Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released February 21, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 1 Percent from Last Year January 2024 contained 23 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. January 2025 contained 23 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during January 2025 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.61 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the amount certified in January 2024. The December 2024 revised certified total at 4.31 billion pounds, was up 6 percent from December 2023. The December revision represented an increase of 5.36 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during January 2025 was 6.09 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 6.00 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.48 billion pounds, up 2 percent from January 2024. Mature chickens, at 70.6 million pounds, were up 3 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 523 million pounds, down 5 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.8 million pounds, down 14 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during January 2025 averaged 6.65 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from January 2024. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.95 pounds per bird, unchanged from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during January 2025 averaged 33.7 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from January 2024. Ante-mortem condemnations during January 2025 totaled 14.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.25 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 28.3 million pounds, were 0.61 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.62 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2025 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ----- percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 815,273 777,360 823,669 101 106 815,273 823,669 101 Mature ...........: 9,822 8,660 10,152 103 117 9,822 10,152 103 Light ..........: 2,883 2,430 2,923 101 120 2,883 2,923 101 Heavy ..........: 6,939 6,230 7,229 104 116 6,939 7,229 104 Total ............: 825,095 786,020 833,821 101 106 825,095 833,821 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,367 13,976 15,374 94 110 16,367 15,374 94 Old ..............: 160 134 156 98 116 160 156 98 Total ............: 16,527 14,110 15,530 94 110 16,527 15,530 94 : Ducks ..............: 2,570 1,961 2,254 88 115 2,570 2,254 88 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,362,059 5,133,653 5,476,640 102 107 5,362,059 5,476,640 102 Mature ...........: 68,303 61,620 70,604 103 115 68,303 70,604 103 Light ..........: 10,051 8,418 10,136 101 120 10,051 10,136 101 Heavy ..........: 58,252 53,202 60,468 104 114 58,252 60,468 104 Total ............: 5,430,362 5,195,273 5,547,244 102 107 5,430,362 5,547,244 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 546,344 469,676 517,993 95 110 546,344 517,993 95 Old ..............: 4,794 4,015 4,930 103 123 4,794 4,930 103 Total ............: 551,138 473,691 522,923 95 110 551,138 522,923 95 : Ducks ..............: 18,456 14,154 15,848 86 112 18,456 15,848 86 : Other 1/ ...........: 176 194 175 99 90 176 175 99 : Total ..............: 6,000,132 5,683,312 6,086,190 101 107 6,000,132 6,086,190 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.58 6.60 6.65 101 101 6.58 6.65 101 Mature ...........: 6.95 7.12 6.95 100 98 6.95 6.95 100 Light ..........: 3.49 3.46 3.47 99 100 3.49 3.47 99 Heavy ..........: 8.39 8.54 8.36 100 98 8.39 8.36 100 Total ............: 6.58 6.61 6.65 101 101 6.58 6.65 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 33.38 33.61 33.69 101 100 33.38 33.69 101 Old ..............: 29.96 29.96 31.60 105 105 29.96 31.60 105 Total ............: 33.35 33.57 33.67 101 100 33.35 33.67 101 : Ducks ..............: 7.18 7.22 7.03 98 97 7.18 7.03 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2025 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,770,945 3,638,893 3,872,621 103 106 3,770,945 3,872,621 103 Mature ...........: 47,368 42,045 48,025 101 114 47,368 48,025 101 Light ..........: 5,391 4,452 5,360 99 120 5,391 5,360 99 Heavy ..........: 41,977 37,593 42,665 102 113 41,977 42,665 102 Total ............: 3,818,313 3,680,938 3,920,646 103 107 3,818,313 3,920,646 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 275,263 238,360 270,312 98 113 275,263 270,312 98 Old ..............: 3,439 2,170 2,767 80 128 3,439 2,767 80 Total ............: 278,702 240,530 273,079 98 114 278,702 273,079 98 : Ducks ..............: 5,206 3,275 3,534 68 108 5,206 3,534 68 : Other 1/ ...........: 107 119 105 98 88 107 105 98 : Total ..............: 4,102,328 3,924,862 4,197,364 102 107 4,102,328 4,197,364 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 280,419 243,469 265,126 95 109 280,419 265,126 95 