NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jul 16, 2026 USDA Market News ***CORRECTION: to young toms and total turkeys slaughtered*** MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 12-Jul-2026 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------------- Head 174,700 932 1,743 2,675 526 Avg Wt 6.48 3.49 8.60 6.82 6.88 Head sltr comparisons Last week 162,227 810 1,808 2,618 411 Same wk yr ago 172,507 775 1,957 2,732 522 Avg Wt 6.78 3.36 8.57 7.09 6.86 To-date/2026* 4,758,820 22,095 50,026 72,121 12,921 To-date/2025* 4,624,047 18,147 47,656 65,803 12,175 % Change YTD 3% 22% 5% 10% 6% Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 860,363 1,805 10,268 12,073 2,569 Last week 791,538 1,569 10,688 12,257 2,043 Same wk yr ago 888,894 1,445 11,488 12,933 2,542 To-date/2026* 23,684,328 42,951 290,702 333,653 64,741 To-date/2025* 23,072,475 34,790 273,646 308,436 60,740 % Change YTD 3% 23% 6% 8% 7% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0% Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 12-Jul-2026 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,755 *2,048 24 32 *3,859 Avg Wt 18.32 *45.94 31.59 31.76 *33.17 Head sltr comparisons Last week 1,327 1,588 7 23 2,945 Same wk yr ago 1,907 1,985 42 25 3,959 Avg Wt 17.78 43.96 31.01 33.59 31.14 To-date/2026* 43,003 *52,636 237 823 *96,699 To-date/2025* 42,408 51,118 495 697 94,718 % Change YTD 1% *3% -52% 18% 2% ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 25,882 *75,739 588 788 *102,997 Last week 19,485 58,791 161 635 79,072 Same wk yr ago 27,295 70,245 1,009 651 99,200 To-date/2026* 629,461 *1,975,558 6,058 20,471 *2,631,548 To-date/2025* 616,849 1,824,137 11,411 17,042 2,469,439 % Change YTD 2% 8% -47% 20% 7% ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 173.7 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 176.8 million head, or 3.1 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: 16-Jul-26 07:47 AM C NBS