NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Oct 19, 2017 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 14-Oct-2017 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------- Head 165,868 948 1,631 2,579 454 Avg Wt 6.28 3.46 8.21 6.46 6.96 Head sltr comparisons Last week 165,846 838 1,642 2,480 447 Same wk yr ago 156,395 819 1,452 2,271 369 Avg Wt 6.17 3.55 8.28 6.57 6.62 To-date/2017* 6,632,393 51,709 60,899 112,608 16,475 To-date/2016* 6,551,486 52,756 62,139 114,895 16,790 % Change YTD 1% -2% -2% -2% -2% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 791,655 1,820 9,172 10,992 2,243 Last week 780,206 1,586 9,257 10,843 2,139 Same wk yr ago 733,367 1,614 8,235 9,849 1,734 To-date/2017* 30,910,481 96,114 338,950 435,064 78,511 To-date/2016* 30,521,225 97,574 346,489 444,063 79,390 % Change YTD 1% -1% -2% -2% -1% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 14-Oct-2017 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,873 2,577 20 0 4,470 Avg Wt 17.16 41.50 26.62 0.00 31.24 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,373 2,532 34 32 3,971 Same wk yr ago 1,685 2,513 25 1 4,224 Avg Wt 17.19 39.09 29.10 63.23 30.30 To-date/2017* 69,152 99,379 1,059 203 169,793 To-date/2016* 74,071 97,789 553 280 172,693 % Change YTD -7% 2% 92% -28% -2% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 25,873 86,091 413 0 112,377 Last week 19,895 84,078 724 599 105,296 Same wk yr ago 23,317 79,078 564 49 103,008 To-date/2017* 942,974 3,329,671 23,097 4,514 4,300,256 To-date/2016* 1,032,076 3,236,631 12,043 6,202 4,286,952 % Change YTD -9% 3% 92% -27% 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 166.3 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 167.9 million head, or 1.6 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: 19-Oct-17 08:48 AM C JG