Ground Turkey
Turkey in the Midwest · down 23% this week
Per a typical 113g serving, scaled from the per-100g figures in USDA FoodData Central (Turkey, Ground, raw).
- 1 MidwestCheapest $3.57/lb
- 2 Southeast $4.21/lb
- 3 Southwest $4.26/lb
- 4 Northeast $4.59/lb
- 5 Southcentral $4.71/lb
- 6 Northwest $5.70/lb
Buying ground turkey in the Midwest saves about 37% versus the Northwest this week.
- How to pick a good one
- Check the label carefully — ground turkey ranges from about 85/15 to 99 percent lean, and the difference is enormous in cooking. The 93/7 blend is the usual compromise. Very pale, wet-looking packs are nearly all breast meat.
- What a good price looks like
- Usually $3.50 to $6 a pound, and often within pennies of ground beef despite being marketed as the economical choice. Under $4 is a good price. When ground turkey and 80/20 beef are the same price, the beef is the better buy on both flavour and cooked yield.
- What you actually get
- A pound of 85/15 cooks to about 12 oz, a 25% loss. The 93/7 loses slightly less but is noticeably drier. A pound serves three to four in a sauce or chilli.
- How to store it
- One to two days refrigerated, three to four months frozen. Ground poultry spoils faster than ground beef.
- In the kitchen
- Leaner and blander than beef, and it dries out fast. It needs added fat, aggressive seasoning, and a lower final temperature than instinct suggests — 74°C and off the heat. Because it is pale, the visual cues for browning do not work; go by smell and by the fond building on the pan rather than by colour.
- Getting the most out of it
- Ground turkey tastes mild and dries out easily, so it needs more seasoning and more fat than ground beef in the same recipe. Do not drain a lean blend, and add moisture — grated onion, stock, or oil — for burgers and meatballs.
- thai turkey meatloafRecipe by Budget Bytes~$1.22 / serving 1 in-season
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- Enchilada Turkey MeatloafRecipe by Skinnytaste~$1.46 / serving 3 in-season
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- Burrito Bowl Meal PrepRecipe by Budget Bytes~$1.77 / serving 1 in-season
- Southwest Stuffed Sweet PotatoesRecipe by Skinnytaste~$1.81 / serving 5 in-season
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Price from the USDA weekly retail meat report (conventional, per lb). Nutrition per typical serving, computed from USDA FoodData Central.
Ground Turkey — FAQ
What's the price of ground turkey this week?
As of the week of September 4, 2026, the price of ground turkey in the Midwest is $3.57/lb, down 23% from last week. Prices come from the USDA's weekly retail meat report.
Which region has the cheapest ground turkey right now?
The Midwest has the cheapest ground turkey this week at $3.57/lb — about 37% less than the Northwest, where it runs $5.70/lb.
How much protein is in ground turkey?
A typical 113g serving of ground turkey has about 22.3g protein and 167 calories (8.7g fat), per USDA FoodData Central.
What can I cook with ground turkey?
SeasonSort indexes 136 recipes using ground turkey, each priced per serving from this week's data — starting from about $0.13 a serving. The cheapest are listed on this page, with a link to the full filtered list.