NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Fri. Mar 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) 03/14 03/13 03/12 03/11 03/12 03/11 03/07 03/05 Alabama 3,558 4,189 4,008 4,141 5.67 5.80 3,892 5.56 Arkansas 3,507 5,060 4,869 4,815 6.72 6.77 3,454 6.74 Delmarva 2,225 2,209 2,230 2,224 6.98 7.15 2,211 7.15 KY-LA-TN 2,357 2,435 2,464 2,431 5.82 6.02 2,212 5.51 Mississippi 2,258 2,374 2,424 2,517 6.66 6.69 2,452 6.71 North Carolina 3,809 3,683 3,631 3,619 8.44 8.49 3,938 8.56 Texas 3,210 2,908 2,747 2,780 7.06 7.03 2,685 7.15 Total 20,924 22,858 22,373 22,527 6.77 6.85 20,844 6.77 Mon-Friday 112,325 (A) 110,407 (A) Saturday 821 (included in total for date shown) 630 (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 14-Mar-25 and 15-Mar-25 is estimated to be 31,845,000 head up 0.08 percent from a week ago and up 18.4 percent from a year ago. (Last week 31,818,000, last year 26,888,000) Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending 15-Mar-25 is estimated to be 169,524,000 head up 1.27 percent from a week ago, and up 5.57 percent from a year ago. (Last week 167,393,000, last year 160,579,000) 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-Mar-25 12:07 PM C JG