NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jun 20, 2019 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 15-Jun-2019 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 168,844 806 1,771 2,577 333 Avg Wt 6.16 3.44 7.85 6.47 7.17 Head sltr comparisons Last week 168,955 859 1,639 2,498 316 Same wk yr ago 161,146 1,069 1,714 2,783 481 Avg Wt 6.16 3.60 8.73 6.76 6.58 To-date/2019* 3,884,178 19,598 37,319 56,917 10,610 To-date/2018* 3,825,365 25,690 36,527 62,217 10,420 % Change YTD 2% -24% 2% -9% 2% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 790,460 1,539 9,523 11,062 1,695 Last week 790,980 1,721 8,937 10,658 1,602 Same wk yr ago 754,421 2,136 10,250 12,386 2,247 To-date/2019* 18,153,844 37,271 208,756 246,027 52,875 To-date/2018* 17,952,129 49,071 203,674 252,745 49,447 % Change YTD 1% -24% 2% -3% 7% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 15-Jun-2019 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,785 2,451 28 9 4,273 Avg Wt 16.52 42.48 28.89 26.52 31.51 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,625 2,350 5 33 4,013 Same wk yr ago 1,686 2,294 14 13 4,007 Avg Wt 16.33 42.49 28.95 27.33 31.39 To-date/2019* 38,623 55,792 419 322 95,156 To-date/2018* 39,655 57,690 509 82 97,936 % Change YTD -3% -3% -18% 293% -3% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 23,738 83,815 627 185 108,365 Last week 23,272 81,061 118 803 105,254 Same wk yr ago 22,164 78,465 314 275 101,218 To-date/2019* 540,867 1,972,323 9,560 7,513 2,530,263 To-date/2018* 525,430 1,957,799 10,892 1,948 2,496,069 % Change YTD 3% 1% -12% 286% 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 168.4 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 170.9 million head, or 2.5 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: 20-Jun-19 08:56 AM C JG