Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released March 25, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 5 Percent from Last Year February 2024 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 2025 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during February 2025 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.01 billion pounds, down 5 percent from the amount certified in February 2024. The January 2025 revised certified total at 4.61 billion pounds, was up 1 percent from January 2024. The January revision represented an increase of 2.26 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during February 2025 was 5.29 billion pounds, down 5 percent from 5.56 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.79 billion pounds, down 3 percent from February 2024. Mature chickens, at 49.1 million pounds, were down 23 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 441 million pounds, down 17 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 12.6 million pounds, down 12 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during February 2025 averaged 6.58 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from February 2024. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.77 pounds per bird, down 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during February 2025 averaged 33.2 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from February 2024. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 2025 totaled 12.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 24.3 million pounds, were 0.60 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.63 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2025 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 762,805 824,131 727,749 95 88 1,578,132 1,551,880 98 Mature ...........: 9,079 10,153 7,259 80 71 18,901 17,412 92 Light ..........: 2,447 2,924 2,402 98 82 5,330 5,326 100 Heavy ..........: 6,632 7,229 4,857 73 67 13,571 12,086 89 Total ............: 771,884 834,284 735,008 95 88 1,597,033 1,569,292 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,181 15,374 13,153 81 86 32,548 28,527 88 Old ..............: 165 156 121 73 78 325 277 85 Total ............: 16,346 15,530 13,274 81 85 32,873 28,804 88 : Ducks ..............: 2,008 2,254 1,804 90 80 4,578 4,058 89 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,951,368 5,479,673 4,786,907 97 87 10,314,109 10,266,580 100 Mature ...........: 63,901 70,606 49,119 77 70 132,204 119,725 91 Light ..........: 8,384 10,138 8,308 99 82 18,435 18,446 100 Heavy ..........: 55,517 60,468 40,811 74 67 113,769 101,279 89 Total ............: 5,015,269 5,550,279 4,836,026 96 87 10,446,313 10,386,305 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 526,344 517,993 437,341 83 84 1,072,688 955,334 89 Old ..............: 5,074 4,930 3,848 76 78 9,868 8,778 89 Total ............: 531,418 522,923 441,189 83 84 1,082,556 964,112 89 : Ducks ..............: 14,367 15,848 12,621 88 80 32,823 28,469 87 : Other 1/ ...........: 164 175 150 91 86 340 325 96 : Total ..............: 5,561,218 6,089,225 5,289,986 95 87 11,562,032 11,379,211 98 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.49 6.65 6.58 101 99 6.54 6.62 101 Mature ...........: 7.04 6.95 6.77 96 97 6.99 6.88 98 Light ..........: 3.43 3.47 3.46 101 100 3.46 3.46 100 Heavy ..........: 8.37 8.36 8.40 100 100 8.38 8.38 100 Total ............: 6.50 6.65 6.58 101 99 6.54 6.62 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.53 33.69 33.25 102 99 32.96 33.49 102 Old ..............: 30.75 31.60 31.80 103 101 30.36 31.69 104 Total ............: 32.51 33.67 33.24 102 99 32.93 33.47 102 : Ducks ..............: 7.15 7.03 7.00 98 100 7.17 7.02 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2025 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,489,570 3,874,911 3,376,588 97 87 7,261,027 7,251,499 100 Mature ...........: 45,045 48,026 33,442 74 70 92,413 81,468 88 Light ..........: 4,385 5,361 4,341 99 81 9,776 9,702 99 Heavy ..........: 40,660 42,665 29,101 72 68 82,637 71,766 87 Total ............: 3,534,615 3,922,937 3,410,030 96 87 7,353,440 7,332,967 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 268,535 270,312 218,702 81 81 543,798 489,014 90 Old ..............: 3,702 2,767 2,906 78 105 7,141 5,673 79 Total ............: 272,237 273,079 221,608 81 81 550,939 494,687 90 : Ducks ..............: 3,505 3,534 2,773 79 78 8,711 6,307 72 : Other 1/ ...........: 104 105 91 88 87 211 196 93 : Total ..............: 3,810,461 4,199,655 3,634,502 95 87 7,913,301 7,834,157 99 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 252,357 265,094 242,370 96 91 532,776 507,464 95 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 252,357 265,094 242,370 96 91 532,776 507,464 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 151,487 141,142 128,612 85 91 307,719 269,754 88 Old ..............: 188 998 39 21 4 416 1,037 249 Total ............: 151,675 142,140 128,651 85 91 308,135 270,791 88 : Ducks ..............: 7,008 8,047 6,441 92 80 15,342 14,488 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 13 14 12 92 86 29 26 90 : Total ..............: 411,053 415,295 377,474 92 91 856,282 792,769 93 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,741,927 4,140,005 3,618,958 97 87 7,793,803 7,758,963 100 Mature ...........: 45,045 48,026 33,442 74 70 92,413 81,468 88 Light ..........: 4,385 5,361 4,341 99 81 9,776 9,702 99 Heavy ..........: 40,660 42,665 29,101 72 68 82,637 71,766 