NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jun 12, 2025 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 07-Jun-2025 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 168,821 774 1,763 2,537 498 Avg Wt 6.66 3.28 8.47 6.89 7.02 Head sltr comparisons Last week 149,946 571 1,606 2,177 502 Same wk yr ago 166,414 822 1,764 2,586 362 Avg Wt 6.53 3.58 8.38 6.85 6.96 To-date/2025* 3,791,666 14,544 38,276 52,820 9,923 To-date/2024* 3,725,513 16,025 37,528 53,553 9,650 % Change YTD 2% -9% 2% -1% 3% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 854,504 1,409 10,229 11,638 2,482 Last week 757,827 1,065 9,109 10,174 2,527 Same wk yr ago 825,879 1,633 10,126 11,759 1,789 To-date/2025* 18,924,216 27,934 218,562 246,496 49,377 To-date/2024* 18,312,796 31,158 215,706 246,864 48,908 % Change YTD 3% -10% 1% 0% 1% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 7-Jun-2025 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,602 1,824 25 43 3,494 Avg Wt 19.24 44.69 31.84 27.60 32.71 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,387 1,678 23 24 3,112 Same wk yr ago 1,785 2,115 12 27 3,939 Avg Wt 17.17 45.35 33.45 31.56 32.45 To-date/2025* 33,621 41,581 406 581 76,189 To-date/2024* 36,654 45,476 274 648 83,052 % Change YTD -8% -9% 48% -10% -8% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 24,812 65,619 617 920 91,968 Last week 20,913 60,934 679 549 83,075 Same wk yr ago 24,672 77,212 311 660 102,855 To-date/2025* 490,991 1,484,692 9,213 14,122 1,999,018 To-date/2024* 496,216 1,640,730 6,873 15,441 2,159,260 % Change YTD -1% -10% 34% -9% -7% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 167.5 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 170.9 million head, or 3.4 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: 12-Jun-25 11:52 AM C NBS