NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jan 28, 2021 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 23-Jan-2021 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 164,264 772 1,514 2,286 459 Avg Wt 6.35 3.40 8.23 6.60 6.37 Head sltr comparisons Last week 168,939 789 1,560 2,349 406 Same wk yr ago 166,071 839 1,490 2,329 496 Avg Wt 6.27 3.42 8.11 6.42 7.16 To-date/2021* 640,800 2,998 5,696 8,694 1,452 To-date/2020* 660,251 2,900 6,029 8,929 1,990 % Change YTD -3% 3% -6% -3% -27% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 792,738 1,457 8,535 9,992 2,076 Last week 815,300 1,406 8,848 10,254 1,969 Same wk yr ago 791,357 1,593 8,277 9,870 2,521 To-date/2021* 3,099,030 5,694 32,325 38,019 6,884 To-date/2020* 3,162,887 5,620 33,973 39,593 9,994 % Change YTD -2% 1% -5% -4% -31% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 23-Jan-2021 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,495 2,203 29 9 3,736 Avg Wt 14.95 46.19 29.70 26.73 33.51 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,676 2,117 8 0 3,801 Same wk yr ago 1,504 2,422 8 8 3,942 Avg Wt 16.61 45.28 29.65 29.75 34.28 To-date/2021* 5,745 8,213 70 37 14,065 To-date/2020* 5,922 9,698 41 66 15,727 % Change YTD -3% -15% 71% -44% -11% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 17,992 81,914 668 186 100,760 Last week 22,167 77,353 176 0 99,696 Same wk yr ago 20,110 88,283 184 184 108,761 To-date/2021* 75,555 301,469 1,591 906 379,521 To-date/2020* 80,351 348,366 951 1,552 431,220 % Change YTD -6% -13% 67% -42% -12% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 160.3 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 166.3 million head, or 6.0 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: 28-Jan-21 10:49 AM C BK