USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 01/08 11:21

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Jan 08, 2026          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 03-Jan-2026


                   Young        Light          Heavy       Total
                  Chickens       Hens           Hens       Hens          Ducks
                
---------------------Thousands-----------------------------------
Head                 145,304         779          1,997        2,776        451
Avg Wt                  6.53        3.48           8.76         7.28       7.20
Head sltr comparisons
Last week            127,244         534          1,233        1,767        232
Same wk yr ago       135,706         426          1,382        1,808        296
Avg Wt                  6.70        3.26           8.39         7.18       7.01
To-date/2025*      8,825,092      35,757         92,641      128,398     22,868
To-date/2024*      8,637,639      34,530         87,829      122,359     21,871
% Change YTD              2%          4%             5%           5%         5%

Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week         721,115       1,505         11,983       13,488      2,306
Last week            618,915       1,094          7,027        8,121      1,211
Same wk yr ago       691,015         771          7,943        8,714      1,473

To-date/2025*     44,234,147      68,985        537,790      606,775    113,934
To-date/2024*     42,811,981      66,066        508,247      574,313    110,725
% Change YTD              3%          4%             6%           6%         3%
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Dressing %             76.0%       55.5%          68.5%                   71.0%

                Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending      3-Jan-2026

                   Young        Young          Young        Old        Total
                    Hens         Toms         Breeders   Breeders     Turkeys
Head                   1,396       1,417             32           21      2,866
Avg Wt                 18.41       46.54          42.48        30.32      32.67
Head sltr comparisons
Last week                995       1,230              1           11      2,237
Same wk yr ago         1,131       1,609              0           11      2,751
Avg Wt                 18.72       46.85           0.00        33.00      35.23
To-date/2025*         88,100      98,377            808        1,379    188,664
To-date/2024*         83,828     104,610            765        1,548    190,751
% Change YTD              5%         -6%             6%         -11%        -1%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week          20,689      53,087          1,054          493     75,323
Last week             13,833      46,299             35          285     60,452
Same wk yr ago        17,044      60,682              0          281     78,007

To-date/2025*      1,287,333   3,506,429         19,330       33,391  4,846,483
To-date/2024*      1,150,453   3,735,595         19,165       36,524  4,941,737
% Change YTD             12%         -6%             1%          -9%        -2%
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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 164.3
million head.  Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 147.1 million
head, or 17.2 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: 08-Jan-26 12:04 PM C NBS

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