USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 09/17 09:56

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Sep 17, 2026          USDA Market News

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


                   Young        Light          Heavy       Total
                  Chickens       Hens           Hens       Hens          Ducks
                
---------------------Thousands-----------------------------------
Head                 158,906         861          1,843        2,704        527
Avg Wt                  6.57        3.64           8.70         7.09       7.04
Head sltr comparisons
Last week            174,775         693          1,714        2,407        515
Same wk yr ago       174,416         723          2,025        2,748        483
Avg Wt                  6.80        3.47           8.54         7.21       7.04
To-date/2026*      6,301,126      29,237         66,730       95,967     17,589
To-date/2025*      6,166,752      24,887         64,277       89,164     16,401
% Change YTD              2%         17%             4%           8%         7%

Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week         793,449       1,739         10,983       12,722      2,634
Last week            862,060       1,312         10,168       11,480      2,592
Same wk yr ago       901,382       1,392         11,846       13,238      2,414

To-date/2026*     31,310,346      56,809        390,062      446,871     87,835
To-date/2025*     30,801,180      48,079        372,057      420,136     81,482
% Change YTD              2%         18%             5%           6%         8%
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Dressing %             76.0%       55.5%          68.5%                   71.0%

                Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending     12-Sep-2026

                   Young        Young          Young        Old        Total
                    Hens         Toms         Breeders   Breeders     Turkeys
Head                   1,575       1,687              6           27      3,295
Avg Wt                 17.02       45.27          33.29        29.50      31.61
Head sltr comparisons
Last week              1,697       2,007              0           45      3,749
Same wk yr ago         2,031       2,020             35            0      4,086
Avg Wt                 19.33       45.13          31.37         0.00      32.19
To-date/2026*         58,076      70,372            359        1,150    129,957
To-date/2025*         58,682      68,710            689          922    129,003
% Change YTD             -1%          2%           -48%          25%         1%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week          21,579      61,478            155          617     83,829
Last week             23,333      72,300              0        1,079     96,712
Same wk yr ago        31,604      73,386            851            0    105,841

To-date/2026*        843,065   2,617,963          9,278       28,225  3,498,531
To-date/2025*        861,675   2,441,369         16,059       22,532  3,341,635
% Change YTD             -2%          7%           -42%          25%         5%
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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 169.8
million head.  Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 160.8 million
head, or 9.0 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: 17-Sep-26 10:09 AM C NBS

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