USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 04/23 10:51

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Apr 23, 2026          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 18-Apr-2026


                   Young        Light          Heavy       Total
                  Chickens       Hens           Hens       Hens          Ducks
                
---------------------Thousands-----------------------------------
Head                 168,744         804          1,732        2,536        415
Avg Wt                  6.58        3.30           8.37         6.76       7.12
Head sltr comparisons
Last week            171,173         888          1,668        2,556        471
Same wk yr ago       164,613         747          1,800        2,547        345
Avg Wt                  6.50        3.64           8.20         6.86       6.50
To-date/2026*      2,712,446      12,332         28,754       41,086      7,319
To-date/2025*      2,630,707      10,324         26,332       36,656      6,751
% Change YTD              3%         19%             9%          12%         8%

Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week         843,855       1,473          9,930       11,403      2,098
Last week            845,595       1,700          9,792       11,492      2,348
Same wk yr ago       813,188       1,509         10,111       11,620      1,592

To-date/2026*     13,486,048      24,011        166,149      190,160     36,923
To-date/2025*     13,101,389      19,720        150,117      169,837     33,360
% Change YTD              3%         22%            11%          12%        11%
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Dressing %             76.0%       55.5%          68.5%                   71.0%

                Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending     18-Apr-2026

                   Young        Young          Young        Old        Total
                    Hens         Toms         Breeders   Breeders     Turkeys
Head                   1,335       1,842              8           29      3,214
Avg Wt                 18.62       47.07          30.12        33.37      35.08
Head sltr comparisons
Last week              1,621       1,833              1           35      3,490
Same wk yr ago         1,387       1,731             12            0      3,130
Avg Wt                 18.49       44.32          33.58         0.00      32.84
To-date/2026*         24,363      29,785            130          444     54,722
To-date/2025*         22,048      28,822            305          377     51,552
% Change YTD             10%          3%           -57%          18%         6%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week          20,010      69,796            187          750     90,743
Last week             24,036      69,691             32          847     94,606
Same wk yr ago        20,645      61,758            312            0     82,715

To-date/2026*        352,005   1,126,582          3,350       10,986  1,492,923
To-date/2025*        318,890   1,030,766          6,666        9,175  1,365,497
% Change YTD             10%          9%           -50%          20%         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 169.0
million head.  Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 170.8 million
head, or 1.8 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: 23-Apr-26 10:57 AM C NBS

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