NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Nov 13, 2025 USDA Market News Special Note: **The USDA-NASS data used to populate some of this report is not currently available. This information will be reported as soon as possible.* MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 08-Nov-2025 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 174,754 746 1,836 2,582 390 Avg Wt 6.65 3.56 8.34 6.96 6.88 Head sltr comparisons Last week 172,757 802 1,840 2,642 485 Same wk yr ago 172,385 638 1,740 2,378 482 Avg Wt 6.55 3.48 8.42 7.09 7.05 To-date/2025* 7,555,656 30,363 79,207 109,570 19,901 To-date/2024* 7,398,866 29,484 76,155 105,639 18,966 % Change YTD 2% 3% 4% 4% 5% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 883,207 1,474 10,489 11,963 1,905 Last week 846,855 1,513 10,676 12,189 2,424 Same wk yr ago 858,133 1,232 10,036 11,268 2,413 To-date/2025* 37,874,817 58,617 459,305 517,922 98,926 To-date/2024* 36,608,819 56,587 439,957 496,544 95,796 % Change YTD 3% 4% 4% 4% 3% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 8-Nov-2025 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 2,573 1,982 8 15 4,578 Avg Wt 17.63 44.29 34.96 32.57 29.25 Head sltr comparisons Last week 2,300 1,974 4 27 4,305 Same wk yr ago 2,483 2,025 29 20 4,557 Avg Wt 17.00 44.64 28.65 29.96 29.41 To-date/2025* 75,258 84,817 761 1,165 162,001 To-date/2024* 73,563 90,468 696 1,350 166,077 % Change YTD 2% -6% 9% -14% -2% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 36,516 70,665 217 379 107,777 Last week 34,364 70,888 95 704 106,051 Same wk yr ago 33,980 72,769 644 464 107,857 To-date/2025* 1,107,216 3,012,708 17,854 28,366 4,166,144 To-date/2024* 1,011,148 3,231,273 17,208 31,815 4,291,444 % Change YTD 10% -7% 4% -11% -3% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 80.5% 80.5% 77.5% 77.5% (A) ** (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: 13-Nov-25 12:06 PM C NBS