NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jan 01, 2026 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 27-Dec-2025 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 127,244 534 1,233 1,767 232 Avg Wt 6.40 3.69 8.32 6.92 7.35 Head sltr comparisons Last week 174,945 379 785 1,164 265 Same wk yr ago 130,846 429 907 1,336 342 Avg Wt 6.71 3.39 8.46 6.83 7.10 To-date/2025* 8,679,788 34,978 90,644 125,622 22,417 To-date/2024* 8,501,933 34,104 86,447 120,551 21,575 % Change YTD 2% 3% 5% 4% 4% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 618,915 1,094 7,027 8,121 1,211 Last week 876,195 740 4,581 5,321 1,338 Same wk yr ago 667,262 807 5,256 6,063 1,724 To-date/2025* 43,513,032 67,480 525,807 593,287 111,628 To-date/2024* 42,120,966 65,295 500,304 565,599 109,252 % Change YTD 3% 3% 5% 5% 2% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 27-Dec-2025 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 995 1,230 1 11 2,237 Avg Wt 17.27 46.76 45.16 33.40 33.58 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,487 1,872 6 39 3,404 Same wk yr ago 586 1,338 0 15 1,939 Avg Wt 17.56 42.96 0.00 30.76 35.19 To-date/2025* 86,704 96,960 776 1,358 185,798 To-date/2024* 82,697 103,001 765 1,537 188,000 % Change YTD 5% -6% 1% -12% -1% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 13,833 46,299 35 285 60,452 Last week 21,439 69,350 156 899 91,844 Same wk yr ago 8,284 46,272 0 358 54,914 To-date/2025* 1,266,644 3,453,342 18,276 32,898 4,771,160 To-date/2024* 1,133,409 3,674,913 19,165 36,243 4,863,730 % Change YTD 12% -6% -5% -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 161.9 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 128.8 million head, or 33.1 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: 01-Jan-26 08:43 AM C NBS