NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jul 24, 2025 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 19-Jul-2025 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 171,917 784 1,902 2,686 437 Avg Wt 6.51 3.52 8.58 7.10 6.85 Head sltr comparisons Last week 172,507 775 1,957 2,732 522 Same wk yr ago 168,293 723 1,848 2,571 377 Avg Wt 6.42 3.61 8.58 7.18 6.97 To-date/2025* 4,795,964 18,931 49,558 68,489 12,612 To-date/2024* 4,706,194 20,305 47,379 67,684 11,715 % Change YTD 2% -7% 5% 1% 8% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 850,577 1,532 11,179 12,711 2,125 Last week 888,894 1,445 11,488 12,933 2,542 Same wk yr ago 821,135 1,449 10,861 12,310 1,866 To-date/2025* 23,923,052 36,322 284,825 321,147 62,865 To-date/2024* 23,122,679 38,933 273,264 312,197 59,239 % Change YTD 3% -7% 4% 3% 6% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 19-Jul-2025 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 2,018 1,970 38 49 4,075 Avg Wt 18.24 43.98 29.95 32.79 30.97 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,907 1,985 42 25 3,959 Same wk yr ago 1,693 2,004 46 36 3,779 Avg Wt 16.44 43.77 26.37 27.60 31.16 To-date/2025* 44,426 53,088 533 746 98,793 To-date/2024* 45,911 57,283 348 792 104,334 % Change YTD -3% -7% 53% -6% -5% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 29,631 69,746 882 1,245 101,504 Last week 27,295 70,245 1,009 651 99,200 Same wk yr ago 22,406 70,611 940 770 94,727 To-date/2025* 646,480 1,893,883 12,293 18,287 2,570,943 To-date/2024* 621,941 2,064,067 8,681 18,791 2,713,480 % Change YTD 4% -8% 42% -3% -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 168.8 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 174.0 million head, or 5.2 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: 24-Jul-25 11:28 AM C NBS