NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. May 23, 2013 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 18-May-2013 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------- Head 156,952 1,735 1,473 3,208 430 Avg Wt 5.85 3.23 7.74 5.30 6.88 Head sltr comparisons Last week 156,778 1,838 1,594 3,432 460 Same wk yr ago 157,987 1,705 1,674 3,379 421 Avg Wt 5.69 3.17 7.61 5.37 6.68 To-date/2013* 3,053,597 32,893 28,006 60,899 8,074 To-date/2012* 3,019,576 33,579 29,672 63,251 8,421 % Change YTD 1% -2% -6% -4% -4% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 697,809 3,026 7,753 10,779 2,100 Last week 699,418 3,126 8,639 11,765 2,231 Same wk yr ago 678,704 2,838 8,726 11,564 2,039 To-date/2013* 13,493,182 56,291 148,413 204,704 38,993 To-date/2012* 13,029,127 56,166 156,699 212,865 41,041 % Change YTD 4% 0% -5% -4% -5% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 54.0% 68.0% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 18-May-2013 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,792 2,443 13 3 4,251 Avg Wt 17.25 40.66 31.66 26.25 30.75 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,930 2,572 9 0 4,511 Same wk yr ago 1,962 2,477 29 16 4,484 Avg Wt 16.99 40.44 26.42 26.42 30.04 To-date/2013* 34,165 50,280 463 231 85,139 To-date/2012* 35,844 50,432 440 150 86,866 % Change YTD -5% 0% 5% 54% -2% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 24,730 79,466 317 61 104,574 Last week 27,051 83,930 186 0 111,167 Same wk yr ago 26,661 80,134 578 319 107,692 To-date/2013* 468,299 1,637,583 9,582 4,970 2,120,434 To-date/2012* 483,752 1,651,104 8,837 3,845 2,147,538 % Change YTD -3% -1% 8% 29% -1% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 80.0% 80.0% 77.0% 77.0% (A) The estimated number of fryers available for marketing based on the 2-week revised average chick placements 6 to 7 weeks earlier was 154.8 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 158.9 million head, or 4.1 million more than estimated available. (B) Dressing % adjustments reflect quarterly update. *Note: Year to-date totals reflect comparable time periods. SOURCE: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Des Moines, IA 515.284.4471 email: PYMNDSM@ams.usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY017.txt Prepared: 23-May-13 10:39 AM C JK