NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. May 08, 2025 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 3-May-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 632 19 27.09 (A) 632 27.09 South Atlantic 562 5 40.73 (A) 562 40.73 North Central 1,729 2 35.40 (A) 1,754 35.40 South Central 651 7 20.89 (A) 659 20.89 West 126 -1 24.00 (A) 126 24.00 U.S. total 3,700(B) 5 31.85 33 3,733 31.83 To-date 2025* 58,383(B) 410 58,793 To-date 2024* 64,797(B) 508 65,305 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 7,000; for the current year to date* 316,000; for last year to date* 212,000. *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-May-25 11:12 AM C NBS