# USDA Chicken Prices Week Ending Oct 23, 2026: Whole-Bird Up 0.44 Cents - News and Statistics - IndexBox

> USDA AMS reported the national composite whole-bird chicken weighted average at 117.39 cents per pound for the week ending October 23, up 0.44 cents from the prior week. Volume was 6,636 thousand pounds versus 6,907 thousand the week before.

- Date: 2026-10-27 · published 2026-10-29T06:13:34.872Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/601-usda-chicken-prices-week-ending-oct-23-2026-whole-bird-up-0-44-cents-news-and
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Slightly higher whole-bird prices and slightly lower volume indicate firm chicken demand, supporting poultry producers' feed purchases.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/blog/usda-weekly-chicken-report-whole-bird-average-rises-to-11739-cents/

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