Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released July 23, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 3 Percent from Last Year June 2020 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. June 2021 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during June 2021 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.46 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the amount certified in June 2020. The May 2021 revised certified total at 4.12 billion pounds, was up 2 percent from May 2020. The May revision represented an increase of 1.84 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during June 2021 was 5.89 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 5.72 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.19 billion pounds, up 4 percent from June 2020. Mature chickens, at 72.5 million pounds, were up 8 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 610 million pounds, down 3 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.3 million pounds, up 45 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during June 2021 averaged 6.47 pounds per bird, down slightly from June 2020. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.73 pounds per bird, unchanged from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during June 2021 averaged 32.0 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from June 2020. Ante-mortem condemnations during June 2021 totaled 13.4 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.23 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 28.7 million pounds, were 0.64 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.67 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2021 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 773,413 738,961 802,219 104 109 4,606,127 4,557,892 99 Mature ...........: 9,958 9,627 10,774 108 112 58,746 57,877 99 Light ..........: 3,192 2,979 3,352 105 113 17,707 18,540 105 Heavy ..........: 6,766 6,648 7,422 110 112 41,039 39,337 96 Total ............: 783,371 748,588 812,993 104 109 4,664,873 4,615,769 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,983 17,161 18,914 100 110 107,822 104,720 97 Old ..............: 127 117 162 128 138 763 852 112 Total ............: 19,110 17,278 19,076 100 110 108,585 105,572 97 : Ducks ..............: 1,442 1,898 2,076 144 109 12,280 11,532 94 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,011,992 4,776,173 5,194,074 104 109 29,443,249 29,305,198 100 Mature ...........: 67,065 65,620 72,488 108 110 399,547 388,537 97 Light ..........: 11,152 10,283 11,786 106 115 61,306 64,095 105 Heavy ..........: 55,913 55,337 60,702 109 110 338,241 324,442 96 Total ............: 5,079,057 4,841,793 5,266,562 104 109 29,842,796 29,693,735 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 622,960 561,687 605,123 97 108 3,532,451 3,467,355 98 Old ..............: 3,963 3,589 5,084 128 142 23,277 25,703 110 Total ............: 626,923 565,276 610,207 97 108 3,555,728 3,493,058 98 : Ducks ..............: 9,908 13,191 14,332 145 109 85,755 80,501 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 262 165 310 118 188 1,317 1,090 83 : Total ..............: 5,716,150 5,420,425 5,891,411 103 109 33,485,596 33,268,384 99 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.48 6.46 6.47 100 100 6.39 6.43 101 Mature ...........: 6.73 6.82 6.73 100 99 6.80 6.71 99 Light ..........: 3.49 3.45 3.52 101 102 3.46 3.46 100 Heavy ..........: 8.26 8.32 8.18 99 98 8.24 8.25 100 Total ............: 6.48 6.47 6.48 100 100 6.40 6.43 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.82 32.73 31.99 97 98 32.76 33.11 101 Old ..............: 31.20 30.68 31.38 101 102 30.51 30.17 99 Total ............: 32.81 32.72 31.99 98 98 32.75 33.09 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.87 6.95 6.90 100 99 6.98 6.98 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2021 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,505,173 3,368,597 3,645,752 104 108 20,582,994 20,612,288 100 Mature ...........: 46,529 44,851 49,693 107 111 271,617 266,216 98 Light ..........: 5,783 5,367 6,031 104 112 31,474 32,890 104 Heavy ..........: 40,746 39,484 43,662 107 111 240,143 233,326 97 Total ............: 3,551,702 3,413,448 3,695,445 104 108 20,854,611 20,878,504 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 303,025 273,338 292,639 97 107 1,759,612 1,710,184 97 Old ..............: 2,960 2,626 3,794 128 144 17,047 19,117 112 Total ............: 305,985 275,964 296,433 97 107 1,776,659 1,729,301 97 : Ducks ..............: 3,125 3,441 3,389 108 98 22,958 19,166 83 : Other 1/ ...........: 169 101 191 113 189 824 679 82 : Total ..............: 3,860,981 3,692,954 3,995,458 103 108 22,655,052 22,627,650 100 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 274,825 242,906 267,102 97 110 1,595,008 1,501,910 94 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 274,825 242,906 267,102 97 110 1,595,008 1,501,910 