Misc. Poultry: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thu)
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Des Moines, IA Thu. Aug 06, 2020 USDA Market News
MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 01-Aug-2020
Young Light Heavy Total
Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks
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Head 165,886 716 1,692 2,408 251
Avg Wt 6.25 3.12 8.38 6.82 6.50
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 163,998 772 1,719 2,491 249
Same wk yr ago 172,347 838 1,699 2,537 381
Avg Wt 6.18 3.28 8.41 6.72 6.96
To-date/2020* 5,072,442 23,479 50,221 73,700 12,205
To-date/2019* 5,064,171 25,051 49,057 74,108 13,493
% Change YTD 0% -6% 2% -1% -10%
Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 787,959 1,240 9,713 10,953 1,158
Last week 767,773 1,521 9,856 11,377 1,195
Same wk yr ago 809,479 1,525 9,788 11,313 1,883
To-date/2020* 24,197,185 45,322 284,361 329,683 59,964
To-date/2019* 23,738,512 47,714 275,693 323,407 66,861
% Change YTD 2% -5% 3% 2% -10%
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Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0%
Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 1-Aug-2020
Young Young Young Old Total
Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys
Head 1,810 2,391 15 23 4,239
Avg Wt 16.34 43.06 25.73 26.21 31.50
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 1,948 2,431 33 9 4,421
Same wk yr ago 1,802 2,408 35 36 4,281
Avg Wt 16.79 42.33 28.35 29.81 31.36
To-date/2020* 51,256 70,577 470 351 122,654
To-date/2019* 50,716 72,113 536 388 123,753
% Change YTD 1% -2% -12% -10% -1%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 23,808 82,880 299 467 107,454
Last week 27,803 84,775 812 241 113,631
Same wk yr ago 24,356 82,054 769 832 108,011
To-date/2020* 690,459 2,498,238 10,437 8,233 3,207,367
To-date/2019* 708,251 2,533,993 12,273 9,030 3,263,547
% Change YTD -3% -1% -15% -9% -2%
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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 165.6
million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 167.9 million
head, or 2.3 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: 06-Aug-20 10:41 AM C MP