USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 03/19 10:06

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Mar 19, 2026          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 14-Mar-2026


                   Young        Light          Heavy       Total
                  Chickens       Hens           Hens       Hens          Ducks
                
---------------------Thousands-----------------------------------
Head                 173,432         689          1,665        2,354        474
Avg Wt                  6.42        3.49           8.70         7.17       6.86
Head sltr comparisons
Last week            172,229         697          1,773        2,470        524
Same wk yr ago       166,510         500          1,626        2,126        345
Avg Wt                  6.67        3.60           8.10         7.04       6.78
To-date/2026*      1,865,591       8,235         20,161       28,396      5,070
To-date/2025*      1,797,412       6,557         17,906       24,463      4,657
% Change YTD              4%         26%            13%          16%         9%

Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week         846,209       1,335          9,923       11,258      2,309
Last week            863,901       1,369         10,372       11,741      2,675
Same wk yr ago       844,072         999          9,022       10,021      1,661

To-date/2026*      9,297,463      16,007        115,994      132,001     25,615
To-date/2025*      8,991,242      12,538        102,099      114,637     22,918
% Change YTD              3%         28%            14%          15%        12%
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Dressing %             76.0%       55.5%          68.5%                   71.0%

                Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending     14-Mar-2026

                   Young        Young          Young        Old        Total
                    Hens         Toms         Breeders   Breeders     Turkeys
Head                   1,540       1,986             14           17      3,557
Avg Wt                 17.60       46.54          33.46        36.69      33.91
Head sltr comparisons
Last week              1,496       1,995              2           35      3,528
Same wk yr ago         1,381       1,843              6            0      3,230
Avg Wt                 17.59       44.37          36.09         0.00      32.90
To-date/2026*         17,146      20,556             91          290     38,083
To-date/2025*         14,743      19,534            248          314     34,839
% Change YTD             16%          5%           -63%          -8%         9%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week          21,819      74,405            363          483     97,070
Last week             21,256      75,192             56          798     97,302
Same wk yr ago        19,555      65,828            168            0     85,551

To-date/2026*        245,255     778,037          2,435        7,223  1,032,950
To-date/2025*        210,996     699,301          5,262        7,679    923,238
% Change YTD             16%         11%           -54%          -6%        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 171.1
million head.  Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 175.5 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: 19-Mar-26 10:35 AM C BRM

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