
Frozen whole turkey wholesale price — $2.39 / lb
quoted August 31, 2026
Frozen whole turkey is quoted at $2.39 / lb in the week of August 31, 2026. That is the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week from the single New York distributor we track — not a market average, and not an official terminal quotation. This item is quoted by the pound, as invoiced.
Price history
11 weekly quotes over 3M · lowest wholesale price observed, per lb
Over the last 12 months
Over the last 47 weekly quotes, frozen whole turkey ranged from $1.99 to $2.39 per lb, averaging $2.38. Today's $2.39 / lb sits at the top of that range. The quote is up 20.1% from a year ago, when it stood at $1.99. The sharpest week-over-week move in the series is 20.1%, in the week of September 15, 2025 ($1.99 to $2.39). Monthly averages barely separate across our series — no month stands out as the cheap one.
- Low
- $1.99
- High
- $2.39
- Average
- $2.38
- Quotes
- 47
About Frozen whole turkey
Three frozen turkey items covering the two ways a kitchen uses the bird: whole and bone-in breast for roasting and carving, and ground turkey in tubes for the line. Frozen whole turkey is one of the few proteins a foodservice buyer can hold for months without quality loss, which is why it trades more calmly than chilled poultry and why it is bought against a calendar rather than against a market.
Buying notes
Whole birds and bone-in breast are quoted per pound and packed two to a case, so the case weight is roughly twice the bird weight and shifts with the size grade; ground turkey is invoiced by the case in tubes. Bone-in breast costs more per pound than whole bird for the obvious reason, that it is all white meat, so cost the whole bird on carved yield before deciding.
Frequently asked questions about Frozen whole turkey
How much does frozen whole turkey cost wholesale in New York?
Frozen whole turkey is quoted at $2.39 / lb in the week of August 31, 2026, the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week. This item is quoted by the pound, as invoiced.
Is frozen whole turkey expensive right now?
Against our own series, no reference price: over 47 weekly quotes frozen whole turkey ranged from $1.99 to $2.39, averaging $2.38. Today's $2.39 / lb is at the top of that range. That compares this item to its own history, not to another supplier.
What is the price per pound of frozen whole turkey?
$2.39 / lb. This item is invoiced by the pound, so the quote is already a price per pound — we did not derive it from a case weight.
How much has the price of frozen whole turkey moved this year?
Up 20.1% over twelve months, from $1.99 to $2.39 / lb. The sharpest single week was 20.1%, in the week of September 15, 2025.
Are these the official Hunts Point prices?
No. $2.39 / lb is the lowest of 47 weekly quotes we recorded from one distributor serving New York. The USDA publishes the official New York terminal market quotations; we link to them from our methodology page.