Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released May 25, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down Slightly from Last Year April 2022 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. April 2023 contained 20 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during April 2023 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.03 billion pounds, down slightly from the amount certified in April 2022. The March 2023 revised certified total at 4.54 billion pounds, was down 1 percent from March 2022. The March revision represented an increase of 5.43 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during April 2023 was 5.31 billion pounds, down slightly from 5.32 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.70 billion pounds, down 1 percent from April 2022. Mature chickens, at 62.6 million pounds, were up 3 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 531 million pounds, up 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.5 million pounds, down 3 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during April 2023 averaged 6.49 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from April 2022. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.85 pounds per bird, down 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during April 2023 averaged 32.4 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from April 2022. Ante-mortem condemnations during April 2023 totaled 11.1 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 24.2 million pounds, were 0.60 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2023 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 738,353 816,086 723,907 98 89 3,033,147 3,075,090 101 Mature ...........: 8,586 10,510 9,147 107 87 36,576 38,286 105 Light ..........: 2,148 3,037 2,864 133 94 10,386 11,361 109 Heavy ..........: 6,438 7,473 6,283 98 84 26,190 26,925 103 Total ............: 746,939 826,596 733,054 98 89 3,069,723 3,113,376 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,427 18,764 16,203 99 86 67,970 67,674 100 Old ..............: 120 150 164 137 109 497 650 131 Total ............: 16,547 18,914 16,367 99 87 68,467 68,324 100 : Ducks ..............: 2,292 2,304 2,173 95 94 9,138 8,996 98 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,722,786 5,289,408 4,696,432 99 89 19,520,794 19,990,799 102 Mature ...........: 61,081 73,509 62,626 103 85 253,053 266,031 105 Light ..........: 7,553 10,345 10,033 133 97 36,050 39,438 109 Heavy ..........: 53,528 63,164 52,593 98 83 217,003 226,593 104 Total ............: 4,783,867 5,362,917 4,759,058 99 89 19,773,847 20,256,830 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 520,697 600,366 525,990 101 88 2,227,709 2,198,482 99 Old ..............: 3,617 4,593 4,909 136 107 15,310 19,640 128 Total ............: 524,314 604,959 530,899 101 88 2,243,019 2,218,122 99 : Ducks ..............: 16,098 16,338 15,546 97 95 64,107 64,346 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 162 182 149 92 82 620 665 107 : Total ..............: 5,324,441 5,984,396 5,305,652 100 89 22,081,593 22,539,963 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.40 6.48 6.49 101 100 6.44 6.50 101 Mature ...........: 7.11 6.99 6.85 96 98 6.92 6.95 100 Light ..........: 3.52 3.41 3.50 99 103 3.47 3.47 100 Heavy ..........: 8.31 8.45 8.37 101 99 8.29 8.42 102 Total ............: 6.40 6.49 6.49 101 100 6.44 6.51 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.70 32.00 32.46 102 101 32.77 32.49 99 Old ..............: 30.14 30.62 29.93 99 98 30.80 30.22 98 Total ............: 31.69 31.98 32.44 102 101 32.76 32.46 99 : Ducks ..............: 7.02 7.09 7.15 102 101 7.02 7.15 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2023 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,340,461 3,728,170 3,301,601 99 89 13,784,553 14,094,497 102 Mature ...........: 43,501 51,870 43,748 101 84 178,270 185,956 104 Light ..........: 4,057 5,419 5,149 127 95 19,023 20,719 109 Heavy ..........: 39,444 46,451 38,599 98 83 159,247 165,237 104 Total ............: 3,383,962 3,780,040 3,345,349 99 89 13,962,823 14,280,453 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 251,384 307,984 270,292 108 88 1,105,386 1,103,954 100 Old ..............: 2,649 2,461 2,702 102 110 9,919 12,290 124 Total ............: 254,033 310,445 272,994 107 88 1,115,305 1,116,244 100 : Ducks ..............: 4,455 3,924 3,425 77 87 17,044 15,329 90 : Other 1/ ...........: 101 110 90 89 82 394 419 106 : Total ..............: 3,642,551 4,094,519 3,621,858 99 88 15,095,566 15,412,445 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 224,462 264,023 242,637 108 92 950,162 998,794 105 