Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released September 25, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 4 Percent from Last Year August 2023 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. August 2024 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during August 2024 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.52 billion pounds, down 4 percent from the amount certified in August 2023. The July 2024 revised certified total at 4.57 billion pounds, was up 8 percent from July 2023. The July revision represented an increase of 3.99 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during August 2024 was 5.96 billion pounds, down 4 percent from 6.21 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.33 billion pounds, down 3 percent from August 2023. Mature chickens, at 65.0 million pounds, were down 22 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 547 million pounds, down 11 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.0 million pounds, down 22 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during August 2024 averaged 6.56 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from August 2023. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.41 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during August 2024 averaged 32.3 pounds per bird, up 5 percent from August 2023. Ante-mortem condemnations during August 2024 totaled 13.1 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.25 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 26.6 million pounds, were 0.59 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2024 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 851,257 825,549 812,415 95 98 6,308,645 6,321,022 100 Mature ...........: 11,587 10,017 8,761 76 87 82,016 76,382 93 Light ..........: 3,010 2,662 1,946 65 73 23,253 21,092 91 Heavy ..........: 8,577 7,355 6,815 79 93 58,763 55,290 94 Total ............: 862,844 835,566 821,176 95 98 6,390,661 6,397,404 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,824 16,883 16,804 85 100 142,659 130,953 92 Old ..............: 150 164 164 109 100 1,328 1,169 88 Total ............: 19,974 17,047 16,968 85 100 143,987 132,122 92 : Ducks ..............: 2,422 1,932 1,850 76 96 18,610 16,580 89 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,498,229 5,378,326 5,330,783 97 99 40,990,522 41,245,924 101 Mature ...........: 83,458 72,553 64,958 78 90 573,107 539,980 94 Light ..........: 10,702 9,388 6,717 63 72 81,762 73,197 90 Heavy ..........: 72,756 63,165 58,241 80 92 491,345 466,783 95 Total ............: 5,581,687 5,450,879 5,395,741 97 99 41,563,629 41,785,904 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 609,540 540,501 542,434 89 100 4,572,879 4,295,123 94 Old ..............: 4,690 4,930 4,808 103 98 40,008 35,609 89 Total ............: 614,230 545,431 547,242 89 100 4,612,887 4,330,732 94 : Ducks ..............: 16,699 13,517 13,041 78 96 131,799 117,681 89 : Other 1/ ...........: 393 399 519 132 130 1,902 1,921 101 : Total ..............: 6,213,009 6,010,226 5,956,543 96 99 46,310,217 46,236,238 100 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.46 6.51 6.56 102 101 6.50 6.53 100 Mature ...........: 7.20 7.24 7.41 103 102 6.99 7.07 101 Light ..........: 3.56 3.53 3.45 97 98 3.52 3.47 99 Heavy ..........: 8.48 8.59 8.55 101 100 8.36 8.44 101 Total ............: 6.47 6.52 6.57 102 101 6.50 6.53 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.75 32.01 32.28 105 101 32.05 32.80 102 Old ..............: 31.27 30.06 29.32 94 98 30.13 30.46 101 Total ............: 30.75 32.00 32.25 105 101 32.04 32.78 102 : Ducks ..............: 6.89 7.00 7.05 102 101 7.08 7.10 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2024 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,888,049 3,816,318 3,768,188 97 99 28,923,884 29,145,379 101 Mature ...........: 58,586 50,481 45,377 77 90 401,309 376,316 94 Light ..........: 5,658 4,920 3,674 65 75 43,128 38,798 90 Heavy ..........: 52,928 45,561 41,703 79 92 358,181 337,518 94 Total ............: 3,946,635 3,866,799 3,813,565 97 99 29,325,193 29,521,695 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 309,054 268,438 273,846 89 102 2,306,691 2,162,556 94 Old ..............: 