NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Dec 13, 2018 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 08-Dec-2018 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------- Head 164,048 1,121 1,495 2,616 468 Avg Wt 6.13 3.24 8.05 5.99 7.15 Head sltr comparisons Last week 165,509 1,042 1,620 2,662 449 Same wk yr ago 163,366 1,322 1,566 2,888 486 Avg Wt 6.27 3.39 7.84 5.80 6.98 To-date/2018* 7,894,422 51,483 77,801 129,284 21,074 To-date/2017* 7,909,331 60,993 73,582 134,575 20,178 % Change YTD 0% -16% 6% -4% 4% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 764,267 2,016 8,244 10,260 2,376 Last week 792,457 2,134 9,011 11,145 2,098 Same wk yr ago 778,472 2,487 8,410 10,897 2,409 To-date/2018* 37,165,674 97,932 436,395 534,327 100,807 To-date/2017* 36,928,594 113,387 407,547 520,934 96,839 % Change YTD 1% -14% 7% 3% 4% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 8-Dec-2018 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,724 2,539 54 21 4,338 Avg Wt 16.42 43.82 29.05 29.73 32.67 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,682 2,320 59 0 4,061 Same wk yr ago 1,780 2,531 37 0 4,348 Avg Wt 16.10 42.08 28.13 0.00 31.33 To-date/2018* 86,732 116,431 1,246 198 204,607 To-date/2017* 85,575 118,483 1,277 218 205,553 % Change YTD 1% -2% -2% -9% 0% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 22,788 89,563 1,216 484 114,051 Last week 22,436 81,203 1,308 0 104,947 Same wk yr ago 23,070 85,736 807 0 109,613 To-date/2018* 1,155,621 3,933,041 27,037 4,632 5,120,331 To-date/2017* 1,169,300 3,967,698 27,908 4,921 5,169,827 % Change YTD -1% -1% -3% -6% -1% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 160.1 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 166.0 million head, or 5.9 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: 13-Dec-18 10:54 AM C MP