NW_PY017 Washington, DC Thu. Feb 04, 2010 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 1:00 PM Eastern Time) Week ending 30-Jan-2010 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------- Head 151,334 1,541 1,385 2,926 409 Avg Wt 5.48 3.14 7.85 5.37 6.84 Head sltr comparisons Last week 154,866 1,536 1,342 2,878 410 Same wk yr ago 148,079 1,384 1,394 2,778 444 Avg Wt 5.59 3.21 7.62 5.42 6.71 To-date/2010* 634,754 6,265 5,418 11,683 1,641 To-date/2009* 623,520 5,440 6,309 11,749 1,752 % Change YTD 2% 15% -14% -1% -6% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 617,836 2,589 7,230 9,819 2,014 Last week 641,486 2,597 6,818 9,415 1,981 Same wk yr ago 616,682 2,244 7,064 9,308 2,145 To-date/2010* 2,639,831 10,707 27,899 38,606 8,035 To-date/2009* 2,560,607 9,099 32,748 41,847 8,316 % Change YTD 3% 18% -15% -8% -3% --------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 74.5% 53.5% 66.5% 72.0% Live turkeys slaughtered week ending 30-Jan-2010 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,664 2,413 22 4 4,103 Avg Wt 17.04 39.84 26.52 35.84 30.52 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,799 2,586 28 6 4,419 Same wk yr ago 1,785 2,611 35 7 4,438 Avg Wt 16.86 39.68 25.41 29.61 30.98 To-date/2010* 6,996 10,017 91 23 17,127 To-date/2009* 7,253 10,716 128 43 18,140 % Change YTD -4% -7% -29% -47% -6% --------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 22,681 76,900 449 110 100,140 Last week 24,902 82,989 603 196 108,690 Same wk yr ago 24,076 82,884 680 159 107,799 To-date/2010* 95,635 319,588 1,905 640 417,768 To-date/2009* 95,966 340,701 2,655 997 440,319 % Change YTD 0% -6% -28% -36% -5% --------------------------------------------------------- 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 157.8 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 153.2 million head, or 4.6 million less 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 Branch Washington, DC 202.720.6911 email: PYMN@ams.usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY017.txt Prepared: 04-Feb-10 09:44 AM E AH