NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Wed. May 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) 05/07 05/06 05/05 05/02 05/05 05/02 04/30 04/28 Alabama 4,306 4,212 4,211 3,158 5.72 5.66 4,145 5.65 Arkansas 5,160 5,160 5,030 3,803 7.15 7.24 4,644 7.03 Delmarva 2,189 2,203 2,247 2,148 7.11 6.95 2,165 7.32 KY-LA-TN 2,415 2,435 2,469 2,123 6.03 5.52 2,485 6.09 Mississippi 2,634 2,592 2,690 2,595 6.79 6.64 2,669 6.35 North Carolina 3,658 3,610 3,461 3,655 8.80 8.20 3,602 8.67 Texas 2,892 2,936 2,880 2,727 7.12 7.02 2,889 7.18 Total 23,254 23,148 22,988 20,209 6.97 6.85 22,599 6.91 Mon-Wed 69,166 (A) 67,498 (A) (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 07-May-25 is estimated to be 35,391,000 head up 4.36 percent from a week ago and up 5.4 percent from a year ago. (Last week 33,912,000, last year 33,585,000) 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-May-25 12:36 PM C JG