Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released March 24, 2021, 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 February 2020 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. February 2021 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during February 2021 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.74 billion pounds, down 5 percent from the amount certified in February 2020. The January 2021 revised certified total at 4.11 billion pounds, was down 9 percent from January 2020. The January revision represented an increase of 80,000 pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during February 2021 was 4.92 billion pounds, down 5 percent from 5.18 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.32 billion pounds, down 5 percent from February 2020. Mature chickens, at 58.1 million pounds, were down 6 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 528 million pounds, down 6 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 12.3 million pounds, down 17 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during February 2021 averaged 6.39 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from February 2020. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.74 pounds per bird, up slightly from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during February 2021 averaged 33.5 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from February 2020. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 2021 totaled 11.9 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 24.7 million pounds, were 0.66 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.76 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2021 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 716,853 745,333 676,768 94 91 1,537,038 1,422,101 93 Mature ...........: 9,220 8,876 8,622 94 97 19,316 17,498 91 Light ..........: 2,931 2,831 2,729 93 96 6,057 5,560 92 Heavy ..........: 6,289 6,045 5,893 94 97 13,259 11,938 90 Total ............: 726,073 754,209 685,390 94 91 1,556,354 1,439,599 92 : Turkeys : Young ............: 17,038 16,611 15,598 92 94 36,216 32,209 89 Old ..............: 105 130 158 150 122 252 288 114 Total ............: 17,143 16,741 15,756 92 94 36,468 32,497 89 : Ducks ..............: 2,108 1,914 1,761 84 92 4,636 3,675 79 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,539,919 4,790,027 4,322,592 95 90 9,794,049 9,112,619 93 Mature ...........: 62,032 59,946 58,107 94 97 130,381 118,053 91 Light ..........: 10,374 9,938 9,434 91 95 21,253 19,372 91 Heavy ..........: 51,658 50,008 48,673 94 97 109,128 98,681 90 Total ............: 4,601,951 4,849,973 4,380,699 95 90 9,924,430 9,230,672 93 : Turkeys : Young ............: 556,414 556,649 522,972 94 94 1,197,768 1,079,621 90 Old ..............: 3,201 3,893 4,578 143 118 7,683 8,471 110 Total ............: 559,615 560,542 527,550 94 94 1,205,451 1,088,092 90 : Ducks ..............: 14,737 13,385 12,287 83 92 32,567 25,672 79 : Other 1/ ...........: 200 149 135 68 91 440 284 65 : Total ..............: 5,176,503 5,424,049 4,920,671 95 91 11,162,888 10,344,720 93 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.33 6.43 6.39 101 99 6.37 6.41 101 Mature ...........: 6.73 6.75 6.74 100 100 6.75 6.75 100 Light ..........: 3.54 3.51 3.46 98 99 3.51 3.48 99 Heavy ..........: 8.21 8.27 8.26 101 100 8.23 8.27 100 Total ............: 6.34 6.43 6.39 101 99 6.38 6.41 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.66 33.51 33.53 103 100 33.07 33.52 101 Old ..............: 30.49 29.95 28.97 95 97 30.49 29.41 96 Total ............: 32.64 33.48 33.48 103 100 33.06 33.48 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.99 6.99 6.98 100 100 7.02 6.99 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2021 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,172,769 3,371,757 3,044,308 96 90 6,853,008 6,416,065 94 Mature ...........: 41,566 40,759 39,825 96 98 88,146 80,584 91 Light ..........: 5,281 5,092 4,806 91 94 10,744 9,898 92 Heavy ..........: 36,285 35,667 35,019 97 98 77,402 70,686 91 Total ............: 3,214,335 3,412,516 3,084,133 96 90 6,941,154 6,496,649 94 : Turkeys : Young ............: 283,888 289,770 259,079 91 89 597,343 548,849 92 Old ..............: 2,358 2,936 3,356 142 114 5,653 6,292 111 Total ............: 286,246 292,706 262,435 92 90 602,996 555,141 92 : Ducks ..............: 3,728 3,305 2,848 76 86 8,730 6,153 70 : Other 1/ ...........: 127 96 87 69 91 274 183 67 : Total ..............: 3,504,436 3,708,623 3,349,503 96 90 7,553,154 7,058,126 93 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 245,695 241,256 227,119 92 94 522,514 468,375 90 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 245,695 241,256 227,119 92 94 522,514 468,375 90 : Turkeys : Young ............: 160,449 154,341 158,145 99 102 358,557 312,486 87 Old ..............: 41 65 60 146 92 125 125 100 Total ............: 160,490 154,406 158,205 99 102 358,682 312,611 87 : Ducks ..............: 6,908 6,584 6,173 89 94 14,924 12,757 85 : Other 1/ ...........: 11 6 7 64 117 22 13 59 : Total ..............: 413,104 402,252 391,504 95 97 896,142 793,756 89 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,418,464 3,613,013 3,271,427 96 91 7,375,522 6,884,440 93 Mature ...........: 41,566 40,759 39,825 96 98 88,146 80,584 91 Light ..........: 5,281 5,092 4,806 91 94 10,744 9,898 92 Heavy ..........: 36,285 35,667 35,019 97 98 77,402 70,686 91 Total ............: 3,460,030 3,653,772 3,311,252 96 91 7,463,668 6,965,024 93 : Turkeys : Young ............: 444,337 444,111 417,224 94 94 955,900 861,335 90 Old ..............: 2,399 3,001 3,416 142 114 5,778 6,417 111 Total ............: 446,736 447,112 420,640 94 94 961,678 867,752 90 : Ducks ..............: 10,636 9,889 9,021 85 91 23,654 18,910 80 : Other 1/ ...........: 138 102 94 68 92 296 196 66 : Total ..............: 3,917,540 4,110,875 3,741,007 95 91 8,449,296 7,851,882 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2021 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,415 10,010 9,420 100 94 20,553 19,430 95 Mature ...........: 521 571 675 130 118 1,118 1,246 111 Light ..........: 106 85 105 99 124 210 190 90 Heavy ..........: 415 486 570 137 117 908 1,056 116 Total ............: 9,936 10,581 10,095 102 95 21,671 20,676 95 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,490 1,754 1,649 111 94 3,364 3,403 101 Old ..............: 34 42 61 179 145 92 103 112 Total ............: 1,524 1,796 1,710 112 95 3,456 3,506 101 : Ducks ..............: 60 59 59 98 100 144 118 82 : Total 1/ ...........: 11,520 12,436 11,864 103 95 25,271 24,300 96 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.21 0.21 0.22 105 105 0.21 0.21 100 Mature ...........: 0.84 0.95 1.16 138 122 0.86 1.06 123 Light ..........: 1.02 0.86 1.11 109 129 0.99 0.98 99 Heavy ..........: 0.80 0.97 1.17 146 121 0.83 1.07 129 Total ............: 0.22 0.22 0.23 105 105 0.22 0.22 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.27 0.32 0.32 119 100 0.28 0.32 114 Old ..............: 1.06 1.08 1.33 125 123 1.20 1.22 102 Total ............: 0.27 0.32 0.32 119 100 0.29 0.32 110 : Ducks ..............: 0.41 0.44 0.48 117 109 0.44 0.46 105 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.22 0.23 0.24 109 104 0.23 0.23 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2021 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 21,744 18,057 17,100 79 95 46,740 35,157 75 Mature ...........: 1,347 1,873 1,837 136 98 2,758 3,710 135 Light ..........: 457 430 436 95 101 937 866 92 Heavy ..........: 890 1,443 1,401 157 97 1,821 2,844 156 Total ............: 23,091 19,930 18,937 82 95 49,498 38,867 79 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,269 5,972 5,452 87 91 13,507 11,424 85 Old ..............: 112 116 130 116 112 286 246 86 Total ............: 6,381 6,088 5,582 87 92 13,793 11,670 85 : Ducks ..............: 338 187 162 48 87 705 349 50 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 2 2 100 100 4 4 100 : Total ..............: 29,812 26,207 24,683 83 94 64,000 50,890 80 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.63 0.50 0.52 83 104 0.63 0.51 81 Mature ...........: 3.14 4.39 4.41 140 100 3.03 4.40 145 Light ..........: 7.96 7.79 8.32 105 107 8.02 8.05 100 Heavy ..........: 2.39 3.89 3.85 161 99 2.30 3.87 168 Total ............: 0.66 0.54 0.57 86 106 0.66 0.55 83 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.39 1.33 1.29 93 97 1.39 1.31 94 Old ..............: 4.46 3.72 3.67 82 99 4.72 3.69 78 Total ............: 1.41 1.34 1.31 93 98 1.41 1.33 94 : Ducks ..............: 3.08 1.86 1.76 57 95 2.89 1.81 63 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.43 1.92 2.08 145 108 1.33 2.00 150 : Total ..............: 0.76 0.63 0.66 87 105 0.75 0.64 85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: January and February 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 991 874 500,190 491,806 Mature ..........: - - 56 31 79,759 86,597 Light .........: - - 28 13 56,769 64,117 Heavy .........: - - 28 18 22,990 22,480 Total ...........: - - 1,047 905 579,949 578,403 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 41 43 8,732 8,771 Old .............: - - 12 10 855 733 Total ...........: - - 53 53 9,587 9,504 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 238,266 259,445 1,255 1,111 12,664 12,363 Mature ..........: 14,958 14,999 247 81 28,357 30,141 Light .........: 8,740 10,369 19 45 11,993 15,364 Heavy .........: 6,218 4,630 228 36 16,364 14,777 Total ...........: 253,224 