U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending October 22, 2022 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 160,168,000 broilers, a 4-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 4-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 3-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 5-percent increase in chicks placed 7 weeks earlier in the United States. USDA’s latest Broiler Hatchery report can be viewed here.

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 – %
Sept
10 239,994 104 193,966 105 241,159 101 189,163 102 152,281 102
17 237,949 104 194,205 106 243,349 102 191,064 102  173,299 103
24 242,523 103 188,459 104 240,509 102 188,365 102  174,550 104
Oct
1 239,264 104 188,909 105 242,263 101 190,648 102 173,602 103
8 237,502 103 187,118 105 243,579 102 191,567 103 178,109 105
15 238,045 104 190,846 106 244,497 102 193,048 104 174,419 104
22 245,506 103 193,757 105 160,168 96