NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Sep 24, 2020 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 19-Sep-2020 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 170,275 712 1,768 2,480 384 Avg Wt 6.37 3.45 8.46 7.02 6.94 Head sltr comparisons Last week 149,110 506 1,572 2,078 373 Same wk yr ago 174,993 802 1,771 2,573 450 Avg Wt 6.29 3.70 8.16 6.77 7.03 To-date/2020* 6,239,388 28,551 62,097 90,648 14,478 To-date/2019* 6,260,143 30,263 61,387 91,650 16,614 % Change YTD 0% -6% 1% -1% -13% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 824,335 1,363 10,246 11,609 1,892 Last week 734,337 974 8,927 9,901 1,793 Same wk yr ago 836,537 1,647 9,899 11,546 2,246 To-date/2020* 29,847,948 55,217 352,091 407,308 71,037 To-date/2019* 29,435,790 58,075 345,492 403,567 82,212 % Change YTD 1% -5% 2% 1% -14% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 19-Sep-2020 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,794 2,107 25 16 3,942 Avg Wt 16.29 44.22 29.00 30.38 31.35 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,568 2,130 26 0 3,724 Same wk yr ago 1,684 2,667 17 7 4,375 Avg Wt 17.18 41.65 29.52 30.54 32.17 To-date/2020* 64,178 86,233 621 457 151,489 To-date/2019* 62,941 88,923 622 459 152,945 % Change YTD 2% -3% 0% 0% -1% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 23,526 75,003 562 377 99,468 Last week 21,016 75,273 583 0 96,872 Same wk yr ago 23,290 89,420 389 166 113,265 To-date/2020* 859,859 3,042,742 13,821 10,650 3,927,072 To-date/2019* 872,931 3,107,183 14,290 10,632 4,005,036 % Change YTD -1% -2% -3% 0% -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 167.2 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 172.3 million head, or 5.1 million more 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: 24-Sep-20 11:03 AM C BK