Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released October 24, 2019, 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 September 2018 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. September 2019 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during September 2019 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.20 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the amount certified in September 2018. The August 2019 revised certified total at 4.40 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from August 2018. The August revision represented an increase of 7.73 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during September 2019 was 5.55 billion pounds, up 8 percent from 5.15 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.89 billion pounds, up 8 percent from September 2018. Mature chickens, at 68.0 million pounds, were up 7 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 578 million pounds, up 8 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.6 million pounds, up 11 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during September 2019 averaged 6.37 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from September 2018. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.00 pounds per bird, up 6 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during September 2019 averaged 31.9 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from September 2018. Ante-mortem condemnations during September 2019 totaled 13.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.25 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 30.0 million pounds, were 0.71 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.82 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2019 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 719,006 804,355 766,993 107 95 6,795,709 6,902,287 102 Mature ...........: 9,618 10,044 9,714 101 97 95,703 86,089 90 Light ..........: 3,306 2,800 2,641 80 94 35,219 26,201 74 Heavy ..........: 6,312 7,244 7,073 112 98 60,484 59,888 99 Total ............: 728,624 814,399 776,707 107 95 6,891,412 6,988,376 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 17,387 20,124 17,999 104 89 173,741 167,806 97 Old ..............: 156 192 131 84 68 1,223 1,249 102 Total ............: 17,543 20,316 18,130 103 89 174,964 169,055 97 : Ducks ..............: 2,047 2,304 2,220 108 96 20,437 20,494 100 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,532,355 5,101,461 4,887,127 108 96 42,486,362 43,437,405 102 Mature ...........: 63,517 69,835 68,032 107 97 616,223 584,430 95 Light ..........: 11,433 9,844 9,374 82 95 121,083 90,720 75 Heavy ..........: 52,084 59,991 58,658 113 98 495,140 493,710 100 Total ............: 4,595,872 5,171,296 4,955,159 108 96 43,102,585 44,021,835 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 531,593 622,416 573,499 108 92 5,418,728 5,413,187 100 Old ..............: 4,722 5,404 4,017 85 74 36,175 36,982 102 Total ............: 536,315 627,820 577,516 108 92 5,454,903 5,450,169 100 : Ducks ..............: 14,082 15,854 15,562 111 98 142,059 143,568 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 697 254 633 91 249 2,256 2,413 107 : Total ..............: 5,146,966 5,815,224 5,548,870 108 95 48,701,803 49,617,985 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.30 6.34 6.37 101 100 6.25 6.29 101 Mature ...........: 6.60 6.95 7.00 106 101 6.44 6.79 105 Light ..........: 3.46 3.52 3.55 103 101 3.44 3.46 101 Heavy ..........: 8.25 8.28 8.29 100 100 8.19 8.24 101 Total ............: 6.31 6.35 6.38 101 100 6.25 6.30 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.57 30.93 31.86 104 103 31.19 32.26 103 Old ..............: 30.27 28.15 30.66 101 109 29.58 29.61 100 Total ............: 30.57 30.90 31.85 104 103 31.18 32.24 103 : Ducks ..............: 6.88 6.88 7.01 102 102 6.95 7.01 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2019 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,162,044 3,560,517 3,416,077 108 96 29,654,786 30,361,512 102 Mature ...........: 42,103 48,182 46,692 111 97 407,217 392,322 96 Light ..........: 5,864 5,126 4,778 81 93 62,145 46,264 74 Heavy ..........: 36,239 43,056 41,914 116 97 345,072 346,058 100 Total ............: 3,204,147 3,608,699 3,462,769 108 96 30,062,003 30,753,834 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 271,130 307,600 291,252 107 95 2,658,888 2,711,855 102 Old ..............: 3,440 3,651 2,701 79 74 26,520 26,621 100 Total ............: 274,570 311,251 293,953 107 94 2,685,408 2,738,476 102 : Ducks ..............: 3,993 4,167 4,444 111 107 39,321 39,200 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 131 159 147 112 92 1,125 1,255 112 : Total ..............: 3,482,841 3,924,276 3,761,313 108 96 32,787,857 33,532,765 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 255,882 281,105 263,432 103 94 2,357,470 2,352,043 100 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) 