NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Sep 11, 2025 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 06-Sep-2025 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 161,179 841 1,837 2,678 484 Avg Wt 6.76 3.50 8.81 7.14 7.04 Head sltr comparisons Last week 177,600 669 1,560 2,229 436 Same wk yr ago 149,584 626 1,689 2,315 365 Avg Wt 6.58 3.42 8.51 7.13 7.21 To-date/2025* 5,992,336 24,164 62,252 86,416 15,918 To-date/2024* 5,871,914 23,865 60,160 84,025 14,445 % Change YTD 2% 1% 3% 3% 10% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 828,073 1,634 11,086 12,720 2,419 Last week 897,590 1,288 9,489 10,777 2,133 Same wk yr ago 748,040 1,188 9,846 11,034 1,868 To-date/2025* 29,899,798 46,687 360,211 406,898 79,068 To-date/2024* 28,900,796 45,824 348,362 394,186 72,881 % Change YTD 3% 2% 3% 3% 8% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 6-Sep-2025 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,561 1,759 5 16 3,341 Avg Wt 19.12 44.95 30.16 35.46 32.81 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,875 1,979 18 29 3,901 Same wk yr ago 1,393 1,825 2 52 3,272 Avg Wt 18.10 44.28 63.10 30.02 32.92 To-date/2025* 56,651 66,690 654 922 124,917 To-date/2024* 57,066 71,397 459 1,019 129,941 % Change YTD -1% -7% 42% -10% -4% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 24,026 63,649 117 440 88,232 Last week 27,561 66,113 414 687 94,775 Same wk yr ago 20,297 65,053 98 1,210 86,658 To-date/2025* 830,071 2,367,983 15,208 22,532 3,235,794 To-date/2024* 779,262 2,558,221 11,187 24,134 3,372,804 % Change YTD 7% -7% 36% -7% -4% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 169.9 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 163.1 million head, or 6.8 million less 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: 11-Sep-25 11:30 AM C NBS