Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released November 25, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 4 Percent from Last Year October 2023 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. October 2024 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during October 2024 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.92 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the amount certified in October 2023. The September 2024 revised certified total at 4.37 billion pounds, was up 2 percent from September 2023. The September revision represented an increase of 5 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during October 2024 was 6.47 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 6.24 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.77 billion pounds, up 4 percent from October 2023. Mature chickens, at 66.5 million pounds, were down 8 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 621 million pounds, down 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 16.2 million pounds, down 9 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during October 2024 averaged 6.70 pounds per bird, unchanged from October 2023. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.02 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during October 2024 averaged 31.7 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from October 2023. Ante-mortem condemnations during October 2024 totaled 12.3 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.19 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.20 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 28.6 million pounds, were 0.58 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.53 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2024 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 824,609 770,053 861,545 104 112 7,894,621 7,954,498 101 Mature ...........: 10,520 9,736 9,478 90 97 102,340 96,228 94 Light ..........: 2,862 2,504 2,743 96 110 28,663 26,341 92 Heavy ..........: 7,658 7,232 6,735 88 93 73,677 69,887 95 Total ............: 835,129 779,789 871,023 104 112 7,996,961 8,050,726 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 20,332 15,548 19,390 95 125 180,041 165,891 92 Old ..............: 211 246 211 100 86 1,707 1,626 95 Total ............: 20,543 15,794 19,601 95 124 181,748 167,517 92 : Ducks ..............: 2,499 2,036 2,236 89 110 23,440 20,860 89 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,526,154 5,142,367 5,768,719 104 112 51,551,601 52,169,350 101 Mature ...........: 72,446 70,400 66,534 92 95 715,347 682,492 95 Light ..........: 9,796 8,544 9,664 99 113 100,480 91,413 91 Heavy ..........: 62,650 61,856 56,870 91 92 614,867 591,079 96 Total ............: 5,598,600 5,212,767 5,835,253 104 112 52,266,948 52,851,842 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 621,438 512,949 614,322 99 120 5,732,540 5,422,798 95 Old ..............: 6,453 7,653 6,614 102 86 51,416 49,953 97 Total ............: 627,891 520,602 620,936 99 119 5,783,956 5,472,751 95 : Ducks ..............: 17,737 14,542 16,154 91 111 166,108 148,460 89 : Other 1/ ...........: 386 440 468 121 106 2,642 2,829 107 : Total ..............: 6,244,614 5,748,351 6,472,811 104 113 58,219,654 58,475,882 100 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.70 6.68 6.70 100 100 6.53 6.56 100 Mature ...........: 6.89 7.23 7.02 102 97 6.99 7.09 101 Light ..........: 3.42 3.41 3.52 103 103 3.51 3.47 99 Heavy ..........: 8.18 8.55 8.44 103 99 8.35 8.46 101 Total ............: 6.70 6.68 6.70 100 100 6.54 6.56 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.56 32.99 31.68 104 96 31.84 32.69 103 Old ..............: 30.58 31.11 31.35 103 101 30.12 30.72 102 Total ............: 30.56 32.96 31.68 104 96 31.82 32.67 103 : Ducks ..............: 7.10 7.14 7.22 102 101 7.09 7.12 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2024 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,885,232 3,629,083 4,077,262 105 112 36,358,547 36,862,279 101 Mature ...........: 51,044 49,154 46,181 90 94 501,627 475,840 95 Light ..........: 5,165 4,515 5,179 100 115 53,023 48,497 91 Heavy ..........: 45,879 44,639 41,002 89 92 448,604 427,343 95 Total ............: 3,936,276 3,678,237 4,123,443 105 112 36,860,174 37,338,119 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 322,033 257,774 313,432 97 122 2,901,066 2,734,074 94 Old ..............: 4,596 5,238 4,344 95 83 34,352 35,682 104 Total ............: 326,629 263,012 317,776 97 121 2,935,418 2,769,756 94 : Ducks ..............: 5,052 3,975 4,243 84 107 42,316 37,309 88 : Other 1/ ...........: 159 124 180 113 145 1,310 1,176 90 : Total ..............: 4,268,116 3,945,348 4,445,642 104 113 39,839,218 40,146,360 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 