NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Apr 10, 2025 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 05-Apr-2025 ***CORRECTION:Light and heavy hens head count*** Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 167,851 *785 *1,652 2,437 498 Avg Wt 6.51 3.49 8.28 6.74 7.15 Head sltr comparisons Last week 166,608 752 1,680 2,432 481 Same wk yr ago 160,773 598 1,656 2,254 502 Avg Wt 6.45 3.66 8.45 7.18 6.76 To-date/2025* 2,298,888 8,891 22,922 31,813 6,025 To-date/2024* 2,258,304 9,722 22,453 32,175 6,187 % Change YTD 2% -9% 2% -1% -3% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 830,460 1,521 9,370 10,891 2,528 Last week 817,979 1,381 9,586 10,967 2,435 Same wk yr ago 788,109 1,215 9,585 10,800 2,409 To-date/2025* 11,464,745 16,886 130,722 147,608 29,820 To-date/2024* 11,089,262 19,020 128,883 147,903 31,342 % Change YTD 3% -11% 1% 0% -5% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 5-Apr-2025 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,417 1,814 21 23 3,275 Avg Wt 18.77 44.20 32.12 29.67 33.02 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,577 1,903 12 16 3,508 Same wk yr ago 1,935 1,782 14 27 3,758 Avg Wt 17.55 45.44 34.74 28.69 30.92 To-date/2025* 19,207 25,139 281 377 45,004 To-date/2024* 22,706 27,196 175 400 50,477 % Change YTD -15% -8% 61% -6% -11% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 21,411 64,544 523 529 87,007 Last week 22,711 68,446 305 431 91,893 Same wk yr ago 27,337 65,184 377 600 93,498 To-date/2025* 276,264 900,167 6,090 9,175 1,191,696 To-date/2024* 306,211 984,939 4,452 9,596 1,305,198 % Change YTD -10% -9% 37% -4% -9% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 167.7 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 169.9 million head, or 2.2 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: 10-Apr-25 02:39 PM C BRM