94 : Turkeys : Young ............: 194,649 175,022 191,121 98 109 1,061,120 1,059,195 100 Old ..............: 70 60 79 113 132 418 388 93 Total ............: 194,719 175,082 191,200 98 109 1,061,538 1,059,583 100 : Ducks ..............: 4,130 6,292 7,064 171 112 39,605 39,932 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 14 12 13 93 108 77 62 81 : Total ..............: 473,688 424,292 465,379 98 110 2,696,228 2,601,487 96 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,779,998 3,611,503 3,912,854 104 108 22,178,002 22,114,198 100 Mature ...........: 46,529 44,851 49,693 107 111 271,617 266,216 98 Light ..........: 5,783 5,367 6,031 104 112 31,474 32,890 104 Heavy ..........: 40,746 39,484 43,662 107 111 240,143 233,326 97 Total ............: 3,826,527 3,656,354 3,962,547 104 108 22,449,619 22,380,414 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 497,674 448,360 483,760 97 108 2,820,732 2,769,379 98 Old ..............: 3,030 2,686 3,873 128 144 17,465 19,505 112 Total ............: 500,704 451,046 487,633 97 108 2,838,197 2,788,884 98 : Ducks ..............: 7,255 9,733 10,453 144 107 62,563 59,098 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 183 113 204 111 181 901 741 82 : Total ..............: 4,334,669 4,117,246 4,460,837 103 108 25,351,280 25,229,137 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2021 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,025 8,954 10,563 105 118 59,196 58,586 99 Mature ...........: 627 611 711 113 116 3,479 3,836 110 Light ..........: 131 86 134 102 156 566 574 101 Heavy ..........: 496 525 577 116 110 2,913 3,262 112 Total ............: 10,652 9,565 11,274 106 118 62,675 62,422 100 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,670 1,556 1,944 116 125 9,343 10,498 112 Old ..............: 31 26 42 135 162 215 260 121 Total ............: 1,701 1,582 1,986 117 126 9,558 10,758 113 : Ducks ..............: 54 60 93 172 155 378 382 101 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,407 11,207 13,353 108 119 72,611 73,562 101 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.20 0.19 0.20 100 105 0.20 0.20 100 Mature ...........: 0.93 0.93 0.98 105 105 0.87 0.99 114 Light ..........: 1.17 0.84 1.14 97 136 0.92 0.90 98 Heavy ..........: 0.89 0.95 0.95 107 100 0.86 1.01 117 Total ............: 0.21 0.20 0.21 100 105 0.21 0.21 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.27 0.28 0.32 119 114 0.26 0.30 115 Old ..............: 0.78 0.72 0.83 106 115 0.92 1.01 110 Total ............: 0.27 0.28 0.33 122 118 0.27 0.31 115 : Ducks ..............: 0.55 0.45 0.65 118 144 0.44 0.47 107 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.22 0.21 0.23 105 110 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 inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2021 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 20,785 17,919 19,582 94 109 135,002 112,940 84 Mature ...........: 1,659 2,168 2,532 153 117 8,862 12,069 136 Light ..........: 456 434 456 100 105 2,591 2,765 107 Heavy ..........: 1,203 1,734 2,076 173 120 6,271 9,304 148 Total ............: 22,444 20,087 22,114 99 110 143,864 125,009 87 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,433 5,721 6,180 96 108 38,602 35,646 92 Old ..............: 112 110 140 125 127 856 747 87 Total ............: 6,545 5,831 6,320 97 108 39,458 36,393 92 : Ducks ..............: 209 166 225 108 136 1,702 1,142 67 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 2 2 100 100 13 12 92 : Total ..............: 29,200 26,086 28,661 98 110 185,037 162,556 88 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.55 0.49 0.50 91 102 0.61 0.51 84 Mature ...........: 3.44 4.61 4.85 141 105 3.16 4.34 137 Light ..........: 7.31 7.48 7.03 96 94 7.61 7.75 102 Heavy ..........: 2.87 4.21 4.54 158 108 2.54 3.83 151 Total ............: 0.58 0.55 0.55 95 100 0.64 0.56 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.28 1.26 1.26 98 100 1.35 1.27 94 Old ..............: 3.56 3.93 3.49 98 89 4.67 3.69 79 Total ............: 1.29 1.28 1.28 99 100 1.37 1.29 94 : Ducks ..............: 2.80 1.68 2.11 75 126 2.65 1.90 72 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.08 1.74 0.97 90 56 1.42 1.59 112 : Total ..............: 0.67 0.63 0.64 96 102 0.72 0.64 89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: May and June 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 811 942 484,203 492,650 Mature ..........: - - 45 107 84,369 82,277 Light .........: - - 22 66 61,028 57,284 Heavy .........: - - 23 41 23,341 24,993 Total ...........: - - 856 1,049 568,572 574,927 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 73 71 7,943 8,117 Old .............: - - 7 3 619 979 Total ...........: - - 80 74 8,562 9,096 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 251,961 245,601 1,081 1,220 12,549 12,398 Mature ..........: 7,812 8,052 354 146 30,969 39,378 Light .........: 4,663 3,682 176 41 17,064 22,645 Heavy .........: 3,149 4,370 178 105 