USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 06/26 13:11
06/26/2025 | 1:11 pm CDT USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 06/26 13:11
NW_PY017 **CORRECTAION**
Des Moines, IA Thu. Jun 26, 2025 USDA Market News
MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 21-Jun-2025
Young Light Heavy Total
Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks
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Head 169,025 622 1,897 2,519 496
Avg Wt 6.50 3.59 8.56 7.33 7.08
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 170,932 758 1,720 2,478 376
Same wk yr ago 166,652 847 1,720 2,567 373
Avg Wt 6.58 2.25 8.37 6.35 7.65
To-date/2025* 4,131,623 15,924 41,893 57,817 10,795
To-date/2024* 4,057,193 17,486 41,004 58,490 10,357
% Change YTD 2% -9% 2% -1% 4%
Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week *834,984* 1,239 11,123 12,362 2,493
Last week 852,199 1,388 10,297 11,685 1,855
Same wk yr ago 833,393 1,058 9,862 10,920 2,026
To-date/2025* *20,611,399* 30,561 239,982 270,543 53,725
To-date/2024* 19,961,427 33,303 235,792 269,095 52,603
% Change YTD 3% -8% 2% 1% 2%
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Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0%
Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 21-Jun-2025
Young Young Young Old Total
Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys
Head 1,936 2,014 11 19 3,980
Avg Wt 18.97 44.47 31.76 36.31 31.99
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 1,575 1,950 10 11 3,546
Same wk yr ago 1,621 2,069 1 21 3,712
Avg Wt 17.36 45.17 68.72 36.03 32.98
To-date/2025* 37,132 45,545 427 611 83,715
To-date/2024* 39,796 49,672 275 685 90,428
% Change YTD -7% -8% 55% -11% -7%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 29,564 72,098 271 535 102,468
Last week 22,162 70,827 234 282 93,505
Same wk yr ago 22,653 75,233 53 586 98,525
To-date/2025* 542,717 1,627,617 9,718 14,939 2,194,991
To-date/2024* 540,063 1,793,596 6,926 16,424 2,357,009
% Change YTD 0% -9% 40% -9% -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 167.6
million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 171.1 million
head, or 3.5 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: 26-Jun-25 12:01 PM C NBS
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