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 280,419 243,469 265,126 95 109 280,419 265,126 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 156,232 134,820 141,142 90 105 156,232 141,142 90 Old ..............: 228 920 998 438 108 228 998 438 Total ............: 156,460 135,740 142,140 91 105 156,460 142,140 91 : Ducks ..............: 8,334 7,075 8,047 97 114 8,334 8,047 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 16 16 14 88 88 16 14 88 : Total ..............: 445,229 386,300 415,327 93 108 445,229 415,327 93 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 4,051,364 3,882,362 4,137,747 102 107 4,051,364 4,137,747 102 Mature ...........: 47,368 42,045 48,025 101 114 47,368 48,025 101 Light ..........: 5,391 4,452 5,360 99 120 5,391 5,360 99 Heavy ..........: 41,977 37,593 42,665 102 113 41,977 42,665 102 Total ............: 4,098,732 3,924,407 4,185,772 102 107 4,098,732 4,185,772 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 431,495 373,180 411,454 95 110 431,495 411,454 95 Old ..............: 3,667 3,090 3,765 103 122 3,667 3,765 103 Total ............: 435,162 376,270 415,219 95 110 435,162 415,219 95 : Ducks ..............: 13,540 10,350 11,581 86 112 13,540 11,581 86 : Other 1/ ...........: 123 135 119 97 88 123 119 97 : Total ..............: 4,547,557 4,311,162 4,612,691 101 107 4,547,557 4,612,691 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2025 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 11,869 9,682 11,649 98 120 11,869 11,649 98 Mature ...........: 910 700 938 103 134 910 938 103 Light ..........: 65 59 68 105 115 65 68 105 Heavy ..........: 845 641 870 103 136 845 870 103 Total ............: 12,779 10,382 12,587 98 121 12,779 12,587 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1,921 1,573 1,997 104 127 1,921 1,997 104 Old ..............: 50 26 31 62 119 50 31 62 Total ............: 1,971 1,599 2,028 103 127 1,971 2,028 103 : Ducks ..............: 108 85 112 104 132 108 112 104 : Total 1/ ...........: 14,858 12,066 14,727 99 122 14,858 14,727 99 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.19 0.21 95 111 0.22 0.21 95 Mature ...........: 1.33 1.14 1.33 100 117 1.33 1.33 100 Light ..........: 0.65 0.70 0.67 103 96 0.65 0.67 103 Heavy ..........: 1.45 1.20 1.44 99 120 1.45 1.44 99 Total ............: 0.24 0.20 0.23 96 115 0.24 0.23 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.35 0.33 0.39 111 118 0.35 0.39 111 Old ..............: 1.04 0.65 0.63 61 97 1.04 0.63 61 Total ............: 0.36 0.34 0.39 108 115 0.36 0.39 108 : Ducks ..............: 0.59 0.60 0.71 120 118 0.59 0.71 120 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.25 0.21 0.24 96 114 0.25 0.24 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally condemned and establishment sorted and removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2025 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 19,694 18,386 19,824 101 108 19,694 19,824 101 Mature ...........: 1,736 1,549 1,645 95 106 1,736 1,645 95 Light ..........: 418 369 355 85 96 418 355 85 Heavy ..........: 1,318 1,180 1,290 98 109 1,318 1,290 98 Total ............: 21,430 19,935 21,469 100 108 21,430 21,469 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,569 5,361 6,413 98 120 6,569 6,413 98 Old ..............: 157 131 177 113 135 157 177 113 Total ............: 6,726 5,492 6,590 98 120 6,726 6,590 98 : Ducks ..............: 225 152 208 92 137 225 208 92 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 4 4 133 100 3 4 133 : Total ..............: 28,384 25,583 28,271 100 111 28,384 28,271 100 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.48 0.47 0.48 100 102 0.48 0.48 100 Mature ...........: 3.54 3.55 3.31 94 93 3.54 3.31 94 Light ..........: 7.20 7.65 6.21 86 81 7.20 6.21 86 Heavy ..........: 3.04 3.04 2.93 96 96 3.04 2.93 96 Total ............: 0.52 0.51 0.51 98 100 0.52 0.51 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.50 1.42 1.53 102 108 1.50 1.53 102 Old ..............: 4.11 4.07 4.49 109 110 4.11 4.49 109 Total ............: 1.52 1.44 1.56 103 108 1.52 1.56 103 : Ducks ..............: 1.63 1.45 1.76 108 121 1.63 1.76 108 : Other 1/ ...........: 2.38 2.88 3.25 137 113 2.38 3.25 137 : Total ..............: 0.62 0.59 0.61 98 103 0.62 0.61 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: December 2024 and January 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 254 253 44,215 58,350 Mature ..........: - - 20 36 56,291 60,133 Light .........: - - 19 34 50,867 54,144 Heavy .........: - - 1 2 5,424 5,989 Total ...........: - - 274 289 100,506 118,483 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 2 8 5,182 4,955 Old .............: - - - - 867 1,058 Total ...........: - - 2 8 6,049 6,013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 104,865 127,442 778 673 1,296 1,674 Mature ..........: 12,875 12,790 125 152 16,328 16,364 Light .........: 5,027 5,105 36 51 11,640 11,812 Heavy .........: 7,848 7,685 89 101 4,688 4,552 Total ...........: 117,740 140,232 903 825 17,624 18,038 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,339 1,784 28 21 45 42 Old .............: 230 404 15 29 125 209 Total ...........: 1,569 2,188 43 50 170 251 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 2,893 2,839 1,103 1,462 28,077 35,050 Mature ..........: 3,073 2,960 178 180 17,340 19,435 Light .........: 2,350 2,176 168 153 16,659 18,665 Heavy .........: 723 784 10 27 681 770 Total ...........: 5,966 5,799 1,281 1,642 45,417 54,485 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 27 36 257 251 369 440 Old .............: 13 17 1 5 58 73 Total ...........: 40 53 258 256 427 513 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 2,298 1,920 67,475 88,751 1,968,593 2,181,249 Mature ..........: 96 163 37,609 41,971 31,819 38,906 Light .........: 89 159 28,113 33,803 - - Heavy .........: 7 4 9,496 8,168 31,819 38,906 Total ...........: 2,394 2,083 105,084 130,722 2,000,412 2,220,155 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 120 68 3,079 3,184 70,069 80,810 Old .............: 2 8 66 28 144 345 Total ...........: 122 76 3,145 3,212 70,213 81,155 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: December 2024 and January 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ---- pounds --- : Alabama .........: 96,541 100,826 534,174 566,660 5.53 5.62 Arkansas ........: 83,548 89,934 616,328 668,901 7.38 7.44 Delaware ........: 30,063 33,079 233,841 252,474 7.78 7.63 Georgia .........: 105,091 108,680 633,815 674,917 6.03 6.21 Illinois ........: 56 64 364 412 6.46 6.44 Iowa ............: 837 850 4,616 4,523 5.52 5.32 Kentucky ........: 24,170 26,826 168,743 184,806 6.98 6.89 Louisiana .......: 15,211 15,128 104,523 106,794 6.87 7.06 Maryland ........: 11,952 12,798 78,311 84,885 6.55 6.63 Mississippi .....: 61,499 63,758 411,956 425,807 6.70 6.68 : Missouri ........: 28,036 27,872 146,540 151,514 5.23 5.44 New Jersey ......: 280 248 1,530 1,399 5.46 5.64 New York ........: 3,106 3,201 15,849 16,700 5.10 5.22 North Carolina ..: 76,612 83,827 652,258 715,936 8.51 8.54 Ohio ............: 10,656 11,140 48,310 50,277 4.53 4.51 Oklahoma ........: 7,836 8,111 64,072 63,270 8.18 7.80 Pennsylvania ....: 14,542 14,113 82,820 79,156 5.70 5.61 South Carolina ..: 25,941 25,739 192,221 187,266 7.41 7.28 Tennessee .......: 33,012 36,618 203,817 227,518 6.17 6.21 Texas ...........: 59,701 64,800 418,256 449,041 7.01 6.93 : Vermont .........: 50 46 333 307 6.60 6.64 Virginia ........: 23,543 25,589 150,693 162,747 6.40 6.36 : United States ...: 777,360 823,669 5,133,653 5,476,640 6.60 6.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: December 2024 and January 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 411,715 435,395 1,681 1,841 0.41 0.42 Arkansas ........: 465,268 502,650 2,062 2,278 0.44 0.45 Delaware ........: 182,777 196,948 1,052 1,089 0.57 0.55 Georgia .........: 481,491 512,836 2,646 2,740 0.55 0.53 Illinois ........: 265 296 (Z) (Z) 0.11 0.07 Iowa ............: 3,273 3,284 143 148 4.19 4.32 Kentucky ........: 127,243 139,366 754 900 0.59 0.64 Louisiana .......: 77,984 78,451 343 430 0.44 0.54 Maryland ........: 58,276 63,453 539 622 0.92 0.97 Mississippi .....: 304,207 315,205 1,216 1,421 0.40 0.45 : Missouri ........: 106,757 110,376 313 299 0.29 0.27 New Jersey ......: 1,129 1,032 18 20 1.57 1.92 New York ........: 9,923 10,524 105 83 1.05 0.78 North Carolina ..: 501,229 551,404 1,328 1,509 0.26 0.27 Ohio ............: 36,196 37,639 281 273 0.77 0.72 Oklahoma ........: 48,078 47,483 196 231 0.41 0.48 Pennsylvania ....: 58,499 55,817 1,224 1,216 2.05 2.13 South Carolina ..: 145,059 140,879 1,008 1,041 0.69 0.73 Tennessee .......: 150,325 167,714 657 713 0.44 0.42 Texas ...........: 321,462 343,608 758 859 0.24 0.25 : Vermont .........: 250 230 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 114,904 123,196 279 259 0.24 0.21 : United States ...: 3,882,362 4,137,747 18,386 19,824 0.47 0.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: December 2024 and January 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 13 4 6,363 3,519 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 261 29 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: - - - - 8,591 11,469 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - 3 Texas .............: - - - 1 121 86 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: - - 254 253 44,215 58,350 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 5,059 2,896 - 4 70 35 Arkansas ..........: 228 39 6 - - 3 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 16,530 31,589 49 14 274 409 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 1 - Texas .............: 82 11 2 - 4 8 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 104,865 127,442 778 673 1,296 1,674 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 91 47 26 10 797 