NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Dec 07, 2023 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 02-Dec-2023 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 166,280 789 1,573 2,362 369 Avg Wt 6.49 3.51 8.24 6.66 7.47 Head sltr comparisons Last week 131,284 429 798 1,227 313 Same wk yr ago 172,200 832 1,653 2,485 390 Avg Wt 6.43 3.27 8.46 6.72 7.46 To-date/2023* 7,967,736 35,581 81,020 116,601 21,181 To-date/2022* 7,992,772 32,577 77,806 110,383 20,907 % Change YTD 0% 9% 4% 6% 1% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 820,159 1,537 8,879 10,416 1,957 Last week 641,559 862 4,570 5,432 1,591 Same wk yr ago 841,507 1,510 9,579 11,089 2,066 To-date/2023* 38,706,645 69,803 466,258 536,061 106,534 To-date/2022* 38,855,462 63,051 444,420 507,471 105,191 % Change YTD 0% 11% 5% 6% 1% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 2-Dec-2023 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,824 2,165 9 25 4,023 Avg Wt 16.34 44.25 32.08 29.21 31.47 Head sltr comparisons Last week 864 1,130 0 17 2,011 Same wk yr ago 1,796 2,208 34 32 4,070 Avg Wt 16.84 43.76 30.76 32.20 31.68 To-date/2023* 87,925 96,360 1,523 1,356 187,164 To-date/2022* 81,188 96,872 1,187 941 180,188 % Change YTD 8% -1% 28% 44% 4% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 23,992 77,120 224 566 101,902 Last week 11,441 39,579 0 391 51,411 Same wk yr ago 24,347 77,781 811 799 103,738 To-date/2023* 1,205,568 3,406,611 42,123 31,326 4,685,628 To-date/2022* 1,106,515 3,346,482 30,251 22,249 4,505,497 % Change YTD 9% 2% 39% 41% 4% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 163.0 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 168.3 million head, or 5.3 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: 07-Dec-23 11:14 AM C AA