NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jan 21, 2021 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 16-Jan-2021 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 168,939 789 1,560 2,349 406 Avg Wt 6.35 3.21 8.28 6.58 6.83 Head sltr comparisons Last week 169,756 796 1,524 2,320 374 Same wk yr ago 174,538 778 1,677 2,455 538 Avg Wt 6.33 3.63 8.02 6.63 7.02 To-date/2021* 476,536 2,226 4,182 6,408 993 To-date/2020* 494,180 2,061 4,539 6,600 1,494 % Change YTD -4% 8% -8% -3% -34% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 815,300 1,406 8,848 10,254 1,969 Last week 820,533 1,586 8,654 10,240 1,718 Same wk yr ago 839,667 1,567 9,213 10,780 2,681 To-date/2021* 2,306,292 4,237 23,790 28,027 4,808 To-date/2020* 2,371,530 4,027 25,696 29,723 7,473 % Change YTD -3% 5% -7% -6% -36% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 16-Jan-2021 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,676 2,117 8 0 3,801 Avg Wt 16.43 45.39 28.41 0.00 32.59 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,631 2,226 24 28 3,909 Same wk yr ago 1,627 2,524 15 15 4,181 Avg Wt 16.63 44.48 30.79 33.17 33.55 To-date/2021* 4,250 6,010 41 28 10,329 To-date/2020* 4,418 7,276 33 58 11,785 % Change YTD -4% -17% 24% -52% -12% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 22,167 77,353 176 0 99,696 Last week 21,664 81,694 529 720 104,607 Same wk yr ago 21,781 90,375 358 386 112,900 To-date/2021* 57,563 219,555 923 720 278,761 To-date/2020* 60,241 260,083 767 1,368 322,459 % Change YTD -4% -16% 20% -47% -14% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 160.6 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 171.0 million head, or 10.4 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: 21-Jan-21 01:21 PM C MP