NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Oct 05, 2017 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 30-Sep-2017 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------- Head 166,976 1,050 1,655 2,705 478 Avg Wt 6.25 3.44 8.16 6.33 6.79 Head sltr comparisons Last week 167,352 1,155 1,794 2,949 426 Same wk yr ago 164,035 1,208 1,794 3,002 419 Avg Wt 6.25 3.39 8.15 6.23 6.15 To-date/2017* 6,300,679 49,923 57,626 107,549 15,574 To-date/2016* 6,232,294 50,876 59,068 109,944 16,073 % Change YTD 1% -2% -2% -2% -3% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 793,136 2,005 9,251 11,256 2,304 Last week 791,106 2,212 10,077 12,289 1,939 Same wk yr ago 779,166 2,273 10,015 12,288 1,830 To-date/2017* 29,338,620 92,708 320,521 413,229 74,129 To-date/2016* 28,993,539 93,928 329,049 422,977 76,062 % Change YTD 1% -1% -3% -2% -3% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 30-Sep-2017 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,678 2,615 40 7 4,340 Avg Wt 16.92 40.65 27.48 18.65 31.32 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,697 2,298 29 5 4,029 Same wk yr ago 1,638 2,672 5 1 4,316 Avg Wt 16.74 40.27 27.80 42.28 31.32 To-date/2017* 65,906 94,270 1,005 171 161,352 To-date/2016* 70,886 92,728 499 278 164,391 % Change YTD -7% 2% 101% -38% -2% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 22,855 85,571 852 101 109,379 Last week 24,180 76,012 644 117 100,953 Same wk yr ago 22,073 86,619 108 33 108,833 To-date/2017* 897,206 3,159,502 21,960 3,915 4,082,583 To-date/2016* 988,884 3,078,646 10,816 6,104 4,084,450 % Change YTD -9% 3% 103% -36% 0% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 166.1 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 169.0 million head, or 2.9 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: 05-Oct-17 09:33 AM C JG