USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 11/28 12:01

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Nov 27, 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 22-Nov-2025


                   Young        Light          Heavy       Total
                  Chickens       Hens           Hens       Hens          Ducks
                
---------------------Thousands-----------------------------------
Head                 172,861         784          1,912        2,696        410
Avg Wt                  6.61        3.45           8.60         7.10       6.98
Head sltr comparisons
Last week            171,829         789          1,950        2,739        422
Same wk yr ago       169,633         763          1,782        2,545        459
Avg Wt                  6.57        3.37           8.53         6.98       7.19
To-date/2025*      7,900,346      31,936         83,069      115,005     20,733
To-date/2024*      7,738,431      30,982         79,536      110,518     19,856
% Change YTD              2%          3%             4%           4%         4%

Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week         868,385       1,501         11,264       12,765      2,032
Last week            876,259       1,502         11,194       12,696      2,133
Same wk yr ago       847,011       1,427         10,412       11,839      2,343

To-date/2025*     39,619,461      61,620        481,763      543,383    103,091
To-date/2024*     38,301,751      59,352        459,570      518,922    100,376
% 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     22-Nov-2025

                   Young        Young          Young        Old        Total
                    Hens         Toms         Breeders   Breeders     Turkeys
Head                   1,677       1,945              0           45      3,667
Avg Wt                 17.13       44.44           0.00        29.62      31.77
Head sltr comparisons
Last week              2,451       2,036              6           15      4,508
Same wk yr ago         1,643       2,072             15           35      3,765
Avg Wt                 16.38       44.30          42.18        32.47      32.00
To-date/2025*         79,386      88,798            767        1,225    170,176
To-date/2024*         77,448      94,610            714        1,396    174,168
% Change YTD              3%         -6%             7%         -12%        -2%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week          23,125      69,581              0        1,033     93,739
Last week             33,562      72,197            148          424    106,331
Same wk yr ago        21,664      73,891            490          881     96,926

To-date/2025*      1,163,903   3,154,486         18,002       29,823  4,366,214
To-date/2024*      1,061,057   3,377,817         17,791       32,989  4,489,654
% Change YTD             10%         -7%             1%         -10%        -3%
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Dressing %             80.5%       80.5%          77.5%        77.5%

(A) **

(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: 27-Nov-25 12:29 PM C BRM

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