NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. Oct 10, 2024 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 5-Oct-2024 (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 657 8 27.93 (A) 657 27.93 South Atlantic 595 -4 38.85 (A) 595 38.85 North Central 1,881 11 36.40 (A) 1,907 36.40 South Central 667 17 21.45 (A) 676 21.45 West 108 -23 33.98 (A) 108 33.98 U.S. total 3,908(B) 7 32.73 35 3,943 32.73 To-date 2024* 143,843(B) 1,209 145,052 To-date 2023* 152,889(B) 1,094 153,983 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 14,000; for the current year to date* 587,000; for last year to date* 1,406,000. *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-Oct-24 10:56 AM C AA