NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Aug 14, 2025 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 09-Aug-2025 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 171,784 627 1,915 2,542 512 Avg Wt 6.59 3.52 8.68 7.41 7.05 Head sltr comparisons Last week 171,719 810 1,799 2,609 467 Same wk yr ago 169,575 376 1,823 2,199 421 Avg Wt 6.45 3.30 8.64 7.73 6.85 To-date/2025* 5,309,535 21,202 55,073 76,275 14,117 To-date/2024* 5,212,502 21,849 52,723 74,572 12,934 % Change YTD 2% -3% 4% 2% 9% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 860,363 1,225 11,386 12,611 2,563 Last week 844,377 1,627 10,647 12,274 2,357 Same wk yr ago 831,257 689 10,789 11,478 2,048 To-date/2025* 26,455,003 40,905 316,913 357,818 70,343 To-date/2024* 25,625,075 41,892 305,203 347,095 65,240 % Change YTD 3% -2% 4% 3% 8% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 9-Aug-2025 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,529 1,984 22 25 3,560 Avg Wt 18.93 43.71 33.26 30.17 32.91 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,771 1,983 7 23 3,784 Same wk yr ago 1,553 2,100 15 28 3,696 Avg Wt 16.85 43.74 31.29 31.01 32.29 To-date/2025* 49,386 58,980 570 817 109,753 To-date/2024* 50,682 63,468 427 856 115,433 % Change YTD -3% -7% 33% -5% -5% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 23,300 69,810 567 585 94,262 Last week 26,546 70,270 190 541 97,547 Same wk yr ago 21,065 73,942 364 673 96,044 To-date/2025* 720,994 2,102,131 13,237 20,003 2,856,365 To-date/2024* 689,243 2,281,207 10,372 20,423 3,001,245 % Change YTD 5% -8% 28% -2% -5% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 170.5 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 173.9 million head, or 3.4 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: 14-Aug-25 11:16 AM C NBS