292,042 263,556 292,668 100 111 2,594,770 2,594,685 100 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 292,042 263,556 292,668 100 111 2,594,770 2,594,685 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 173,515 149,772 175,519 101 117 1,674,219 1,578,788 94 Old ..............: 352 595 633 180 106 5,187 2,310 45 Total ............: 173,867 150,367 176,152 101 117 1,679,406 1,581,098 94 : Ducks ..............: 7,934 6,736 7,671 97 114 78,657 71,435 91 : Other 1/ ...........: 99 160 123 124 77 497 707 142 : Total ..............: 473,942 420,819 476,614 101 113 4,353,330 4,247,925 98 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 4,177,274 3,892,639 4,369,930 105 112 38,953,317 39,456,964 101 Mature ...........: 51,044 49,154 46,181 90 94 501,627 475,840 95 Light ..........: 5,165 4,515 5,179 100 115 53,023 48,497 91 Heavy ..........: 45,879 44,639 41,002 89 92 448,604 427,343 95 Total ............: 4,228,318 3,941,793 4,416,111 104 112 39,454,944 39,932,804 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 495,548 407,546 488,951 99 120 4,575,285 4,312,862 94 Old ..............: 4,948 5,833 4,977 101 85 39,539 37,992 96 Total ............: 500,496 413,379 493,928 99 119 4,614,824 4,350,854 94 : Ducks ..............: 12,986 10,711 11,914 92 111 120,973 108,744 90 : Other 1/ ...........: 258 284 303 117 107 1,807 1,883 104 : Total ..............: 4,742,058 4,366,167 4,922,256 104 113 44,192,548 44,394,285 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2024 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,798 8,842 9,712 99 110 101,126 98,019 97 Mature ...........: 691 753 803 116 107 8,173 8,082 99 Light ..........: 56 52 43 77 83 858 495 58 Heavy ..........: 635 701 760 120 108 7,315 7,587 104 Total ............: 10,489 9,595 10,515 100 110 109,299 106,101 97 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,684 1,621 1,676 100 103 17,128 17,826 104 Old ..............: 43 60 58 135 97 361 452 125 Total ............: 1,727 1,681 1,734 100 103 17,489 18,278 105 : Ducks ..............: 100 108 86 86 80 935 953 102 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,317 11,385 12,335 100 108 127,727 125,335 98 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.18 0.17 0.17 94 100 0.20 0.19 95 Mature ...........: 0.95 1.07 1.21 127 113 1.14 1.18 104 Light ..........: 0.57 0.61 0.44 77 72 0.85 0.54 64 Heavy ..........: 1.01 1.13 1.34 133 119 1.19 1.28 108 Total ............: 0.19 0.18 0.18 95 100 0.21 0.20 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.27 0.32 0.27 100 84 0.30 0.33 110 Old ..............: 0.67 0.78 0.88 131 113 0.70 0.90 129 Total ............: 0.28 0.32 0.28 100 88 0.30 0.33 110 : Ducks ..............: 0.56 0.74 0.53 95 72 0.56 0.64 114 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.20 0.20 0.19 95 95 0.22 0.21 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2024 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 16,903 17,279 19,180 113 111 182,659 182,115 100 Mature ...........: 1,709 1,899 1,873 110 99 18,208 17,968 99 Light ..........: 352 376 425 121 113 4,079 3,805 93 Heavy ..........: 1,357 1,523 1,448 107 95 14,129 14,163 100 Total ............: 18,612 19,178 21,053 113 110 200,867 200,083 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,361 5,959 7,093 112 119 55,110 64,035 116 Old ..............: 190 282 246 129 87 1,829 1,747 96 Total ............: 6,551 6,241 7,339 112 118 56,939 65,782 116 : Ducks ..............: 198 218 218 110 100 2,181 1,953 90 : Other 1/ ...........: 4 5 5 125 100 32 36 113 : Total ..............: 25,365 25,642 28,615 113 112 260,019 267,854 103 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.40 0.44 0.44 110 100 0.47 0.46 98 Mature ...........: 3.24 3.72 3.90 120 105 3.50 3.64 104 Light ..........: 6.38 7.69 7.58 119 99 7.14 7.28 102 Heavy ..........: 2.87 3.30 3.41 119 103 3.05 3.21 105 Total ............: 0.44 0.48 0.47 107 98 0.51 0.50 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.27 1.44 1.43 113 99 1.19 1.46 123 Old ..............: 3.70 4.61 4.71 127 102 4.42 4.40 100 Total ............: 1.29 1.49 1.46 113 98 1.22 1.49 122 : Ducks ..............: 1.50 1.99 1.80 120 90 1.77 1.76 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.53 1.73 1.62 106 94 1.74 1.88 108 : Total ..............: 0.53 0.58 0.58 109 100 0.58 0.60 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: September and October 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 92 249 40,487 48,689 Mature ..........: - - 16 6 37,311 51,301 Light .........: - - 13 5 30,028 43,027 Heavy .........: - - 3 1 7,283 8,274 Total ...........: - - 108 255 77,798 99,990 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 4 3 3,671 5,216 Old .............: - - 2 - 1,310 1,517 Total ...........: - - 6 3 4,981 6,733 