NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Wed. Oct 02, 2024 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimated ACTUAL Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 10/02 10/01 09/30 09/27 09/30 09/27 09/25 09/23 Alabama 4,257 4,198 4,152 3,570 5.86 5.80 4,156 5.99 Arkansas 5,027 5,052 4,742 3,777 7.06 7.21 4,922 6.84 Delmarva 2,081 2,178 2,204 2,210 7.39 7.14 2,215 7.43 KY-LA-TN 2,386 2,374 2,523 1,993 6.07 5.87 2,520 6.15 Mississippi 2,637 2,614 2,672 2,195 6.88 6.95 2,651 6.57 North Carolina 3,649 3,653 3,121 3,255 8.82 8.56 3,668 8.77 Texas 2,898 2,890 2,859 2,763 7.09 6.98 2,894 7.16 Total 22,935 22,959 22,273 19,763 6.99 6.97 23,026 6.97 Mon-Wed 68,656 (A) 68,662 (A) (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 02-Oct-24 is estimated to be 34,905,000 head up 1.02 percent from a week ago and up 2.6 percent from a year ago. (Last week 34,553,000, last year 34,019,000) 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: 02-Oct-24 12:11 PM C JG