USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 07/09 09:51

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Jul 09, 2026          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 04-Jul-2026


                   Young        Light          Heavy       Total
                  Chickens       Hens           Hens       Hens          Ducks
                
---------------------Thousands-----------------------------------
Head                 162,227         810          1,808        2,618        411
Avg Wt                  6.42        3.49           8.63         7.04       7.00
Head sltr comparisons
Last week            175,775         747          1,520        2,267        510
Same wk yr ago       143,571         837          1,882        2,719        383
Avg Wt                  6.44        3.49           8.44         6.92       7.89
To-date/2026*      4,584,120      21,163         48,283       69,446     12,395
To-date/2025*      4,451,540      17,372         45,699       63,071     11,653
% Change YTD              3%         22%             6%          10%         6%

Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week         791,538       1,569         10,688       12,257      2,043
Last week            885,695       1,459          9,006       10,465      2,535
Same wk yr ago       702,694       1,621         10,881       12,502      2,146

To-date/2026*     22,823,965      41,146        280,434      321,580     62,172
To-date/2025*     22,183,581      33,345        262,158      295,503     58,198
% Change YTD              3%         23%             7%           9%         7%
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Dressing %             76.0%       55.5%          68.5%                   71.0%

                Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending      4-Jul-2026

                   Young        Young          Young        Old        Total
                    Hens         Toms         Breeders   Breeders     Turkeys
Head                   1,327       1,588              7           23      2,945
Avg Wt                 18.24       45.99          29.74        35.65      33.37
Head sltr comparisons
Last week              1,567       2,018             10           27      3,622
Same wk yr ago         1,521       1,553             13           36      3,123
Avg Wt                 17.44       43.73          33.99        31.98      30.75
To-date/2026*         41,248      50,588            213          791     92,840
To-date/2025*         40,501      49,133            453          672     90,759
% Change YTD              2%          3%           -53%          18%         2%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week          19,485      58,791            161          635     79,072
Last week             22,353      74,320            236          664     97,573
Same wk yr ago        21,354      54,670            342          892     77,258

To-date/2026*        603,579   1,899,819          5,470       19,683  2,528,551
To-date/2025*        589,554   1,753,892         10,402       16,391  2,370,239
% Change YTD              2%          8%           -47%          20%         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 173.3
million head.  Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 164.2 million
head, or 9.1 million less 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: 09-Jul-26 10:09 AM C NBS

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