NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Oct 03, 2019 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 28-Sep-2019 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 175,151 771 1,770 2,541 403 Avg Wt 6.38 3.45 8.21 6.77 7.09 Head sltr comparisons Last week 174,993 802 1,771 2,573 450 Same wk yr ago 169,602 1,003 1,818 2,821 399 Avg Wt 6.30 3.36 8.34 6.57 6.73 To-date/2019* 6,435,294 31,034 63,157 94,191 17,017 To-date/2018* 6,289,201 41,424 62,153 103,577 16,966 % Change YTD 2% -25% 2% -9% 0% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 849,272 1,476 9,954 11,430 2,029 Last week 836,537 1,647 9,899 11,546 2,246 Same wk yr ago 812,054 1,870 10,386 12,256 1,907 To-date/2019* 30,285,062 59,551 355,446 414,997 84,241 To-date/2018* 29,530,441 78,831 348,376 427,207 80,509 % Change YTD 3% -24% 2% -3% 5% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 28-Sep-2019 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,704 2,634 17 16 4,371 Avg Wt 16.43 41.57 20.11 29.08 31.64 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,684 2,667 17 7 4,375 Same wk yr ago 2,101 2,366 29 11 4,507 Avg Wt 17.08 41.92 29.70 30.80 30.24 To-date/2019* 64,645 91,557 639 475 157,316 To-date/2018* 66,732 92,461 931 150 160,274 % Change YTD -3% -1% -31% 217% -2% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 22,537 88,144 265 361 111,307 Last week 23,290 89,420 389 166 113,265 Same wk yr ago 28,887 79,842 668 263 109,660 To-date/2019* 895,468 3,195,327 14,555 10,993 4,116,343 To-date/2018* 884,124 3,124,485 20,026 3,543 4,032,178 % Change YTD 1% 2% -27% 210% 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 170.0 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 177.3 million head, or 7.3 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: 03-Oct-19 11:01 AM C MP