10 77 770 Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) 10 - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - 77 (X) Total ............: 255,882 281,105 263,432 103 94 2,357,480 2,352,120 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 153,495 189,374 166,515 108 88 1,673,535 1,610,010 96 Old ..............: 172 397 349 203 88 689 1,171 170 Total ............: 153,667 189,771 166,864 109 88 1,674,224 1,611,181 96 : Ducks ..............: 6,215 7,324 6,910 111 94 64,230 65,502 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 308 12 248 81 2,067 401 332 83 : Total ..............: 416,072 478,212 437,454 105 91 4,096,335 4,029,135 98 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,417,926 3,841,622 3,679,509 108 96 32,012,256 32,713,555 102 Mature ...........: 42,103 48,182 46,692 111 97 407,227 392,399 96 Light ..........: 5,864 5,126 4,778 81 93 62,155 46,264 74 Heavy ..........: 36,239 43,056 41,914 116 97 345,072 346,135 100 Total ............: 3,460,029 3,889,804 3,726,201 108 96 32,419,483 33,105,954 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 424,625 496,974 457,767 108 92 4,332,423 4,321,865 100 Old ..............: 3,612 4,048 3,050 84 75 27,209 27,792 102 Total ............: 428,237 501,022 460,817 108 92 4,359,632 4,349,657 100 : Ducks ..............: 10,208 11,491 11,354 111 99 103,551 104,702 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 439 171 395 90 231 1,526 1,587 104 : Total ..............: 3,898,913 4,402,488 4,198,767 108 95 36,884,192 37,561,900 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2019 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,408 11,629 11,342 109 98 97,677 97,515 100 Mature ...........: 527 539 570 108 106 6,409 5,342 83 Light ..........: 171 112 117 68 104 2,003 1,096 55 Heavy ..........: 356 427 453 127 106 4,406 4,246 96 Total ............: 10,935 12,168 11,912 109 98 104,086 102,857 99 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,415 1,695 1,588 112 94 14,379 15,343 107 Old ..............: 41 40 47 115 118 375 364 97 Total ............: 1,456 1,735 1,635 112 94 14,754 15,707 106 : Ducks ..............: 82 93 91 111 98 580 695 120 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,476 13,996 13,641 109 97 119,423 119,267 100 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.23 0.23 100 100 0.23 0.22 96 Mature ...........: 0.83 0.77 0.84 101 109 1.04 0.91 88 Light ..........: 1.50 1.14 1.25 83 110 1.65 1.21 73 Heavy ..........: 0.68 0.71 0.77 113 108 0.89 0.86 97 Total ............: 0.24 0.24 0.24 100 100 0.24 0.23 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.27 0.27 0.28 104 104 0.27 0.28 104 Old ..............: 0.87 0.74 1.17 134 158 1.04 0.98 94 Total ............: 0.27 0.28 0.28 104 100 0.27 0.29 107 : Ducks ..............: 0.58 0.59 0.58 100 98 0.41 0.48 117 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.24 0.25 104 104 0.25 0.24 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 inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2019 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 23,828 22,575 21,517 90 95 246,990 218,374 88 Mature ...........: 1,555 1,784 1,624 104 91 15,866 14,842 94 Light ..........: 355 375 382 108 102 3,882 3,415 88 Heavy ..........: 1,200 1,409 1,242 104 88 11,984 11,427 95 Total ............: 25,383 24,359 23,141 91 95 262,856 233,216 89 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,350 7,083 6,386 101 90 61,958 63,024 102 Old ..............: 172 163 152 88 93 1,528 1,278 84 Total ............: 6,522 7,246 6,538 100 90 63,486 64,302 101 : Ducks ..............: 322 327 315 98 96 2,778 2,666 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 6 3 5 83 167 23 24 104 : Total ..............: 32,233 31,935 29,999 93 94 329,143 300,208 91 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.69 0.58 0.58 84 100 0.77 0.66 86 Mature ...........: 3.56 3.57 3.36 94 94 3.75 3.64 97 Light ..........: 5.71 6.82 7.40 130 109 5.88 6.87 117 Heavy ..........: 3.21 3.17 2.88 90 91 3.36 3.20 95 Total ............: 0.73 0.62 0.62 85 100 0.80 0.70 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.47 1.41 1.38 94 98 1.41 1.44 102 Old ..............: 4.55 3.87 4.75 104 123 5.32 4.40 83 Total ............: 1.50 1.43 1.40 93 98 1.44 1.46 101 : Ducks ..............: 3.06 2.77 2.70 88 97 2.61 2.48 95 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.35 1.72 1.25 93 73 1.48 1.49 101 : Total ..............: 0.82 0.72 0.71 87 99 0.88 0.79 90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: August and September 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 1,560 1,489 611,098 596,792 Mature ..........: - - 140 129 81,875 62,245 Light .........: - - 96 71 51,783 38,174 Heavy .........: - - 44 58 30,092 24,071 Total ...........: - - 1,700 1,618 692,973 659,037 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 99 16 17,833 12,658 Old .............: - - 5 9 985 899 