USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 09/10 10:31

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Sep 10, 2026          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 05-Sep-2026


                   Young        Light          Heavy       Total
                  Chickens       Hens           Hens       Hens          Ducks
                
---------------------Thousands-----------------------------------
Head                 174,775         693          1,714        2,407        515
Avg Wt                  6.49        3.41           8.66         7.15       7.09
Head sltr comparisons
Last week            171,708         834          2,036        2,870        584
Same wk yr ago       161,179         841          1,837        2,678        484
Avg Wt                  6.76        3.50           8.81         7.14       7.04
To-date/2026*      6,142,220      28,376         64,887       93,263     17,062
To-date/2025*      5,992,336      24,164         62,252       86,416     15,918
% Change YTD              3%         17%             4%           8%         7%

Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week         862,060       1,312         10,168       11,480      2,592
Last week            846,933       1,620         11,966       13,586      2,898
Same wk yr ago       828,073       1,634         11,086       12,720      2,419

To-date/2026*     30,516,897      55,070        379,079      434,149     85,201
To-date/2025*     29,899,798      46,687        360,211      406,898     79,068
% Change YTD              2%         18%             5%           7%         8%
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Dressing %             76.0%       55.5%          68.5%                   71.0%

                Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending      5-Sep-2026

                   Young        Young          Young        Old        Total
                    Hens         Toms         Breeders   Breeders     Turkeys
Head                   1,697       2,007              0           45      3,749
Avg Wt                 17.08       44.75           0.00        30.95      32.06
Head sltr comparisons
Last week              1,620       2,064              1           41      3,726
Same wk yr ago         1,561       1,759              5           16      3,341
Avg Wt                 19.12       44.95          30.16        35.46      32.81
To-date/2026*         56,501      68,685            353        1,123    126,662
To-date/2025*         56,651      66,690            654          922    124,917
% Change YTD              0%          3%           -46%          22%         1%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week          23,333      72,300              0        1,079     96,712
Last week             22,639      74,503             47          987     98,176
Same wk yr ago        24,026      63,649            117          440     88,232

To-date/2026*        821,486   2,556,485          9,123       27,608  3,414,702
To-date/2025*        830,071   2,367,983         15,208       22,532  3,235,794
% Change YTD             -1%          8%           -40%          23%         6%
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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 176.9 million
head, or 6.3 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: 10-Sep-26 11:08 AM C NBS

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