.07
North Central         2,057           0      33.96   (A)       2,075   33.96
South Central           548         -15      18.86   (A)         554   18.86
West                     70         -38      17.71   (A)          70   17.71
U.S. total            3,928(B)       -4      31.40    24       3,952   31.38
To-date
2025*               132,009(B)                           946 132,955
To-date
2024*               136,257(B)                         1,143 137,400

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 13,000;
for the current year to date* 702,000; for last year to date* 533,000.

*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: 25-Sep-25 11:45 AM C BRM