NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Mar 26, 2020 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 21-Mar-2020 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 171,690 773 1,730 2,503 555 Avg Wt 6.29 3.46 8.28 6.79 7.08 Head sltr comparisons Last week 170,505 810 1,587 2,397 394 Same wk yr ago 163,402 803 1,641 2,444 500 Avg Wt 6.10 3.44 8.46 6.81 6.70 To-date/2020* 2,027,656 9,577 18,689 28,266 5,676 To-date/2019* 1,923,651 9,922 18,035 27,957 5,477 % Change YTD 5% -3% 4% 1% 4% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 820,747 1,484 9,812 11,296 2,790 Last week 802,124 1,546 9,023 10,569 1,905 Same wk yr ago 757,532 1,533 9,510 11,043 2,379 To-date/2020* 9,637,387 18,697 105,286 123,983 28,439 To-date/2019* 8,949,416 18,797 101,237 120,034 27,288 % Change YTD 8% -1% 4% 3% 4% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 21-Mar-2020 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,688 2,460 9 5 4,162 Avg Wt 16.10 44.20 31.73 29.71 32.76 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,792 2,449 8 4 4,253 Same wk yr ago 1,576 2,357 0 0 3,933 Avg Wt 16.91 44.52 0.00 0.00 33.46 To-date/2020* 19,412 28,919 130 96 48,557 To-date/2019* 18,810 27,933 298 82 47,123 % Change YTD 3% 4% -56% 17% 3% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 21,877 87,529 221 115 109,742 Last week 24,206 87,039 169 80 111,494 Same wk yr ago 21,453 84,472 0 0 105,925 To-date/2020* 264,078 1,027,502 2,918 2,194 1,296,692 To-date/2019* 266,041 990,445 6,848 1,884 1,265,218 % Change YTD -1% 4% -57% 16% 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 170.7 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 173.8 million head, or 3.1 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: 26-Mar-20 08:41 AM C BK