NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jun 08, 2023 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 03-Jun-2023 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 152,718 687 1,490 2,177 333 Avg Wt 6.28 3.58 8.27 6.79 7.28 Head sltr comparisons Last week 171,437 856 1,785 2,641 373 Same wk yr ago 150,902 787 1,397 2,184 396 Avg Wt 6.32 3.45 8.66 6.78 7.24 To-date/2023* 3,645,891 16,873 36,039 52,912 9,534 To-date/2022* 3,604,180 15,503 34,528 50,031 9,533 % Change YTD 1% 9% 4% 6% 0% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 728,892 1,365 8,441 9,806 1,721 Last week 814,326 1,682 10,332 12,014 1,933 Same wk yr ago 724,812 1,507 8,287 9,794 2,036 To-date/2023* 17,597,883 33,098 206,060 239,158 48,608 To-date/2022* 17,328,563 29,967 194,876 224,843 48,365 % Change YTD 2% 10% 6% 6% 1% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 3-Jun-2023 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,596 1,784 61 5 3,446 Avg Wt 16.71 44.25 36.11 36.65 31.34 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,899 1,918 61 17 3,895 Same wk yr ago 1,400 1,711 0 16 3,127 Avg Wt 17.90 42.11 0.00 33.54 31.23 To-date/2023* 38,739 42,866 966 541 83,112 To-date/2022* 34,730 45,182 616 405 80,933 % Change YTD 12% -5% 57% 34% 3% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 21,469 63,548 1,707 142 86,866 Last week 25,376 69,063 1,856 392 96,687 Same wk yr ago 20,173 58,000 0 416 78,589 To-date/2023* 547,171 1,535,885 28,308 12,302 2,123,666 To-date/2022* 478,079 1,598,450 16,953 9,644 2,103,126 % Change YTD 14% -4% 67% 28% 1% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 166.6 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 167.1 million head, or 0.5 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: 08-Jun-23 09:39 AM C AA