NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. May 25, 2023 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 20-May-2023 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 169,995 834 1,821 2,655 415 Avg Wt 6.35 3.49 8.40 6.86 7.24 Head sltr comparisons Last week 166,554 760 1,756 2,516 403 Same wk yr ago 166,719 894 1,504 2,398 446 Avg Wt 6.32 3.34 8.32 6.46 7.24 To-date/2023* 3,321,736 15,330 32,764 48,094 8,828 To-date/2022* 3,284,789 13,906 31,450 45,356 8,733 % Change YTD 1% 10% 4% 6% 1% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 820,396 1,615 10,478 12,093 2,133 Last week 818,979 1,569 9,875 11,444 2,074 Same wk yr ago 800,785 1,657 8,572 10,229 2,293 To-date/2023* 16,054,665 30,051 187,287 217,338 44,954 To-date/2022* 15,791,904 26,887 177,089 203,976 44,232 % Change YTD 2% 12% 6% 7% 2% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 20-May-2023 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 2,078 2,064 54 17 4,213 Avg Wt 17.05 45.17 40.71 29.77 31.18 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,966 1,981 24 51 4,022 Same wk yr ago 1,618 2,002 28 15 3,663 Avg Wt 17.01 42.02 28.73 35.18 30.85 To-date/2023* 35,244 39,164 844 519 75,771 To-date/2022* 31,891 41,461 612 358 74,322 % Change YTD 11% -6% 38% 45% 2% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 28,521 75,051 1,704 392 105,668 Last week 28,440 71,204 638 1,190 101,472 Same wk yr ago 22,155 67,720 623 409 90,907 To-date/2023* 500,326 1,403,274 24,745 11,768 1,940,113 To-date/2022* 438,375 1,473,495 16,843 8,579 1,937,292 % Change YTD 14% -5% 47% 37% 0% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 166.6 million head, or 0.4 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-May-23 10:58 AM C AA