NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jun 22, 2017 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 17-Jun-2017 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------- Head 165,028 1,412 1,636 3,048 316 Avg Wt 6.13 3.48 8.28 6.06 6.98 Head sltr comparisons Last week 164,892 1,377 1,621 2,998 388 Same wk yr ago 162,161 1,303 1,505 2,808 357 Avg Wt 6.10 3.52 8.17 6.01 6.83 To-date/2017* 3,860,418 32,408 33,898 66,306 9,351 To-date/2016* 3,808,916 32,105 36,274 68,379 9,837 % Change YTD 1% 1% -7% -3% -5% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 768,832 2,727 9,279 12,006 1,566 Last week 770,705 2,568 8,950 11,518 1,771 Same wk yr ago 751,778 2,546 8,423 10,969 1,731 To-date/2017* 17,981,730 59,733 187,847 247,580 44,871 To-date/2016* 17,835,254 59,079 200,934 260,013 47,588 % Change YTD 1% 1% -7% -5% -6% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 17-Jun-2017 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,640 2,410 21 11 4,082 Avg Wt 17.14 41.66 28.04 36.54 31.73 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,751 2,640 34 40 4,465 Same wk yr ago 1,751 2,303 3 12 4,069 Avg Wt 17.30 41.95 26.18 26.00 31.28 To-date/2017* 39,942 58,237 565 137 98,881 To-date/2016* 43,701 56,335 243 188 100,467 % Change YTD -9% 3% 133% -27% -2% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 22,628 80,822 456 312 104,218 Last week 24,061 89,152 748 886 114,847 Same wk yr ago 24,385 77,772 61 242 102,460 To-date/2017* 545,355 1,968,845 12,304 3,135 2,529,639 To-date/2016* 621,400 1,893,067 5,316 4,073 2,523,856 % Change YTD -12% 4% 131% -23% 0% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 80.5% 80.5% 77.5% 77.5% (A) The estimated number of fryers available for marketing based on the 2-week revised average chick placements 6 to 7 weeks earlier was 164.0 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 167.0 million head, or 3.0 million more than estimated available. (B) Dressing % adjustments reflect quarterly update. *Note: Year to-date totals reflect comparable time periods. SOURCE: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Des Moines, IA 515.284.4460 email: desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain Prepared: 22-Jun-17 10:27 AM C MP