NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jun 17, 2021 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 12-Jun-2021 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 169,146 833 1,717 2,550 341 Avg Wt 6.48 3.68 8.17 6.70 6.85 Head sltr comparisons Last week 116,849 694 1,570 2,264 393 Same wk yr ago 162,762 701 1,493 2,194 287 Avg Wt 6.42 3.27 8.18 6.61 6.80 To-date/2021* 3,848,426 19,082 36,506 55,588 9,501 To-date/2020* 3,940,824 18,112 38,804 56,916 10,275 % Change YTD -2% 5% -6% -2% -8% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 833,010 1,701 9,609 11,310 1,658 Last week 572,794 1,437 9,034 10,471 1,928 Same wk yr ago 794,148 1,272 8,366 9,638 1,386 To-date/2021* 18,586,204 36,765 207,600 244,365 46,665 To-date/2020* 18,823,216 34,915 218,221 253,136 50,805 % Change YTD -1% 5% -5% -3% -8% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 12-Jun-2021 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,911 1,959 5 16 3,891 Avg Wt 18.57 43.33 29.61 36.03 31.13 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,617 1,685 9 9 3,320 Same wk yr ago 1,824 2,100 20 20 3,964 Avg Wt 16.90 45.52 17.27 34.48 32.15 To-date/2021* 38,491 48,943 360 326 88,120 To-date/2020* 39,243 54,312 364 273 94,192 % Change YTD -2% -10% -1% 19% -6% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 28,567 68,331 115 447 97,460 Last week 22,532 60,144 183 225 83,084 Same wk yr ago 24,815 76,952 268 534 102,569 To-date/2021* 526,510 1,775,662 8,274 7,618 2,318,064 To-date/2020* 527,420 1,930,654 8,072 6,436 2,472,582 % Change YTD 0% -8% 3% 18% -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 167.7 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 171.2 million head, or 3.5 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: 17-Jun-21 10:31 AM C MP