13,905 16,733 Total ...........: 259,773 253,653 1,435 1,366 43,518 51,776 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 959 1,510 36 52 111 25 Old .............: 156 234 18 5 79 75 Total ...........: 1,115 1,744 54 57 190 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 6,838 7,029 33,355 31,394 76,218 72,874 Mature ..........: 1,511 1,428 245 238 25,307 27,265 Light .........: 1,169 1,003 129 96 22,025 22,791 Heavy .........: 342 425 116 142 3,282 4,474 Total ...........: 8,349 8,457 33,600 31,632 101,525 100,139 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 105 147 236 160 789 1,052 Old .............: 20 15 30 42 43 92 Total ...........: 125 162 266 202 832 1,144 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 33,609 29,982 629,248 641,385 1,529,873 1,535,475 Mature ..........: 244 304 57,308 49,912 208,164 209,107 Light .........: 24 28 35,581 26,959 141,881 134,595 Heavy .........: 220 276 21,727 22,953 66,283 74,512 Total ...........: 33,853 30,286 686,556 691,297 1,738,037 1,744,582 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 56 112 7,850 11,446 18,158 22,692 Old .............: 11 36 1,406 1,158 2,389 2,639 Total ...........: 67 148 9,256 12,604 20,547 25,331 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2021 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 93,362 103,063 524,623 580,717 5.62 5.63 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 76,572 85,324 544,618 603,006 7.11 7.07 California ......: 22,079 23,125 137,039 142,889 6.21 6.18 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 28,170 31,308 220,275 241,574 7.82 7.72 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 100,085 104,364 607,814 648,564 6.07 6.21 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,292 6,623 28,614 29,551 4.55 4.46 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,002 24,947 150,562 164,351 6.55 6.59 Louisiana .......: 13,775 15,836 95,524 106,962 6.93 6.75 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,751 11,851 70,635 77,109 6.57 6.51 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 54,785 59,805 343,178 373,371 6.26 6.24 Missouri ........: 33,258 36,345 172,387 189,777 5.18 5.22 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,282 2,505 10,681 11,771 4.68 4.70 North Carolina ..: 75,710 80,979 627,652 672,340 8.29 8.30 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 10,058 10,821 70,641 70,306 7.02 6.50 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,256 11,842 58,687 69,135 5.72 5.84 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 24,015 25,126 180,611 189,492 7.52 7.54 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 25,823 27,561 151,145 161,273 5.85 5.85 Texas ...........: 56,492 60,378 374,732 407,105 6.63 6.74 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 26,276 28,873 165,580 182,949 6.30 6.34 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 ...: 738,961 802,219 4,776,173 5,194,074 6.46 6.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: May and June 2021 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 397,178 440,830 1,979 2,093 0.50 0.47 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 410,937 453,059 1,578 1,809 0.38 0.40 California ......: 102,928 106,602 1,118 1,284 1.07 1.19 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 169,145 186,295 645 632 0.38 0.34 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 461,687 483,991 2,678 3,091 0.58 0.63 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 20,812 21,528 116 124 0.55 0.57 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 113,465 124,212 480 545 0.42 0.44 Louisiana .......: 72,507 80,888 309 355 0.42 0.44 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 53,005 57,748 341 311 0.64 0.54 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 257,424 277,222 1,044 1,141 0.40 0.41 Missouri ........: 126,503 139,498 510 515 0.40 0.37 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,480 7,094 82 90 1.25 1.26 North Carolina ..: 483,054 518,286 1,499 1,717 0.31 0.33 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 52,910 52,643 211 231 0.40 0.44 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 40,933 48,426 762 759 1.83 1.54 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 136,185 142,567 802 868 0.59 0.61 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 112,311 119,555 410 450 0.36 0.37 Texas ...........: 291,321 313,741 1,362 1,396 0.47 0.44 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 123,304 136,534 338 360 0.27 0.26 Washington ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,611,503 3,912,854 17,919 19,582 0.49 0.