NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Apr 25, 2024 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 20-Apr-2024 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 162,094 730 1,694 2,424 429 Avg Wt 6.49 3.38 8.05 6.64 7.16 Head sltr comparisons Last week 162,156 517 1,555 2,072 446 Same wk yr ago 165,903 822 1,476 2,298 499 Avg Wt 6.30 3.63 8.51 6.76 7.12 To-date/2024* 2,582,554 10,969 25,702 36,671 7,062 To-date/2023* 2,652,833 12,070 25,748 37,818 7,150 % Change YTD -3% -9% 0% -3% -1% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 799,512 1,369 9,341 10,710 2,181 Last week 793,656 1,050 9,182 10,232 2,270 Same wk yr ago 794,344 1,656 8,604 10,260 2,523 To-date/2024* 12,682,430 21,439 147,406 168,845 35,793 To-date/2023* 12,805,048 23,649 147,358 171,007 36,324 % Change YTD -1% -9% 0% -1% -1% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 20-Apr-2024 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,476 2,137 13 19 3,645 Avg Wt 16.88 44.99 30.80 36.07 33.51 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,744 2,049 0 0 3,793 Same wk yr ago 1,835 1,945 55 19 3,854 Avg Wt 17.13 44.44 38.03 27.70 31.27 To-date/2024* 25,926 31,382 201 462 57,971 To-date/2023* 27,387 30,961 649 332 59,329 % Change YTD -5% 1% -69% 39% -2% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 20,056 77,396 310 531 98,293 Last week 22,744 74,835 0 0 97,579 Same wk yr ago 25,304 69,581 1,621 408 96,914 To-date/2024* 349,011 1,137,170 4,762 10,127 1,501,070 To-date/2023* 391,318 1,108,895 18,813 7,662 1,526,688 % Change YTD -11% 3% -75% 32% -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 167.0 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 164.1 million head, or 2.9 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: 25-Apr-24 10:35 AM C AA