NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. May 22, 2025 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 17-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 671 7 26.78 (A) 671 26.78 South Atlantic 539 20 35.70 (A) 539 35.70 North Central 1,809 4 35.72 (A) 1,846 35.72 South Central 557 5 21.35 (A) 569 21.35 West 37 -91 33.21 (A) 37 33.21 U.S. total 3,613(B) -4 31.81 49 3,662 31.88 To-date 2025* 65,760(B) 486 66,246 To-date 2024* 72,054(B) 532 72,586 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 17,000; for the current year to date* 342,000; for last year to date* 231,000. *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-May-25 10:52 AM C NBS