NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Apr 25, 2019 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 20-Apr-2019 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 158,639 779 1,554 2,333 497 Avg Wt 6.13 3.16 8.28 6.57 7.04 Head sltr comparisons Last week 164,410 741 1,485 2,226 457 Same wk yr ago 161,711 1,149 1,562 2,711 375 Avg Wt 6.18 3.38 8.04 6.06 6.57 To-date/2019* 2,572,318 13,088 24,261 37,349 7,405 To-date/2018* 2,537,135 16,976 23,790 40,766 7,013 % Change YTD 1% -23% 2% -8% 6% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 739,067 1,366 8,814 10,180 2,484 Last week 770,951 1,431 8,138 9,569 2,288 Same wk yr ago 759,524 2,155 8,603 10,758 1,749 To-date/2019* 11,981,350 24,810 136,067 160,877 36,918 To-date/2018* 11,914,953 32,566 131,415 163,981 33,565 % Change YTD 1% -24% 4% -2% 10% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 20-Apr-2019 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,448 2,062 13 19 3,542 Avg Wt 17.18 43.89 27.79 31.68 32.84 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,586 2,310 0 24 3,920 Same wk yr ago 1,530 2,467 28 21 4,046 Avg Wt 16.07 41.76 26.45 31.61 31.89 To-date/2019* 25,067 37,205 327 150 62,749 To-date/2018* 25,447 38,691 359 56 64,553 % Change YTD -1% -4% -9% 168% -3% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 20,026 72,853 280 466 93,625 Last week 22,138 81,895 0 549 104,582 Same wk yr ago 19,793 82,933 574 514 103,814 To-date/2019* 352,710 1,319,828 7,483 3,509 1,683,530 To-date/2018* 335,332 1,313,733 7,599 1,375 1,658,039 % Change YTD 5% 0% -2% 155% 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 166.2 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 160.6 million head, or 5.6 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-19 08:35 AM C JG