USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 06/19 07:26
06/19/2025 | 7:26 am CDT USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 06/19 07:26
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Des Moines, IA Thu. Jun 19, 2025 USDA Market News
MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 14-Jun-2025
Young Light Heavy Total
Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks
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Head 170,932 758 1,720 2,478 376
Avg Wt 6.56 3.30 8.74 7.08 6.95
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 168,821 774 1,763 2,537 498
Same wk yr ago 165,028 614 1,756 2,370 334
Avg Wt 6.50 3.19 8.50 7.12 7.04
To-date/2025* 3,962,598 15,302 39,996 55,298 10,299
To-date/2024* 3,890,541 16,639 39,284 55,923 9,984
% Change YTD 2% -8% 2% -1% 3%
Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 852,199 1,388 10,297 11,685 1,855
Last week 854,504 1,409 10,229 11,638 2,482
Same wk yr ago 815,238 1,087 10,224 11,311 1,669
To-date/2025* 19,776,415 29,322 228,859 258,181 51,232
To-date/2024* 19,128,034 32,245 225,930 258,175 50,577
% Change YTD 3% -9% 1% 0% 1%
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Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0%
Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 14-Jun-2025
Young Young Young Old Total
Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys
Head 1,575 1,950 10 11 3,546
Avg Wt 17.48 45.12 30.14 33.10 32.76
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 1,602 1,824 25 43 3,494
Same wk yr ago 1,521 2,127 0 16 3,664
Avg Wt 17.31 45.34 0.00 32.00 33.65
To-date/2025* 35,196 43,531 416 592 79,735
To-date/2024* 38,175 47,603 274 664 86,716
% Change YTD -8% -9% 52% -11% -8%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 22,162 70,827 234 282 93,505
Last week 24,812 65,619 617 920 91,968
Same wk yr ago 21,194 77,633 0 397 99,224
To-date/2025* 513,153 1,555,519 9,447 14,404 2,092,523
To-date/2024* 517,410 1,718,363 6,873 15,838 2,258,484
% Change YTD -1% -9% 37% -9% -7%
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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 167.4
million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 173.0 million
head, or 5.6 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: 19-Jun-25 07:10 AM C NBS
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