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Des Moines, IA Thu. Sep 12, 2019 USDA Market News
MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 07-Sep-2019
Young Light Heavy Total
Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks
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Head 148,929 585 1,646 2,231 352
Avg Wt 6.29 3.45 8.29 7.02 6.96
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 177,907 808 1,711 2,519 462
Same wk yr ago 149,116 1,088 1,477 2,565 394
Avg Wt 6.22 3.35 8.17 6.13 6.80
To-date/2019* 5,911,454 28,698 57,820 86,518 15,741
To-date/2018* 5,795,464 38,407 57,008 95,415 15,779
% Change YTD 2% -25% 1% -9% 0%
Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 711,940 1,120 9,347 10,467 1,739
Last week 846,410 1,583 9,704 11,287 2,257
Same wk yr ago 704,901 2,023 8,266 10,289 1,902
To-date/2019* 27,767,597 54,904 325,456 380,360 77,858
To-date/2018* 27,181,200 72,998 319,247 392,245 74,856
% Change YTD 2% -25% 2% -3% 4%
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Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0%
Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 7-Sep-2019
Young Young Young Old Total
Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys
Head 1,512 1,924 13 0 3,449
Avg Wt 16.62 42.38 34.31 0.00 31.07
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 1,744 2,402 17 0 4,163
Same wk yr ago 1,479 1,817 23 0 3,319
Avg Wt 16.72 41.12 37.90 0.00 30.23
To-date/2019* 59,623 83,805 599 441 144,468
To-date/2018* 61,172 85,659 864 118 147,813
% Change YTD -3% -2% -31% 274% -2%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 20,229 65,639 346 0 86,214
Last week 23,193 81,618 381 0 105,192
Same wk yr ago 19,907 60,146 676 0 80,729
To-date/2019* 827,727 2,933,790 13,734 10,215 3,785,466
To-date/2018* 809,385 2,897,210 18,552 2,767 3,727,914
% Change YTD 2% 1% -26% 269% 2%
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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 169.7
million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 150.7 million
head, or 19.0 million less 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: 12-Sep-19 09:42 AM C JG