USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 07/07 23:13

NW_PY017                 **CORRECTION**
Des Moines, IA          Thu. Jul 02, 2026          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 27-Jun-2026


                   Young        Light          Heavy       Total
                  Chickens       Hens           Hens       Hens          Ducks
                
---------------------Thousands-----------------------------------
Head                 175,775         747          1,520        2,267        510
Avg Wt                  6.63        3.52           8.65         6.96       7.00
Head sltr comparisons
Last week            173,125         982          1,996        2,978        484
Same wk yr ago       176,345         611          1,924        2,535        475
Avg Wt                  6.49        3.43           8.57         7.34       6.90
To-date/2026*      4,421,893      20,353         46,475       66,828     11,984
To-date/2025*      4,307,968      16,535         43,817       60,352     11,270
% Change YTD              3%         23%             6%          11%         6%

Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week         885,695       1,459          9,006       10,465      2,535
Last week            868,395       1,908         11,676       13,584      2,395
Same wk yr ago      *869,804*      1,163         11,295       12,458      2,327

To-date/2026*     22,032,427      39,577        269,746      309,323     60,129
To-date/2025*     21,481,362      31,724        251,277      283,001     56,052
% Change YTD              3%         25%             7%           9%         7%
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Dressing %             76.0%       55.5%          68.5%                   71.0%

                Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending     27-Jun-2026

                   Young        Young          Young        Old        Total
                    Hens         Toms         Breeders   Breeders     Turkeys
Head                   1,567       2,018             10           27      3,622
Avg Wt                 17.72       45.75          30.46        31.75      33.48
Head sltr comparisons
Last week              1,666       1,971              6           27      3,670
Same wk yr ago         1,848       2,035             13           25      3,921
Avg Wt                 17.13       43.71          33.99        28.92      31.06
To-date/2026*         39,921      49,000            206          768     89,895
To-date/2025*         38,980      47,580            440          636     87,636
% Change YTD              2%          3%           -53%          21%         3%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week          22,353      74,320            236          664     97,573
Last week             23,778      73,589            157          693     98,217
Same wk yr ago        25,483      71,605            342          560     97,990

To-date/2026*        584,094   1,841,028          5,309       19,048  2,449,479
To-date/2025*        568,200   1,699,222         10,060       15,499  2,292,981
% Change YTD              3%          8%           -47%          23%         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 173.5
million head.  Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 177.9 million
head, or 4.4 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: 02-Jul-26 09:42 AM C NBS

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