NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jun 05, 2025 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 31-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 465 -11 30.71 (A) 465 30.71 South Atlantic 517 1 41.09 (A) 517 41.09 North Central 1,461 -14 36.21 (A) 1,479 36.21 South Central 536 4 20.59 (A) 542 20.59 West 109 68 28.29 (A) 109 28.29 U.S. total 3,088(B) -7 33.21 24 3,112 33.18 To-date 2025* 72,157(B) 538 72,695 To-date 2024* 78,492(B) 621 79,113 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 23,000; for the current year to date* 381,000; for last year to date* 262,000. *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: 05-Jun-25 12:03 PM C NBS