NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Aug 21, 2025 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 16-Aug-2025 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 170,612 794 1,982 2,776 377 Avg Wt 6.55 3.55 8.79 7.29 6.34 Head sltr comparisons Last week 171,784 627 1,915 2,542 512 Same wk yr ago 167,503 414 1,828 2,242 410 Avg Wt 6.49 3.52 8.57 7.64 7.00 To-date/2025* 5,480,147 21,996 57,055 79,051 14,494 To-date/2024* 5,380,005 22,263 54,551 76,814 13,344 % Change YTD 2% -1% 5% 3% 9% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 849,307 1,564 11,934 13,498 1,697 Last week 860,363 1,225 11,386 12,611 2,563 Same wk yr ago 826,192 809 10,731 11,540 2,038 To-date/2025* 27,304,310 42,469 328,847 371,316 72,040 To-date/2024* 26,451,267 42,701 315,934 358,635 67,278 % Change YTD 3% -1% 4% 4% 7% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 16-Aug-2025 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,781 1,998 27 35 3,841 Avg Wt 18.63 42.03 31.16 29.22 30.99 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,529 1,984 22 25 3,560 Same wk yr ago 1,683 2,161 0 37 3,881 Avg Wt 17.58 43.40 0.00 29.31 32.07 To-date/2025* 51,167 60,978 597 852 113,594 To-date/2024* 52,365 65,629 427 893 119,314 % Change YTD -2% -7% 40% -5% -5% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 26,710 67,601 652 793 95,756 Last week 23,300 69,810 567 585 94,262 Same wk yr ago 23,818 75,499 0 840 100,157 To-date/2025* 747,704 2,169,732 13,889 20,796 2,952,121 To-date/2024* 713,061 2,356,706 10,372 21,263 3,101,402 % Change YTD 5% -8% 34% -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 171.0 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 172.7 million head, or 1.7 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: 21-Aug-25 10:59 AM C NBS