Turkey prices today
Turkey is one of the most seasonal proteins in the US, with demand building sharply ahead of the holidays. Expana assesses US turkey breast cuts by class and size, plus ground breast trim, and backs them with turkey market forecasts and intelligence.
Processors, retailers and foodservice buyers use our turkey prices to time purchases around the seasonal cycle.
Turkey price chart
| Date | Price (USD/lb) | MoM % | QoQ % | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 3.47 | ↓ 16.2% | ↓ 35.7% | — | |
| 3.55 | ↓ 15.3% | ↓ 34.3% | — | |
| 3.63 | ↓ 14.4% | ↓ 32.8% | — | |
| 3.71 | ↓ 13.5% | ↓ 31.3% | — | |
| 3.78 | ↓ 11.9% | ↓ 30.0% | — | |
| 3.83 | ↓ 11.8% | ↓ 29.1% | — | |
| 3.88 | ↓ 11.6% | ↓ 28.1% | — | |
| 3.88 | ↓ 13.6% | ↓ 28.1% | — | |
| 3.88 | ↓ 15.1% | ↓ 28.1% | — | |
| 3.88 | ↓ 15.1% | ↓ 28.1% | — | |
| 3.88 | ↓ 18.0% | ↓ 28.1% | — | |
| 3.88 | ↓ 19.3% | ↓ 28.1% | — | |
| 3.88 | ↓ 20.7% | ↓ 28.1% | — | |
| 3.88 | ↓ 21.9% | ↓ 28.1% | — | |
| 3.88 | ↓ 21.9% | ↓ 28.1% | — | |
| 3.88 | ↓ 24.2% | ↓ 28.1% | — | |
| 3.89 | ↓ 24.8% | ↓ 28.0% | — | |
| 3.94 | ↓ 24.5% | ↓ 28.0% | — | |
| 3.99 | ↓ 23.6% | ↓ 27.7% | — | |
| 4.04 | ↓ 24.3% | ↓ 26.8% | — | |
| 4.09 | ↓ 23.7% | ↓ 25.9% | — | |
| 4.14 | ↓ 22.8% | ↓ 25.0% | — | |
| 4.19 | ↓ 21.8% | ↓ 24.1% | — | |
| 4.24 | ↓ 20.9% | ↓ 23.2% | — | |
| 4.29 | ↓ 20.6% | ↓ 22.3% | — | |
| 4.34 | ↓ 19.6% | ↓ 21.4% | — | |
| 4.39 | ↓ 18.7% | ↓ 20.5% | — | |
| 4.49 | ↓ 16.9% | ↓ 18.7% | — | |
| 4.57 | ↓ 15.4% | ↓ 17.2% | — | |
| 4.65 | ↓ 13.9% | ↓ 16.5% | — | |
| 4.73 | ↓ 12.4% | ↓ 15.8% | — | |
| 4.81 | ↓ 10.9% | ↓ 15.2% | — | |
| 4.89 | ↓ 9.4% | ↓ 14.5% | — | |
| 4.97 | ↓ 8.0% | ↓ 13.6% | — | |
| 5.02 | ↓ 7.0% | ↓ 13.1% | — | |
| 5.07 | ↓ 6.1% | ↓ 12.7% | — | |
| 5.12 | ↓ 5.2% | ↓ 11.9% | — | |
| 5.17 | ↓ 4.3% | ↓ 11.0% | — | |
| 5.22 | ↓ 3.3% | ↓ 10.2% | — | |
| 5.27 | ↓ 2.4% | ↓ 9.3% | — | |
| 5.32 | ↓ 1.5% | ↓ 8.4% | — | |
| 5.34 | ↓ 1.1% | ↓ 8.7% | — | |
| 5.36 | ↓ 0.7% | ↓ 9.5% | — | |
| 5.38 | ↓ 0.4% | ↓ 9.1% | — | |
| 5.4 | → 0.0% | ↓ 8.8% | — | |
| 5.4 | → 0.0% | ↓ 9.5% | — | |
| 5.4 | → 0.0% | ↓ 10.3% | — | |
| 5.4 | → 0.0% | ↓ 11.8% | — | |
| 5.4 | → 0.0% | ↓ 11.8% | — | |
| 5.4 | → 0.0% | ↓ 11.8% | — | |
| 5.4 | → 0.0% | ↓ 12.5% | — | |
| 5.4 | → 0.0% | ↓ 13.2% | — | |
| 5.4 | → 0.0% | ↓ 15.2% | — | |
| 5.4 | → 0.0% | ↓ 15.2% | — | |
| 5.4 | → 0.0% | ↓ 15.2% | — | |
| 5.4 | → 0.0% | ↓ 15.9% | — | |
| 5.4 | → 0.0% | ↓ 16.5% | — | |
| 5.4 | → 0.0% | ↓ 19.3% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 1.3% | ↓ 19.3% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 2.2% | ↓ 20.1% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 2.2% | ↓ 20.9% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 2.2% | ↓ 21.5% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 2.2% | ↓ 22.6% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 2.2% | ↓ 22.6% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 2.2% | ↓ 23.2% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 2.2% | ↓ 23.7% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 2.2% | ↓ 24.3% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 2.2% | ↓ 25.3% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 2.2% | ↓ 25.3% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 