USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 05/28 09:41

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. May 28, 2026          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 23-May-2026


                   Young        Light          Heavy       Total
                  Chickens       Hens           Hens       Hens          Ducks
                
---------------------Thousands-----------------------------------
Head                 174,103         731          1,613        2,344        497
Avg Wt                  6.54        3.55           8.78         7.15       6.70
Head sltr comparisons
Last week            170,711         664          1,788        2,452        476
Same wk yr ago       172,843         582          1,615        2,197        502
Avg Wt                  6.61        3.58           8.43         7.15       7.17
To-date/2026*      3,571,109      16,172         37,221       53,393      9,541
To-date/2025*      3,472,899      13,199         34,907       48,106      8,923
% Change YTD              3%         23%             7%          11%         7%

Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week         865,362       1,440          9,701       11,141      2,364
Last week            861,476       1,242         10,435       11,677      2,383
Same wk yr ago       868,294       1,156          9,326       10,482      2,556

To-date/2026*     17,779,927      31,363        215,880      247,243     48,069
To-date/2025*     17,311,885      25,460        199,224      224,684     44,368
% Change YTD              3%         23%             8%          10%         8%
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Dressing %             76.0%       55.5%          68.5%                   71.0%

                Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending     23-May-2026

                   Young        Young          Young        Old        Total
                    Hens         Toms         Breeders   Breeders     Turkeys
Head                   1,588       1,911              7           32      3,538
Avg Wt                 18.96       44.89          28.39        28.95      33.07
Head sltr comparisons
Last week              1,624       1,937              2           24      3,587
Same wk yr ago         1,443       1,850             16           28      3,337
Avg Wt                 18.41       43.73          28.64        30.90      32.60
To-date/2026*         32,112      39,318            163          611     72,204
To-date/2025*         30,632      38,079            358          514     69,583
% Change YTD              5%          3%           -54%          19%         4%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week          24,237      69,057            154          718     94,166
Last week             24,329      73,130             50          632     98,141
Same wk yr ago        21,385      65,125            355          671     87,536

To-date/2026*        470,005   1,482,302          4,200       15,118  1,971,625
To-date/2025*        445,266   1,358,139          7,917       12,653  1,823,975
% Change YTD              6%          9%           -47%          19%         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 172.1
million head.  Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 176.2 million
head, or 4.1 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: 28-May-26 10:26 AM C NBS

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