USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 08/28 12:31
08/28/2025 | 12:31 pm CDT USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 08/28 12:31
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Des Moines, IA Thu. Aug 28, 2025 USDA Market News
MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 23-Aug-2025
Young Light Heavy Total
Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks
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Head 173,410 658 1,800 2,458 504
Avg Wt 6.60 3.55 8.75 7.36 6.92
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 170,612 794 1,982 2,776 377
Same wk yr ago 171,283 458 2,046 2,504 302
Avg Wt 6.52 3.62 8.40 7.53 7.13
To-date/2025* 5,653,557 22,654 58,855 81,509 14,998
To-date/2024* 5,551,288 22,721 56,597 79,318 13,646
% Change YTD 2% 0% 4% 3% 10%
Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 869,825 1,296 10,789 12,085 2,476
Last week 849,307 1,564 11,934 13,498 1,697
Same wk yr ago 848,742 920 11,773 12,693 1,529
To-date/2025* 28,174,135 43,765 339,636 383,401 74,516
To-date/2024* 27,300,009 43,621 327,707 371,328 68,807
% Change YTD 3% 0% 4% 3% 8%
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Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0%
Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 23-Aug-2025
Young Young Young Old Total
Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys
Head 2,048 1,974 34 25 4,081
Avg Wt 18.67 43.10 29.91 31.43 30.66
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 1,781 1,998 27 35 3,841
Same wk yr ago 1,628 1,880 8 49 3,565
Avg Wt 17.02 42.83 29.73 27.66 30.80
To-date/2025* 53,215 62,952 631 877 117,675
To-date/2024* 53,993 67,509 435 942 122,879
% Change YTD -1% -7% 45% -7% -4%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 30,780 68,489 788 609 100,666
Last week 26,710 67,601 652 793 95,756
Same wk yr ago 22,305 64,819 184 1,050 88,358
To-date/2025* 778,484 2,238,221 14,677 21,405 3,052,787
To-date/2024* 735,366 2,421,525 10,556 22,313 3,189,760
% Change YTD 6% -8% 39% -4% -4%
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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 170.6
million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 175.5 million
head, or 4.9 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: 28-Aug-25 01:15 PM C NBS
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