NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Oct 17, 2019 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 12-Oct-2019 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 174,574 670 1,768 2,438 468 Avg Wt 6.36 3.40 8.47 7.08 7.02 Head sltr comparisons Last week 175,426 687 1,520 2,207 394 Same wk yr ago 163,896 1,147 1,590 2,737 350 Avg Wt 6.26 3.13 8.26 6.11 6.88 To-date/2019* 6,785,294 32,391 66,445 98,836 17,879 To-date/2018* 6,620,585 43,552 65,421 108,973 17,760 % Change YTD 2% -26% 2% -9% 1% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 843,821 1,264 10,258 11,522 2,333 Last week 838,606 1,334 8,746 10,080 1,964 Same wk yr ago 779,752 1,993 8,996 10,989 1,710 To-date/2019* 31,967,489 62,149 374,450 436,599 88,538 To-date/2018* 31,121,036 82,691 366,855 449,546 84,451 % Change YTD 3% -25% 2% -3% 5% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 12-Oct-2019 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,702 2,594 5 28 4,329 Avg Wt 16.32 42.05 35.94 31.26 31.86 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,713 2,538 29 47 4,327 Same wk yr ago 1,885 2,575 9 8 4,477 Avg Wt 16.48 41.08 27.67 29.77 30.68 To-date/2019* 68,060 96,689 673 550 165,972 To-date/2018* 70,331 97,584 964 173 169,052 % Change YTD -3% -1% -30% 218% -2% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 22,360 87,808 139 678 110,985 Last week 22,849 84,257 641 1,009 108,756 Same wk yr ago 25,007 85,154 193 185 110,539 To-date/2019* 940,677 3,367,392 15,335 12,680 4,336,084 To-date/2018* 933,111 3,295,151 20,766 4,061 4,253,089 % Change YTD 1% 2% -26% 212% 2% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 170.3 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 176.7 million head, or 6.4 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: 17-Oct-19 10:32 AM C MP