3,390 3,702 3,571 105 96 26,078 26,037 100 Total ............: 312,444 272,140 277,417 89 102 2,332,769 2,188,593 94 : Ducks ..............: 4,798 3,203 3,371 70 105 32,061 29,033 91 : Other 1/ ...........: 123 130 132 107 102 1,017 872 86 : Total ..............: 4,264,000 4,142,272 4,094,485 96 99 31,691,040 31,740,193 100 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 268,706 255,815 260,582 97 102 2,045,640 2,039,110 100 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 268,706 255,815 260,582 97 102 2,045,640 2,039,110 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 177,353 161,330 157,147 89 97 1,345,553 1,253,497 93 Old ..............: 188 68 91 48 134 4,685 1,082 23 Total ............: 177,541 161,398 157,238 89 97 1,350,238 1,254,579 93 : Ducks ..............: 7,419 6,618 6,200 84 94 63,669 57,028 90 : Other 1/ ...........: 132 137 196 148 143 301 424 141 : Total ..............: 453,798 423,968 424,216 93 100 3,459,848 3,351,141 97 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 4,156,755 4,072,133 4,028,770 97 99 30,969,524 31,184,489 101 Mature ...........: 58,586 50,481 45,377 77 90 401,309 376,316 94 Light ..........: 5,658 4,920 3,674 65 75 43,128 38,798 90 Heavy ..........: 52,928 45,561 41,703 79 92 358,181 337,518 94 Total ............: 4,215,341 4,122,614 4,074,147 97 99 31,370,833 31,560,805 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 486,407 429,768 430,993 89 100 3,652,244 3,416,053 94 Old ..............: 3,578 3,770 3,662 102 97 30,763 27,119 88 Total ............: 489,985 433,538 434,655 89 100 3,683,007 3,443,172 93 : Ducks ..............: 12,217 9,821 9,571 78 97 95,730 86,061 90 : Other 1/ ...........: 255 267 328 129 123 1,318 1,296 98 : Total ..............: 4,717,798 4,566,240 4,518,701 96 99 35,150,888 35,091,334 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2024 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 11,979 10,650 10,223 85 96 81,883 79,448 97 Mature ...........: 939 893 774 82 87 6,860 6,495 95 Light ..........: 100 64 29 29 45 755 400 53 Heavy ..........: 839 829 745 89 90 6,105 6,095 100 Total ............: 12,918 11,543 10,997 85 95 88,743 85,943 97 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 2,151 1,991 1,997 93 100 13,864 14,547 105 Old ..............: 43 58 36 84 62 291 334 115 Total ............: 2,194 2,049 2,033 93 99 14,155 14,881 105 : Ducks ..............: 121 117 93 77 79 726 759 105 : Total 1/ ...........: 15,234 13,710 13,124 86 96 103,626 101,585 98 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.20 0.19 86 95 0.20 0.19 95 Mature ...........: 1.13 1.23 1.19 105 97 1.20 1.20 100 Light ..........: 0.93 0.68 0.43 46 63 0.92 0.55 60 Heavy ..........: 1.15 1.31 1.28 111 98 1.24 1.31 106 Total ............: 0.23 0.21 0.20 87 95 0.21 0.21 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.35 0.37 0.37 106 100 0.30 0.34 113 Old ..............: 0.92 1.18 0.75 82 64 0.73 0.94 129 Total ............: 0.36 0.38 0.37 103 97 0.31 0.34 110 : Ducks ..............: 0.72 0.87 0.71 99 82 0.55 0.64 116 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.25 0.23 0.22 88 96 0.22 0.22 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2024 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 17,952 17,997 17,840 99 99 149,843 145,630 97 Mature ...........: 1,917 1,938 1,743 91 90 14,892 14,136 95 Light ..........: 427 395 258 60 65 3,380 3,004 89 Heavy ..........: 1,490 1,543 1,485 100 96 11,512 11,132 97 Total ............: 19,869 19,935 19,583 99 98 164,735 159,766 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,065 6,413 6,672 110 104 43,253 50,985 118 Old ..............: 156 164 161 103 98 1,492 1,219 82 Total ............: 6,221 6,577 6,833 110 104 44,745 52,204 117 : Ducks ..............: 207 177 182 88 103 1,789 1,516 85 : Other 1/ ...........: 4 4 4 100 100 23 26 113 : Total ..............: 26,301 26,693 26,602 101 100 211,292 213,512 101 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.43 0.44 0.44 102 100 0.48 0.46 96 Mature ...........: 3.17 3.70 3.70 117 100 3.58 3.62 101 Light ..........: 7.02 7.43 6.56 93 88 7.27 7.19 99 Heavy ..........: 2.74 3.28 3.44 126 105 3.11 3.19 103 Total ............: 0.47 0.48 0.48 102 100 0.52 0.50 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.23 