Home Markets USDA Poultry
USDA Prelim. Fed. Inspt. Turkey Sltr 06/04 10:07

USDA Prelim. Fed. Inspt. Turkey Sltr 06/04 10:07

NW_PY021
Des Moines, IA          Thu. Jun 04, 2026          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     30-May-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              355         -14      31.80   (A)         355   31.80
South Atlantic          522          -8      42.33   (A)         522   42.33
North Central         1,710         -10      35.90   (A)       1,726   35.90
South Central           516          -4      19.21   (A)         521   19.21
West                     76         -11      27.93   (A)          76   27.93
U.S. total            3,179(B)       -9      33.60    21       3,200   33.62
To-date
2026*                74,772(B)                           632  75,404
To-date
2025*                72,157(B)                           538  72,695

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 1,000;
for the current year to date* 164,000; for last year to date* 381,000.

*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: 04-Jun-26 10:37 AM C NBS

[0600059C]