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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Sep 10, 2026          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending      5-Sep-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              470           1      30.40   (A)         470   30.40
South Atlantic          571           1      39.78   (A)         571   39.78
North Central         2,075           1      34.51   (A)       2,109   34.51
South Central           464          -3      15.15   (A)         475   15.15
West                    124           0      25.46   (A)         124   25.46
U.S. total            3,704(B)        1      32.08    45       3,749   32.06
To-date
2026*               125,539(B)                         1,123 126,662
To-date
2025*               123,995(B)                           922 124,917

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 0,000;
for the current year to date* 353,000; for last year to date* 654,000.

*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: 10-Sep-26 11:08 AM C NBS