274,444 1,502 1,192 41,021 42,504 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,704 2,082 20 20 30 93 Old .............: 231 259 9 14 234 123 Total ...........: 1,935 2,341 29 34 264 216 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 6,131 6,245 33,434 34,016 92,883 88,822 Mature ..........: 1,416 1,255 581 270 24,056 28,004 Light .........: 1,201 910 483 151 21,166 24,905 Heavy .........: 215 345 98 119 2,890 3,099 Total ...........: 7,547 7,500 34,015 34,286 116,939 116,826 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 21 25 157 175 530 829 Old .............: 13 9 31 42 82 86 Total ...........: 34 34 188 217 612 915 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 27,675 29,567 602,383 568,258 1,515,872 1,492,507 Mature ..........: 544 230 73,852 67,666 223,826 229,274 Light .........: 49 10 49,919 44,835 150,367 160,719 Heavy .........: 495 220 23,933 22,831 73,459 68,555 Total ...........: 28,219 29,797 676,235 635,924 1,739,698 1,721,781 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 172 56 9,283 7,884 20,690 19,978 Old .............: 6 7 686 1,236 2,159 2,519 Total ...........: 178 63 9,969 9,120 22,849 22,497 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: January and February 2021 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 93,223 88,966 518,788 488,698 5.57 5.49 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 79,292 67,983 567,106 486,647 7.15 7.16 California ......: 22,189 20,973 131,769 126,122 5.94 6.01 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 28,413 25,143 222,098 190,149 7.82 7.56 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 100,979 95,317 617,040 566,903 6.11 5.95 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,212 6,102 28,606 29,509 4.60 4.84 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 22,768 19,828 147,385 128,595 6.47 6.49 Louisiana .......: 14,145 10,846 97,603 76,205 6.90 7.03 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,589 10,257 70,219 67,907 6.63 6.62 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 55,484 50,099 349,498 321,861 6.30 6.42 Missouri ........: 33,325 29,168 166,717 152,640 5.00 5.23 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,188 2,180 10,975 10,926 5.02 5.01 North Carolina ..: 74,104 71,661 611,871 586,502 8.26 8.18 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 9,532 7,368 67,299 53,517 7.06 7.26 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 11,355 10,814 65,596 63,428 5.78 5.87 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 23,034 22,297 176,673 166,067 7.67 7.45 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 26,166 23,706 146,377 133,564 5.59 5.63 Texas ...........: 58,132 45,131 380,008 293,610 6.54 6.51 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 27,177 24,764 169,604 153,697 6.24 6.21 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 ...: 745,333 676,768 4,790,027 4,322,592 6.43 6.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: January and February 2021 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 395,423 371,497 1,850 1,558 0.47 0.42 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 427,051 368,036 1,595 1,555 0.37 0.42 California ......: 99,286 94,610 692 700 0.69 0.73 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 172,075 147,346 724 567 0.42 0.38 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 461,685 430,267 2,901 2,928 0.62 0.68 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 20,767 21,415 131 170 0.63 0.79 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 111,510 97,246 524 494 0.47 0.51 Louisiana .......: 74,073 57,701 302 220 0.41 0.38 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 52,670 50,870 251 281 0.47 0.55 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 260,960 243,759 1,273 1,180 0.49 0.48 Missouri ........: 122,818 112,364 335 293 0.27 0.26 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,592 6,648 107 105 1.60 1.55 North Carolina ..: 471,350 452,267 1,703 1,574 0.36 0.35 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 50,526 40,084 205 153 0.40 0.38 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 45,447 44,164 731 777 1.58 1.73 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 133,127 125,233 826 893 0.62 0.71 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 108,444 99,108 488 441 0.45 0.44 Texas ...........: 292,480 227,177 1,561 1,336 0.53 0.58 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 125,451 113,851 328 291 0.26 0.25 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 ...: 3,613,013 3,271,427 18,057 17,100 0.50 0.