Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released October 25, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 5 Percent from Last Year September 2022 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. September 2023 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during September 2023 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.28 billion pounds, down 5 percent from the amount certified in September 2022. The August 2023 revised certified total at 4.71 billion pounds, down slightly from August 2022. The August revision represented an increase of 1.54 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during September 2023 was 5.63 billion pounds, down 5 percent from 5.91 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.01 billion pounds, down 5 percent from September 2022. Mature chickens, at 61.2 million pounds, were down 15 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 541 million pounds, up 3 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 16.6 million pounds, up 6 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during September 2023 averaged 6.61 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from September 2022. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.91 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during September 2023 averaged 31.6 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from September 2022. Ante-mortem condemnations during September 2023 totaled 11.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 23.2 million pounds, were 0.54 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.55 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2023 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 806,793 851,241 758,417 94 89 7,050,713 7,066,838 100 Mature ...........: 10,066 10,466 8,852 88 85 86,753 89,747 103 Light ..........: 2,746 3,010 2,548 93 85 24,128 25,801 107 Heavy ..........: 7,320 7,456 6,304 86 85 62,625 63,946 102 Total ............: 816,859 861,707 767,269 94 89 7,137,466 7,156,585 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 17,036 19,801 16,975 100 86 153,691 159,569 104 Old ..............: 152 150 168 111 112 1,166 1,496 128 Total ............: 17,188 19,951 17,143 100 86 154,857 161,065 104 : Ducks ..............: 2,253 2,422 2,331 103 96 19,788 20,941 106 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,295,606 5,498,114 5,014,995 95 91 45,492,443 46,003,466 101 Mature ...........: 71,954 73,578 61,175 85 83 608,076 624,402 103 Light ..........: 9,669 10,702 8,922 92 83 83,818 90,684 108 Heavy ..........: 62,285 62,876 52,253 84 83 524,258 533,718 102 Total ............: 5,367,560 5,571,692 5,076,170 95 91 46,100,519 46,627,868 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 518,659 608,542 536,106 103 88 4,852,104 5,106,922 105 Old ..............: 4,823 4,690 4,955 103 106 36,048 44,963 125 Total ............: 523,482 613,232 541,061 103 88 4,888,152 5,151,885 105 : Ducks ..............: 15,653 16,699 16,572 106 99 138,850 148,371 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 562 393 351 62 89 2,600 2,253 87 : Total ..............: 5,907,257 6,202,016 5,634,154 95 91 51,130,121 51,930,377 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.56 6.46 6.61 101 102 6.45 6.51 101 Mature ...........: 7.15 7.03 6.91 97 98 7.01 6.96 99 Light ..........: 3.52 3.56 3.50 99 98 3.47 3.51 101 Heavy ..........: 8.51 8.43 8.29 97 98 8.37 8.35 100 Total ............: 6.57 6.47 6.62 101 102 6.46 6.52 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.44 30.73 31.58 104 103 31.57 32.00 101 Old ..............: 31.73 31.27 29.49 93 94 30.92 30.06 97 Total ............: 30.46 30.74 31.56 104 103 31.57 31.99 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.95 6.89 7.11 102 103 7.02 7.09 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2023 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,710,676 3,887,953 3,534,367 95 91 32,086,470 32,456,267 101 Mature ...........: 50,685 51,082 42,384 84 83 429,699 436,189 102 Light ..........: 5,022 5,658 4,730 94 84 44,170 47,858 108 Heavy ..........: 45,663 45,424 37,654 82 83 385,529 388,331 101 Total ............: 3,761,361 3,939,035 3,576,751 95 91 32,516,169 32,892,456 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 246,654 308,284 271,939 110 88 2,377,670 2,577,549 108 Old ..............: 3,172 3,390 3,678 116 108 23,758 29,756 125 Total ............: 249,826 311,674 275,617 110 88 2,401,428 2,607,305 109 : Ducks ..............: 4,489 4,798 5,203 116 108 39,566 37,264 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 146 123 131 90 107 1,174 1,148 98 : Total ..............: 4,015,822 4,255,630 3,857,702 96 91 34,958,337 35,538,173 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 289,856 268,706 257,079 