We've got a Safeway and a Walmart in town. Walmart has Foster Farms Fresh & Natural chickens (2 pack) for $ .94/lb. and singles for $1.04/lb. They require next to no trimming. Maybe a small piece of skin at the back cavity. Safeway has the same chickens this week for $1.59/lb., but they usually carry Foster Farms (the old fatty ones) that I need to trim ~1/2 lb. off of for anywhere between $1.39 and $1.99/lb.
Quality birds are available and often you can find them for the same price or less than the fatty ones. Many stores, or chains, opt to sell the lower quality, often at higher prices, in order to make more profit. The same goes for chicken parts.