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2021 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 55 43 30,144 29,022 Arkansas ..........: - - 36 36 30,861 30,872 Delaware ..........: - - 71 54 15,792 14,169 Georgia ...........: - - 11 54 53,643 52,877 Mississippi .......: - - 35 35 9,771 9,771 North Carolina ....: - - 68 68 38,501 41,380 Texas .............: - - 111 98 54,275 53,773 Virginia ..........: - - 9 5 16,020 14,998 : United States .....: - - 991 874 500,190 491,806 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 26,942 26,487 100 80 1,218 1,170 Arkansas ..........: 6,595 6,618 74 73 1,002 1,001 Delaware ..........: 8,508 9,191 34 24 184 181 Georgia ...........: 50,269 68,444 97 93 1,779 1,807 Mississippi .......: 5,276 5,276 10 10 572 572 North Carolina ....: 10,573 10,573 47 47 903 903 Texas .............: 18,696 17,398 110 99 1,099 870 Virginia ..........: 9,337 9,269 16 3 178 159 : United States .....: 238,266 259,445 1,255 1,111 12,664 12,363 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 550 509 3,017 3,071 10,869 10,460 Arkansas ..........: 163 166 2,794 2,794 3,264 3,296 Delaware ..........: 372 345 675 662 1,915 1,912 Georgia ...........: 615 694 8,945 9,219 35,067 31,551 Mississippi .......: 433 433 1,888 1,888 790 790 North Carolina ....: 359 359 3,640 3,640 2,123 2,123 Texas .............: 300 383 344 303 4,060 4,025 Virginia ..........: 432 492 539 568 1,496 1,513 : United States .....: 6,131 6,245 33,434 34,016 92,883 88,822 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 408 404 59,978 31,428 133,281 102,674 Arkansas ..........: 1,790 1,790 81,259 81,234 127,838 127,880 Delaware ..........: 1,198 1,248 4,244 3,659 32,993 31,445 Georgia ...........: 9,457 12,283 85,064 92,222 244,947 269,244 Mississippi .......: 1,015 1,015 9,317 9,317 29,107 29,107 North Carolina ....: 1,986 1,986 19,711 19,711 77,911 80,790 Texas .............: 736 614 18,399 17,515 98,130 95,078 Virginia ..........: 335 341 10,665 10,360 39,027 37,708 : United States .....: 27,675 29,567 602,383 568,258 1,515,872 1,492,507 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: January and February 2021 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,905 2,348 53,890 48,021 18.55 20.45 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (Z) 1 6 20 28.16 32.74 Indiana .........: 1,868 1,705 78,095 70,508 41.82 41.35 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,471 3,382 98,479 94,169 28.37 27.84 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 423 543 19,924 16,551 47.11 30.47 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 ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 513 503 25,309 24,345 49.31 48.39 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 490 479 16,051 15,620 32.79 32.58 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 16,611 15,598 556,649 522,972 33.51 33.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: January and February 2021 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 44,815 39,971 419 327 0.93 0.81 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 4 15 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 62,778 56,590 751 783 1.18 1.37 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 78,504 75,383 1,135 971 1.43 1.27 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 16,177 13,607 176 113 1.08 0.83 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 ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 20,201 19,463 248 240 1.21 1.22 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 12,717 12,437 265 192 2.04 1.52 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 444,111 417,224 5,972 5,452 1.33 1.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. 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 condemned by the inspector 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 2020. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 31 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 Vacant, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ..................... (202) 690-3223 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter......................................... (202) 720-0585 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-4751 Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ........... (202) 720-8784 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ........................... (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Chicken Hatchery, Egg Products............................ (202) 690-3237 Adam Peters - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies .................................. (202) 690-4870 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs .............................................. (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery......................................... 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