NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Sep 22, 2022 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 17-Sep-2022 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 173,299 879 1,778 2,657 447 Avg Wt 6.49 3.58 8.47 6.85 6.80 Head sltr comparisons Last week 152,281 621 1,529 2,150 435 Same wk yr ago 168,142 661 1,670 2,331 389 Avg Wt 6.49 3.46 8.48 7.06 6.86 To-date/2022* 6,264,367 26,354 60,973 87,327 16,514 To-date/2021* 6,150,654 29,599 59,068 88,667 15,111 % Change YTD 2% -11% 3% -2% 9% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 854,780 1,746 10,316 12,062 2,158 Last week 746,481 1,317 8,934 10,251 2,134 Same wk yr ago 829,344 1,269 9,701 10,970 1,895 To-date/2022* 30,235,774 51,059 347,558 398,617 82,965 To-date/2021* 29,723,474 56,942 337,801 394,743 74,042 % Change YTD 2% -10% 3% 1% 12% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 17-Sep-2022 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,825 1,885 30 31 3,771 Avg Wt 16.79 42.41 29.66 27.16 29.79 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,742 1,596 51 30 3,419 Same wk yr ago 1,736 2,101 23 11 3,871 Avg Wt 17.61 44.08 29.24 29.25 32.08 To-date/2022* 60,960 75,712 919 700 138,291 To-date/2021* 62,629 77,957 678 573 141,837 % Change YTD -3% -3% 36% 22% -3% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 24,667 64,354 690 653 90,364 Last week 24,064 52,997 1,117 481 78,659 Same wk yr ago 24,610 74,553 521 249 99,933 To-date/2022* 828,715 2,624,142 24,033 16,495 3,493,385 To-date/2021* 855,983 2,782,898 16,552 13,311 3,668,744 % Change YTD -3% -6% 45% 24% -5% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 169.4 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 175.4 million head, or 6.0 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-Sep-22 10:10 AM C BK