NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Oct 22, 2020 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 17-Oct-2020 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 168,430 719 1,646 2,365 339 Avg Wt 6.45 3.40 8.14 6.70 7.04 Head sltr comparisons Last week 168,293 796 1,755 2,551 351 Same wk yr ago 174,327 722 1,660 2,382 481 Avg Wt 6.44 3.42 8.25 6.79 7.17 To-date/2020* 6,916,386 31,240 69,081 100,321 15,772 To-date/2019* 6,959,621 33,113 68,105 101,218 18,360 % Change YTD -1% -6% 1% -1% -14% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 825,644 1,357 9,178 10,535 1,694 Last week 828,809 1,502 9,665 11,167 1,759 Same wk yr ago 853,226 1,370 9,381 10,751 2,449 To-date/2020* 33,167,843 60,328 391,071 451,399 77,487 To-date/2019* 32,820,715 63,519 383,831 447,350 90,987 % Change YTD 1% -5% 2% 1% -15% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 17-Oct-2020 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 2,535 2,056 18 21 4,630 Avg Wt 16.99 43.80 27.70 30.14 29.00 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,758 2,061 14 20 3,853 Same wk yr ago 2,298 2,416 31 25 4,770 Avg Wt 17.30 42.41 30.09 33.59 30.19 To-date/2020* 72,010 94,850 700 542 168,102 To-date/2019* 70,358 99,105 704 575 170,742 % Change YTD 2% -4% -1% -6% -2% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 34,671 72,493 386 491 108,041 Last week 23,733 71,906 306 419 96,364 Same wk yr ago 32,003 82,482 723 651 115,859 To-date/2020* 965,123 3,342,016 15,594 12,602 4,335,335 To-date/2019* 972,680 3,449,874 16,058 13,331 4,451,943 % Change YTD -1% -3% -3% -5% -3% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 166.1 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 170.5 million head, or 4.4 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: 22-Oct-20 09:19 AM C BK