USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 11/20 11:21

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Nov 20, 2025          USDA Market News

Special Note: **This information will be reported as soon as possible.**

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 15-Nov-2025


                   Young        Light          Heavy       Total
                  Chickens       Hens           Hens       Hens          Ducks
                
---------------------Thousands-----------------------------------
Head                 171,829         789          1,950        2,739        422
Avg Wt                  6.71        3.43           8.38         6.95       7.12
Head sltr comparisons
Last week            174,754         746          1,836        2,582        390
Same wk yr ago       169,932         735          1,599        2,334        431
Avg Wt                  6.55        3.28           8.40         6.79       7.31
To-date/2025*      7,727,485      31,152         81,157      112,309     20,323
To-date/2024*      7,568,798      30,219         77,754      107,973     19,397
% Change YTD              2%          3%             4%           4%         5%

Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week         876,259       1,502         11,194       12,696      2,133
Last week            883,207       1,474         10,489       11,963      1,905
Same wk yr ago       845,921       1,338          9,201       10,539      2,237

To-date/2025*     38,751,076      60,119        470,499      530,618    101,059
To-date/2024*     37,454,740      57,925        449,158      507,083     98,033
% Change YTD              3%          4%             5%           5%         3%
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Dressing %             76.0%       55.5%          68.5%                   71.0%

                Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending     15-Nov-2025

                   Young        Young          Young        Old        Total
                    Hens         Toms         Breeders   Breeders     Turkeys
Head                   2,451       2,036              6           15      4,508
Avg Wt                 17.01       44.05          31.76        36.49      29.30
Head sltr comparisons
Last week              2,573       1,982              8           15      4,578
Same wk yr ago         2,242       2,070              3           11      4,326
Avg Wt                 15.65       43.60          39.91        34.34      29.07
To-date/2025*         77,709      86,853            767        1,180    166,509
To-date/2024*         75,805      92,538            699        1,361    170,403
% Change YTD              3%         -6%            10%         -13%        -2%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week          33,562      72,197            148          424    106,331
Last week             36,516      70,665            217          379    107,777
Same wk yr ago        28,245      72,653             93          293    101,284

To-date/2025*      1,140,778   3,084,905         18,002       28,790  4,272,475
To-date/2024*      1,039,393   3,303,926         17,301       32,108  4,392,728
% Change YTD             10%         -7%             4%         -10%        -3%
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Dressing %             80.5%       80.5%          77.5%        77.5%

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(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: 20-Nov-25 12:03 PM C BRM

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