NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Nov 27, 2025 USDA Market News Special Note: **This information will be reported as soon as possible.** MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 22-Nov-2025 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 172,861 784 1,912 2,696 410 Avg Wt 6.61 3.45 8.60 7.10 6.98 Head sltr comparisons Last week 171,829 789 1,950 2,739 422 Same wk yr ago 169,633 763 1,782 2,545 459 Avg Wt 6.57 3.37 8.53 6.98 7.19 To-date/2025* 7,900,346 31,936 83,069 115,005 20,733 To-date/2024* 7,738,431 30,982 79,536 110,518 19,856 % Change YTD 2% 3% 4% 4% 4% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 868,385 1,501 11,264 12,765 2,032 Last week 876,259 1,502 11,194 12,696 2,133 Same wk yr ago 847,011 1,427 10,412 11,839 2,343 To-date/2025* 39,619,461 61,620 481,763 543,383 103,091 To-date/2024* 38,301,751 59,352 459,570 518,922 100,376 % Change YTD 3% 4% 5% 5% 3% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 22-Nov-2025 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,677 1,945 0 45 3,667 Avg Wt 17.13 44.44 0.00 29.62 31.77 Head sltr comparisons Last week 2,451 2,036 6 15 4,508 Same wk yr ago 1,643 2,072 15 35 3,765 Avg Wt 16.38 44.30 42.18 32.47 32.00 To-date/2025* 79,386 88,798 767 1,225 170,176 To-date/2024* 77,448 94,610 714 1,396 174,168 % Change YTD 3% -6% 7% -12% -2% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 23,125 69,581 0 1,033 93,739 Last week 33,562 72,197 148 424 106,331 Same wk yr ago 21,664 73,891 490 881 96,926 To-date/2025* 1,163,903 3,154,486 18,002 29,823 4,366,214 To-date/2024* 1,061,057 3,377,817 17,791 32,989 4,489,654 % Change YTD 10% -7% 1% -10% -3% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 80.5% 80.5% 77.5% 77.5% (A) ** (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: 27-Nov-25 12:29 PM C BRM