89 96 2,258,308 2,302,719 102 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 289,856 268,706 257,079 89 96 2,258,308 2,302,719 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 170,170 177,353 153,993 90 87 1,507,195 1,499,004 99 Old ..............: 557 188 150 27 80 3,973 4,835 122 Total ............: 170,727 177,541 154,143 90 87 1,511,168 1,503,839 100 : Ducks ..............: 6,956 7,419 7,054 101 95 61,600 70,723 115 : Other 1/ ...........: 204 132 97 48 73 526 398 76 : Total ..............: 467,743 453,798 418,373 89 92 3,831,602 3,877,679 101 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 4,000,532 4,156,659 3,791,446 95 91 34,344,778 34,758,986 101 Mature ...........: 50,685 51,082 42,384 84 83 429,699 436,189 102 Light ..........: 5,022 5,658 4,730 94 84 44,170 47,858 108 Heavy ..........: 45,663 45,424 37,654 82 83 385,529 388,331 101 Total ............: 4,051,217 4,207,741 3,833,830 95 91 34,774,477 35,195,175 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 416,824 485,637 425,932 102 88 3,884,865 4,076,553 105 Old ..............: 3,729 3,578 3,828 103 107 27,731 34,591 125 Total ............: 420,553 489,215 429,760 102 88 3,912,596 4,111,144 105 : Ducks ..............: 11,445 12,217 12,257 107 100 101,166 107,987 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 350 255 228 65 89 1,700 1,546 91 : Total ..............: 4,483,565 4,709,428 4,276,075 95 91 38,789,939 39,415,852 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2023 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent -- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,575 11,978 9,404 89 79 95,816 91,282 95 Mature ...........: 864 925 584 68 63 8,050 7,430 92 Light ..........: 107 100 47 44 47 811 802 99 Heavy ..........: 757 825 537 71 65 7,239 6,628 92 Total ............: 11,439 12,903 9,988 87 77 103,866 98,712 95 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,410 2,149 1,578 112 73 15,281 15,440 101 Old ..............: 26 43 27 104 63 300 318 106 Total ............: 1,436 2,192 1,605 112 73 15,581 15,758 101 : Ducks ..............: 77 121 109 142 90 766 835 109 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,954 15,217 11,703 90 77 120,216 115,308 96 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.20 0.22 0.19 95 86 0.21 0.20 95 Mature ...........: 1.20 1.26 0.95 79 75 1.32 1.19 90 Light ..........: 1.11 0.93 0.53 48 57 0.97 0.88 91 Heavy ..........: 1.22 1.31 1.03 84 79 1.38 1.24 90 Total ............: 0.21 0.23 0.20 95 87 0.23 0.21 91 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.27 0.35 0.29 107 83 0.31 0.30 97 Old ..............: 0.54 0.92 0.54 100 59 0.83 0.71 86 Total ............: 0.27 0.36 0.30 111 83 0.32 0.31 97 : Ducks ..............: 0.49 0.72 0.66 135 92 0.55 0.56 102 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.22 0.25 0.21 95 84 0.24 0.22 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2023 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 18,184 17,951 15,843 87 88 168,507 165,682 98 Mature ...........: 1,648 1,897 1,525 93 80 14,183 16,397 116 Light ..........: 382 427 347 91 81 3,278 3,727 114 Heavy ..........: 1,266 1,470 1,178 93 80 10,905 12,670 116 Total ............: 19,832 19,848 17,368 88 88 182,690 182,079 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 4,751 6,059 5,485 115 91 46,508 48,729 105 Old ..............: 166 156 147 89 94 1,287 1,639 127 Total ............: 4,917 6,215 5,632 115 91 47,795 50,368 105 : Ducks ..............: 231 207 194 84 94 2,107 1,983 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 6 4 5 83 125 33 28 85 : Total ..............: 24,986 26,274 23,199 93 88 232,625 234,458 101 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.45 0.43 0.42 93 98 0.49 0.47 96 Mature ...........: 3.15 3.58 3.47 110 97 3.20 3.62 113 Light ..........: 7.07 7.02 6.83 97 97 6.91 7.22 104 Heavy ..........: 2.70 3.13 3.03 112 97 2.75 3.16 115 Total ............: 0.49 0.47 0.45 92 96 0.52 0.51 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.13 1.23 1.27 112 103 1.18 1.18 100 Old ..............: 4.26 4.18 3.70 87 89 4.44 4.52 102 Total ............: 1.16 1.25 1.29 111 103 1.21 1.21 100 : Ducks ..............: 1.98 1.67 1.56 79 93 2.04 1.80 88 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.69 1.54 2.15 127 140 1.90 1.78 94 : Total ..............: 0.55 0.55 0.54 98 98 0.60 0.59 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: August and September 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 311 166 81,513 69,986 Mature ..........: - - 117 99 60,880 45,701 Light .........: - - 95 95 52,076 36,510 Heavy .........: - - 22 4 8,804 9,191 Total ...........: - - 428 265 142,393 115,687 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 41 25 5,095 6,395 Old .............: - - 6 3 711 530 Total ...........: - - 47 28 5,806 6,925 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 57,360 52,397 662 702 2,400 1,774 Mature ..........: 11,078 11,010 175 138 28,215 16,991 Light .........: 2,989 4,333 49 21 23,280 13,474 Heavy .........: 8,089 6,677 126 117 4,935 3,517 Total ...........: 68,438 63,407 837 840 30,615 18,765 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,373 1,726 27 114 126 72 Old .............: 334 497 - 1 227 179 Total ...........: 1,707 2,223 27 115 353 251 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 3,995 3,341 1,444 922 40,892 33,026 Mature ..........: 3,861 4,107 213 108 18,400 15,810 Light .........: 3,027 3,264 196 86 17,100 14,947 Heavy .........: 834 843 17 22 1,300 863 Total ...........: 7,856 7,448 1,657 1,030 59,292 48,836 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 99 156 473 425 824 887 Old .............: 2 2 - 5 130 94 Total ...........: 101 158 473 430 954 981 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 9,864 4,089 122,228 91,556 1,766,546 1,479,564 Mature ..........: 102 50 30,381 27,178 25,639 22,375 Light .........: 79 43 21,207 17,393 - - Heavy .........: 23 7 9,174 9,785 25,639 22,375 Total ...........: 9,966 4,139 152,609 118,734 1,792,185 1,501,939 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 105 110 3,652 4,302 58,103 58,329 Old .............: 4 10 35 31 326 181 Total ...........: 109 120 3,687 4,333 58,429 58,510 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: August and September 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 106,540 94,270 585,246 528,313 5.49 5.60 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 90,951 81,107 630,844 590,595 6.94 7.28 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 32,849 30,294 251,519 232,912 7.66 7.69 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 113,049 101,191 693,263 630,502 6.13 6.23 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 71 68 453 436 6.34 6.41 Indiana .........: 7,001 6,108 32,085 28,794 4.58 4.71 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,642 22,058 160,284 145,117 6.25 6.58 Louisiana .......: 15,665 12,798 103,332 84,323 6.60 6.59 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 12,789 11,738 78,857 75,239 6.17 6.41 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 62,187 57,072 401,466 383,590 6.46 6.72 Missouri ........: 37,074 32,771 209,655 184,538 5.66 5.63 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: 10,680 9,804 66,333 62,691 6.21 6.39 Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 337 211 1,882 1,170 5.58 5.55 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,881 2,634 14,836 13,417 5.15 5.09 North Carolina ..: 84,722 75,528 711,138 641,447 8.39 8.49 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 11,851 10,792 53,983 50,081 4.56 4.64 Oklahoma ........: 11,697 10,376 82,245 76,741 7.03 7.40 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 14,330 12,784 83,505 75,438 5.83 5.90 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 26,640 24,490 200,537 185,702 7.53 7.58 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 35,398 29,539 211,742 175,862 5.98 5.95 Texas ...........: 65,073 57,386 433,995 395,064 6.67 6.88 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 27,181 24,389 179,623 165,680 6.61 6.79 Washington ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 851,241 758,417 5,498,114 5,014,995 6.46 6.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: August and September 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 448,974 406,721 1,733 1,475 0.38 0.36 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 474,752 444,200 1,817 1,693 0.38 0.38 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 194,519 180,532 757 789 0.39 0.44 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 521,763 473,695 2,612 2,362 0.50 0.50 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 338 325 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 23,360 20,956 184 142 0.78 0.67 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 120,892 109,397 511 379 0.42 0.34 Louisiana .......: 77,486 62,912 311 249 0.40 0.39 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 58,645 56,226 336 318 0.57 0.56 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 300,806 286,590 1,166 960 0.39 0.33 Missouri ........: 154,279 135,570 599 568 0.39 0.42 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: 50,265 47,782 398 291 0.79 0.61 Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 1,383 863 30 22 2.12 2.51 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 9,078 8,297 142 104 1.54 1.24 North Carolina ..: 547,806 493,415 1,575 1,478 0.29 0.30 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 40,489 37,464 199 196 0.49 0.52 Oklahoma ........: 61,655 57,639 166 170 0.27 0.29 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 58,943 53,659 874 687 1.46 1.26 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 151,247 139,971 921 815 0.61 0.58 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 156,539 130,089 363 254 0.23 0.20 Texas ...........: 334,570 304,477 987 849 0.29 0.28 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 136,774 126,053 400 401 0.29 0.32 Washington ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 4,156,659 3,791,446 17,951 15,843 0.43 0.