USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 01/15 11:16

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Jan 15, 2026          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 10-Jan-2026


                   Young        Light          Heavy       Total
                  Chickens       Hens           Hens       Hens          Ducks
                
---------------------Thousands-----------------------------------
Head                 173,646         836          1,926        2,762        499
Avg Wt                  6.68        3.59           8.58         7.07       7.20
Head sltr comparisons
Last week            145,304         779          1,997        2,776        451
Same wk yr ago       154,046         709          1,645        2,354        500
Avg Wt                  6.69        3.45           8.27         6.82       7.16
To-date/2026*        318,950       1,615          3,923        5,538        950
To-date/2025*        289,752       1,135          3,027        4,162        796
% Change YTD             10%         42%            30%          33%        19%

Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week         881,566       1,666         11,320       12,986      2,551
Last week            721,115       1,505         11,983       13,488      2,306
Same wk yr ago       783,231       1,358          9,319       10,677      2,542

To-date/2026*      1,602,681       3,171         23,303       26,474      4,857
To-date/2025*      1,474,246       2,129         17,262       19,391      4,015
% Change YTD              9%         49%            35%          37%        21%
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Dressing %             76.0%       55.5%          68.5%                   71.0%

                Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending     10-Jan-2026

                   Young        Young          Young        Old        Total
                    Hens         Toms         Breeders   Breeders     Turkeys
Head                   1,673       1,871              3           15      3,562
Avg Wt                 17.62       48.00          37.87        38.05      33.68
Head sltr comparisons
Last week              1,396       1,417             32           21      2,866
Same wk yr ago         1,298       1,801              3           19      3,121
Avg Wt                 18.30       45.55          59.34        36.00      34.17
To-date/2026*          3,069       3,288             35           36      6,428
To-date/2025*          2,429       3,410              3           30      5,872
% Change YTD             26%         -4%          1067%          20%         9%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week          23,730      72,295             88          442     96,555
Last week             20,689      53,087          1,054          493     75,323
Same wk yr ago        19,121      66,039            138          530     85,828

To-date/2026*         44,419     125,382          1,142          935    171,878
To-date/2025*         36,165     126,721            138          811    163,835
% Change YTD             23%         -1%           728%          15%         5%
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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 166.8
million head.  Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 178.5 million
head, or 11.7 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: 15-Jan-26 11:58 AM C NBS

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