Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released June 26, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 8 Percent from Last Year May 2022 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. May 2023 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during May 2023 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.58 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the amount certified in May 2022. The April 2023 revised certified total at 4.03 billion pounds, was down slightly from April 2022. The April revision represented an increase of 3.63 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during May 2023 was 6.04 billion pounds, up 8 percent from 5.60 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.34 billion pounds, up 7 percent from May 2022. Mature chickens, at 68.5 million pounds, were up 2 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 611 million pounds, up 18 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 17.2 million pounds, up 19 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during May 2023 averaged 6.52 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from May 2022. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.83 pounds per bird, down slightly from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during May 2023 averaged 32.0 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from May 2022. Ante-mortem condemnations during May 2023 totaled 12.4 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.20 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 27.4 million pounds, were 0.59 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.61 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2023 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 780,516 723,997 819,804 105 113 3,813,663 3,894,984 102 Mature ...........: 9,764 9,235 10,033 103 109 46,340 48,407 104 Light ..........: 3,053 2,864 3,155 103 110 13,439 14,516 108 Heavy ..........: 6,711 6,371 6,878 102 108 32,901 33,891 103 Total ............: 790,280 733,232 829,837 105 113 3,860,003 3,943,391 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,471 16,281 18,915 115 116 84,441 86,667 103 Old ..............: 108 164 189 175 115 605 839 139 Total ............: 16,579 16,445 19,104 115 116 85,046 87,506 103 : Ducks ..............: 2,012 2,173 2,384 118 110 11,150 11,380 102 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,007,363 4,697,230 5,341,207 107 114 24,528,157 25,332,804 103 Mature ...........: 66,956 63,003 68,536 102 109 320,009 334,944 105 Light ..........: 10,501 10,033 11,165 106 111 46,551 50,603 109 Heavy ..........: 56,455 52,970 57,371 102 108 273,458 284,341 104 Total ............: 5,074,319 4,760,233 5,409,743 107 114 24,848,166 25,667,748 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 512,320 529,335 605,309 118 114 2,740,029 2,807,136 102 Old ..............: 3,378 4,909 5,528 164 113 18,688 25,168 135 Total ............: 515,698 534,244 610,837 118 114 2,758,717 2,832,304 103 : Ducks ..............: 14,383 15,546 17,174 119 110 78,490 81,520 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 173 149 180 104 121 793 845 107 : Total ..............: 5,604,573 5,310,172 6,037,934 108 114 27,686,166 28,582,417 103 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.42 6.49 6.52 102 100 6.43 6.50 101 Mature ...........: 6.86 6.82 6.83 100 100 6.91 6.92 100 Light ..........: 3.44 3.50 3.54 103 101 3.46 3.49 101 Heavy ..........: 8.41 8.31 8.34 99 100 8.31 8.39 101 Total ............: 6.42 6.49 6.52 102 100 6.44 6.51 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.10 32.51 32.00 103 98 32.45 32.39 100 Old ..............: 31.28 29.93 29.25 94 98 30.89 30.00 97 Total ............: 31.11 32.49 31.97 103 98 32.44 32.37 100 : Ducks ..............: 7.15 7.15 7.20 101 101 7.04 7.16 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2023 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,546,236 3,302,317 3,764,005 106 114 17,330,789 17,859,218 103 Mature ...........: 47,351 44,002 47,619 101 108 225,621 233,829 104 Light ..........: 5,488 5,149 5,915 108 115 24,511 26,634 109 Heavy ..........: 41,863 38,853 41,704 100 107 201,110 207,195 103 Total ............: 3,593,587 3,346,319 3,811,624 106 114 17,556,410 18,093,047 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 245,027 272,951 304,781 124 112 1,350,413 1,411,394 105 Old ..............: 2,527 2,702 3,324 132 123 12,446 15,614 125 Total ............: 247,554 275,653 308,105 124 112 1,362,859 1,427,008 105 : Ducks ..............: 4,198 3,425 3,850 92 112 21,242 19,179 90 : Other 1/ ...........: 108 90 108 100 120 502 527 105 : Total ..............: 3,845,447 3,625,487 4,123,687 107 