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 224,462 264,023 242,637 108 92 950,162 998,794 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 166,163 172,410 152,004 91 88 676,823 655,323 97 Old ..............: 133 1,076 1,082 814 101 1,792 2,828 158 Total ............: 166,296 173,486 153,086 92 88 678,615 658,151 97 : Ducks ..............: 7,358 7,936 7,848 107 99 29,939 31,278 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 11 18 15 136 83 34 49 144 : Total ..............: 398,127 445,463 403,586 101 91 1,658,750 1,688,272 102 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,564,923 3,992,193 3,544,238 99 89 14,734,715 15,093,291 102 Mature ...........: 43,501 51,870 43,748 101 84 178,270 185,956 104 Light ..........: 4,057 5,419 5,149 127 95 19,023 20,719 109 Heavy ..........: 39,444 46,451 38,599 98 83 159,247 165,237 104 Total ............: 3,608,424 4,044,063 3,587,986 99 89 14,912,985 15,279,247 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 417,547 480,394 422,296 101 88 1,782,209 1,759,277 99 Old ..............: 2,782 3,537 3,784 136 107 11,711 15,118 129 Total ............: 420,329 483,931 426,080 101 88 1,793,920 1,774,395 99 : Ducks ..............: 11,813 11,860 11,273 95 95 46,983 46,607 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 112 128 105 94 82 428 468 109 : Total ..............: 4,040,678 4,539,982 4,025,444 100 89 16,754,316 17,100,717 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2023 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,290 10,201 8,814 95 86 40,849 39,554 97 Mature ...........: 803 949 708 88 75 3,304 3,336 101 Light ..........: 43 85 87 202 102 356 403 113 Heavy ..........: 760 864 621 82 72 2,948 2,933 99 Total ............: 10,093 11,150 9,522 94 85 44,153 42,890 97 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,399 1,639 1,483 106 90 7,003 6,380 91 Old ..............: 29 26 19 66 73 131 128 98 Total ............: 1,428 1,665 1,502 105 90 7,134 6,508 91 : Ducks ..............: 74 81 74 100 91 297 304 102 : Total 1/ ...........: 11,595 12,896 11,098 96 86 51,584 49,702 96 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.20 0.19 0.19 95 100 0.21 0.20 95 Mature ...........: 1.31 1.29 1.13 86 88 1.31 1.25 95 Light ..........: 0.57 0.82 0.87 153 106 0.99 1.02 103 Heavy ..........: 1.42 1.37 1.18 83 86 1.36 1.29 95 Total ............: 0.21 0.21 0.20 95 95 0.22 0.21 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.27 0.27 0.28 104 104 0.31 0.29 94 Old ..............: 0.80 0.57 0.39 49 68 0.86 0.65 76 Total ............: 0.27 0.28 0.28 104 100 0.32 0.29 91 : Ducks ..............: 0.46 0.50 0.48 104 96 0.46 0.47 102 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.22 0.22 0.21 95 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2023 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 18,161 20,291 17,249 95 85 75,654 77,156 102 Mature ...........: 1,512 1,883 1,708 113 91 5,988 7,128 119 Light ..........: 297 403 435 146 108 1,443 1,661 115 Heavy ..........: 1,215 1,480 1,273 105 86 4,545 5,467 120 Total ............: 19,673 22,174 18,957 96 85 81,642 84,284 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 4,835 5,512 4,852 100 88 21,620 20,395 94 Old ..............: 132 176 190 144 108 558 761 136 Total ............: 4,967 5,688 5,042 102 89 22,178 21,156 95 : Ducks ..............: 208 236 188 90 80 944 879 93 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 2 2 67 100 10 9 90 : Total ..............: 24,851 28,100 24,189 97 86 104,774 106,328 101 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.51 0.51 0.48 94 94 0.51 0.51 100 Mature ...........: 3.36 3.50 3.76 112 107 3.25 3.69 114 Light ..........: 6.82 6.92 7.79 114 113 7.05 7.42 105 Heavy ..........: 2.99 3.09 3.19 107 103 2.77 3.20 116 Total ............: 0.54 0.55 0.53 98 96 0.54 0.55 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.14 1.13 1.14 100 101 1.20 1.15 96 Old ..............: 4.53 4.74 4.78 106 101 4.55 4.79 105 Total ............: 1.17 1.16 1.17 100 101 1.22 1.18 97 : Ducks ..............: 1.73 1.95 1.64 95 84 1.97 1.85 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 2.61 1.54 1.87 72 121 2.28 1.89 83 : Total ..............: 0.61 0.62 0.60 98 97 0.62 0.62 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: March and April 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 358 306 107,624 86,933 Mature ..........: - - 22 32 49,326 51,035 Light .........: - - 14 28 42,950 45,227 Heavy .........: - - 8 4 6,376 5,808 Total ...........: - - 380 338 156,950 137,968 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 41 38 4,321 3,629 Old .............: - - 4 10 872 831 Total ...........: - - 45 48 5,193 4,460 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 