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 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: August and September 2023 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 43 19 7,897 6,655 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 176 246 Delaware ..........: - - 7 4 11,559 10,876 Georgia ...........: - - - - 12,544 9,059 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 1 - Texas .............: - - 1 - 6,555 7,070 Virginia ..........: - - 3 1 1,094 926 : United States .....: - - 311 166 81,513 69,986 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 2,301 2,109 10 10 130 102 Arkansas ..........: 321 552 6 21 - 1 Delaware ..........: 3,849 2,952 25 8 46 37 Georgia ...........: 13,892 9,944 22 16 455 320 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 1 - - - - - Texas .............: 3,367 4,852 18 8 317 214 Virginia ..........: 200 69 2 3 16 7 : United States .....: 57,360 52,397 662 702 2,400 1,774 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 428 353 117 103 3,855 3,117 Arkansas ..........: 7 11 1 - 99 100 Delaware ..........: 454 374 10 34 2,670 2,629 Georgia ...........: 627 273 454 236 3,130 1,575 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 1 - - - - - Texas .............: 90 55 - - 512 413 Virginia ..........: 14 17 15 10 388 179 : United States .....: 3,995 3,341 1,444 922 40,892 33,026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 2,416 452 6,406 5,082 144,453 130,400 Arkansas ..........: 7 11 128 249 159,009 140,355 Delaware ..........: 124 359 1,416 1,683 7,125 6,872 Georgia ...........: 3,957 206 17,114 9,872 181,097 182,578 Mississippi .......: - - - - 186,811 132,330 North Carolina ....: - - - - 114,005 107,097 Texas .............: 782 486 2,063 1,243 109,021 75,978 Virginia ..........: 619 617 4,546 4,739 173,079 134,424 : United States .....: 9,864 4,089 122,228 91,556 1,766,546 1,479,564 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: August and September 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 1 1 16 44 23.52 30.55 Indiana .........: 2,038 1,826 83,555 73,360 41.00 40.19 Iowa ............: 1,268 1,069 53,503 46,632 42.21 43.62 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: 444 437 18,776 18,421 42.28 42.18 Minnesota .......: 4,106 3,335 107,217 89,874 26.11 26.95 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,993 1,845 73,289 65,676 36.78 35.59 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 621 536 28,657 25,342 46.11 47.24 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 660 773 19,113 20,792 28.95 26.91 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 437 351 16,052 15,364 36.76 43.80 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - 4 - 113 - 31.59 Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 293 242 12,856 10,592 43.87 43.69 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 19,801 16,975 608,542 536,106 30.73 31.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: August and September 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 12 34 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 67,179 58,851 951 899 1.40 1.51 Iowa ............: 42,215 36,616 709 521 1.65 1.40 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: 14,552 14,277 223 204 1.51 1.41 Minnesota .......: 85,921 72,110 1,062 781 1.22 1.07 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 58,455 51,791 313 282 0.53 0.54 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 22,904 20,264 337 287 1.45 1.40 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 15,073 16,705 259 329 1.69 1.93 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 12,933 12,386 169 161 1.29 1.28 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - 89 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 10,181 8,383 125 113 1.21 1.33 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 485,637 425,932 6,059 5,485 1.23 1.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 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 347 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2022. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 32 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 ............................... 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