NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Sep 17, 2020 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 12-Sep-2020 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 149,110 506 1,572 2,078 373 Avg Wt 6.48 3.47 8.29 7.12 6.77 Head sltr comparisons Last week 173,857 756 1,663 2,419 255 Same wk yr ago 173,696 763 1,796 2,559 423 Avg Wt 6.30 3.60 8.24 6.86 7.02 To-date/2020* 6,069,113 27,839 60,329 88,168 14,094 To-date/2019* 6,085,150 29,461 59,616 89,077 16,164 % Change YTD 0% -6% 1% -1% -13% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 734,337 974 8,927 9,901 1,793 Last week 842,998 1,443 9,432 10,875 1,235 Same wk yr ago 831,656 1,524 10,137 11,661 2,108 To-date/2020* 29,023,613 53,854 341,845 395,699 69,145 To-date/2019* 28,599,253 56,428 335,593 392,021 79,966 % Change YTD 1% -5% 2% 1% -14% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 12-Sep-2020 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,568 2,130 26 0 3,724 Avg Wt 16.65 43.90 28.92 0.00 32.32 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,891 2,156 33 8 4,088 Same wk yr ago 1,634 2,451 6 11 4,102 Avg Wt 16.66 42.56 35.86 29.39 32.20 To-date/2020* 62,384 84,126 596 441 147,547 To-date/2019* 61,257 86,256 605 452 148,570 % Change YTD 2% -2% -1% -2% -1% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 21,016 75,273 583 0 96,872 Last week 25,346 75,272 716 179 101,513 Same wk yr ago 21,914 83,973 167 251 106,305 To-date/2020* 836,333 2,967,739 13,259 10,273 3,827,604 To-date/2019* 849,641 3,017,763 13,901 10,466 3,891,771 % Change YTD -2% -2% -5% -2% -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 169.0 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 150.9 million head, or 18.1 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: 17-Sep-20 10:51 AM C MP