NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jul 31, 2025 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 26-Jul-2025 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 170,068 834 1,801 2,635 526 Avg Wt 6.40 3.74 8.15 6.75 6.85 Head sltr comparisons Last week 171,917 784 1,902 2,686 437 Same wk yr ago 167,103 547 1,783 2,330 355 Avg Wt 6.53 3.47 8.72 7.49 6.90 To-date/2025* 4,966,032 19,765 51,359 71,124 13,138 To-date/2024* 4,873,297 20,852 49,162 70,014 12,070 % Change YTD 2% -5% 4% 2% 9% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 827,211 1,731 10,055 11,786 2,558 Last week 850,577 1,532 11,179 12,711 2,125 Same wk yr ago 829,299 1,053 10,650 11,703 1,739 To-date/2025* 24,750,263 38,053 294,880 332,933 65,423 To-date/2024* 23,951,978 39,986 283,914 323,900 60,978 % Change YTD 3% -5% 4% 3% 7% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 26-Jul-2025 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,660 1,925 8 23 3,616 Avg Wt 18.46 43.99 30.24 33.08 32.17 Head sltr comparisons Last week 2,018 1,970 38 49 4,075 Same wk yr ago 1,570 2,002 55 15 3,642 Avg Wt 17.91 44.00 25.32 33.28 32.43 To-date/2025* 46,086 55,013 541 769 102,409 To-date/2024* 47,481 59,285 403 807 107,976 % Change YTD -3% -7% 34% -5% -5% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 24,668 68,168 187 590 93,613 Last week 29,631 69,746 882 1,245 101,504 Same wk yr ago 22,636 70,911 1,079 387 95,013 To-date/2025* 671,148 1,962,051 12,480 18,877 2,664,556 To-date/2024* 644,577 2,134,978 9,760 19,178 2,808,493 % Change YTD 4% -8% 28% -2% -5% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 169.8 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 172.1 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: 31-Jul-25 10:41 AM C NBS