2.2% | ↓ 25.3% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 2.2% | ↓ 25.3% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 2.2% | ↓ 25.3% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 3.9% | ↓ 25.3% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 4.8% | ↓ 25.3% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 5.6% | ↓ 25.3% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 5.6% | ↓ 25.3% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 5.6% | ↓ 25.3% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 7.1% | ↓ 25.3% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 7.1% | ↓ 25.3% | — | |
| 5.4 | ↓ 7.1% | ↓ 25.3% | — | |
| 5.42 | ↓ 6.7% | ↓ 25.0% | — | |
| 5.47 | ↓ 5.9% | ↓ 24.3% | — | |
| 5.52 | ↓ 5.0% | ↓ 23.7% | — | |
| 5.52 | ↓ 5.6% | ↓ 23.7% | — | |
| 5.52 | ↓ 6.3% | ↓ 23.7% | — | |
| 5.52 | ↓ 6.3% | ↓ 23.7% | — | |
| 5.52 | ↓ 6.3% | ↓ 23.7% | — | |
| 5.52 | ↓ 6.8% | ↓ 23.7% | — | |
| 5.52 | ↓ 7.5% | ↓ 23.7% | — | |
| 5.52 | ↓ 8.3% | ↓ 23.7% | — | |
| 5.52 | ↓ 9.1% | ↓ 23.7% | — | |
| 5.52 | ↓ 9.8% | ↓ 23.7% | — | |
| 5.52 | ↓ 9.8% | ↓ 23.7% | — | |
| 5.52 | ↓ 10.5% | ↓ 23.7% | — | |
| 5.57 | ↓ 10.5% | ↓ 23.0% | — | |
| 5.62 | ↓ 10.4% | ↓ 22.3% | — | |
| 5.67 | ↓ 10.3% | ↓ 21.6% | — | |
| 5.72 | ↓ 10.2% | ↓ 20.9% | — | |
| 5.75 | ↓ 10.4% | ↓ 20.5% | — | |
| 5.78 | ↓ 10.7% | ↓ 20.1% | — | |
| 5.81 | ↓ 10.9% | ↓ 19.6% | — | |
| 5.81 | ↓ 12.2% | ↓ 19.6% | — | |
| 5.81 | ↓ 15.6% | ↓ 19.6% | — | |
| 5.85 | ↓ 15.6% | ↓ 19.1% | — | |
| 5.89 | ↓ 15.6% | ↓ 18.5% | — | |
| 5.89 | ↓ 15.6% | ↓ 18.5% | — | |
| 5.89 | ↓ 15.6% | ↓ 18.5% | — | |
| 5.92 | ↓ 17.0% | ↓ 18.1% | — | |
| 5.97 | ↓ 16.9% | ↓ 17.4% | — | |
| 6.02 | ↓ 16.7% | ↓ 16.7% | — | |
| 6.07 | ↓ 16.0% | ↓ 16.0% | — | |
| 6.12 | ↓ 15.4% | ↓ 15.4% | — | |
| 6.17 | ↓ 14.7% | ↓ 14.7% | — | |
| 6.22 | ↓ 14.0% | ↓ 14.0% | — | |
| 6.27 | ↓ 13.3% | ↓ 13.3% | — | |
| 6.32 | ↓ 12.6% | ↓ 12.6% | — | |
| 6.37 | ↓ 11.9% | ↓ 11.8% | — | |
| 6.42 | ↓ 11.2% | ↓ 11.1% | — | |
| 6.47 | ↓ 10.5% | ↓ 10.4% | — | |
| 6.52 | ↓ 9.8% | ↓ 9.7% | — | |
| 6.62 | ↓ 8.4% | ↓ 8.3% | — | |
| 6.69 | ↓ 7.5% | ↓ 7.3% | — | |
| 6.76 | ↓ 6.5% | ↓ 6.4% | — | |
| 6.83 | ↓ 5.5% | ↓ 5.4% | — | |
| 6.88 | ↓ 4.8% | ↓ 4.7% | — | |
| 6.93 | ↓ 4.1% | — | — | |
| 6.98 | ↓ 3.5% | — | — | |
| 7.03 | ↓ 2.8% | — | — | |
| 7.08 | ↓ 2.1% | — | — | |
| 7.13 | ↓ 1.4% | — | — | |
| 7.18 | ↓ 0.7% | — | — | |
| 7.23 | → 0.0% | — | — | |
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Expana: IOSCO-assured turkey prices for the US market
Expana’s 18 benchmark prices for US turkey breast come from specialist reporters working directly with market participants. We follow production, cold storage stocks and demand, so each move has context. The young tom boneless, skinless breast benchmark is IOSCO assured, giving the trade a reference price it can trust.
Turkey coverage is led by Dylan Hughes, Senior Market Reporter, Chicken & Turkey. Explore related coverage on our poultry, chicken prices and egg prices pages.
US turkey breast benchmarks
18 Expana Benchmark Prices covering US turkey breast cuts.
Forecasts and price targets
Turkey Core forecasts out to 18 months, with targets, bands and a hedging indicator for buyers.
