NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jul 25, 2024 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 20-Jul-2024 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 168,293 723 1,848 2,571 377 Avg Wt 6.42 3.61 8.58 7.18 6.97 Head sltr comparisons Last week 166,498 778 1,779 2,557 362 Same wk yr ago 165,931 774 1,890 2,664 509 Avg Wt 6.33 3.57 8.73 7.23 6.87 To-date/2024* 4,706,194 20,305 47,379 67,684 11,715 To-date/2023* 4,805,832 22,079 48,366 70,445 12,661 % Change YTD -2% -8% -2% -4% -7% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 821,135 1,449 10,861 12,310 1,866 Last week 817,439 1,516 10,444 11,960 1,781 Same wk yr ago 798,261 1,534 11,302 12,836 2,483 To-date/2024* 23,122,679 38,933 273,264 312,197 59,239 To-date/2023* 23,210,825 43,503 277,268 320,771 64,132 % Change YTD 0% -11% -1% -3% -8% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 20-Jul-2024 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,693 2,004 46 36 3,779 Avg Wt 16.44 43.77 26.37 27.60 31.16 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,822 2,055 24 57 3,958 Same wk yr ago 2,018 2,093 23 21 4,155 Avg Wt 16.64 44.24 33.11 31.16 30.71 To-date/2024* 45,911 57,283 348 792 104,334 To-date/2023* 51,893 57,135 1,200 715 110,943 % Change YTD -12% 0% -71% 11% -6% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 22,406 70,611 940 770 94,727 Last week 24,274 73,251 640 1,407 99,572 Same wk yr ago 27,032 74,538 590 507 102,667 To-date/2024* 621,941 2,064,067 8,681 18,791 2,713,480 To-date/2023* 724,062 2,042,290 34,134 16,285 2,816,771 % Change YTD -14% 1% -75% 15% -4% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 169.7 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 170.3 million head, or 0.6 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: 25-Jul-24 07:56 AM C AA