NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Oct 14, 2021 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 09-Oct-2021 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 169,414 714 1,627 2,341 410 Avg Wt 6.52 3.61 8.29 6.86 7.21 Head sltr comparisons Last week 168,498 610 1,509 2,119 366 Same wk yr ago 168,293 796 1,755 2,551 351 Avg Wt 6.48 3.40 8.04 6.59 7.06 To-date/2021* 6,656,553 31,780 63,837 95,617 16,304 To-date/2020* 6,747,956 30,521 67,435 97,956 15,433 % Change YTD -1% 4% -5% -2% 6% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 839,480 1,431 9,239 10,670 2,099 Last week 822,135 1,222 8,528 9,750 1,853 Same wk yr ago 828,809 1,502 9,665 11,167 1,759 To-date/2021* 32,209,838 61,212 365,244 426,456 80,022 To-date/2020* 32,342,199 58,971 381,893 440,864 75,793 % Change YTD 0% 4% -4% -3% 6% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 9-Oct-2021 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,961 2,338 17 12 4,328 Avg Wt 17.31 43.91 30.66 28.85 31.77 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,670 2,210 23 21 3,924 Same wk yr ago 1,758 2,061 14 20 3,853 Avg Wt 16.77 43.34 28.20 27.01 31.08 To-date/2021* 68,114 84,682 768 625 154,189 To-date/2020* 69,475 92,794 682 521 163,472 % Change YTD -2% -9% 13% 20% -6% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 27,326 82,643 404 268 110,641 Last week 23,203 77,051 550 477 101,281 Same wk yr ago 23,733 71,906 306 419 96,364 To-date/2021* 932,093 3,018,720 19,055 14,523 3,984,391 To-date/2020* 930,452 3,269,523 15,208 12,111 4,227,294 % Change YTD 0% -8% 25% 20% -6% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 165.3 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 171.5 million head, or 6.2 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: 14-Oct-21 10:53 AM C BK