Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released June 25, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 2 Percent from Last Year May 2024 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. May 2025 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during May 2025 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.43 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the amount certified in May 2024. The April 2025 revised certified total at 4.38 billion pounds, was down 1 percent from April 2024. The April revision represented an increase of 1.10 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during May 2025 was 5.85 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 5.95 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.29 billion pounds, down slightly from May 2024. Mature chickens, at 59.8 million pounds, were down 17 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 490 million pounds, down 13 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.0 million pounds, up 3 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during May 2025 averaged 6.64 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from May 2024. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.08 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during May 2025 averaged 32.4 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from May 2024. Ante-mortem condemnations during May 2025 totaled 12.1 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.21 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 24.4 million pounds, were 0.55 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.60 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2025 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 813,727 796,496 795,761 98 100 3,929,937 3,913,160 100 Mature ...........: 10,236 8,742 8,440 82 97 47,886 42,757 89 Light ..........: 2,935 2,974 2,392 81 80 13,688 13,410 98 Heavy ..........: 7,301 5,768 6,048 83 105 34,198 29,347 86 Total ............: 823,963 805,238 804,201 98 100 3,977,823 3,955,917 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,888 15,159 14,966 89 99 81,698 73,151 90 Old ..............: 163 150 160 98 107 727 785 108 Total ............: 17,051 15,309 15,126 89 99 82,425 73,936 90 : Ducks ..............: 2,045 1,973 2,132 104 108 10,984 10,133 92 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,299,733 5,219,623 5,285,924 100 101 25,604,561 25,806,527 101 Mature ...........: 71,768 58,664 59,763 83 102 333,853 293,104 88 Light ..........: 10,252 10,309 8,243 80 80 47,356 46,226 98 Heavy ..........: 61,516 48,355 51,520 84 107 286,497 246,878 86 Total ............: 5,371,501 5,278,287 5,345,687 100 101 25,938,414 26,099,631 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 556,406 460,446 484,435 87 105 2,701,151 2,373,487 88 Old ..............: 4,830 4,352 5,130 106 118 22,267 23,844 107 Total ............: 561,236 464,798 489,565 87 105 2,723,418 2,397,331 88 : Ducks ..............: 14,589 14,097 15,047 103 107 78,669 71,483 91 : Other 1/ ...........: 181 187 185 102 99 838 862 103 : Total ..............: 5,947,507 5,757,369 5,850,484 98 102 28,741,339 28,569,307 99 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.51 6.55 6.64 102 101 6.52 6.59 101 Mature ...........: 7.01 6.71 7.08 101 106 6.97 6.86 98 Light ..........: 3.49 3.47 3.45 99 99 3.46 3.45 100 Heavy ..........: 8.43 8.38 8.52 101 102 8.38 8.41 100 Total ............: 6.52 6.55 6.65 102 102 6.52 6.60 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.95 30.37 32.37 98 107 33.06 32.45 98 Old ..............: 29.63 29.01 32.06 108 111 30.63 30.37 99 Total ............: 32.92 30.36 32.37 98 107 33.04 32.42 98 : Ducks ..............: 7.13 7.14 7.06 99 99 7.16 7.05 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2025 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,758,063 3,697,776 3,709,475 99 100 18,080,532 18,217,029 101 Mature ...........: 50,340 40,178 41,682 83 104 232,784 200,644 86 Light ..........: 5,501 5,439 4,490 82 83 25,130 24,565 98 Heavy ..........: 44,839 34,739 37,192 83 107 207,654 176,079 85 Total ............: 3,808,403 3,737,954 3,751,157 98 100 18,313,316 18,417,673 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 280,464 218,489 248,566 89 114 1,365,038 1,189,848 87 Old ..............: 3,421 3,261 3,836 112 118 16,130 16,180 