U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending December 11, 2021 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 168,432,000 broilers, a 2-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 2-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 2-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 2-percent decrease in chicks placed 7 weeks earlier in the United States.

U.S. Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broiler Slaughter Report
Week ending Eggs set Chicks placed Eggs set Chicks placed Broilers slaughtered
change from change from 10 weeks previous 7 weeks previous
1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year
– 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – %
October
30 238,275
106
178,625
104
239,045 103 185,512 99 164,216 99
November
6 234,265
106
177,957
99
235,042 101 182,686 98 164,584 97
13 241,097
108
181,993
104 233,883 101 180,690 97 165,399 99
20 240,183
102
183,889
102
230,803 103 179,347 99 163,472 100
27 241,020
102
182,736
104
228,622 101 177,414 98 124,235* 93
December
4 240,172
101
186,656
103
234,884 107 180,874 102 164,957 99
11



230,316 102 177,901 98 168,432 102

* Thanksgiving Holiday