1.47 1.52 124 103 1.17 1.47 126 Old ..............: 4.18 4.17 4.21 101 101 4.63 4.30 93 Total ............: 1.25 1.49 1.55 124 104 1.20 1.49 124 : Ducks ..............: 1.67 1.77 1.87 112 106 1.83 1.73 95 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.54 1.48 1.20 78 81 1.72 1.97 115 : Total ..............: 0.55 0.58 0.59 107 102 0.60 0.60 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: July and August 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 213 239 68,223 42,398 Mature ..........: - - 8 1 52,557 33,342 Light .........: - - 8 1 44,616 25,718 Heavy .........: - - - - 7,941 7,624 Total ...........: - - 221 240 120,780 75,740 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 8 6 3,624 3,657 Old .............: - - - - 1,066 1,125 Total ...........: - - 8 6 4,690 4,782 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 55,101 36,326 865 953 1,444 1,087 Mature ..........: 13,942 12,731 87 110 14,751 10,868 Light .........: 4,239 2,457 16 11 10,562 7,656 Heavy .........: 9,703 10,274 71 99 4,189 3,212 Total ...........: 69,043 49,057 952 1,063 16,195 11,955 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,327 1,654 44 61 53 94 Old .............: 486 526 14 26 240 237 Total ...........: 1,813 2,180 58 87 293 331 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 2,873 2,370 1,095 930 41,820 32,065 Mature ..........: 3,029 1,328 122 111 19,653 11,501 Light .........: 2,377 702 101 98 19,073 10,866 Heavy .........: 652 626 21 13 580 635 Total ...........: 5,902 3,698 1,217 1,041 61,473 43,566 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 77 77 218 190 618 632 Old .............: 12 16 32 2 81 97 Total ...........: 89 93 250 192 699 729 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 5,832 2,679 97,374 65,100 1,738,012 1,835,509 Mature ..........: 107 200 39,484 30,640 25,210 37,764 Light .........: 95 71 29,839 20,265 - - Heavy .........: 12 129 9,645 10,375 25,210 37,764 Total ...........: 5,939 2,879 136,858 95,740 1,763,222 1,873,273 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 77 79 5,114 3,962 89,424 89,540 Old .............: 23 10 182 93 248 201 Total ...........: 100 89 5,296 4,055 89,672 89,741 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ---- pounds --- : Alabama .........: 103,976 100,542 576,761 555,143 5.55 5.52 Arkansas ........: 88,563 89,404 639,176 652,558 7.22 7.30 Delaware ........: 32,173 33,130 246,463 254,488 7.66 7.68 Georgia .........: 114,152 110,419 685,212 665,526 6.00 6.03 Illinois ........: 73 74 467 478 6.41 6.42 Indiana .........: 4,406 4,346 23,072 23,555 5.24 5.42 Iowa ............: 2,115 2,075 11,667 11,576 5.52 5.58 Kentucky ........: 25,175 25,062 166,645 165,681 6.62 6.61 Louisiana .......: 15,995 14,877 106,369 100,280 6.65 6.74 Maryland ........: 12,610 12,487 79,896 78,262 6.34 6.27 : Mississippi .....: 62,890 61,971 415,644 411,387 6.61 6.64 Missouri ........: 27,241 27,381 147,451 148,883 5.41 5.44 Nebraska ........: 10,849 10,459 73,210 70,313 6.75 6.72 New Jersey ......: 251 274 1,362 1,478 5.43 5.39 New York ........: 3,036 2,835 15,594 14,695 5.14 5.18 North Carolina ..: 81,195 82,709 672,686 688,314 8.28 8.32 Ohio ............: 11,261 11,224 50,818 51,532 4.51 4.59 Oklahoma ........: 8,978 8,179 64,140 57,809 7.14 7.07 Pennsylvania ....: 14,707 13,238 87,167 78,550 5.93 5.93 South Carolina ..: 26,283 25,899 196,404 189,535 7.47 7.32 : Tennessee .......: 34,770 35,135 210,396 216,631 6.05 6.17 Texas ...........: 63,495 62,475 434,392 432,175 6.84 6.92 Virginia ........: 27,186 25,658 170,358 168,163 6.27 6.55 : United States ...: 825,549 812,415 5,378,326 5,330,783 6.51 6.