NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. May 16, 2013 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 11-May-2013 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------- Head 156,778 1,838 1,594 3,432 460 Avg Wt 5.87 3.15 7.97 5.39 6.83 Head sltr comparisons Last week 155,623 1,714 1,417 3,131 413 Same wk yr ago 155,836 2,025 1,598 3,623 390 Avg Wt 5.79 3.11 7.60 5.09 6.90 To-date/2013* 2,896,645 31,158 26,533 57,691 7,644 To-date/2012* 2,861,589 31,874 27,998 59,872 8,000 % Change YTD 1% -2% -5% -4% -4% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 699,418 3,126 8,639 11,765 2,231 Last week 683,621 2,934 7,477 10,411 1,997 Same wk yr ago 681,229 3,306 8,319 11,625 1,951 To-date/2013* 12,795,373 53,265 140,660 193,925 36,893 To-date/2012* 12,350,423 53,328 147,973 201,301 39,002 % Change YTD 4% 0% -5% -4% -5% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 54.0% 68.0% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 11-May-2013 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,930 2,572 9 0 4,511 Avg Wt 17.52 40.79 26.84 0.00 30.81 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,839 2,628 19 0 4,486 Same wk yr ago 1,948 2,733 29 18 4,728 Avg Wt 17.02 40.05 27.35 38.90 30.48 To-date/2013* 32,373 47,837 450 228 80,888 To-date/2012* 33,882 47,955 411 134 82,382 % Change YTD -4% 0% 9% 70% -2% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 27,051 83,930 186 0 111,167 Last week 25,187 84,348 455 0 109,990 Same wk yr ago 26,531 87,559 599 529 115,218 To-date/2013* 443,569 1,558,117 9,265 4,909 2,015,860 To-date/2012* 457,091 1,570,970 8,259 3,526 2,039,846 % Change YTD -3% -1% 12% 39% -1% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 80.0% 80.0% 77.0% 77.0% (A) The estimated number of fryers available for marketing based on the 2-week revised average chick placements 6 to 7 weeks earlier was 155.0 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 158.7 million head, or 3.7 million more than estimated available. (B) Dressing % adjustments reflect quarterly update. *Note: Year to-date totals reflect comparable time periods. SOURCE: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Des Moines, IA 515.284.4471 email: PYMNDSM@ams.usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY017.txt Prepared: 16-May-13 11:08 AM C JK