USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 04/16 10:36

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Apr 16, 2026          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 11-Apr-2026


                   Young        Light          Heavy       Total
                  Chickens       Hens           Hens       Hens          Ducks
                
---------------------Thousands-----------------------------------
Head                 171,173         888          1,668        2,556        471
Avg Wt                  6.50        3.45           8.57         6.79       7.02
Head sltr comparisons
Last week            168,174         888          1,788        2,676        420
Same wk yr ago       167,206         719          1,582        2,301        381
Avg Wt                  6.48        3.48           8.42         6.88       7.20
To-date/2026*      2,543,702      11,528         27,022       38,550      6,904
To-date/2025*      2,466,094       9,577         24,532       34,109      6,406
% Change YTD              3%         20%            10%          13%         8%

Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week         845,595       1,700          9,792       11,492      2,348
Last week            832,058       1,863         10,607       12,470      2,102
Same wk yr ago       823,456       1,389          9,125       10,514      1,948

To-date/2026*     12,642,193      22,538        156,219      178,757     34,825
To-date/2025*     12,288,201      18,211        140,006      158,217     31,768
% Change YTD              3%         24%            12%          13%        10%
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Dressing %             76.0%       55.5%          68.5%                   71.0%

                Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending     11-Apr-2026

                   Young        Young          Young        Old        Total
                    Hens         Toms         Breeders   Breeders     Turkeys
Head                   1,621       1,833              1           35      3,490
Avg Wt                 18.42       47.23          41.71        31.21      33.69
Head sltr comparisons
Last week              1,365       1,740             22           24      3,151
Same wk yr ago         1,454       1,952             12            0      3,418
Avg Wt                 18.78       43.81          28.42         0.00      33.11
To-date/2026*         23,028      27,943            122          415     51,508
To-date/2025*         20,661      27,091            293          377     48,422
% Change YTD             11%          3%           -58%          10%         6%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week          24,036      69,691             32          847     94,606
Last week             19,570      65,679            520          629     86,398
Same wk yr ago        21,981      68,841            264            0     91,086

To-date/2026*        331,995   1,056,786          3,163       10,236  1,402,180
To-date/2025*        298,245     969,008          6,354        9,175  1,282,782
% Change YTD             11%          9%           -50%          12%         9%
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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 170.1
million head.  Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 173.3 million
head, or 3.2 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: 16-Apr-26 10:56 AM C NBS

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