NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Apr 30, 2020 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 25-Apr-2020 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 156,020 480 1,937 2,417 301 Avg Wt 6.30 3.16 8.20 7.20 7.11 Head sltr comparisons Last week 149,720 776 1,869 2,645 458 Same wk yr ago 158,131 845 1,503 2,348 436 Avg Wt 6.20 3.47 8.18 6.48 7.02 To-date/2020* 2,822,922 13,064 27,168 40,232 7,919 To-date/2019* 2,730,449 13,933 25,764 39,697 7,841 % Change YTD 3% -6% 5% 1% 1% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 747,024 842 10,880 11,722 1,519 Last week 706,619 1,585 10,447 12,032 2,283 Same wk yr ago 745,113 1,627 8,422 10,049 2,173 To-date/2020* 13,389,720 25,376 153,108 178,484 39,538 To-date/2019* 12,726,463 26,437 144,489 170,926 39,091 % Change YTD 5% -4% 6% 4% 1% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 25-Apr-2020 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,742 2,199 34 0 3,975 Avg Wt 16.40 43.77 28.43 0.00 31.64 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,433 1,990 29 15 3,467 Same wk yr ago 1,703 2,377 6 32 4,118 Avg Wt 16.82 44.12 26.21 29.98 32.69 To-date/2020* 27,363 39,748 208 150 67,469 To-date/2019* 26,770 39,582 333 182 66,867 % Change YTD 2% 0% -38% -18% 1% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 22,998 77,481 749 0 101,228 Last week 18,722 70,966 628 367 90,683 Same wk yr ago 23,059 84,423 122 744 108,348 To-date/2020* 369,052 1,409,364 4,638 3,568 1,786,622 To-date/2019* 375,769 1,404,251 7,605 4,253 1,791,878 % Change YTD -2% 0% -39% -16% 0% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 171.4 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 157.9 million head, or 13.5 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: 30-Apr-20 09:57 AM C MP