Total ...........: - - 104 25 18,818 13,557 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 252,862 271,347 1,864 1,559 16,515 15,382 Mature ..........: 8,940 10,200 447 121 33,149 31,826 Light .........: 4,076 5,345 198 58 13,758 16,964 Heavy .........: 4,864 4,855 249 63 19,391 14,862 Total ...........: 261,802 281,547 2,311 1,680 49,664 47,208 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 2,845 2,762 208 165 104 83 Old .............: 576 612 - 2 192 152 Total ...........: 3,421 3,374 208 167 296 235 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 8,010 7,975 44,464 42,702 100,706 92,947 Mature ..........: 2,236 1,152 319 296 17,747 16,064 Light .........: 2,017 961 156 163 14,683 13,823 Heavy .........: 219 191 163 133 3,064 2,241 Total ...........: 10,246 9,127 44,783 42,998 118,453 109,011 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 129 97 738 445 735 688 Old .............: 8 10 16 13 107 79 Total ...........: 137 107 754 458 842 767 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 38,293 31,622 591,061 588,262 1,666,433 1,650,077 Mature ..........: 1,002 1,207 80,717 69,584 226,572 192,824 Light .........: 30 11 29,379 32,968 116,176 108,538 Heavy .........: 972 1,196 51,338 36,616 110,396 84,286 Total ...........: 39,295 32,829 671,778 657,846 1,893,005 1,842,901 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 386 211 9,161 10,257 32,238 27,382 Old .............: 33 4 1,207 1,000 3,129 2,780 Total ...........: 419 215 10,368 11,257 35,367 30,162 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: August and September 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 97,704 96,579 542,018 534,650 5.55 5.54 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 88,921 84,284 596,266 569,767 6.71 6.76 California ......: 23,987 20,440 146,634 127,779 6.11 6.25 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 34,501 31,392 250,059 231,107 7.25 7.36 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 110,585 107,074 680,143 661,715 6.15 6.18 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,763 6,167 31,189 28,188 4.61 4.57 Iowa ............: 907 965 4,924 5,459 5.43 5.65 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,498 23,857 159,033 157,547 6.49 6.60 Louisiana .......: 16,620 15,541 106,728 100,235 6.42 6.45 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,491 11,302 72,365 70,974 6.30 6.28 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 63,313 60,293 402,231 382,380 6.35 6.34 Missouri ........: 38,793 37,246 195,540 187,865 5.04 5.04 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 119 121 576 571 4.86 4.73 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,339 2,370 11,859 11,615 5.07 4.90 North Carolina ..: 78,484 73,925 634,113 601,493 8.08 8.14 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 12,724 12,011 91,360 87,470 7.18 7.28 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,704 10,171 60,276 57,793 5.63 5.68 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 25,140 24,785 186,563 185,247 7.42 7.47 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 27,851 25,302 151,992 138,066 5.46 5.46 Texas ...........: 60,376 58,316 391,982 385,090 6.49 6.60 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 28,777 26,042 179,642 162,658 6.24 6.25 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 ...: 804,355 766,993 5,101,461 4,887,127 6.34 6.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: August and September 2019 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 414,912 407,841 2,167 2,036 0.52 0.50 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 447,150 429,264 2,014 1,830 0.45 0.42 California ......: 109,394 95,833 1,166 869 1.05 0.90 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 192,717 178,530 1,185 1,150 0.61 0.64 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 512,686 496,394 3,100 3,041 0.60 0.61 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 22,824 20,570 84 64 0.37 0.31 Iowa ............: 3,471 3,800 261 312 7.00 7.59 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 120,388 119,502 834 783 0.69 0.65 Louisiana .......: 80,613 75,604 343 305 0.42 0.40 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 53,866 52,953 274 305 0.51 0.57 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 305,711 289,388 1,779 1,734 0.58 0.60 Missouri ........: 143,862 137,935 599 628 0.41 0.45 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 415 406 6 6 1.37 1.47 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,321 7,086 209 186 2.77 2.55 North Carolina ..: 486,184 462,402 2,315 2,229 0.47 0.48 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 68,575 65,667 282 258 0.41 0.39 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 40,933 39,260 1,106 1,054 2.63 2.61 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 140,590 139,614 865 901 0.61 0.64 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 111,927 101,792 706 689 0.63 0.67 Texas ...........: 296,451 290,489 1,858 1,843 0.62 0.63 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 128,835 117,317 400 427 0.31 0.36 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 ...: 3,841,622 3,679,509 22,575 21,517 0.58 0.