USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 03/12 10:51
03/12/2026 | 10:51 am CDT USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 03/12 10:51
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Des Moines, IA Thu. Mar 12, 2026 USDA Market News
MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 07-Mar-2026
Young Light Heavy Total
Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks
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Head 172,229 697 1,773 2,470 524
Avg Wt 6.60 3.54 8.54 7.13 7.19
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 170,100 710 1,645 2,355 396
Same wk yr ago 167,393 523 1,679 2,202 523
Avg Wt 6.43 3.32 8.45 7.23 6.57
To-date/2026* 1,692,159 7,546 18,496 26,042 4,596
To-date/2025* 1,630,902 6,057 16,280 22,337 4,312
% Change YTD 4% 25% 14% 17% 7%
Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 863,901 1,369 10,372 11,741 2,675
Last week 849,343 1,348 9,161 10,509 2,050
Same wk yr ago 818,016 964 9,718 10,682 2,440
To-date/2026* 8,451,254 14,672 106,071 120,743 23,306
To-date/2025* 8,147,170 11,539 93,077 104,616 21,257
% Change YTD 4% 27% 14% 15% 10%
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Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0%
Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 7-Mar-2026
Young Young Young Old Total
Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys
Head 1,496 1,995 2 35 3,528
Avg Wt 17.65 46.82 36.01 29.41 34.27
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 1,649 2,010 0 28 3,687
Same wk yr ago 1,481 1,828 21 39 3,369
Avg Wt 17.80 43.43 29.12 31.30 31.94
To-date/2026* 15,606 18,570 77 273 34,526
To-date/2025* 13,362 17,691 242 314 31,609
% Change YTD 17% 5% -68% -13% 9%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 21,256 75,192 56 798 97,302
Last week 22,819 75,531 0 820 99,170
Same wk yr ago 21,221 63,909 474 946 86,550
To-date/2026* 223,436 703,632 2,072 6,740 935,880
To-date/2025* 191,441 633,473 5,094 7,679 837,687
% Change YTD 17% 11% -59% -12% 12%
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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 171.3
million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 174.3 million
head, or 3.0 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-Mar-26 10:54 AM C NBS
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