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Whole turkey prices in the South central

Whole, conventional · USDA-reported store count 485 · week of October 19, 2026

Average advertised sale price, South central
$1.28/lb
$1.28 the week before
Last 4 weeks vs a year earlier
–
not enough weekly reports to compare
vs US average this week
−1.5%
US average $1.30

What this number means: the average advertised sale price in grocery-store weekly ads across the South central, 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 485. 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.

The last 52 weeks

South central average ad price
$1 $1.25 $1.50 $1.75 $2 10-2711-1712-0812-2903-3010-05

South central vs US since 2014

South centralUS average
$1 $2 $3 2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Other regions this week

Southwest $1.15 · Northwest $1.19 · Midwest $1.26 · Southeast $1.31 · Northeast $1.99

Ad prices are advertised sale prices, averaged across stores by how many stores USDA reports running each price. Store counts aren't independent observations: many stores can share one chain's ad. All groceries in the South central · Download weekly prices (CSV) · Report a correction.