Cuts by class and size
Breast cuts by class (young tom, young hen, breeder), ground breast trim and institutional sizes.
Production and cold storage
US turkey production, cold storage stocks and shifts in demand.
Trend data
Month, quarter and year-on-year change to put each holiday season in context.
Expert analysis
Regular commentary on production, stocks and holiday demand in the turkey market.
What you get with Expana turkey data:
Turkey price forecast
Turkey prices track US production, cold storage stocks, demand and the strong seasonal pull around the holidays. Expana’s turkey forecasts look out to 18 months, so you can plan around the holiday peak.
- Turkey price projections looking 18 months out.
- Near-term direction from production, cold storage draws and demand.
- Context from our US turkey breast benchmarks by class and size.
- Whether prices are trading above or below the fundamental fair value band.
- Seasonal patterns, including the holiday-driven demand cycle.
- Scenarios for weaker demand and a stock overhang.
- Commentary that explains each change in direction.
Forecast methodology last reviewed: October 2026.
Our turkey forecasting methodology
We build our turkey market forecasts from US production and stock data, consumer demand and the technical picture.
- Macroeconomic signals
We track consumer demand, retail trends and trade across the US turkey market. - Technical indicators
Moving averages, MACD and RSI show whether the current trend is gaining or losing strength. - Fundamental analysis
We weigh production, cold storage stocks and the supply-demand balance against a fair value band, alongside seasonality.
Our young tom boneless, skinless breast benchmark is IOSCO assured. Read more about our price assessment methodology. This helps buyers and processors plan around the seasonal cycle and time their contracts.
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Analysis created and curated by our poultry experts.
Turkey Market FAQs
What drives turkey prices?
US turkey prices are set by production, cold storage stocks, demand and a strong seasonal cycle around the holidays. Weak or recovering demand and the level of frozen stocks can move the market well ahead of the peak season.
Why is turkey so seasonal?
A large share of US turkey demand falls around the holiday period, so prices and cold storage build through the year toward that peak. The size of frozen stocks going into the season shapes how prices behave.
What turkey cuts does Expana cover?
Expana covers US turkey breast cuts by class, including young tom, young hen and breeder, along with ground breast trim and institutional-sized breast. Benchmarks are assessed in USD per pound.
What factors influence turkey price forecasts?
Key factors include production, cold storage stocks, demand, seasonality, the fundamental fair value band and technical signals such as moving averages and RSI.
What is the turkey price forecast?
A turkey price forecast is a forward-looking view of how prices may develop over a set period, weighing production, stocks, demand and seasonality. Expana’s Core forecast projects turkey prices out to 18 months with price targets, bands and commentary.
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