Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released May 23, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 1 Percent from Last Year April 2024 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. April 2025 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during April 2025 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.38 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the amount certified in April 2024. The March 2025 revised certified total at 4.22 billion pounds, was up 3 percent from March 2024. The March revision represented an increase of 1.79 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during April 2025 was 5.76 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 5.82 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.22 billion pounds, up 1 percent from April 2024. Mature chickens, at 58.7 million pounds, were down 13 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 465 million pounds, down 18 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.1 million pounds, down 13 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during April 2025 averaged 6.55 pounds per bird, up slightly from April 2024. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.71 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during April 2025 averaged 30.4 pounds per bird, down 9 percent from April 2024. Ante-mortem condemnations during April 2025 totaled 12.4 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.20 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 26.3 million pounds, were 0.60 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.60 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2025 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 793,190 767,093 796,220 100 104 3,116,210 3,117,123 100 Mature ...........: 9,809 8,163 8,742 89 107 37,650 34,317 91 Light ..........: 2,842 2,718 2,974 105 109 10,753 11,018 102 Heavy ..........: 6,967 5,445 5,768 83 106 26,897 23,299 87 Total ............: 802,999 775,256 804,962 100 104 3,153,860 3,151,440 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,867 14,499 15,159 90 105 64,810 58,185 90 Old ..............: 126 198 150 119 76 564 625 111 Total ............: 16,993 14,697 15,309 90 104 65,374 58,810 90 : Ducks ..............: 2,265 1,970 1,973 87 100 8,939 8,001 90 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,174,381 5,022,462 5,218,240 101 104 20,304,828 20,519,220 101 Mature ...........: 67,685 54,952 58,664 87 107 262,085 233,341 89 Light ..........: 9,745 9,228 10,309 106 112 37,104 37,983 102 Heavy ..........: 57,940 45,724 48,355 83 106 224,981 195,358 87 Total ............: 5,242,066 5,077,414 5,276,904 101 104 20,566,913 20,752,561 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 561,485 473,272 460,446 82 97 2,144,745 1,889,052 88 Old ..............: 3,929 5,584 4,352 111 78 17,437 18,714 107 Total ............: 565,414 478,856 464,798 82 97 2,162,182 1,907,766 88 : Ducks ..............: 16,245 13,870 14,097 87 102 64,080 56,436 88 : Other 1/ ...........: 169 165 187 111 113 657 677 103 : Total ..............: 5,823,894 5,570,305 5,755,986 99 103 22,793,832 22,717,440 100 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.52 6.55 6.55 100 100 6.52 6.58 101 Mature ...........: 6.90 6.73 6.71 97 100 6.96 6.80 98 Light ..........: 3.43 3.40 3.47 101 102 3.45 3.45 100 Heavy ..........: 8.32 8.40 8.38 101 100 8.36 8.38 100 Total ............: 6.53 6.55 6.56 100 100 6.52 6.59 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 33.29 32.64 30.37 91 93 33.09 32.47 98 Old ..............: 31.18 28.20 29.01 93 103 30.92 29.94 97 Total ............: 33.27 32.58 30.36 91 93 33.07 32.44 98 : Ducks ..............: 7.17 7.04 7.14 100 101 7.17 7.05 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2025 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,661,040 3,549,477 3,696,673 101 104 14,322,469 14,506,451 101 Mature ...........: 47,177 37,316 40,178 85 108 182,444 158,962 87 Light ..........: 5,204 4,934 5,439 105 110 19,629 20,075 102 Heavy ..........: 41,973 32,382 34,739 83 107 162,815 138,887 85 Total ............: 3,708,217 3,586,793 3,736,851 101 104 14,504,913 14,665,413 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 286,108 233,779 218,489 76 93 1,084,574 941,282 87 Old ..............: 