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USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 10/23 10:21

USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 10/23 10:21

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Oct 23, 2025          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 18-Oct-2025


                   Young        Light          Heavy       Total
                  Chickens       Hens           Hens       Hens          Ducks
                
---------------------Thousands-----------------------------------
Head                 172,618         615          1,922        2,537        289
Avg Wt                  6.88        3.38           8.46         7.23       7.13
Head sltr comparisons
Last week            172,652         826          1,825        2,651        487
Same wk yr ago       169,387         676          1,856        2,532        497
Avg Wt                  6.65        3.44           8.54         7.18       7.15
To-date/2025*      7,035,466      28,140         73,688      101,828     18,652
To-date/2024*      6,886,297      27,536         71,206       98,742     17,493
% Change YTD              2%          2%             3%           3%         7%

Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week         902,585       1,154         11,138       12,292      1,463
Last week            888,329       1,591         10,776       12,367      2,410
Same wk yr ago       856,082       1,291         10,857       12,148      2,523

To-date/2025*     35,264,161      54,334        427,447      481,781     92,704
To-date/2024*     34,031,513      52,853        411,375      464,228     88,159
% Change YTD              4%          3%             4%           4%         5%
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Dressing %             76.0%       55.5%          68.5%                   71.0%

                Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending     18-Oct-2025

                   Young        Young          Young        Old        Total
                    Hens         Toms         Breeders   Breeders     Turkeys
Head                   2,200       1,998              9           33      4,240
Avg Wt                 18.14       43.82          33.33        30.33      30.37
Head sltr comparisons
Last week              1,797       2,085             10           37      3,929
Same wk yr ago         2,023       2,009             42           36      4,110
Avg Wt                 18.27       43.34          37.70        24.09      30.77
To-date/2025*         68,109      78,886            749        1,100    148,844
To-date/2024*         66,529      84,386            644        1,290    152,849
% Change YTD              2%         -7%            16%         -15%        -3%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week          32,126      70,480            232          776    103,614
Last week             27,543      73,549            250          823    102,165
Same wk yr ago        29,753      70,091          1,227          672    101,743

To-date/2025*      1,004,126   2,801,821         17,542       26,673  3,850,162
To-date/2024*        913,872   3,012,041         15,976       30,427  3,972,316
% Change YTD             10%         -7%            10%         -12%        -3%
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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 0.0
million head.  Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 174.7 million
head, or 174.7 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: 23-Oct-25 10:51 AM C BRM

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