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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Oct 22, 2026          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     17-Oct-2026
(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              743          -3      26.78   (A)         743   26.78
South Atlantic          576          -3      41.03   (A)         576   41.03
North Central         2,041           6      36.00   (A)       2,083   36.00
South Central           708          11      15.77   (A)         722   15.77
West                     65          -3      27.25   (A)          65   27.25
U.S. total            4,133(B)        4      31.44    56       4,189   31.44
To-date
2026*               148,406(B)                         1,284 149,690
To-date
2025*               147,744(B)                         1,100 148,844

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 26,000;
for the current year to date* 416,000; for last year to date* 749,000.

*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: 22-Oct-26 10:18 AM C NBS