2,881 3,410 3,261 113 96 12,709 12,344 97 Total ............: 288,989 237,189 221,750 77 93 1,097,283 953,626 87 : Ducks ..............: 3,743 3,034 3,000 80 99 16,217 12,341 76 : Other 1/ ...........: 102 102 107 105 105 406 405 100 : Total ..............: 4,001,051 3,827,118 3,961,708 99 104 15,618,819 15,631,785 100 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 256,614 247,578 257,593 100 104 1,025,792 1,012,635 99 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 256,614 247,578 257,593 100 104 1,025,792 1,012,635 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 161,591 142,005 149,081 92 105 621,386 560,840 90 Old ..............: 75 842 55 73 7 559 1,934 346 Total ............: 161,666 142,847 149,136 92 104 621,945 562,774 90 : Ducks ..............: 8,159 7,156 7,350 90 103 30,773 28,994 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 16 13 16 100 123 56 55 98 : Total ..............: 426,455 397,594 414,095 97 104 1,678,566 1,604,458 96 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,917,654 3,797,055 3,954,266 101 104 15,348,261 15,519,086 101 Mature ...........: 47,177 37,316 40,178 85 108 182,444 158,962 87 Light ..........: 5,204 4,934 5,439 105 110 19,629 20,075 102 Heavy ..........: 41,973 32,382 34,739 83 107 162,815 138,887 85 Total ............: 3,964,831 3,834,371 3,994,444 101 104 15,530,705 15,678,048 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 447,699 375,784 367,570 82 98 1,705,960 1,502,122 88 Old ..............: 2,956 4,252 3,316 112 78 13,268 14,278 108 Total ............: 450,655 380,036 370,886 82 98 1,719,228 1,516,400 88 : Ducks ..............: 11,902 10,190 10,350 87 102 46,990 41,335 88 : Other 1/ ...........: 118 115 123 104 107 462 460 100 : Total ..............: 4,427,506 4,224,712 4,375,803 99 104 17,297,385 17,236,243 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2025 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,306 9,916 9,889 106 100 39,708 41,619 105 Mature ...........: 726 666 855 118 128 3,175 3,115 98 Light ..........: 41 48 70 171 146 187 246 132 Heavy ..........: 685 618 785 115 127 2,988 2,869 96 Total ............: 10,032 10,582 10,744 107 102 42,883 44,734 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1,692 1,546 1,527 90 99 6,927 6,779 98 Old ..............: 39 33 32 82 97 179 130 73 Total ............: 1,731 1,579 1,559 90 99 7,106 6,909 97 : Ducks ..............: 101 80 70 69 88 376 331 88 : Total 1/ ...........: 11,864 12,241 12,374 104 101 50,365 51,975 103 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.18 0.20 0.19 106 95 0.20 0.20 100 Mature ...........: 1.07 1.21 1.46 136 121 1.21 1.33 110 Light ..........: 0.42 0.52 0.68 162 131 0.50 0.65 130 Heavy ..........: 1.18 1.35 1.62 137 120 1.33 1.47 111 Total ............: 0.19 0.21 0.20 105 95 0.21 0.22 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.30 0.33 0.33 110 100 0.32 0.36 113 Old ..............: 0.99 0.59 0.74 75 125 1.03 0.69 67 Total ............: 0.31 0.33 0.34 110 103 0.33 0.36 109 : Ducks ..............: 0.62 0.58 0.50 81 86 0.59 0.59 100 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.20 0.22 0.21 105 95 0.22 0.23 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2025 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 17,950 18,314 18,919 105 103 73,766 74,507 101 Mature ...........: 1,937 1,213 1,329 69 110 6,877 5,327 77 Light ..........: 406 350 443 109 127 1,624 1,536 95 Heavy ..........: 1,531 863 886 58 103 5,253 3,791 72 Total ............: 19,887 19,527 20,248 102 104 80,643 79,834 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,553 5,496 5,726 87 104 25,509 23,146 91 Old ..............: 147 191 158 107 83 569 642 113 Total ............: 6,700 5,687 5,884 88 103 26,078 23,788 91 : Ducks ..............: 185 152 162 88 107 787 680 86 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 3 7 233 233 12 17 142 : Total ..............: 26,775 25,369 26,301 98 104 107,520 104,319 97 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.46 0.48 0.48 104 100 0.48 0.48 100 Mature ...........: 3.94 3.15 3.20 81 102 3.63 3.24 89 Light ..........: 7.24 6.62 7.53 104 114 7.64 7.11 93 Heavy ..........: 3.52 2.60 2.49 71 96 3.13 2.66 85 Total ............: 0.50 0.51 0.50 100 98 0.52 0.51 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.44 