100 Total ............: 283,885 221,750 252,402 89 114 1,381,168 1,206,028 87 : Ducks ..............: 3,246 3,000 3,088 95 103 19,463 15,429 79 : Other 1/ ...........: 105 107 120 114 112 511 525 103 : Total ..............: 4,095,639 3,962,811 4,006,767 98 101 19,714,458 19,639,655 100 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 253,791 257,593 280,993 111 109 1,279,583 1,293,628 101 Mature ...........: - - 5 (X) (X) - 5 (X) Light ..........: - - 5 (X) (X) - 5 (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 253,791 257,593 280,998 111 109 1,279,583 1,293,633 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 162,689 149,081 135,816 83 91 784,075 696,656 89 Old ..............: 246 55 96 39 175 805 2,030 252 Total ............: 162,935 149,136 135,912 83 91 784,880 698,686 89 : Ducks ..............: 7,319 7,350 7,901 108 107 38,092 36,895 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 19 16 10 53 63 75 65 87 : Total ..............: 424,064 414,095 424,821 100 103 2,102,630 2,029,279 97 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 4,011,854 3,955,369 3,990,468 99 101 19,360,115 19,510,657 101 Mature ...........: 50,340 40,178 41,687 83 104 232,784 200,649 86 Light ..........: 5,501 5,439 4,495 82 83 25,130 24,570 98 Heavy ..........: 44,839 34,739 37,192 83 107 207,654 176,079 85 Total ............: 4,062,194 3,995,547 4,032,155 99 101 19,592,899 19,711,306 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 443,153 367,570 384,382 87 105 2,149,113 1,886,504 88 Old ..............: 3,667 3,316 3,932 107 119 16,935 18,210 108 Total ............: 446,820 370,886 388,314 87 105 2,166,048 1,904,714 88 : Ducks ..............: 10,565 10,350 10,989 104 106 57,555 52,324 91 : Other 1/ ...........: 124 123 130 105 106 586 590 101 : Total ..............: 4,519,703 4,376,906 4,431,588 98 101 21,817,088 21,668,934 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2025 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,487 9,896 9,404 99 95 49,195 51,030 104 Mature ...........: 818 855 1,064 130 124 3,993 4,179 105 Light ..........: 54 70 38 70 54 241 284 118 Heavy ..........: 764 785 1,026 134 131 3,752 3,895 104 Total ............: 10,305 10,751 10,468 102 97 53,188 55,209 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1,778 1,527 1,482 83 97 8,705 8,261 95 Old ..............: 28 32 24 86 75 207 154 74 Total ............: 1,806 1,559 1,506 83 97 8,912 8,415 94 : Ducks ..............: 85 70 79 93 113 461 410 89 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,196 12,381 12,053 99 97 62,561 64,035 102 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.18 0.19 0.18 100 95 0.19 0.20 105 Mature ...........: 1.14 1.46 1.78 156 122 1.20 1.43 119 Light ..........: 0.53 0.68 0.46 87 68 0.51 0.61 120 Heavy ..........: 1.24 1.62 1.99 160 123 1.31 1.58 121 Total ............: 0.19 0.20 0.20 105 100 0.21 0.21 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.32 0.33 0.31 97 94 0.32 0.35 109 Old ..............: 0.58 0.74 0.47 81 64 0.93 0.65 70 Total ............: 0.32 0.34 0.31 97 91 0.33 0.35 106 : Ducks ..............: 0.58 0.50 0.53 91 106 0.59 0.57 97 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.21 0.22 0.21 100 95 0.22 0.22 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally condemned and establishment sorted and removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2025 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 18,570 18,954 17,230 93 91 92,336 91,772 99 Mature ...........: 1,934 1,329 1,303 67 98 8,811 6,630 75 Light ..........: 419 443 303 72 68 2,043 1,839 90 Heavy ..........: 1,515 886 1,000 66 113 6,768 4,791 71 Total ............: 20,504 20,283 18,533 90 91 101,147 98,402 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,540 5,726 5,497 84 96 32,049 28,643 89 Old ..............: 192 158 191 99 121 761 833 109 Total ............: 6,732 5,884 5,688 84 97 32,810 29,476 90 : Ducks ..............: 208 162 166 80 102 995 846 85 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 7 3 100 43 15 20 133 : Total ..............: 27,447 26,336 24,390 89 93 134,967 128,744 95 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.46 0.48 0.43 93 90 0.47 0.47 100 Mature ...........: 3.70 3.20 3.03 82 95 3.65 3.20 88 Light ..........: 7.08 7.53 6.32 89 84 7.52 6.96 93 Heavy ..........: 3.27 2.49 2.62 80 105 3.16 2.65 84 Total ............: 0.50 0.51 0.46 92 90 0.51 0.50 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.45 1.53 1.41 97 92 1.47 1.50 102 Old ..............: 4.98 4.55 4.63 93 102 4.30 4.37 102 Total ............: 1.48 1.56 1.44 97 92 1.49 1.52 102 : Ducks ..............: 1.93 1.54 1.49 77 97 1.70 1.59 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 2.36 5.38 2.26 96 42 2.50 3.28 131 : Total ..............: 0.60 0.60 0.55 92 92 0.61 0.59 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: April and May 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 516 218 54,338 47,825 Mature ..........: - - 22 3 76,844 48,966 Light .........: - - 2 2 69,142 40,032 Heavy .........: - - 20 1 7,702 8,934 Total ...........: - - 538 221 131,182 96,791 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 5 25 4,580 3,575 Old .............: - - - - 890 807 Total ...........: - - 5 25 5,470 4,382 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 108,586 52,988 477 620 1,119 986 Mature ..........: 13,954 10,833 172 76 33,182 15,554 Light .........: 5,502 3,788 11 10 28,044 10,602 Heavy .........: 8,452 7,045 161 66 5,138 4,952 Total ...........: 122,540 63,821 649 696 34,301 16,540 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,621 1,235 34 10 65 77 Old .............: 616 680 28 60 383 343 Total ...........: 2,237 1,915 62 70 448 420 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 2,098 1,796 589 611 25,193 19,700 Mature ..........: 3,885 2,875 50 132 13,806 17,439 Light .........: 3,144 2,224 46 119 13,176 16,886 Heavy .........: 741 651 4 13 630 553 Total ...........: 5,983 4,671 639 743 38,999 37,139 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 70 42 184 337 523 597 Old .............: 4 20 1 30 41 133 Total ...........: 74 62 185 367 564 730 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 1,969 2,443 109,375 64,979 2,127,620 1,886,865 Mature ..........: 1,828 1,042 44,392 31,323 33,117 41,660 Light .........: 116 218 34,748 19,643 - - Heavy .........: 1,712 824 9,644 11,680 33,117 41,660 Total ...........: 3,797 3,485 153,767 96,302 2,160,737 1,928,525 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 48 34 3,646 3,190 93,423 59,630 Old .............: 1 7 57 218 255 97 Total ...........: 49 41 3,703 3,408 93,678 59,727 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: April and May 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ---- pounds --- : Alabama .........: 101,314 99,159 554,887 553,053 5.48 5.58 Arkansas ........: 88,019 87,440 641,214 644,880 7.28 7.38 Delaware ........: 32,275 33,533 246,622 259,044 7.64 7.73 Georgia .........: 106,719 104,728 651,503 643,137 6.10 6.14 Illinois ........: 48 59 310 376 6.39 6.35 Iowa ............: 792 836 3,953 4,613 4.99 5.52 Kentucky ........: 25,393 24,760 167,970 165,772 6.61 6.70 Louisiana .......: 15,779 14,864 105,729 102,451 6.70 6.89 Maryland ........: 12,085 12,428 79,013 83,029 6.54 6.68 Mississippi .....: 63,226 61,920 425,000 410,972 6.72 6.64 : Missouri ........: 26,819 28,805 147,580 158,457 5.50 5.50 New Jersey ......: 219 234 1,155 1,350 5.27 5.77 New York ........: 2,974 3,231 14,920 16,525 5.02 5.11 North Carolina ..: 77,088 78,373 643,120 673,194 8.34 8.59 Ohio ............: 10,511 11,431 48,040 52,339 4.57 4.58 Oklahoma ........: 8,529 8,511 69,514 72,433 8.15 8.51 Pennsylvania ....: 14,907 14,358 86,773 83,157 5.82 5.79 South Carolina ..: 23,816 24,485 168,492 179,458 7.07 7.33 Tennessee .......: 34,335 34,376 207,672 211,910 6.05 6.16 Texas ...........: 60,987 61,214 425,869 427,377 6.98 6.98 : Vermont .........: 46 53 297 348 6.52 6.61 Virginia ........: 23,723 24,222 148,110 155,656 6.24 6.43 : United States ...: 796,496 795,761 5,219,623 5,285,924 6.55 6.