USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 04/30 11:31

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Apr 30, 2026          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 25-Apr-2026


                   Young        Light          Heavy       Total
                  Chickens       Hens           Hens       Hens          Ducks
                
---------------------Thousands-----------------------------------
Head                 170,854         804          1,519        2,323        388
Avg Wt                  6.58        3.39           8.50         6.73       7.25
Head sltr comparisons
Last week            168,744         804          1,732        2,536        415
Same wk yr ago       165,455         765          1,678        2,443        364
Avg Wt                  6.58        3.41           8.20         6.70       7.38
To-date/2026*      2,883,300      13,136         30,273       43,409      7,707
To-date/2025*      2,796,162      11,089         28,010       39,099      7,115
% Change YTD              3%         18%             8%          11%         8%

Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week         854,407       1,513          8,844       10,357      1,997
Last week            843,855       1,473          9,930       11,403      2,098
Same wk yr ago       827,407       1,448          9,425       10,873      1,907

To-date/2026*     14,340,455      25,524        174,993      200,517     38,920
To-date/2025*     13,928,796      21,168        159,542      180,710     35,267
% Change YTD              3%         21%            10%          11%        10%
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Dressing %             76.0%       55.5%          68.5%                   71.0%

                Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending     25-Apr-2026

                   Young        Young          Young        Old        Total
                    Hens         Toms         Breeders   Breeders     Turkeys
Head                   1,368       1,935             23           37      3,363
Avg Wt                 19.30       46.48          34.21        30.22      35.16
Head sltr comparisons
Last week              1,335       1,842              8           29      3,214
Same wk yr ago         1,578       1,926              4            0      3,508
Avg Wt                 18.63       43.71          31.89         0.00      32.41
To-date/2026*         25,731      31,720            153          481     58,085
To-date/2025*         23,626      30,748            309          377     55,060
% Change YTD              9%          3%           -50%          28%         5%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week          21,254      72,401            610          867     95,132
Last week             20,010      69,796            187          750     90,743
Same wk yr ago        23,666      67,769             99            0     91,534

To-date/2026*        373,259   1,198,983          3,960       11,853  1,588,055
To-date/2025*        342,556   1,098,535          6,765        9,175  1,457,031
% Change YTD              9%          9%           -41%          29%         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 170.0
million head.  Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 172.9 million
head, or 2.9 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: 30-Apr-26 12:05 PM C NBS

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