USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 12/04 16:49
12/04/2025 | 4:49 pm CST USDA Live Poultry Sltr Under F.I. 12/04 16:49
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Des Moines, IA Thu. Dec 04, 2025 USDA Market News
MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 29-Nov-2025
Young Light Heavy Total
Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks
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Head 132,428 689 1,715 2,404 378
Avg Wt 6.58 3.40 8.53 7.06 7.11
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 172,861 784 1,912 2,696 410
Same wk yr ago 127,697 443 664 1,107 310
Avg Wt 6.59 3.06 8.39 6.26 7.42
To-date/2025* 8,032,774 32,625 84,784 117,409 21,111
To-date/2024* 7,866,128 31,425 80,200 111,625 20,166
% Change YTD 2% 4% 6% 5% 5%
Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 662,246 1,300 10,021 11,321 1,908
Last week 868,385 1,501 11,264 12,765 2,032
Same wk yr ago 639,558 752 3,816 4,568 1,633
To-date/2025* 40,281,707 62,920 491,784 554,704 104,999
To-date/2024* 38,941,309 60,104 463,386 523,490 102,009
% Change YTD 3% 5% 6% 6% 3%
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Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0%
Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 29-Nov-2025
Young Young Young Old Total
Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys
Head 1,139 1,210 0 7 2,356
Avg Wt 16.85 45.37 0.00 35.08 31.56
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 1,677 1,945 0 45 3,667
Same wk yr ago 828 1,297 1 15 2,141
Avg Wt 16.43 43.26 68.48 30.86 32.80
To-date/2025* 80,525 90,008 767 1,232 172,532
To-date/2024* 78,276 95,907 715 1,411 176,309
% Change YTD 3% -6% 7% -13% -2%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 15,450 44,193 0 190 59,833
Last week 23,125 69,581 0 1,033 93,739
Same wk yr ago 10,951 45,167 53 359 56,530
To-date/2025* 1,179,353 3,198,679 18,002 30,013 4,426,047
To-date/2024* 1,072,008 3,422,984 17,844 33,348 4,546,184
% Change YTD 10% -7% 1% -10% -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 165.2
million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 134.0 million
head, or 31.2 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: 04-Dec-25 11:16 AM C NBS
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