U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending May 9, 2026, is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 171,765,000 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 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- | % | |
| Apr | ||||||||||
| 4* | 253,609 | 102 | 196,663 | 103 |
253,842 | 102 | 195,378 | 102 | 168,174 | 100 |
| 11 | 256,827 | 103 | 197,285 | 103 |
251,111 | 101 | 192,408 | 101 | 171,173 | 102 |
| 18 | 256,874 | 102 | 198,480 | 104 |
254,036 | 102 | 193,098 | 101 | 168,744 | 103 |
| 25 | 256,883 | 103 | 195,753 | 102 |
254,580 | 102 | 195,286 | 102 | 170,854 | 103 |
| May | ||||||||||
| 2 | 256,513 | 102 | 198,806 | 104 |
254,948 | 102 | 196,241 | 102 | 171,230 | 103 |
| 9 | 256,679 | 103 | 198,516 | 102 |
254,423 | 102 | 196,001 | 102 | 171,765 | 102 |
| 16 | — | — | — | — |
253,644 | 102 | 195,765 | 102 | — | — |
*Easter Holiday Weekend
U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending April 25, 2026, is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 170,854,000 broilers, a 3-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.
The 3-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 2-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 2-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- | % | |
| Mar | ||||||||||
| 21 | 255,241 | 102 | 196,001 | 102 |
253,361 | 102 | 195,386 | 102 | 170,237 | 102 |
| 28 | 256,471 | 103 | 195,765 | 102 |
254,388 | 103 | 195,573 | 102 | 168,527 | 101 |
| Apr | ||||||||||
| 4* | 253,579 | 102 | 196,463 | 103 |
253,842 | 102 | 195,378 | 102 | 168,174 | 100 |
| 11 | 256,019 | 103 | 197,296 | 103 |
251,111 | 101 | 192,408 | 101 | 171,173 | 102 |
| 18 | 255,760 | 102 | 198,483 | 104 |
254,036 | 102 | 193,098 | 101 | 168,744 | 103 |
| 25 | 256,077 | 103 | 195,695 | 102 |
254,580 | 102 | 195,286 | 102 | 170,854 | 103 |
| May | ||||||||||
| 2 | — | — | — | — |
254,948 | 102 | 196,241 | 102 | — | — |
*Easter Holiday Weekend
U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending April 11, 2026, is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 171,173,000 broilers, a 2-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.
The 2-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 1-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 1-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- | % | |
| Mar | ||||||||||
| 7 | 253,644 | 102 | 195,286 | 102 |
252,666 | 102 | 196,122 | 103 | 172,229 | 103 |
| 14 | 254,767 | 102 | 196,142 | 102 |
252,239 | 101 | 194,978 | 101 | 173,432 | 104 |
| 21 | 254,972 | 102 | 195,837 | 102 |
253,361 | 102 | 195,386 | 102 | 170,237 | 102 |
| 28 | 255,715 | 103 | 195,553 | 102 |
254,388 | 103 | 195,573 | 102 | 168,527 | 101 |
| Apr | ||||||||||
| 4* | 252,570 | 102 | 196,939 | 103 |
253,842 | 102 | 195,378 | 102 | 168,174 | 100 |
| 11 | 255,581 | 102 | 197,431 | 103 |
251,111 | 101 | 192,408 | 101 | 171,173 | 102 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — |
254,036 | 102 | 193,098 | 101 | — | — |
*Easter Holiday Weekend
U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending March 14, 2026, is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 173,432,000 broilers, a 4-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.
The 4-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 1-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 1-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 – | % | |
| Feb | ||||||||||
| 7 | 254,036 | 102 | 195,573 | 102 |
254,680 | 101 | 198,663 | 102 | 178,360 | 106 |
| 14 * | 254,580 | 102 | 195,378 | 102 |
248,862 | 101 | 193,930 | 101 | 172,177 | 103 |
| 21 | 254,948 | 102 | 192,565 | 101 |
253,045 | 102 | 196,861 | 102 | 172,407 | 106 |
| 28 | 253,930 | 102 | 193,981 | 102 |
252,529 | 102 | 195,873 | 103 | 170,100 | 101 |
| Mar | ||||||||||
| 7 | 252,362 | 101 | 194,893 | 102 |
252,666 | 102 | 196,122 | 103 | 172,229 | 103 |
| 14 | 253,714 | 102 | 196,116 | 102 |
252,239 | 101 | 194,978 | 101 | 173,432 | 104 |
| 21 | — | — | — | — |
253,361 | 102 | 195,386 | 102 | — | — |
*President’s Day Holiday Weekend
