Grocery Price Check

All groceries › Poultry › Whole turkey

Whole turkey prices this week

$1.30/lb average advertised sale price

+$0.07 vs last week too few weeks to compare with last year

Whole, conventional · USDA-reported store count 2,465 · ads for the week of Oct 19, 2026

Last 4 weeks of ads
–
not enough weekly reports in one of the two periods to compare
52-week range in ads
$0.96–$1.99
lowest to highest weekly average

What this number means: the average advertised sale price in grocery-store weekly ads across the US, not the price at any one store, and not the everyday shelf price. Whole turkey, whole, conventional, per lb; ads for the week of October 19, 2026.

Definition and sources
  • How it's averaged: each advertised price is weighted by the number of stores USDA reports running it. That store count is summed across qualifying ads, so a store running two qualifying ads may count twice.
  • USDA labels: “WHOLE TURKEY < 16 LBS” / “WHOLE TURKEY LESS THAN 16 LBS”.
  • Data week: ads for the week of October 19, 2026, published by USDA on October 23, 2026. USDA publishes these weekly, on Fridays; this site checks for new reports every 30 minutes.
  • Coverage: USDA-reported store count 2,465, 8 of 8 regions. History since 2014.
  • BLS comparison: we don’t show a closely matching BLS average-price series for this item.
  • Sources: USDA AMS “Weekly Grocery Store Turkey Feature Activity” (report 2867). How we check the data.
In the store?See whether the whole turkey price in front of you is a good one.
Check a whole turkey price

Buying for Thanksgiving? See when whole turkey ads have been lower-priced before Thanksgiving.

Whole turkey prices by region

Week of Oct 19, 2026, cheapest first. Bar: price relative to the priciest region. Chip: last 4 weeks vs the same weeks a year earlier.

Southwest $1.15–
Northwest $1.19–
Midwest $1.26–
South central $1.28–
Alaska (few stores) $1.28–
Southeast $1.31–
Northeast $1.99–
Hawaii no ad this week (last: $2.69, week of Mar 30, 2026)
United States $1.30–

The US figure reflects both prices and which stores and regions advertised, so it can move differently from every region.

The last 52 weeks

Average ad price
$1 $1.25 $1.50 $1.75 $2 10-2711-1712-0812-2901-2603-3009-0710-19

52-week low $0.96, high $1.99.

Whole turkey prices since 2014

Average ad price (USDA)
$1 $2 $3 2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Good time to buy?

Low line this season: $1.19/lb (US). The latest average ad price, $1.30, is above it. In past weeks at or below the line, the ad price fell more than 2% further within 4 weeks 36.1% of the time, compared with 66.5% of all weeks (72 weeks over 9 years). That isn't rare enough to call it a good price outright.

In October, neither buying now nor waiting a week has had a dependable edge for whole turkey (tested over 3 years).

The line is set each week from the same season in the previous 3 years, scaled to recent prices; both results come from tests that only use data available at the time. Check a store price · How these are tested.

Download and embed

Weekly prices, US and regions (CSV) · Monthly ad and BLS prices (CSV) · Report a correction

Embed the 52-week chart

Free to use with a link back. The chart updates itself when new USDA data arrives.

Monthly data table
MonthAd price
2026-10$1.27
2026-09$1.99
2026-08$1.69
2026-04$1.97
2026-03$1.53
2026-01$1.38
2025-12$1.66
2025-11$1.14
2025-10$1.40
2025-04$1.39
2025-03$0.95
2025-02$1.37
2025-01$1.42
2024-12$1.71
2024-11$1.23
2024-10$1.44
2024-09$1.33
2024-08$1.48
2024-05$1.59
2024-04$1.66
2024-03$1.39
2024-02$0.82
2024-01$2.42
2023-12$1.60
2023-11$1.28
2023-10$1.53
2023-09$1.57
2023-06$1.24
2023-05$1.99
2023-04$1.78
2023-03$1.92
2023-02$1.60
2023-01$1.97
2022-12$1.50
2022-11$1.20
2022-10$1.98
2022-09$2.72
2022-08$2.99
2022-07$1.79
2022-06$0.69
2022-05$1.15
2022-04$1.55
2022-03$1.34
2022-02$1.48
2022-01$1.33
2021-12$1.35
2021-11$1.14
2021-10$1.15
2021-09$1.59
2021-08$1.99
2021-05$1.99
2021-04$1.63
2021-03$1.62
2021-02$1.35
2021-01$1.34
2020-12$1.16
2020-11$1.03
2020-10$1.01
2020-09$1.76
2020-07$0.89
2020-06$1.04
2020-05$1.32
2020-04$1.67
2020-03$1.14
2020-02$0.77
2020-01$1.00
2019-12$1.18
2019-11$0.99
2019-10$0.85
2019-09$1.19
2019-07$0.99
2019-05$0.88
2019-04$1.21
2019-03$1.04
2019-02$0.96
2019-01$0.84
2018-12$1.15
2018-11$0.96
2018-10$0.96
2018-09$1.17
2018-08$1.27
2018-07$0.98
2018-06$1.09
2018-05$0.92
2018-04$1.28
2018-03$1.16
2018-02$0.84
2018-01$0.91
2017-12$1.21
2017-11$1.01
2017-10$1.17
2017-09$1.49
2017-07$0.99
2017-06$0.99
2017-05$1.16
2017-04$1.50
2017-03$1.33
2017-02$0.84
2017-01$0.85
2016-12$1.14
2016-11$1.14
2016-10$1.04
2016-09$1.69
2016-06$1.29
2016-05$1.58
2016-04$1.56
2016-03$1.26
2016-02$1.00
2016-01$1.23
2015-12$1.40
2015-11$1.14
2015-10$1.32
2015-09$1.72
2015-08$1.71
2015-07$1.19
2015-06$0.99
2015-05$1.29
2015-04$1.31
2015-03$1.32
2015-02$1.22
2015-01$1.24
2014-12$1.31
2014-11$1.06
2014-10$1.07
2014-09$1.58
2014-08$1.19
2014-07$1.16
2014-06$1.17
2014-05$1.02
2014-04$1.30
2014-03$0.99
2014-02$1.06
2014-01$1.07