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2021 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 57 64 28,394 31,230 Arkansas ..........: - - 36 36 31,069 31,014 Delaware ..........: - - 53 40 15,450 15,503 Georgia ...........: - - 2 8 48,870 43,912 Mississippi .......: - - 34 34 9,749 9,749 North Carolina ....: - - 68 68 41,380 41,380 Texas .............: - - 95 95 53,444 55,420 Virginia ..........: - - 8 13 16,032 17,752 : United States .....: - - 811 942 484,203 492,650 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 27,031 26,550 95 93 1,147 1,187 Arkansas ..........: 6,693 6,714 108 75 1,002 1,001 Delaware ..........: 10,063 10,171 21 23 232 239 Georgia ...........: 65,280 70,204 105 60 1,773 1,603 Mississippi .......: 5,237 5,237 10 10 568 568 North Carolina ....: 10,573 10,573 47 47 903 903 Texas .............: 15,432 16,273 95 128 860 880 Virginia ..........: 10,343 10,045 3 9 156 150 : United States .....: 251,961 245,601 1,081 1,220 12,549 12,398 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 582 593 2,897 3,008 10,148 12,341 Arkansas ..........: 163 162 2,794 2,795 3,265 3,266 Delaware ..........: 352 410 695 714 2,193 2,187 Georgia ...........: 912 838 8,482 7,566 17,669 11,240 Mississippi .......: 433 433 1,885 1,885 787 787 North Carolina ....: 359 359 3,640 3,640 2,123 2,123 Texas .............: 348 360 290 317 3,856 3,765 Virginia ..........: 700 791 509 554 1,852 1,521 : United States .....: 6,838 7,029 33,355 31,394 76,218 72,874 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 501 442 68,063 62,852 138,915 138,360 Arkansas ..........: 1,795 1,794 81,299 81,321 128,224 128,178 Delaware ..........: 1,520 1,406 4,195 3,904 34,774 34,597 Georgia ...........: 8,220 10,820 124,560 126,300 275,873 272,551 Mississippi .......: 1,015 1,015 5,717 5,717 25,435 25,435 North Carolina ....: 1,986 1,986 19,711 19,711 80,790 80,790 Texas .............: 940 795 16,578 18,351 91,938 96,384 Virginia ..........: 341 575 13,094 10,684 43,038 42,094 : United States .....: 33,609 29,982 629,248 641,385 1,529,873 1,535,475 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2021 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,639 2,987 55,260 61,495 20.94 20.59 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (Z) 1 1 22 32.76 27.99 Indiana .........: 1,920 2,180 81,202 89,764 42.30 41.18 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: - - - - - - Kentucky ........: - - - - - - Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,772 4,119 90,925 98,979 24.11 24.03 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 702 831 25,553 30,558 36.39 36.78 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - (D) - (D) - (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 520 549 25,200 25,081 48.48 45.66 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 510 636 15,884 18,330 31.12 28.84 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 ...........: (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 .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 17,161 18,914 561,687 605,123 32.73 31.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: May and June 2021 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 46,085 51,241 381 455 0.82 0.88 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (Z) 17 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 65,011 72,272 807 852 1.23 1.17 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: - - - - (X) (X) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 72,745 79,184 893 1,004 1.21 1.25 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 20,915 24,990 232 295 1.10 1.17 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 20,148 20,048 315 249 1.54 1.23 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 12,589 14,437 287 289 2.23 1.96 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 ...........: (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 .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 448,360 483,760 5,721 6,180 1.26 1.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds 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 361 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2020. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 31 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................... (202) 692-0069 Jean Porter, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ................ (202) 690-3223 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter......................................... (202) 720-0585 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-4751 Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ........... (202) 720-8784 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ........................... (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Chicken Hatchery, Egg Products............................ (202) 690-3237 Seth Riggins - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ................................. (202) 690-4870 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs .............................................. (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery......................................... 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