NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Apr 24, 2025 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 19-Apr-2025 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 164,613 747 1,800 2,547 345 Avg Wt 6.50 3.64 8.20 6.86 6.50 Head sltr comparisons Last week 167,206 719 1,582 2,301 381 Same wk yr ago 162,094 730 1,694 2,424 429 Avg Wt 6.49 3.38 8.05 6.64 7.16 To-date/2025* 2,630,707 10,324 26,332 36,656 6,751 To-date/2024* 2,582,554 10,969 25,702 36,671 7,062 % Change YTD 2% -6% 2% 0% -4% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 813,188 1,509 10,111 11,620 1,592 Last week 823,456 1,389 9,125 10,514 1,948 Same wk yr ago 799,512 1,369 9,341 10,710 2,181 To-date/2025* 13,101,389 19,720 150,117 169,837 33,360 To-date/2024* 12,682,430 21,439 147,406 168,845 35,793 % Change YTD 3% -8% 2% 1% -7% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 19-Apr-2025 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,387 1,731 12 0 3,130 Avg Wt 18.49 44.32 33.58 0.00 32.84 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,454 1,952 12 0 3,418 Same wk yr ago 1,476 2,137 13 19 3,645 Avg Wt 16.88 44.99 30.80 36.07 33.51 To-date/2025* 22,048 28,822 305 377 51,552 To-date/2024* 25,926 31,382 201 462 57,971 % Change YTD -15% -8% 52% -18% -11% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 20,645 61,758 312 0 82,715 Last week 21,981 68,841 264 0 91,086 Same wk yr ago 20,056 77,396 310 531 98,293 To-date/2025* 318,890 1,030,766 6,666 9,175 1,365,497 To-date/2024* 349,011 1,137,170 5,075 11,060 1,502,316 % Change YTD -9% -9% 31% -17% -9% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 166.8 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 167.5 million head, or 0.7 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: 24-Apr-25 10:37 AM C NBS