NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Sep 22, 2016 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 17-Sep-2016 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------- Head 163,227 1,201 1,580 2,781 440 Avg Wt 6.04 3.36 8.10 6.05 6.40 Head sltr comparisons Last week 145,593 1,022 1,349 2,371 455 Same wk yr ago 163,317 1,047 1,766 2,813 399 Avg Wt 6.25 3.22 8.08 6.27 6.78 To-date/2016* 5,905,093 48,456 55,838 104,294 15,291 To-date/2015* 5,834,049 45,547 60,282 105,829 15,827 % Change YTD 1% 6% -7% -1% -3% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 749,277 2,240 8,767 11,007 1,999 Last week 665,011 1,906 7,494 9,400 1,951 Same wk yr ago 775,756 1,871 9,774 11,645 1,921 To-date/2016* 27,465,376 89,381 310,958 400,339 72,593 To-date/2015* 26,906,070 81,991 334,438 416,429 75,170 % Change YTD 2% 9% -7% -4% -3% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 17-Sep-2016 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,715 2,534 8 19 4,276 Avg Wt 18.07 40.43 30.05 32.59 31.41 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,538 2,046 5 6 3,595 Same wk yr ago 1,709 2,390 4 12 4,115 Avg Wt 16.47 38.19 34.62 25.81 29.13 To-date/2016* 67,389 87,619 492 270 155,770 To-date/2015* 62,424 87,326 361 219 150,330 % Change YTD 8% 0% 36% 23% 4% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 24,947 82,472 186 480 108,085 Last week 20,948 66,359 105 125 87,537 Same wk yr ago 22,659 73,476 107 240 96,482 To-date/2016* 942,328 2,912,104 10,670 5,909 3,871,011 To-date/2015* 836,191 2,819,145 7,543 4,837 3,667,716 % Change YTD 13% 3% 41% 22% 6% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 159.8 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 165.2 million head, or 5.4 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: 22-Sep-16 08:27 AM C JG