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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Oct 08, 2026          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending      3-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              503         -23      28.52   (A)         503   28.52
South Atlantic          647           7      39.64   (A)         647   39.64
North Central         2,011           0      36.01   (A)       2,036   36.01
South Central           501         -25      14.76   (A)         509   14.76
West                     58         -52      27.09   (A)          58   27.09
U.S. total            3,720(B)       -8      32.63    33       3,753   32.62
To-date
2026*               140,285(B)                         1,207 141,492
To-date
2025*               139,645(B)                         1,030 140,675

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 16,000;
for the current year to date* 379,000; for last year to date* 730,000.

*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: 08-Oct-26 09:45 AM C NBS