405 Arkansas ..........: 33 2 - - 99 8 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 125 141 285 320 3,099 2,976 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 11 3 9 18 42 78 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 2,893 2,839 1,103 1,462 28,077 35,050 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 336 115 3,960 1,567 177,850 219,148 Arkansas ..........: - - 368 10 204,676 232,244 Delaware ..........: - - - - 45,035 47,958 Georgia ...........: 241 238 10,541 16,434 232,832 255,422 Mississippi .......: - - - - 196,295 218,543 North Carolina ....: - - - 3 104,695 115,928 Texas .............: - 3 1,584 1,852 61,335 77,257 Virginia ..........: - - - - 151,904 160,285 : United States .....: 2,298 1,920 67,475 88,751 1,968,593 2,181,249 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: December 2024 and January 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : California ......: 285 325 7,152 7,032 25.09 21.62 Illinois ........: 1 - 33 8 33.60 33.75 Indiana .........: 1,766 1,697 76,621 75,980 43.39 44.77 Iowa ............: 900 1,131 40,866 53,622 45.43 47.40 Michigan ........: 415 401 17,930 18,032 43.22 44.92 Minnesota .......: 2,560 3,174 77,080 92,704 30.11 29.20 North Carolina ..: 1,694 1,615 66,990 63,861 39.54 39.53 Ohio ............: 500 674 22,282 30,690 44.58 45.55 Pennsylvania ....: 542 523 15,642 16,305 28.84 31.18 South Carolina ..: 479 531 21,000 24,284 43.80 45.71 : Vermont .........: 7 - 197 - 27.51 - Wisconsin .......: (Z) (Z) 1 (Z) 27.10 28.43 : United States ...: 13,976 15,374 469,676 517,993 33.61 33.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: December 2024 and January 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : California ......: 5,720 5,624 31 36 0.55 0.64 Illinois ........: 26 6 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 61,412 60,945 895 953 1.44 1.54 Iowa ............: 32,177 42,006 522 624 1.60 1.46 Michigan ........: 13,896 13,975 171 178 1.21 1.26 Minnesota .......: 61,407 74,518 719 959 1.16 1.27 North Carolina ..: 52,333 49,810 334 365 0.63 0.73 Ohio ............: 17,765 24,512 350 549 1.93 2.19 Pennsylvania ....: 12,288 12,700 363 459 2.87 3.49 South Carolina ..: 15,650 17,580 433 458 2.69 2.54 : Vermont .........: 155 - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 1 (Z) - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 373,180 411,454 5,361 6,413 1.42 1.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds federally condemned prior to entry into the slaughter plant which includes Dead-On-Arrival (DOA) and condemned for other causes. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts of birds condemned includes federally inspected and establishment sorted because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 361 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2024. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 30 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E- mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................................................................................... (202) 692-0069 Ryan Cowen, Acting Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ...................................................... (202) 720-3040 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter......................................................................................................... (202) 720-0585 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ........................................................................................... (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture, Egg Products.............................................................. (202) 690-3237 Seth Riggins - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ................................................................................................. (202) 690-4870 Shulonda Shaw - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses ........................................................................ (202) 720-3240 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs .............................................................................................................. (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Chicken Hatchery, Broiler Hatchery....................................................................................... (202) 720-6147 Access to NASS Reports For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways: All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: www.nass.usda.gov. Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e- mail subscription. To set-up this free subscription, visit www.nass.usda.gov and click on "National" or "State" in upper right corner above "search" box to create an account and select the reports you would like to receive. 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