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: April and May 2025 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 426,030 419,037 1,678 1,366 0.39 0.33 Arkansas ........: 488,542 490,307 2,712 2,158 0.55 0.44 Delaware ........: 192,315 201,935 1,158 1,089 0.60 0.54 Georgia .........: 494,892 488,276 2,212 1,993 0.44 0.41 Illinois ........: 232 279 (Z) (Z) (X) 0.02 Iowa ............: 2,882 3,314 64 88 2.17 2.58 Kentucky ........: 127,035 124,868 868 841 0.68 0.67 Louisiana .......: 77,127 75,022 729 442 0.94 0.59 Maryland ........: 59,170 62,117 544 440 0.91 0.70 Mississippi .....: 319,294 295,277 1,087 995 0.34 0.34 : Missouri ........: 107,302 115,582 309 497 0.29 0.43 New Jersey ......: 865 1,022 8 11 0.91 1.06 New York ........: 9,409 10,366 93 75 0.98 0.72 North Carolina ..: 495,950 520,699 1,344 1,368 0.27 0.26 Ohio ............: 36,161 39,143 210 167 0.58 0.42 Oklahoma ........: 52,270 54,284 223 255 0.43 0.47 Pennsylvania ....: 61,294 58,677 1,106 1,015 1.77 1.70 South Carolina ..: 126,633 134,977 984 999 0.77 0.74 Tennessee .......: 153,990 157,391 592 656 0.38 0.42 Texas ...........: 327,085 322,700 1,043 727 0.32 0.22 : Vermont .........: 223 261 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 111,183 117,160 284 316 0.26 0.27 : United States ...: 3,955,369 3,990,468 18,954 17,230 0.48 0.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: April and May 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: - - - - 534 400 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: - - - 2 12,538 10,567 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: - - - - 72 59 Virginia ..........: - - - - - 6 : United States .....: - - 516 218 54,338 47,825 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 208 128 8 25 - - Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 27,678 13,171 23 14 249 218 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 1 - - - - - Texas .............: 20 23 - - 3 3 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 108,586 52,988 477 620 1,119 986 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 9 10 - 2 59 49 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 162 146 53 60 2,512 1,669 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - 2 - - Texas .............: 9 9 2 - 39 16 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 2,098 1,796 589 611 25,193 19,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - 233,289 205,639 Arkansas ..........: 4 7 270 119 299,560 198,436 Delaware ..........: - - - - 40,447 56,130 Georgia ...........: 385 532 16,628 10,327 216,321 181,825 Mississippi .......: - - - - 173,512 161,623 North Carolina ....: - - 3 - 118,418 123,260 Texas .............: 1 3 1,994 822 56,088 50,875 Virginia ..........: - - - 4 232,952 156,646 : United States .....: 1,969 2,443 109,375 64,979 2,127,620 1,886,865 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: April and May 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : California ......: 397 189 7,178 3,777 18.09 19.98 Illinois ........: - - - - - - Indiana .........: 1,716 1,645 69,566 68,394 40.54 41.59 Iowa ............: 1,038 954 23,403 44,101 22.54 46.23 Michigan ........: 355 275 15,536 11,709 43.77 42.57 Minnesota .......: 3,124 3,314 90,232 99,716 28.88 30.09 North Carolina ..: 1,875 1,699 71,491 63,836 38.13 37.58 Ohio ............: 345 420 13,266 18,322 38.44 43.60 Pennsylvania ....: 543 530 16,844 16,290 31.03 30.74 South Carolina ..: 527 458 21,287 18,494 40.36 40.36 : Vermont .........: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) 7.50 24.86 : United States ...: 15,159 14,966 460,446 484,435 30.37 32.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: April and May 2025 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : California ......: 5,742 3,026 30 11 0.53 0.37 Illinois ........: - - - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 55,940 54,715 782 924 1.38 1.66 Iowa ............: 18,290 34,585 675 493 3.56 1.41 Michigan ........: 12,040 9,074 156 140 1.28 1.52 Minnesota .......: 72,536 79,840 1,006 881 1.37 1.09 North Carolina ..: 56,606 49,908 330 321 0.58 0.64 Ohio ............: 10,587 14,638 254 297 2.35 1.99 Pennsylvania ....: 13,242 12,801 343 318 2.53 2.42 South Carolina ..: 15,956 13,616 470 338 2.86 2.42 : Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (Z) (Z) - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 367,570 384,382 5,726 5,497 1.53 1.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds federally condemned prior to entry into the slaughter plant which includes Dead-On-Arrival (DOA) and condemned for other causes. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts of birds condemned includes federally inspected and establishment sorted because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 361 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2024. 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 ............................................... 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