114 18,941,013 19,539,761 103 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 232,626 242,637 273,186 117 113 1,182,788 1,271,980 108 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 232,626 242,637 273,186 117 113 1,182,788 1,271,980 108 : Turkeys : Young ............: 165,182 152,004 178,481 108 117 842,005 833,804 99 Old ..............: 53 1,082 946 1,785 87 1,845 3,774 205 Total ............: 165,235 153,086 179,427 109 117 843,850 837,578 99 : Ducks ..............: 6,078 7,848 8,586 141 109 36,017 39,864 111 : Other 1/ ...........: 13 15 20 154 133 47 69 147 : Total ..............: 403,952 403,586 461,219 114 114 2,062,702 2,149,491 104 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,778,862 3,544,954 4,037,191 107 114 18,513,577 19,131,198 103 Mature ...........: 47,351 44,002 47,619 101 108 225,621 233,829 104 Light ..........: 5,488 5,149 5,915 108 115 24,511 26,634 109 Heavy ..........: 41,863 38,853 41,704 100 107 201,110 207,195 103 Total ............: 3,826,213 3,588,956 4,084,810 107 114 18,739,198 19,365,027 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 410,209 424,955 483,262 118 114 2,192,418 2,245,198 102 Old ..............: 2,580 3,784 4,270 166 113 14,291 19,388 136 Total ............: 412,789 428,739 487,532 118 114 2,206,709 2,264,586 103 : Ducks ..............: 10,276 11,273 12,436 121 110 57,259 59,043 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 121 105 128 106 122 549 596 109 : Total ..............: 4,249,399 4,029,073 4,584,906 108 114 21,003,715 21,689,252 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2023 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,905 8,815 9,829 99 112 50,754 49,384 97 Mature ...........: 861 716 789 92 110 4,165 4,133 99 Light ..........: 72 87 63 88 72 428 466 109 Heavy ..........: 789 629 726 92 115 3,737 3,667 98 Total ............: 10,766 9,531 10,618 99 111 54,919 53,517 97 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,536 1,487 1,639 107 110 8,539 8,023 94 Old ..............: 29 19 36 124 189 160 164 103 Total ............: 1,565 1,506 1,675 107 111 8,699 8,187 94 : Ducks ..............: 87 74 80 92 108 384 384 100 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,418 11,111 12,373 100 111 64,002 62,088 97 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.20 0.19 0.18 90 95 0.21 0.19 90 Mature ...........: 1.29 1.14 1.15 89 101 1.30 1.23 95 Light ..........: 0.69 0.87 0.56 81 64 0.92 0.92 100 Heavy ..........: 1.40 1.19 1.27 91 107 1.37 1.29 94 Total ............: 0.21 0.20 0.20 95 100 0.22 0.21 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.30 0.28 0.27 90 96 0.31 0.29 94 Old ..............: 0.86 0.39 0.65 76 167 0.86 0.65 76 Total ............: 0.30 0.28 0.27 90 96 0.32 0.29 91 : Ducks ..............: 0.60 0.48 0.47 78 98 0.49 0.47 96 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.22 0.21 0.20 91 95 0.23 0.22 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally condemned and establishment sorted and removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2023 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 19,219 17,249 19,268 100 112 94,873 96,424 102 Mature ...........: 1,631 1,715 2,028 124 118 7,619 9,163 120 Light ..........: 427 435 488 114 112 1,870 2,149 115 Heavy ..........: 1,204 1,280 1,540 128 120 5,749 7,014 122 Total ............: 20,850 18,964 21,296 102 112 102,492 105,587 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 4,847 4,881 5,671 117 116 26,467 26,095 99 Old ..............: 149 190 193 130 102 707 954 135 Total ............: 4,996 5,071 5,864 117 116 27,174 27,049 100 : Ducks ..............: 236 188 222 94 118 1,180 1,101 93 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 2 3 100 150 13 12 92 : Total ..............: 26,085 24,225 27,385 105 113 130,859 133,749 102 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.51 0.48 0.47 92 98 0.51 0.50 98 Mature ...........: 3.33 3.75 4.08 123 109 3.27 3.77 115 Light ..........: 7.22 7.79 7.62 106 98 7.09 7.47 105 Heavy ..........: 2.80 3.19 3.56 127 112 2.78 3.27 118 Total ............: 0.54 0.53 0.52 96 98 0.54 0.54 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.17 1.14 1.16 99 102 1.19 1.15 97 Old ..............: 5.46 4.78 4.32 79 90 4.71 4.69 100 Total ............: 1.20 1.17 1.19 99 102 1.22 1.18 97 : Ducks ..............: 2.25 1.64 1.75 78 107 2.02 1.83 91 : Other 1/ ...........: 2.42 1.87 2.29 95 122 2.31 1.97 85 : Total ..............: 0.61 0.60 0.59 97 98 0.62 0.61 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: April and May 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 306 266 86,933 102,289 Mature ..........: - - 32 52 51,276 58,028 Light .........: - - 28 34 45,227 51,316 