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: August and September 2019 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 122 225 40,043 40,415 Arkansas ..........: - - 45 45 49,268 48,594 Delaware ..........: - - 244 415 41,919 41,247 Georgia ...........: - - 54 27 57,471 57,855 Mississippi .......: - - 60 76 13,998 13,372 North Carolina ....: - - 83 96 46,010 48,028 Texas .............: - - 175 99 56,872 55,340 Virginia ..........: - - 19 22 16,780 15,913 : United States .....: - - 1,560 1,489 611,098 596,792 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 28,624 30,097 143 106 1,363 1,326 Arkansas ..........: 19,363 19,062 100 103 1,090 1,083 Delaware ..........: 21,158 20,122 54 73 577 570 Georgia ...........: 67,582 82,327 75 80 2,069 2,112 Mississippi .......: 6,912 7,104 172 138 730 803 North Carolina ....: 12,597 12,752 41 59 1,220 1,201 Texas .............: 14,490 16,223 176 180 1,062 1,010 Virginia ..........: 11,907 9,979 6 10 357 340 : United States .....: 252,862 271,347 1,864 1,559 16,515 15,382 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 571 563 3,033 3,332 13,149 13,423 Arkansas ..........: 217 212 3,271 3,216 5,148 5,176 Delaware ..........: 676 715 2,537 2,129 4,153 5,095 Georgia ...........: 532 550 11,898 11,218 29,667 25,325 Mississippi .......: 765 779 3,221 3,361 2,157 2,014 North Carolina ....: 431 452 4,616 4,786 2,955 2,798 Texas .............: 624 493 311 291 3,850 3,858 Virginia ..........: 622 470 753 623 1,960 1,920 : United States .....: 8,010 7,975 44,464 42,702 100,706 92,947 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 744 635 27,785 26,287 115,577 116,409 Arkansas ..........: 1,879 1,907 104,840 99,952 185,221 179,350 Delaware ..........: 3,324 3,741 9,006 12,222 83,648 86,329 Georgia ...........: 5,676 3,221 74,003 75,468 249,027 258,183 Mississippi .......: 945 779 10,263 9,676 39,223 38,102 North Carolina ....: 3,317 2,683 33,214 32,346 104,484 105,201 Texas .............: 817 661 15,519 16,147 93,896 94,302 Virginia ..........: 831 701 9,615 9,172 42,850 39,150 : United States .....: 38,293 31,622 591,061 588,262 1,666,433 1,650,077 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: August and September 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,889 2,195 54,413 42,553 18.84 19.39 California ......: 790 682 23,335 20,996 29.52 30.79 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 2,019 1,891 78,016 74,109 38.63 39.19 Iowa ............: 1,065 1,077 43,225 45,494 40.57 42.25 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,757 3,415 97,233 91,692 25.88 26.85 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 969 915 33,087 30,948 34.15 33.84 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 ..: 2,045 1,808 75,620 68,672 36.98 37.98 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 554 525 24,912 23,631 44.95 45.02 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 423 332 5,834 4,631 13.80 13.95 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - 6 14 30.94 31.88 Virginia ........: 2,258 2,105 61,277 56,884 27.14 27.02 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 572 505 24,271 21,217 42.46 41.99 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 20,124 17,999 622,416 573,499 30.93 31.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: August and September 2019 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 45,275 35,418 414 322 0.91 0.90 California ......: 18,725 16,774 199 210 1.05 1.24 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 63,196 60,013 975 933 1.52 1.53 Iowa ............: 34,110 35,838 588 541 1.70 1.49 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 77,907 73,568 1,028 986 1.30 1.32 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 26,587 25,019 152 184 0.57 0.73 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 ..: 59,148 53,901 472 427 0.79 0.79 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 19,905 18,897 302 271 1.49 1.41 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 4,900 3,890 49 35 0.98 0.90 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 5 11 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 48,634 45,098 899 860 1.81 1.87 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 19,192 16,806 294 241 1.51 1.42 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 496,974 457,767 7,083 6,386 1.41 1.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 320 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2017. Young chickens were slaughtered in 40 States, young turkeys in 33 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. 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