NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Sep 19, 2024 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 14-Sep-2024 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 170,310 674 1,919 2,593 490 Avg Wt 6.68 3.29 8.26 6.97 7.05 Head sltr comparisons Last week 149,584 626 1,689 2,315 365 Same wk yr ago 169,845 821 1,909 2,730 567 Avg Wt 6.50 3.45 8.35 6.88 7.05 To-date/2024* 6,042,224 24,539 62,079 86,618 14,935 To-date/2023* 6,145,303 27,704 63,406 91,110 16,177 % Change YTD -2% -11% -2% -5% -8% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 864,630 1,231 10,858 12,089 2,453 Last week 748,040 1,188 9,846 11,034 1,868 Same wk yr ago 839,034 1,572 10,919 12,491 2,838 To-date/2024* 29,765,426 47,055 359,220 406,275 75,334 To-date/2023* 29,683,822 54,567 363,841 418,408 81,290 % Change YTD 0% -14% -1% -3% -7% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 14-Sep-2024 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,511 2,203 40 57 3,811 Avg Wt 17.49 42.61 29.57 29.80 32.32 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,393 1,825 2 52 3,272 Same wk yr ago 1,808 2,027 22 27 3,884 Avg Wt 16.58 42.55 30.43 28.42 30.29 To-date/2024* 58,577 73,600 499 1,076 133,752 To-date/2023* 66,643 73,407 1,364 969 142,383 % Change YTD -12% 0% -63% 11% -6% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 21,274 75,565 917 1,316 99,072 Last week 20,297 65,053 98 1,210 86,658 Same wk yr ago 24,131 69,430 519 595 94,675 To-date/2024* 800,536 2,633,786 12,104 25,450 3,471,876 To-date/2023* 920,822 2,607,273 38,099 22,213 3,588,407 % Change YTD -13% 1% -68% 15% -3% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 169.6 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 172.4 million head, or 2.8 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: 19-Sep-24 11:05 AM C AA