Heavy .........: - - 4 18 6,049 6,712 Total ...........: - - 338 318 138,209 160,317 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 38 24 3,629 4,094 Old .............: - - 10 11 831 1,063 Total ...........: - - 48 35 4,460 5,157 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 127,470 124,489 670 740 2,790 3,422 Mature ..........: 13,383 15,667 186 119 31,172 36,317 Light .........: 4,288 5,837 102 8 27,237 31,912 Heavy .........: 9,095 9,830 84 111 3,935 4,405 Total ...........: 140,853 140,156 856 859 33,962 39,739 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,524 1,065 9 32 90 44 Old .............: 532 475 1 - 259 251 Total ...........: 2,056 1,540 10 32 349 295 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 3,892 4,519 1,557 1,684 44,424 42,768 Mature ..........: 3,174 3,301 406 253 16,332 16,117 Light .........: 2,127 2,413 396 211 15,391 15,415 Heavy .........: 1,047 888 10 42 941 702 Total ...........: 7,066 7,820 1,963 1,937 60,756 58,885 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 133 95 242 152 546 597 Old .............: 2 1 10 15 165 157 Total ...........: 135 96 252 167 711 754 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 13,591 10,854 113,081 150,708 1,707,752 1,845,477 Mature ..........: 161 117 38,338 31,002 30,932 29,449 Light .........: 82 110 30,579 23,672 - - Heavy .........: 79 7 7,759 7,330 30,932 29,449 Total ...........: 13,752 10,971 151,419 181,710 1,738,684 1,874,926 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 44 34 2,032 2,237 41,610 47,579 Old .............: 8 22 81 170 305 367 Total ...........: 52 56 2,113 2,407 41,915 47,946 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 93,579 103,167 509,091 567,594 5.44 5.50 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 75,087 83,921 541,223 611,112 7.21 7.28 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 27,390 32,933 205,727 250,248 7.51 7.60 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 97,829 111,795 594,366 682,737 6.08 6.11 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 39 64 248 409 6.32 6.41 Indiana .........: 5,646 6,530 26,904 30,946 4.76 4.74 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 22,306 24,370 146,671 156,634 6.58 6.43 Louisiana .......: 13,754 15,169 92,491 103,393 6.72 6.82 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,368 12,255 65,967 78,599 6.36 6.41 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 55,260 61,696 366,488 411,089 6.63 6.66 Missouri ........: 32,504 35,919 185,804 204,410 5.72 5.69 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: 9,048 9,984 56,712 60,595 6.27 6.07 Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 195 270 1,008 1,380 5.16 5.12 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,189 2,803 10,820 14,093 4.94 5.03 North Carolina ..: 69,789 79,458 587,806 671,516 8.42 8.45 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 9,605 10,681 43,017 47,912 4.48 4.49 Oklahoma ........: 10,105 12,244 71,226 82,294 7.05 6.72 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 10,680 12,799 62,318 75,395 5.84 5.89 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 23,618 26,121 173,537 192,009 7.35 7.35 : South Dakota ....: - (D) - (D) - (D) Tennessee .......: 29,665 33,148 176,144 195,621 5.94 5.90 Texas ...........: 52,765 62,035 359,399 423,762 6.81 6.83 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 24,532 26,191 157,210 171,527 6.41 6.55 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 ...: 723,997 819,804 4,697,230 5,341,207 6.49 6.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: April and May 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 389,106 437,475 1,832 1,724 0.47 0.39 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 407,349 459,122 1,674 1,940 0.41 0.42 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 158,180 194,191 533 735 0.34 0.38 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 447,290 517,401 2,475 2,797 0.55 0.54 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 184 305 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 19,546 22,483 120 141 0.61 0.62 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 110,920 118,447 562 597 0.50 0.50 Louisiana .......: 69,444 77,424 304 348 0.44 0.45 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 49,317 58,552 450 431 0.90 0.73 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 273,621 302,405 1,191 1,284 0.43 0.42 Missouri ........: 136,339 150,392 502 564 0.37 0.37 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: 43,092 45,955 538 463 1.23 1.00 Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 738 1,010 9 15 1.26 1.48 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,622 8,612 115 141 1.71 1.61 North Carolina ..: 452,591 517,981 1,485 1,721 0.33 0.33 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 31,988 36,056 168 199 0.52 0.55 Oklahoma ........: 53,403 61,755 183 191 0.34 0.31 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 42,759 52,014 651 920 1.50 1.74 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 130,895 144,714 800 911 0.61 0.63 : South Dakota ....