NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Sep 28, 2023 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 23-Sep-2023 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 172,727 710 1,930 2,640 411 Avg Wt 6.47 3.71 8.38 7.12 7.00 Head sltr comparisons Last week 169,845 821 1,909 2,730 567 Same wk yr ago 174,550 651 1,766 2,417 556 Avg Wt 6.60 3.64 8.49 7.18 6.98 To-date/2023* 6,318,030 28,414 65,336 93,750 16,588 To-date/2022* 6,293,841 26,189 61,528 87,717 16,681 % Change YTD 0% 8% 6% 7% -1% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 849,333 1,462 11,079 12,541 2,043 Last week 839,034 1,572 10,919 12,491 2,838 Same wk yr ago 875,543 1,315 10,270 11,585 2,755 To-date/2023* 30,533,155 56,029 374,920 430,949 83,333 To-date/2022* 30,410,078 50,821 350,901 401,722 83,585 % Change YTD 0% 10% 7% 7% 0% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 23-Sep-2023 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,743 2,183 13 40 3,979 Avg Wt 16.05 43.37 35.63 30.84 31.25 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,808 2,027 22 27 3,884 Same wk yr ago 1,847 1,955 6 21 3,829 Avg Wt 17.76 41.97 28.57 30.94 30.21 To-date/2023* 68,386 75,590 1,377 1,009 146,362 To-date/2022* 61,644 76,174 919 721 139,458 % Change YTD 11% -1% 50% 40% 5% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 22,520 76,215 359 956 100,050 Last week 24,131 69,430 519 595 94,675 Same wk yr ago 26,406 66,051 133 504 93,094 To-date/2023* 943,342 2,683,488 38,458 23,169 3,688,457 To-date/2022* 840,432 2,636,049 24,034 16,999 3,517,514 % Change YTD 12% 2% 60% 36% 5% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 166.3 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 174.8 million head, or 8.5 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: 28-Sep-23 08:43 AM C AA