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Des Moines, IA Thu. Jan 14, 2021 USDA Market News
MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 09-Jan-2021
Young Light Heavy Total
Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks
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Head 169,756 796 1,524 2,320 374
Avg Wt 6.36 3.59 8.29 6.68 6.47
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 137,841 641 1,098 1,739 213
Same wk yr ago 173,135 776 1,585 2,361 421
Avg Wt 6.26 3.49 8.39 6.78 7.11
To-date/2021* 307,597 1,437 2,622 4,059 587
To-date/2020* 319,642 1,283 2,862 4,145 956
% Change YTD -4% 12% -8% -2% -39%
Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 820,533 1,586 8,654 10,240 1,718
Last week 670,459 1,245 6,288 7,533 1,121
Same wk yr ago 823,707 1,503 9,109 10,612 2,125
To-date/2021* 1,490,992 2,831 14,942 17,773 2,839
To-date/2020* 1,531,863 2,460 16,483 18,943 4,792
% Change YTD -3% 15% -9% -6% -41%
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Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0%
Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 9-Jan-2021
Young Young Young Old Total
Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys
Head 1,631 2,226 24 28 3,909
Avg Wt 16.50 45.59 28.46 33.18 33.25
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 943 1,667 9 0 2,619
Same wk yr ago 1,573 2,543 17 11 4,144
Avg Wt 17.21 44.02 29.56 31.06 33.75
To-date/2021* 2,574 3,893 33 28 6,528
To-date/2020* 2,791 4,752 18 43 7,604
% Change YTD -8% -18% 83% -35% -14%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 21,664 81,694 529 720 104,607
Last week 13,732 60,508 218 0 74,458
Same wk yr ago 21,792 90,114 389 265 112,560
To-date/2021* 35,396 142,202 747 720 179,065
To-date/2020* 38,460 169,708 409 982 209,559
% Change YTD -8% -16% 83% -27% -15%
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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 159.3
million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 171.8 million
head, or 12.5 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: 14-Jan-21 08:50 AM C BKMisc. Poultry: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thu)