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Tennessee .......: 130,215 144,417 432 579 0.33 0.40 Texas ...........: 277,332 326,803 986 1,122 0.35 0.34 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 118,177 129,974 270 342 0.23 0.26 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 ...: 3,544,954 4,037,191 17,249 19,268 0.48 0.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2023 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 4 14 7,137 7,300 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 196 175 Delaware ..........: - - 27 32 13,327 14,067 Georgia ...........: - - - - 12,739 17,793 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - 2 1 - Texas .............: - - - - 6,482 6,517 Virginia ..........: - - 5 3 3,774 5,024 : United States .....: - - 306 266 86,933 102,289 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 3,735 3,245 67 6 131 135 Arkansas ..........: 274 255 4 9 - - Delaware ..........: 6,447 7,289 17 15 56 41 Georgia ...........: 21,600 32,564 60 59 507 681 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 5,150 5,517 38 7 495 565 Virginia ..........: 3,878 4,461 1 8 82 174 : United States .....: 127,470 124,489 670 740 2,790 3,422 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 500 330 320 201 3,953 6,688 Arkansas ..........: 3 2 - 5 43 46 Delaware ..........: 305 342 30 71 3,215 3,782 Georgia ...........: 1,128 1,489 364 494 7,561 5,668 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 68 51 6 4 402 509 Virginia ..........: 400 416 38 42 611 943 : United States .....: 3,892 4,519 1,557 1,684 44,424 42,768 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 345 796 11,441 7,797 140,256 151,077 Arkansas ..........: 1 4 223 240 177,456 190,643 Delaware ..........: 1,195 221 3,462 3,473 4,995 6,014 Georgia ...........: 8,878 6,870 29,328 50,490 161,820 172,233 Mississippi .......: - - - - 162,070 190,691 North Carolina ....: - - - - 117,890 139,135 Texas .............: 498 564 2,735 5,096 84,293 98,150 Virginia ..........: 6 5 5,933 7,958 116,361 134,785 : United States .....: 13,591 10,854 113,081 150,708 1,707,752 1,845,477 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 1 (Z) 12 1 20.83 31.88 Indiana .........: 1,687 1,968 72,492 85,886 42.96 43.63 Iowa ............: 1,109 1,234 50,041 52,794 45.12 42.77 Kansas ..........: - - - - - - Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: 384 466 15,852 19,724 41.25 42.36 Minnesota .......: 3,308 3,966 94,483 107,546 28.56 27.12 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,575 1,757 59,164 66,723 37.57 37.97 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 503 564 24,252 27,247 48.24 48.34 Oklahoma ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 569 671 17,329 18,553 30.48 27.64 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 307 326 12,862 14,187 41.94 43.56 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 .......: 264 288 12,389 12,771 46.84 44.29 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 16,281 18,915 529,335 605,309 32.51 32.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 8 (Z) - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 58,490 69,032 752 822 1.27 1.18 Iowa ............: 39,673 41,530 594 681 1.48 1.61 Kansas ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: 12,337 15,286 175 221 1.40 1.43 Minnesota .......: 75,757 86,295 997 1,042 1.30 1.19 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 47,320 53,127 301 323 0.63 0.60 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 19,375 21,778 260 292 1.33 1.32 Oklahoma ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 13,812 14,532 163 244 1.17 1.65 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 10,326 11,448 146 139 1.40 1.20 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 .......: 9,791 10,084 141 156 1.42 1.52 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 424,955 483,262 4,881 5,671 1.14 1.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (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 347 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2022. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 32 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ............................... 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