USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 02/05 11:11
02/05/2026 | 11:11 am CST USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 02/05 11:11
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Des Moines, IA Thu. Feb 05, 2026 USDA Market News
MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 31-Jan-2026
Young Light Heavy Total
Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks
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Head 167,707 763 1,848 2,611 495
Avg Wt 6.58 3.58 7.39 6.28 7.15
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 167,280 823 1,456 2,279 239
Same wk yr ago 169,484 649 1,786 2,435 510
Avg Wt 6.52 3.24 8.04 6.76 6.98
To-date/2026* 826,886 3,915 9,032 12,947 2,151
To-date/2025* 796,129 3,081 8,322 11,403 2,015
% Change YTD 4% 27% 9% 14% 7%
Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 838,669 1,516 9,355 10,871 2,513
Last week 839,076 1,640 8,498 10,138 1,247
Same wk yr ago 839,827 1,167 9,836 11,003 2,527
To-date/2026* 4,147,938 7,726 51,987 59,713 10,965
To-date/2025* 4,020,776 5,815 47,271 53,086 10,045
% Change YTD 3% 33% 10% 12% 9%
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Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0%
Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 31-Jan-2026
Young Young Young Old Total
Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys
Head 1,298 1,762 8 28 3,096
Avg Wt 18.28 46.44 32.25 30.00 34.45
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 1,590 1,918 1 36 3,545
Same wk yr ago 1,348 1,948 57 53 3,406
Avg Wt 18.82 44.57 25.58 28.75 33.82
To-date/2026* 7,678 8,891 50 117 16,736
To-date/2025* 6,528 8,927 139 157 15,751
% Change YTD 18% 0% -64% -25% 6%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 19,101 65,871 200 651 85,823
Last week 22,130 74,127 27 876 97,160
Same wk yr ago 20,422 69,892 1,130 1,181 92,625
To-date/2026* 110,504 338,957 1,539 2,961 453,961
To-date/2025* 93,997 323,779 2,601 3,792 424,169
% Change YTD 18% 5% -41% -22% 7%
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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 171.2
million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 169.7 million
head, or 1.5 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: 05-Feb-26 11:33 AM C NBS
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