NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jul 18, 2019 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 13-Jul-2019 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 171,800 835 1,933 2,768 494 Avg Wt 6.27 3.40 8.49 6.95 6.85 Head sltr comparisons Last week 152,427 496 1,089 1,585 295 Same wk yr ago 165,628 1,051 1,631 2,682 423 Avg Wt 6.07 3.34 8.25 6.33 6.00 To-date/2019* 4,554,324 22,554 43,842 66,396 12,279 To-date/2018* 4,472,634 29,842 43,078 72,920 12,081 % Change YTD 2% -24% 2% -9% 2% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 818,661 1,576 11,242 12,818 2,403 Last week 718,236 977 5,968 6,945 1,405 Same wk yr ago 764,075 1,948 9,217 11,165 1,802 To-date/2019* 21,329,735 43,034 245,665 288,699 61,019 To-date/2018* 20,945,404 56,930 240,723 297,653 57,178 % Change YTD 2% -24% 2% -3% 7% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 13-Jul-2019 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,850 2,423 20 0 4,293 Avg Wt 17.33 42.67 29.82 0.00 31.69 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,224 1,709 7 3 2,943 Same wk yr ago 1,845 2,365 1 0 4,211 Avg Wt 16.28 42.03 65.57 0.00 30.75 To-date/2019* 45,231 64,918 480 325 110,954 To-date/2018* 46,689 66,933 575 82 114,279 % Change YTD -3% -3% -17% 296% -3% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 25,809 83,228 462 0 109,499 Last week 17,618 59,900 164 129 77,811 Same wk yr ago 24,179 80,018 51 0 104,248 To-date/2019* 633,350 2,288,921 10,905 7,642 2,940,818 To-date/2018* 618,046 2,272,765 12,369 1,948 2,905,128 % Change YTD 2% 1% -12% 292% 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 171.2 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 173.9 million head, or 2.7 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: 18-Jul-19 09:57 AM C MP