1.44 1.53 106 106 1.47 1.52 103 Old ..............: 4.74 4.30 4.55 96 106 4.11 4.30 105 Total ............: 1.46 1.47 1.56 107 106 1.49 1.54 103 : Ducks ..............: 1.53 1.47 1.54 101 105 1.65 1.62 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 2.48 2.54 5.38 217 212 2.53 3.56 141 : Total ..............: 0.60 0.60 0.60 100 100 0.62 0.60 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: March and April 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 89 278 51,526 53,393 Mature ..........: - - 1 22 52,068 76,844 Light .........: - - 1 2 44,997 69,142 Heavy .........: - - - 20 7,071 7,702 Total ...........: - - 90 300 103,594 130,237 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 11 5 5,630 4,580 Old .............: - - - - 1,179 890 Total ...........: - - 11 5 6,809 5,470 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 151,748 108,518 500 470 1,322 1,112 Mature ..........: 14,200 13,954 102 172 14,483 33,182 Light .........: 6,250 5,502 25 11 9,429 28,044 Heavy .........: 7,950 8,452 77 161 5,054 5,138 Total ...........: 165,948 122,472 602 642 15,805 34,294 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,183 1,621 5 34 43 65 Old .............: 384 616 19 28 252 383 Total ...........: 1,567 2,237 24 62 295 448 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 2,162 2,087 878 589 27,993 25,179 Mature ..........: 3,082 3,885 148 50 17,837 13,806 Light .........: 2,491 3,144 125 46 17,449 13,176 Heavy .........: 591 741 23 4 388 630 Total ...........: 5,244 5,972 1,026 639 45,830 38,985 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 67 70 170 184 512 523 Old .............: 12 4 1 1 40 41 Total ...........: 79 74 171 185 552 564 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 2,537 1,962 114,893 108,937 2,049,575 2,894,143 Mature ..........: 156 1,828 43,414 44,392 29,706 33,117 Light .........: 143 116 33,879 34,748 - - Heavy .........: 13 1,712 9,535 9,644 29,706 33,117 Total ...........: 2,693 3,790 158,307 153,329 2,079,281 2,927,260 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 64 48 3,699 3,646 69,600 93,423 Old .............: - 1 70 57 277 255 Total ...........: 64 49 3,769 3,703 69,877 93,678 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: March and April 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ---- pounds --- : Alabama .........: 96,227 101,314 529,196 554,887 5.50 5.48 Arkansas ........: 84,094 88,019 614,917 641,214 7.31 7.28 Delaware ........: 30,850 32,275 235,198 246,622 7.62 7.64 Georgia .........: 105,076 106,719 637,163 651,503 6.06 6.10 Illinois ........: 43 48 266 310 6.26 6.39 Iowa ............: 822 792 4,343 3,953 5.28 4.99 Kentucky ........: 24,568 25,393 163,044 167,970 6.64 6.61 Louisiana .......: 14,734 15,779 99,858 105,729 6.78 6.70 Maryland ........: 12,075 12,085 79,141 79,013 6.55 6.54 Mississippi .....: 59,565 63,226 398,028 425,000 6.68 6.72 : Missouri ........: 27,091 26,819 148,020 147,580 5.46 5.50 New Jersey ......: 226 219 1,230 1,155 5.45 5.27 New York ........: 3,137 2,971 15,897 14,905 5.07 5.02 North Carolina ..: 76,323 77,088 641,535 643,120 8.41 8.34 Ohio ............: 9,675 10,511 43,181 48,040 4.46 4.57 Oklahoma ........: 7,576 8,529 60,826 69,514 8.03 8.15 Pennsylvania ....: 14,117 14,487 80,931 84,381 5.73 5.82 South Carolina ..: 23,328 23,743 167,790 167,870 7.19 7.07 Tennessee .......: 32,591 34,335 195,746 207,672 6.01 6.05 Texas ...........: 58,362 60,987 406,127 425,869 6.96 6.98 : Vermont .........: 44 46 290 297 6.54 6.52 Virginia ........: 22,809 23,723 141,342 148,110 6.20 6.24 : United States ...: 767,093 796,220 5,022,462 5,218,240 6.55 6.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: March and April 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 406,758 426,030 1,640 1,678 0.40 0.39 Arkansas ........: 463,531 488,542 2,318 2,712 0.50 0.55 Delaware ........: 183,675 192,315 1,079 1,158 0.58 0.60 Georgia .........: 483,532 494,892 2,420 2,212 0.50 0.44 Illinois ........: 197 232 (Z) (Z) 0.01 (X) Iowa ............: 3,149 2,882 80 64 2.47 2.17 Kentucky ........: 122,915 127,035 746 868 0.60 0.68 Louisiana .......: 73,157 77,127 674 729 0.91 0.94 Maryland ........: 59,072 59,170 620 544 1.04 0.91 Mississippi .....: 295,635 319,294 1,195 1,087 0.40 0.34 : Missouri ........: 107,952 107,302 