NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Dec 06, 2018 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 01-Dec-2018 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------- Head 165,509 1,042 1,620 2,662 449 Avg Wt 6.30 3.69 8.12 6.39 6.58 Head sltr comparisons Last week 124,072 568 965 1,533 276 Same wk yr ago 167,925 1,419 1,780 3,199 454 Avg Wt 6.21 3.39 7.74 5.81 6.74 To-date/2018* 7,730,374 50,362 76,306 126,668 20,606 To-date/2017* 7,745,965 59,671 72,016 131,687 19,692 % Change YTD 0% -16% 6% -4% 5% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 792,457 2,134 9,011 11,145 2,098 Last week 586,513 1,103 5,487 6,590 1,403 Same wk yr ago 792,539 2,670 9,437 12,107 2,173 To-date/2018* 36,401,407 95,916 428,151 524,067 98,431 To-date/2017* 36,150,122 110,900 399,137 510,037 94,430 % Change YTD 1% -14% 7% 3% 4% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 1-Dec-2018 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,682 2,320 59 0 4,061 Avg Wt 16.57 43.48 28.60 0.00 32.12 Head sltr comparisons Last week 927 1,416 28 0 2,371 Same wk yr ago 1,515 2,470 20 0 4,005 Avg Wt 15.70 42.33 30.22 0.00 32.20 To-date/2018* 85,008 113,892 1,192 177 200,269 To-date/2017* 83,795 115,952 1,240 218 201,205 % Change YTD 1% -2% -4% -19% 0% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 22,436 81,203 1,308 0 104,947 Last week 11,388 49,756 620 0 61,764 Same wk yr ago 19,147 84,167 468 0 103,782 To-date/2018* 1,132,833 3,843,478 25,821 4,148 5,006,280 To-date/2017* 1,146,230 3,881,962 27,101 4,921 5,060,214 % Change YTD -1% -1% -5% -16% -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 153.5 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 167.5 million head, or 14.0 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: 06-Dec-18 10:51 AM C JG