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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Apr 24, 2025          USDA Market News

BROILER/FRYER: Weekly Young Chickens Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
                            Week ending  19-Apr-25
(Preliminary)
                ---------------------------Thousands--------------------------
                     A           B           C           D
                   4.25 lbs     4.26 -      6.26 -     7.76 lbs
                    & down     6.25 lbs    7.75 lbs      & up      Total


Head                  26,937      43,384      50,740      43,552     164,613
Avg Live Wgt            3.64        5.12        6.95        9.11        6.50
% of total /1            16%         26%         31%         26%        100%

Comparisons

Last week             26,363      51,038      43,346      46,460     167,207
Avg Live Wgt            3.78        5.14        7.02        8.96        6.48
% of total /1            16%         31%         26%         28%        100%

Year Ago 2/           25,691      51,930      45,806      38,667     162,094
Avg Live Wgt            3.91        5.24        7.03        9.24        6.49
% of total /1            16%         32%         28%         24%        100%

To date/2025*        432,073     776,641     675,021     746,973   2,630,708
To date/2024*        455,097     733,844     693,872     699,740   2,582,553
% Change YTD             -5%          6%         -3%          7%          2%

/1 May not total to 100% due to rounding.
/2 Comparable week.
*Note: Year to-date totals reflect comparable time periods.

Weight Class Description:
(A) This size product is normally marketed bone-in into fast food and food
    service sectors and may include Cornish hens.
(B) This size product is normally marketed into the retail grocery sector in
    tray pack or bagged forms.
(C) This size product is normally marketed either into the retail grocery
    sector in tray pack and IQF form or is further processed and marketed
    into various sectors.
(D) This size product is normally marketed deboned or as roasters or roasting
    chicken.

SOURCE: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News
        Des Moines, IA     515.284.4460  email: desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov
        http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain

Prepared: 24-Apr-25 10:37 AM C NBS