NW_PY017 Washington, DC Thu. Feb 09, 2012 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 1:00 PM Eastern Time) Week ending 04-Feb-2012 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------- Head 151,562 1,221 1,530 2,751 400 Avg Wt 5.79 3.15 7.70 5.68 6.56 Head sltr comparisons Last week 152,226 1,640 1,630 3,270 402 Same wk yr ago 156,612 1,325 1,355 2,680 434 Avg Wt 5.63 3.22 7.97 5.62 6.90 To-date/2012* 740,028 7,851 7,698 15,549 2,084 To-date/2011* 799,763 7,144 7,032 14,176 2,256 % Change YTD -7% 10% 9% 10% -8% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 658,158 2,000 7,952 9,952 1,889 Last week 666,750 2,720 8,461 11,181 2,000 Same wk yr ago 656,886 2,261 7,182 9,443 2,156 To-date/2012* 3,165,216 12,978 39,493 52,471 9,965 To-date/2011* 3,400,130 12,010 37,097 49,107 11,204 % Change YTD -7% 8% 6% 7% -11% --------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 75.0% 52.0% 67.5% 72.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 4-Feb-2012 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,769 2,466 26 4 4,265 Avg Wt 15.76 41.57 25.96 34.58 30.76 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,699 2,453 40 16 4,208 Same wk yr ago 1,689 2,530 25 1 4,245 Avg Wt 17.29 39.55 26.40 38.34 30.15 To-date/2012* 8,364 11,935 125 39 20,463 To-date/2011* 8,662 12,334 89 22 21,107 % Change YTD -3% -3% 40% 77% -3% --------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 22,304 82,005 516 106 104,931 Last week 23,518 81,706 777 356 106,357 Same wk yr ago 23,362 80,049 512 30 103,953 To-date/2012* 113,158 400,439 2,503 947 517,047 To-date/2011* 117,430 399,475 1,814 621 519,340 % Change YTD -4% 0% 38% 52% 0% --------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 80.0% 80.0% 76.5% 76.5% (A) The estimated number of fryers available for marketing based on the 2-week revised average chick placements 6 to 7 weeks earlier was 153.3 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 153.4 million head, or 0.1 million more than estimated available. (B) Dressing % adjustments reflect quarterly update. *Note: Year to-date totals reflect comparable time periods. SOURCE: USDA AMS Poultry Programs, Market News & Analysis Washington, DC 202.720.6911 email: PYMN@ams.usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY017.txt Prepared: 09-Feb-12 08:09 AM E AH