NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Dec 01, 2022 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 26-Nov-2022 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 127,331 376 902 1,278 335 Avg Wt 6.41 3.33 8.45 6.95 7.16 Head sltr comparisons Last week 174,130 436 1,880 2,316 420 Same wk yr ago 124,235 505 884 1,389 228 Avg Wt 6.24 3.53 8.37 6.61 6.77 To-date/2022* 7,965,648 32,561 77,364 109,925 20,906 To-date/2021* 7,773,789 37,035 74,507 111,542 19,055 % Change YTD 2% -12% 4% -1% 10% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 620,306 695 5,221 5,916 1,703 Last week 857,555 874 10,753 11,627 2,165 Same wk yr ago 589,172 989 5,068 6,057 1,096 To-date/2022* 38,715,194 63,094 441,768 504,862 105,260 To-date/2021* 37,616,640 71,287 426,684 497,971 93,944 % Change YTD 3% -11% 4% 1% 12% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 26-Nov-2022 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 721 1,219 4 0 1,944 Avg Wt 17.56 41.70 24.42 0.00 32.71 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,798 2,145 50 19 4,012 Same wk yr ago 995 1,348 11 9 2,363 Avg Wt 14.94 45.03 29.48 33.50 32.24 To-date/2022* 80,555 96,157 1,159 909 178,780 To-date/2021* 82,546 98,402 1,046 768 182,762 % Change YTD -2% -2% 11% 18% -2% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 10,192 40,920 76 0 51,188 Last week 24,070 74,819 969 412 100,270 Same wk yr ago 11,967 48,864 251 234 61,316 To-date/2022* 1,096,857 3,322,845 29,572 21,450 4,470,724 To-date/2021* 1,122,343 3,506,013 26,281 18,054 4,672,691 % Change YTD -2% -5% 13% 19% -4% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 168.9 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 128.9 million head, or 40.0 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: 01-Dec-22 11:27 AM C BK