If you are shopping for a turkey, how much should you expect to pay? What would be the difference in price for an organic, fresh, or frozen turkey?
The best price comparison that we can make at the moment is to look at 2020 prices because it is still too early in the year to have 2021 prices.
This is easy. Multiply the number of persons you expect to serve by 1.5 lbs. If you're serving 10 people on Thanksgiving, choose a 15 to 20 pound bird. For smaller birds (of less than 12 lbs) rather count 2 lbs per person.
If we study the price of turkeys over a few decades, it becomes clear that the cost of turkeys is decreasing over the long term. Adjusted for inflation, turkeys now cost less than half the price per pound they did in 1970.