NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Dec 05, 2024 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 30-Nov-2024 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 127,697 443 664 1,107 310 Avg Wt 6.59 3.06 8.39 6.26 7.42 Head sltr comparisons Last week 169,633 763 1,782 2,545 459 Same wk yr ago 166,280 789 1,573 2,362 369 Avg Wt 6.49 3.51 8.24 6.66 7.47 To-date/2024* 7,866,128 31,425 80,200 111,625 20,166 To-date/2023* 7,967,736 35,581 81,020 116,601 21,181 % Change YTD -1% -12% -1% -4% -5% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 639,558 752 3,816 4,568 1,633 Last week 847,011 1,427 10,412 11,839 2,343 Same wk yr ago 820,159 1,537 8,879 10,416 1,957 To-date/2024* 38,941,309 60,104 463,386 523,490 102,009 To-date/2023* 38,706,645 69,803 466,258 536,061 106,534 % Change YTD 1% -14% -1% -2% -4% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 30-Nov-2024 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 828 1,297 1 15 2,141 Avg Wt 16.43 43.26 68.48 30.86 32.80 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,643 2,072 15 35 3,765 Same wk yr ago 1,824 2,165 9 25 4,023 Avg Wt 16.34 44.25 32.08 29.21 31.47 To-date/2024* 78,276 95,907 715 1,411 176,309 To-date/2023* 87,925 96,360 1,523 1,356 187,164 % Change YTD -11% 0% -53% 4% -6% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 10,951 45,167 53 359 56,530 Last week 21,664 73,891 490 881 96,926 Same wk yr ago 23,992 77,120 224 566 101,902 To-date/2024* 1,072,008 3,422,984 17,844 33,348 4,546,184 To-date/2023* 1,205,568 3,406,611 42,123 31,326 4,685,628 % Change YTD -11% 0% -58% 6% -3% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 167.2 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 129.2 million head, or 38.0 million less 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: 05-Dec-24 08:51 AM C AA