318 309 0.29 0.29 New Jersey ......: 912 865 14 8 1.52 0.91 New York ........: 10,013 9,397 186 93 1.83 0.98 North Carolina ..: 494,214 495,950 1,321 1,344 0.27 0.27 Ohio ............: 32,425 36,161 218 210 0.67 0.58 Oklahoma ........: 45,626 52,270 222 223 0.48 0.43 Pennsylvania ....: 57,149 59,439 1,173 1,089 2.01 1.80 South Carolina ..: 125,952 126,149 993 982 0.78 0.77 Tennessee .......: 144,803 153,990 537 592 0.37 0.38 Texas ...........: 311,333 327,085 733 1,043 0.23 0.32 : Vermont .........: 218 223 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 106,542 111,183 232 284 0.22 0.26 : United States ...: 3,797,055 3,954,266 18,314 18,919 0.48 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: March and April 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: - - - - 29 534 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: - - 1 - 13,246 12,538 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 1 - Texas .............: - - - - 93 72 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: - - 89 278 51,526 53,393 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 16 208 - 8 - - Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 38,939 27,678 7 23 331 249 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - 1 - - - - Texas .............: 30 20 - - 5 3 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 151,748 108,518 500 470 1,322 1,112 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: - 9 1 - 19 59 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 146 162 116 53 2,322 2,512 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - 1 - - - Texas .............: 4 9 1 2 22 39 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 2,162 2,087 878 589 27,993 25,179 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - 219,813 233,289 Arkansas ..........: 2 4 39 270 227,061 299,560 Delaware ..........: - - - - 60,682 40,447 Georgia ...........: 455 385 16,409 16,628 241,103 216,321 Mississippi .......: - - - - 199,808 173,512 North Carolina ....: - - 1 3 112,489 118,418 Texas .............: 3 1 1,373 1,994 58,107 56,088 Virginia ..........: - - - - 175,744 1,000,825 : United States .....: 2,537 1,962 114,893 108,937 2,049,575 2,894,143 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: March and April 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : California ......: 408 397 6,827 7,178 16.72 18.09 Illinois ........: 1 - 18 - 32.73 - Indiana .........: 1,671 1,716 69,394 69,566 41.53 40.54 Iowa ............: 941 1,038 42,548 23,403 45.20 22.54 Michigan ........: 341 355 14,600 15,536 42.81 43.77 Minnesota .......: 2,669 3,124 83,571 90,232 31.31 28.88 North Carolina ..: 1,752 1,875 74,596 71,491 42.58 38.13 Ohio ............: 433 345 15,409 13,266 35.61 38.44 Pennsylvania ....: 532 543 16,010 16,844 30.08 31.03 South Carolina ..: 532 527 22,086 21,287 41.55 40.36 : Vermont .........: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) 15.00 7.50 : United States ...: 14,499 15,159 473,272 460,446 32.64 30.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: March and April 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : California ......: 5,458 5,742 34 30 0.61 0.53 Illinois ........: 14 - - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 55,451 55,940 800 782 1.42 1.38 Iowa ............: 33,445 18,290 498 675 1.47 3.56 Michigan ........: 11,315 12,040 166 156 1.45 1.28 Minnesota .......: 67,010 72,536 876 1,006 1.29 1.37 North Carolina ..: 58,040 56,606 322 330 0.55 0.58 Ohio ............: 12,186 10,587 260 254 2.09 2.35 Pennsylvania ....: 12,460 13,242 367 343 2.86 2.53 South Carolina ..: 16,564 15,956 530 470 3.10 2.86 : Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (Z) (Z) - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 375,784 367,570 5,496 5,726 1.44 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 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised, Poultry Slaughter .................. (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Catfish, Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture, Egg Products........... (202) 690-3237 Suzanne Richards - Cost of Pollination, Honey, Honey Bee Colonies, Sheep and Goats.. (202) 720-4448 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. 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