USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 02/12 11:06

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Feb 12, 2026          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 07-Feb-2026


                   Young        Light          Heavy       Total
                  Chickens       Hens           Hens       Hens          Ducks
                
---------------------Thousands-----------------------------------
Head                 178,360         790          1,845        2,635        503
Avg Wt                  6.54        3.43           8.30         6.84       7.11
Head sltr comparisons
Last week            167,707         763          1,848        2,611        495
Same wk yr ago       168,978         523          1,599        2,122        389
Avg Wt                  6.46        3.43           8.10         6.95       6.95
To-date/2026*      1,005,246       4,705         10,877       15,582      2,654
To-date/2025*        965,107       3,604          9,921       13,525      2,404
% Change YTD              4%         31%            10%          15%        10%

Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week         886,521       1,504         10,490       11,994      2,539
Last week            838,669       1,516          9,355       10,871      2,513
Same wk yr ago       829,614         996          8,872        9,868      1,920

To-date/2026*      5,034,459       9,230         62,477       71,707     13,504
To-date/2025*      4,850,390       6,811         56,143       62,954     11,965
% Change YTD              4%         36%            11%          14%        13%
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Dressing %             76.0%       55.5%          68.5%                   71.0%

                Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending      7-Feb-2026

                   Young        Young          Young        Old        Total
                    Hens         Toms         Breeders   Breeders     Turkeys
Head                   1,528       1,826             24           35      3,413
Avg Wt                 17.67       46.88          23.98        29.23      33.46
Head sltr comparisons
Last week              1,298       1,762              8           28      3,096
Same wk yr ago         1,209       1,768             23           48      3,048
Avg Wt                 17.48       44.12          32.27        29.32      33.23
To-date/2026*          9,206      10,717             74          152     20,149
To-date/2025*          7,737      10,695            162          205     18,799
% Change YTD             19%          0%           -54%         -26%         7%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week          21,735      68,910            446          793     91,884
Last week             19,101      65,871            200          651     85,823
Same wk yr ago        17,012      62,793            575        1,091     81,471

To-date/2026*        132,239     407,867          1,985        3,754    545,845
To-date/2025*        111,009     386,572          3,176        4,883    505,640
% Change YTD             19%          6%           -38%         -23%         8%
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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 172.7
million head.  Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 180.5 million
head, or 7.8 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: 12-Feb-26 11:17 AM C NBS

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