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 37,300 51,506 1,010 1,324 1,256 1,202 Mature ..........: 14,496 14,067 79 111 13,118 17,059 Light .........: 5,190 6,419 3 18 9,375 13,180 Heavy .........: 9,306 7,648 76 93 3,743 3,879 Total ...........: 51,796 65,573 1,089 1,435 14,374 18,261 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,863 2,150 59 64 99 103 Old .............: 679 575 32 40 315 323 Total ...........: 2,542 2,725 91 104 414 426 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 2,119 2,492 879 1,178 28,642 31,255 Mature ..........: 3,002 2,733 111 109 18,902 20,166 Light .........: 2,300 1,874 101 97 18,239 19,460 Heavy .........: 702 859 10 12 663 706 Total ...........: 5,121 5,225 990 1,287 47,544 51,421 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 97 77 218 182 604 938 Old .............: 14 20 11 13 131 161 Total ...........: 111 97 229 195 735 1,099 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 3,118 2,772 61,895 66,486 1,681,063 1,883,445 Mature ..........: 183 161 38,995 44,780 37,482 35,864 Light .........: 161 160 28,902 34,485 - - Heavy .........: 22 1 10,093 10,295 37,482 35,864 Total ...........: 3,301 2,933 100,890 111,266 1,718,545 1,919,309 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 160 111 4,343 5,903 75,018 94,900 Old .............: 13 34 301 233 407 228 Total ...........: 173 145 4,644 6,136 75,425 95,128 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: September and October 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ---- pounds --- : Alabama .........: 97,492 107,442 554,696 605,865 5.69 5.64 Arkansas ........: 82,869 95,207 612,182 709,111 7.39 7.45 Delaware ........: 30,447 34,601 239,706 272,453 7.87 7.87 Georgia .........: 103,584 117,559 632,747 720,237 6.11 6.13 Illinois ........: 82 77 531 501 6.49 6.51 Indiana .........: 4,109 4,404 22,134 23,957 5.39 5.44 Iowa ............: 1,691 869 9,630 4,847 5.70 5.58 Kentucky ........: 24,630 27,185 168,693 189,448 6.85 6.97 Louisiana .......: 14,785 16,905 103,007 118,618 6.97 7.02 Maryland ........: 12,288 12,980 80,143 86,199 6.52 6.64 : Mississippi .....: 59,778 66,446 405,069 450,110 6.78 6.77 Missouri ........: 26,453 29,579 145,227 160,647 5.49 5.43 Nebraska ........: 9,508 11,138 64,900 76,871 6.83 6.90 New Jersey ......: 291 302 1,478 1,649 5.08 5.46 New York ........: 3,047 2,882 15,654 14,561 5.14 5.05 North Carolina ..: 74,852 86,315 643,024 738,697 8.59 8.56 Ohio ............: 9,743 11,763 45,263 53,579 4.65 4.55 Oklahoma ........: 7,842 8,924 62,074 74,026 7.92 8.30 Pennsylvania ....: 14,367 13,989 85,110 81,421 5.92 5.82 South Carolina ..: 23,549 28,894 171,339 219,635 7.28 7.60 : Tennessee .......: 32,464 35,864 203,233 223,984 6.26 6.25 Texas ...........: 61,052 67,351 431,085 476,373 7.06 7.07 Virginia ........: 23,222 25,481 155,469 162,965 6.70 6.40 : United States ...: 770,053 861,545 5,142,367 5,768,719 6.68 6.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: September and October 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 427,105 465,017 1,763 1,899 0.41 0.41 Arkansas ........: 463,696 538,113 1,536 2,072 0.33 0.38 Delaware ........: 186,662 212,272 1,305 1,262 0.69 0.59 Georgia .........: 481,549 547,876 2,765 3,211 0.57 0.58 Illinois ........: 397 375 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 15,861 17,055 53 78 0.33 0.46 Iowa ............: 6,957 3,467 414 238 5.62 6.42 Kentucky ........: 127,154 142,738 704 800 0.55 0.56 Louisiana .......: 76,410 89,157 313 299 0.41 0.33 Maryland ........: 59,974 64,476 376 423 0.62 0.65 : Mississippi .....: 300,225 334,433 1,089 1,243 0.36 0.37 Missouri ........: 105,781 117,227 231 253 0.22 0.22 Nebraska ........: 49,342 58,378 75 73 0.15 0.12 New Jersey ......: 1,083 1,202 10 14 0.95 1.18 New York ........: 9,797 9,138 57 57 0.58 0.62 North Carolina ..: 493,961 567,615 1,188 1,472 0.24 0.26 Ohio ............: 34,101 40,171 267 350 0.78 0.86 Oklahoma ........: 46,709 55,616 232 309 0.49 0.55 Pennsylvania ....: 60,128 58,108 1,145 888 1.87 1.51 South Carolina ..: 128,945 165,598 871 1,123 0.67 0.67 : Tennessee .......: 149,962 165,309 549 614 0.36 0.37 Texas ...........: 331,288 366,494 804 811 0.24 0.22 Virginia ........: 118,442 123,679 343 377 0.29 0.30 : United States ...: 3,892,639 4,369,930 17,279 19,180 0.44 0.