USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 05/07 09:21

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. May 07, 2026          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 02-May-2026


                   Young        Light          Heavy       Total
                  Chickens       Hens           Hens       Hens          Ducks
                
---------------------Thousands-----------------------------------
Head                 171,230         801          1,783        2,584        384
Avg Wt                  6.59        3.41           8.66         7.03       7.24
Head sltr comparisons
Last week            170,854         804          1,519        2,323        388
Same wk yr ago       166,491         471          1,772        2,243        387
Avg Wt                  6.55        3.69           8.44         7.44       7.42
To-date/2026*      3,054,530      13,937         32,056       45,993      8,091
To-date/2025*      2,962,653      11,560         29,782       41,342      7,502
% Change YTD              3%         21%             8%          11%         8%

Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week         857,588       1,516         10,577       12,093      1,974
Last week            854,407       1,513          8,844       10,357      1,997
Same wk yr ago       828,792         965         10,245       11,210      2,039

To-date/2026*     15,198,043      27,040        185,570      212,610     40,894
To-date/2025*     14,757,588      22,133        169,787      191,920     37,306
% Change YTD              3%         22%             9%          11%        10%
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Dressing %             76.0%       55.5%          68.5%                   71.0%

                Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending      2-May-2026

                   Young        Young          Young        Old        Total
                    Hens         Toms         Breeders   Breeders     Turkeys
Head                   1,651       1,824              0           43      3,518
Avg Wt                 19.49       46.69           0.00        33.07      33.76
Head sltr comparisons
Last week              1,368       1,935             23           37      3,363
Same wk yr ago         1,815       1,878              7           33      3,733
Avg Wt                 18.57       44.69          29.70        30.03      31.83
To-date/2026*         27,382      33,544            153          524     61,603
To-date/2025*         25,441      32,626            316          410     58,793
% Change YTD              8%          3%           -52%          28%         5%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week          25,903      68,556              0        1,102     95,561
Last week             21,254      72,401            610          867     95,132
Same wk yr ago        27,132      67,562            161          768     95,623

To-date/2026*        399,162   1,267,539          3,960       12,955  1,683,616
To-date/2025*        369,688   1,166,097          6,926        9,943  1,552,654
% Change YTD              8%          9%           -43%          30%         8%
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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 171.2
million head.  Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 173.3 million
head, or 2.1 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: 07-May-26 08:42 AM C NBS

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