NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Fri. Feb 14, 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) 02/14 02/13 02/12 02/11 02/12 02/11 02/07 02/05 Alabama 3,495 4,200 4,005 4,186 5.78 5.85 3,785 5.68 Arkansas 5,134 5,074 5,063 4,953 6.73 6.86 3,533 6.69 Delmarva 2,229 2,212 2,007 1,486 7.13 6.94 2,124 7.24 KY-LA-TN 2,446 2,422 2,350 2,485 6.13 6.11 2,604 5.53 Mississippi 2,531 2,603 2,701 3,057 6.54 6.20 2,782 6.96 North Carolina 3,817 3,748 3,570 3,688 8.69 8.72 4,362 8.59 Texas 2,377 2,827 2,813 2,826 7.06 6.88 3,037 6.99 Total 22,029 23,086 22,509 22,681 6.86 6.81 22,227 6.80 Mon-Friday 113,903 (A) 112,387 (A) Saturday 285 (included in total for date shown) 1,832 (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 14-Feb-25 and 15-Feb-25 is estimated to be 33,526,000 head down 1.19 percent from a week ago and up 15.0 percent from a year ago. (Last week 33,929,000, last year 29,164,000) Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending 15-Feb-25 is estimated to be 171,406,000 head up 1.44 percent from a week ago, and up 4.40 percent from a year ago. (Last week 168,978,000, last year 164,184,000) 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: 14-Feb-25 01:45 PM C JG