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 2024 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent --- : Alabama .........: 443,948 425,572 1,874 1,668 0.42 0.39 Arkansas ........: 481,570 490,562 1,876 1,930 0.39 0.39 Delaware ........: 191,022 198,085 1,155 1,258 0.60 0.63 Georgia .........: 520,790 506,737 2,877 2,894 0.55 0.57 Illinois ........: 349 357 (Z) - 0.01 (X) Indiana .........: 16,488 16,717 56 61 0.34 0.36 Iowa ............: 8,500 8,498 405 338 4.55 3.82 Kentucky ........: 125,818 124,896 637 665 0.50 0.53 Louisiana .......: 79,622 73,731 228 249 0.29 0.34 Maryland ........: 59,423 58,140 434 387 0.72 0.66 : Mississippi .....: 312,580 304,016 915 1,073 0.29 0.35 Missouri ........: 107,418 108,550 357 291 0.33 0.27 Nebraska ........: 55,467 53,804 168 140 0.30 0.26 New Jersey ......: 1,002 1,076 8 12 0.80 1.09 New York ........: 9,660 9,187 131 86 1.34 0.93 North Carolina ..: 516,002 528,829 1,423 1,404 0.27 0.26 Ohio ............: 38,286 38,672 247 234 0.64 0.60 Oklahoma ........: 48,136 43,376 318 215 0.66 0.49 Pennsylvania ....: 61,698 55,401 1,066 995 1.70 1.76 South Carolina ..: 147,952 142,659 949 993 0.64 0.69 : Tennessee .......: 155,336 159,753 344 508 0.22 0.32 Texas ...........: 334,862 332,475 807 889 0.24 0.27 Virginia ........: 129,926 127,774 352 360 0.27 0.28 : United States ...: 4,072,133 4,028,770 17,997 17,840 0.44 0.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 8 6 7,525 6,581 Arkansas ..........: - - 5 - 76 72 Delaware ..........: - - - - 4,143 1,989 Georgia ...........: - - 8 1 10,985 8,667 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 1 - Texas .............: - - - - 40 43 Virginia ..........: - - 2 - 4,503 4,010 : United States .....: - - 213 239 68,223 42,398 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 2,778 2,289 5 6 116 79 Arkansas ..........: 191 114 6 10 - - Delaware ..........: 1,256 556 1 - 23 12 Georgia ...........: 20,391 14,720 4 18 207 199 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 1 - - - - - Texas .............: 33 27 - 1 1 2 Virginia ..........: 489 469 - 1 9 11 : United States .....: 55,101 36,326 865 953 1,444 1,087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 404 333 158 171 1,856 1,664 Arkansas ..........: 5 9 - - 59 43 Delaware ..........: 272 113 8 2 1,141 549 Georgia ...........: 243 215 356 264 4,392 4,492 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 1 - - - - - Texas .............: - - 1 - 16 36 Virginia ..........: 45 39 4 3 181 196 : United States .....: 2,873 2,370 1,095 930 41,820 32,065 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 674 300 5,484 4,615 170,694 150,958 Arkansas ..........: 14 15 83 104 159,349 166,651 Delaware ..........: 108 116 1,344 689 46,028 46,422 Georgia ...........: 769 554 14,134 10,186 240,217 242,085 Mississippi .......: - - - - 138,825 179,459 North Carolina ....: 1 1 - - 95,581 107,107 Texas .............: 4 3 8 21 79,298 74,078 Virginia ..........: 848 429 4,791 5,312 132,752 148,910 : United States .....: 5,832 2,679 97,374 65,100 1,738,012 1,835,509 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : California ......: 482 444 16,035 14,765 33.28 33.25 Illinois ........: 1 5 25 134 26.38 29.57 Indiana .........: 1,909 1,909 79,868 79,236 41.85 41.51 Iowa ............: 1,124 1,110 51,012 49,835 45.38 44.88 Michigan ........: 347 405 14,717 17,543 42.36 43.28 North Carolina ..: 1,846 1,916 69,383 70,795 37.59 36.95 Ohio ............: 518 583 21,615 23,464 41.72 40.25 Pennsylvania ....: 667 601 18,491 17,198 27.72 28.61 South Carolina ..: 615 591 26,105 24,992 42.46 42.30 South Dakota ....: 388 385 18,496 17,455 47.68 45.39 : Vermont .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 16,883 16,804 540,501 542,434 32.01 32.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 2024 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : California ......: 12,810 11,804 58 61 0.45 0.51 Illinois ........: 19 102 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 64,016 63,462 1,082 1,148 1.66 1.78 Iowa ............: 39,853 38,990 724 543 1.78 1.37 Michigan ........: 11,384 13,639 153 166 1.33 1.20 North Carolina ..: 54,503 54,974 299 355 0.55 0.64 Ohio ............: 17,270 18,756 344 417 1.95 2.17 Pennsylvania ....: 14,420 13,502 300 281 2.04 2.04 South Carolina ..: 19,077 18,407 695 773 3.51 4.03 South Dakota ....: 14,863 14,044 237 237 1.57 1.66 : Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 429,768 430,993 6,413 6,672 1.47 1.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (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 352 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2023. 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 Greg Lemmons, Acting Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section... 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