NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Aug 06, 2020 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 01-Aug-2020 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 165,886 716 1,692 2,408 251 Avg Wt 6.25 3.12 8.38 6.82 6.50 Head sltr comparisons Last week 163,998 772 1,719 2,491 249 Same wk yr ago 172,347 838 1,699 2,537 381 Avg Wt 6.18 3.28 8.41 6.72 6.96 To-date/2020* 5,072,442 23,479 50,221 73,700 12,205 To-date/2019* 5,064,171 25,051 49,057 74,108 13,493 % Change YTD 0% -6% 2% -1% -10% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 787,959 1,240 9,713 10,953 1,158 Last week 767,773 1,521 9,856 11,377 1,195 Same wk yr ago 809,479 1,525 9,788 11,313 1,883 To-date/2020* 24,197,185 45,322 284,361 329,683 59,964 To-date/2019* 23,738,512 47,714 275,693 323,407 66,861 % Change YTD 2% -5% 3% 2% -10% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 1-Aug-2020 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,810 2,391 15 23 4,239 Avg Wt 16.34 43.06 25.73 26.21 31.50 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,948 2,431 33 9 4,421 Same wk yr ago 1,802 2,408 35 36 4,281 Avg Wt 16.79 42.33 28.35 29.81 31.36 To-date/2020* 51,256 70,577 470 351 122,654 To-date/2019* 50,716 72,113 536 388 123,753 % Change YTD 1% -2% -12% -10% -1% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 23,808 82,880 299 467 107,454 Last week 27,803 84,775 812 241 113,631 Same wk yr ago 24,356 82,054 769 832 108,011 To-date/2020* 690,459 2,498,238 10,437 8,233 3,207,367 To-date/2019* 708,251 2,533,993 12,273 9,030 3,263,547 % Change YTD -3% -1% -15% -9% -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 167.9 million head, or 2.3 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: 06-Aug-20 10:41 AM C MP