The wild American soft-shelled turtle is more valuable. The market price of the wild American soft-shelled turtle is several times more expensive than the farmed American soft-shelled turtle. It is mainly determined by the year and size of the American soft-shelled turtle.

Small American soft-shelled turtle costs about 200 to 300 pound, and large American soft-shelled turtle is about 500, like About 3 pounds of American soft-shelled turtle will be more than 600 pounds. Artificially-bred American soft-shelled turtles are much cheaper, usually around 50-80 yuan per pound.