USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - September 11, 2025
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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
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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%
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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%
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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%
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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 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
