NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Mar 13, 2025 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 08-Mar-2025 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 167,393 523 1,679 2,202 523 Avg Wt 6.43 3.32 8.45 7.23 6.57 Head sltr comparisons Last week 168,978 724 1,599 2,323 449 Same wk yr ago 164,520 833 1,697 2,530 377 Avg Wt 6.43 3.34 8.54 6.83 7.14 To-date/2025* 1,630,902 6,057 16,280 22,337 4,312 To-date/2024* 1,613,993 7,087 16,001 23,088 4,425 % Change YTD 1% -15% 2% -3% -3% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 818,016 964 9,718 10,682 2,440 Last week 846,309 1,342 9,442 10,784 2,161 Same wk yr ago 803,976 1,544 9,927 11,471 1,911 To-date/2025* 8,147,170 11,539 93,077 104,616 21,257 To-date/2024* 7,947,973 13,759 91,859 105,618 22,478 % Change YTD 3% -16% 1% -1% -5% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 8-Mar-2025 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,481 1,828 21 39 3,369 Avg Wt 17.80 43.43 29.12 31.30 31.94 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,600 1,749 14 37 3,400 Same wk yr ago 1,718 2,018 0 28 3,764 Avg Wt 16.35 45.38 0.00 30.19 32.01 To-date/2025* 13,362 17,691 242 314 31,609 To-date/2024* 15,876 19,599 140 306 35,921 % Change YTD -16% -10% 73% 3% -12% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 21,221 63,909 474 946 86,550 Last week 22,501 61,499 394 889 85,283 Same wk yr ago 22,612 73,719 0 655 96,986 To-date/2025* 191,441 633,473 5,094 7,679 837,687 To-date/2024* 212,915 709,847 3,604 7,258 933,624 % Change YTD -10% -11% 41% 6% -10% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 168.0 million head, or 0.5 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: 13-Mar-25 11:45 AM C BRM