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (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: September and October 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 13 6 8,366 10,324 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 202 257 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: - - - - 7,856 8,046 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 2 2 Texas .............: - - - 8 78 82 Virginia ..........: - - - 1 3,342 3,274 : United States .....: - - 92 249 40,487 48,689 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 3,826 4,108 1 3 89 89 Arkansas ..........: 245 249 16 17 - - Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 12,934 18,593 26 1 208 187 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 1 - - - - - Texas .............: 72 122 1 - 1 2 Virginia ..........: 297 421 1 1 14 15 : United States .....: 37,300 51,506 1,010 1,324 1,256 1,202 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 361 286 236 248 1,853 1,739 Arkansas ..........: 5 7 - 1 58 45 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 193 130 203 317 5,553 4,715 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - 2 2 - - - Texas .............: 3 5 - 3 35 22 Virginia ..........: 35 28 6 7 106 196 : United States .....: 2,119 2,492 879 1,178 28,642 31,255 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 1,082 298 6,608 6,304 146,340 148,279 Arkansas ..........: 9 11 113 192 154,653 192,059 Delaware ..........: - - - - 47,116 55,446 Georgia ...........: 318 223 9,435 11,213 235,025 257,657 Mississippi .......: - - - - 185,884 208,733 North Carolina ....: 1 - 1 4 81,072 106,848 Texas .............: 1 63 404 1,584 70,087 67,086 Virginia ..........: 212 464 4,825 7,073 132,523 129,034 : United States .....: 3,118 2,772 61,895 66,486 1,681,063 1,883,445 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: September and October 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : California ......: 432 817 14,230 21,229 32.97 25.97 Illinois ........: 3 5 68 162 25.97 30.08 Indiana .........: 1,748 2,257 73,363 89,607 41.96 39.70 Iowa ............: 1,034 1,166 47,119 53,854 45.57 46.19 Michigan ........: 394 421 17,241 17,962 43.75 42.71 North Carolina ..: 1,823 2,032 68,540 78,383 37.60 38.57 Ohio ............: 544 617 23,135 26,902 42.55 43.60 Pennsylvania ....: 755 979 21,433 24,215 28.39 24.74 South Carolina ..: 556 642 23,538 27,531 42.33 42.87 South Dakota ....: 266 408 12,254 19,302 46.13 47.26 : Vermont .........: 5 13 153 422 33.09 31.57 : United States ...: 15,548 19,390 512,949 614,322 32.99 31.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: September and October 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : California ......: 11,346 17,139 86 80 0.75 0.47 Illinois ........: 50 126 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 58,721 71,051 926 1,126 1.55 1.56 Iowa ............: 37,131 42,288 575 654 1.53 1.52 Michigan ........: 13,362 13,920 182 178 1.34 1.26 North Carolina ..: 53,384 61,540 321 392 0.60 0.63 Ohio ............: 18,502 21,450 352 438 1.87 2.00 Pennsylvania ....: 16,971 19,252 369 481 2.13 2.44 South Carolina ..: 16,994 20,133 686 926 3.88 4.40 South Dakota ....: 9,829 15,485 163 271 1.63 1.72 : Vermont .........: 119 332 - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 407,546 488,951 5,959 7,093 1.44 1.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds federally condemned prior to entry into the slaughter plant which includes Dead-On-Arrival (DOA) and condemned for other causes. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts of birds condemned includes federally inspected and establishment sorted because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 352 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2023. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 30 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E- mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................................................................................... (202) 692-0069 Ryan Cowen, Acting Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ...................................................... (202) 720-3040 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter......................................................................................................... (202) 720-0585 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 Seth Riggins - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ................................................................................................. (202) 690-4870 Shulonda Shaw - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses ........................................................................ (202) 720-3240 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs .............................................................................................................. (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - 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. To set-up this free subscription, visit www.nass.usda.gov and click on "National" or "State" in upper right corner above "search" box to create an account and select the reports you would like to receive. 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