175,701 127,470 716 670 3,782 2,790 Mature ..........: 13,068 13,383 190 186 32,883 31,484 Light .........: 3,789 4,288 75 102 28,949 27,237 Heavy .........: 9,279 9,095 115 84 3,934 4,247 Total ...........: 188,769 140,853 906 856 36,665 34,274 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,390 1,524 14 9 91 90 Old .............: 472 532 1 1 271 259 Total ...........: 1,862 2,056 15 10 362 349 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 4,927 3,892 2,172 1,557 52,580 44,424 Mature ..........: 2,892 3,174 364 406 18,770 16,332 Light .........: 1,810 2,127 344 396 17,909 15,391 Heavy .........: 1,082 1,047 20 10 861 941 Total ...........: 7,819 7,066 2,536 1,963 71,350 60,756 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 64 133 360 242 496 546 Old .............: 7 2 - 10 102 165 Total ...........: 71 135 360 252 598 711 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 12,762 13,591 156,709 113,081 1,906,747 1,707,752 Mature ..........: 91 161 42,403 38,338 27,176 30,932 Light .........: 54 82 35,100 30,579 - - Heavy .........: 37 79 7,303 7,759 27,176 30,932 Total ...........: 12,853 13,752 199,112 151,419 1,933,923 1,738,684 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 77 44 1,985 2,032 45,437 41,508 Old .............: 1 8 63 81 172 305 Total ...........: 78 52 2,048 2,113 45,609 41,813 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: March and April 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 104,647 93,579 570,886 509,091 5.46 5.44 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 84,588 75,087 610,921 541,223 7.22 7.21 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 33,476 27,390 257,027 205,727 7.68 7.51 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 109,981 97,829 667,815 594,366 6.07 6.08 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Illinois ........: 41 39 259 248 6.27 6.32 Indiana .........: 6,596 5,646 31,385 26,904 4.76 4.76 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,356 22,306 158,052 146,671 6.49 6.58 Louisiana .......: 14,274 13,754 92,985 92,491 6.51 6.72 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 12,450 10,368 76,540 65,967 6.15 6.36 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 60,205 55,260 403,954 366,488 6.71 6.63 Missouri ........: 36,344 32,504 205,497 185,804 5.65 5.72 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: 10,403 9,048 64,411 56,712 6.19 6.27 Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 236 195 1,207 1,008 5.11 5.16 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,884 2,189 14,204 10,820 4.93 4.94 North Carolina ..: 79,409 69,729 660,287 587,158 8.32 8.42 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 11,019 9,605 48,871 43,017 4.43 4.48 Oklahoma ........: 11,263 10,105 81,307 71,226 7.22 7.05 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 12,430 10,679 70,440 62,316 5.67 5.84 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 26,185 23,618 194,360 173,537 7.42 7.35 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 33,088 29,665 197,076 176,144 5.96 5.94 Texas ...........: 59,031 52,742 403,692 359,251 6.84 6.81 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 29,012 24,526 184,382 157,210 6.36 6.41 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 ...: 816,086 723,907 5,289,408 4,696,432 6.48 6.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: March and April 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 438,963 389,106 1,902 1,832 0.43 0.47 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 458,473 407,349 1,797 1,674 0.39 0.41 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 198,081 158,180 705 533 0.35 0.34 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 504,752 447,290 2,810 2,475 0.55 0.55 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Illinois ........: 192 184 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 22,812 19,546 143 120 0.62 0.61 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 119,251 110,920 614 562 0.51 0.50 Louisiana .......: 70,863 69,444 341 304 0.48 0.44 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 57,052 49,317 629 450 1.09 0.90 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 297,302 273,621 1,478 1,191 0.49 0.43 Missouri ........: 150,634 136,339 489 502 0.32 0.37 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: 49,014 43,092 758 538 1.52 1.23 Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 884 738 14 9 1.56 1.26 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 8,644 6,622 153 115 1.74 1.71 North Carolina ..: 509,667 451,986 1,626 1,485 0.32 0.33 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 36,510 31,988 239 168 0.65 0.52 Oklahoma ........: 60,941 53,403 203 183 0.33 0.34 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 47,990 42,758 970 651 1.98 1.50 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 146,399 130,895 1,032 800 0.70 0.61 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 145,793 130,215 576 432 0.39 0.33 Texas ...........: 310,825 277,222 1,094 986 0.35 0.35 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 138,393 118,177 344 270 0.25 0.23 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 ...: 3,992,193 3,544,238 20,291 17,249 0.51 0.