NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Apr 18, 2019 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 13-Apr-2019 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 164,410 741 1,485 2,226 457 Avg Wt 6.17 3.48 8.00 6.50 7.05 Head sltr comparisons Last week 164,278 826 1,650 2,476 477 Same wk yr ago 159,399 1,239 1,529 2,768 419 Avg Wt 6.28 3.32 8.04 5.93 6.56 To-date/2019* 2,413,679 12,309 22,707 35,016 6,908 To-date/2018* 2,375,424 15,827 22,228 38,055 6,638 % Change YTD 2% -22% 2% -8% 4% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 770,951 1,431 8,138 9,569 2,288 Last week 766,587 1,614 9,245 10,859 2,388 Same wk yr ago 760,780 2,283 8,421 10,704 1,952 To-date/2019* 11,242,283 23,444 127,253 150,697 34,434 To-date/2018* 11,155,429 30,411 122,812 153,223 31,816 % Change YTD 1% -23% 4% -2% 8% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 13-Apr-2019 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,586 2,310 0 24 3,920 Avg Wt 17.34 44.04 0.00 29.49 33.14 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,565 2,417 16 13 4,011 Same wk yr ago 1,508 2,433 17 8 3,966 Avg Wt 15.52 41.70 27.17 28.66 31.66 To-date/2019* 23,619 35,143 314 131 59,207 To-date/2018* 23,917 36,224 331 35 60,507 % Change YTD -1% -3% -5% 274% -2% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 22,138 81,895 0 549 104,582 Last week 21,241 86,427 355 327 108,350 Same wk yr ago 18,840 81,672 358 178 101,048 To-date/2019* 332,684 1,246,975 7,203 3,043 1,589,905 To-date/2018* 315,539 1,230,800 7,025 861 1,554,225 % Change YTD 5% 1% 3% 253% 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 165.6 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 166.4 million head, or 0.8 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: 18-Apr-19 10:56 AM C MP