NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Fri. Feb 07, 2025 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimated Actual Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 02/07 02/06 02/05 02/04 02/05 02/04 01/31 01/29 Alabama 3,413 4,290 4,210 4,148 5.68 5.80 3,720 5.83 Arkansas 3,707 5,045 4,981 4,959 6.69 6.88 3,372 6.79 Delmarva 2,219 2,198 2,005 2,097 7.24 7.11 2,132 7.23 KY-LA-TN 2,355 2,377 2,514 2,059 5.53 6.17 2,785 6.00 Mississippi 2,543 2,734 2,137 2,748 6.96 6.71 2,645 6.72 North Carolina 4,111 3,743 3,706 3,595 8.59 8.55 4,406 8.77 Texas 3,140 2,832 2,783 2,813 6.99 6.91 2,683 7.06 Total 21,488 23,219 22,336 22,419 6.80 6.89 21,743 6.92 Mon-Friday 113,602 (A) 112,724 (A) Saturday 1,193 (included in total for date shown) 2,483 (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 07-Feb-25 and 08-Feb-25 is estimated to be 32,703,000 head down 1.47 percent from a week ago and up 10.7 percent from a year ago. (Last week 33,190,000, last year 29,538,000) Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending 08-Feb-25 is estimated to be 170,640,000 head up 0.68 percent from a week ago, and up 3.57 percent from a year ago. (Last week 169,484,000, last year 164,762,000) Actual data incorporated when available. SOURCE: USDA Livestock, Poultry, & Grain Market News Atlanta, GA 404-562-5850 email: Atlanta.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain Prepared: 07-Feb-25 12:25 PM C JG