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: March and April 2023 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 41 4 7,997 7,137 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 137 196 Delaware ..........: - - 37 27 16,298 13,327 Georgia ...........: - - - - 14,974 12,739 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - 1 - - 1 Texas .............: - - - - 6,847 6,482 Virginia ..........: - - 5 5 5,052 3,774 : United States .....: - - 358 306 107,624 86,933 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 5,991 3,735 48 67 175 131 Arkansas ..........: 243 274 2 4 - - Delaware ..........: 10,405 6,447 19 17 74 56 Georgia ...........: 28,550 21,600 21 60 496 507 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 6,684 5,150 15 38 761 495 Virginia ..........: 6,299 3,878 1 1 96 82 : United States .....: 175,701 127,470 716 670 3,782 2,790 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 361 500 333 320 3,502 3,953 Arkansas ..........: 9 3 - - 30 43 Delaware ..........: 401 305 72 30 3,977 3,215 Georgia ...........: 1,069 1,128 513 364 7,274 7,561 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 61 68 7 6 407 402 Virginia ..........: 469 400 34 38 960 611 : United States .....: 4,927 3,892 2,172 1,557 52,580 44,424 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 489 345 12,696 11,441 164,731 140,256 Arkansas ..........: - 1 147 223 141,236 177,456 Delaware ..........: 1,374 1,195 5,277 3,462 11,141 4,995 Georgia ...........: 6,702 8,878 30,630 29,328 180,008 161,820 Mississippi .......: - - - - 219,255 162,070 North Carolina ....: - - - - 133,474 117,890 Texas .............: 891 498 4,315 2,735 101,383 84,293 Virginia ..........: 65 6 7,248 5,933 107,786 116,361 : United States .....: 12,762 13,591 156,709 113,081 1,906,747 1,707,752 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: March and April 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 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) Illinois ........: 1 1 20 12 28.86 20.83 Indiana .........: 2,050 1,687 87,815 72,492 42.84 42.96 Iowa ............: 1,147 1,109 51,204 50,041 44.64 45.12 Kansas ..........: - - - - - - Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: 516 300 21,419 12,372 41.51 41.26 Minnesota .......: 3,607 3,314 101,380 94,618 28.11 28.55 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 ..: 1,774 1,575 64,290 59,164 36.23 37.56 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 594 503 28,034 24,252 47.20 48.24 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 614 569 17,222 17,329 28.03 30.48 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 230 307 10,391 12,862 45.08 41.94 Tennessee .......: (D) - (D) - (D) - 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 .......: 292 264 13,400 12,389 45.95 46.84 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 18,764 16,203 600,366 525,990 32.00 32.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: March and April 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 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) (X) (D) Illinois ........: 15 8 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 70,780 58,490 898 752 1.25 1.27 Iowa ............: 40,545 39,673 561 594 1.36 1.48 Kansas ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: 16,600 9,588 252 146 1.50 1.50 Minnesota .......: 81,450 75,847 1,031 997 1.25 1.30 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 ..: 51,260 47,320 374 301 0.73 0.63 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 22,402 19,375 283 260 1.25 1.33 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 13,619 13,812 224 163 1.62 1.17 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 8,371 10,326 103 146 1.21 1.40 Tennessee .......: (D) - (D) - (D) (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 .......: 10,587 9,791 165 141 1.54 1.42 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 480,394 422,296 5,512 4,852 1.13 1.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 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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