87 Total ............: 3,786,972 4,188,031 3,652,400 96 87 7,886,216 7,840,431 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 420,022 411,454 347,314 83 84 851,517 758,768 89 Old ..............: 3,890 3,765 2,945 76 78 7,557 6,710 89 Total ............: 423,912 415,219 350,259 83 84 859,074 765,478 89 : Ducks ..............: 10,513 11,581 9,214 88 80 24,053 20,795 86 : Other 1/ ...........: 117 119 103 88 87 240 222 93 : Total ..............: 4,221,514 4,614,950 4,011,976 95 87 8,769,583 8,626,926 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2025 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,623 11,653 10,141 105 87 21,492 21,794 101 Mature ...........: 812 938 656 81 70 1,722 1,594 93 Light ..........: 40 68 60 150 88 105 128 122 Heavy ..........: 772 870 596 77 69 1,617 1,466 91 Total ............: 10,435 12,591 10,797 103 86 23,214 23,388 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1,690 1,997 1,709 101 86 3,611 3,706 103 Old ..............: 50 31 34 68 110 100 65 65 Total ............: 1,740 2,028 1,743 100 86 3,711 3,771 102 : Ducks ..............: 83 112 69 83 62 191 181 95 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,258 14,731 12,609 103 86 27,116 27,340 101 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.19 0.21 0.21 111 100 0.21 0.21 100 Mature ...........: 1.27 1.33 1.34 106 101 1.30 1.33 102 Light ..........: 0.48 0.67 0.72 150 107 0.57 0.69 121 Heavy ..........: 1.39 1.44 1.46 105 101 1.42 1.45 102 Total ............: 0.21 0.23 0.22 105 96 0.22 0.23 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.32 0.39 0.39 122 100 0.34 0.39 115 Old ..............: 0.99 0.63 0.88 89 140 1.01 0.74 73 Total ............: 0.33 0.39 0.40 121 103 0.34 0.39 115 : Ducks ..............: 0.58 0.71 0.55 95 77 0.58 0.64 110 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.22 0.24 0.24 109 100 0.23 0.24 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2025 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 18,097 19,832 17,397 96 88 37,791 37,229 99 Mature ...........: 1,626 1,645 1,140 70 69 3,362 2,785 83 Light ..........: 381 355 388 102 109 799 743 93 Heavy ..........: 1,245 1,290 752 60 58 2,563 2,042 80 Total ............: 19,723 21,477 18,537 94 86 41,153 40,014 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,566 6,413 5,511 84 86 13,135 11,924 91 Old ..............: 139 177 116 83 66 296 293 99 Total ............: 6,705 6,590 5,627 84 85 13,431 12,217 91 : Ducks ..............: 206 208 158 77 76 431 366 85 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 4 3 100 75 6 7 117 : Total ..............: 26,637 28,279 24,325 91 86 55,021 52,604 96 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.48 0.48 0.48 100 100 0.48 0.48 100 Mature ...........: 3.48 3.31 3.30 95 100 3.51 3.31 94 Light ..........: 7.99 6.21 8.20 103 132 7.56 7.11 94 Heavy ..........: 2.97 2.93 2.52 85 86 3.01 2.77 92 Total ............: 0.52 0.51 0.50 96 98 0.52 0.51 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.54 1.53 1.56 101 102 1.52 1.55 102 Old ..............: 3.45 4.49 3.79 110 84 3.77 4.18 111 Total ............: 1.56 1.56 1.58 101 101 1.54 1.57 102 : Ducks ..............: 1.92 1.76 1.69 88 96 1.76 1.73 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 2.50 3.25 2.83 113 87 2.44 3.06 125 : Total ..............: 0.63 0.61 0.60 95 98 0.62 0.61 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: January and February 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 264 226 58,702 53,443 Mature ..........: - - 36 16 60,134 47,646 Light .........: - - 34 16 54,145 43,017 Heavy .........: - - 2 - 5,989 4,629 Total ...........: - - 300 242 118,836 101,089 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 8 2 4,955 6,176 Old .............: - - - - 1,058 665 Total ...........: - - 8 2 6,013 6,841 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 127,610 129,019 673 561 1,676 1,392 Mature ..........: 12,790 11,823 152 124 16,364 14,538 Light .........: 5,105 6,505 51 24 11,812 10,056 Heavy .........: 7,685 5,318 101 100 4,552 4,482 Total ...........: 140,400 140,842 825 685 18,040 15,930 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,784 2,192 21 17 42 51 Old .............: 404 308 29 28 209 117 Total ...........: 2,188 2,500 50 45 251 168 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 2,847 2,141 1,462 885 35,056 27,576 Mature ..........: 2,960 1,832 180 178 19,435 12,809 Light .........: 2,176 1,289 153 167 18,665 12,316 Heavy .........: 784 543 27 11 770 493 Total ...........: 5,807 3,973 1,642 1,063 54,491 40,385 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 36 33 251 338 440 549 Old .............: 17 2 5 - 73 51 Total ...........: 53 35 256 338 513 600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 1,922 2,608 89,041 73,888 2,159,529 2,078,911 Mature ..........: 163 153 41,971 44,528 38,906 29,818 Light .........: 159 108 33,803 34,792 - - Heavy .........: 4 45 8,168 9,736 38,906 29,818 Total ...........: 2,085 2,761 131,012 118,416 2,198,435 2,108,729 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 68 131 3,184 3,633 80,810 71,953 Old .............: 8 1 28 28 345 219 Total ...........: 76 132 3,212 3,661 81,155 72,172 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ---- pounds --- : Alabama .........: 100,826 93,881 566,660 510,526 5.62 5.44 Arkansas ........: 89,934 79,606 668,901 580,512 7.44 7.29 Delaware ........: 33,251 28,636 253,740 218,953 7.63 7.65 Georgia .........: 108,680 101,846 674,917 630,197 6.21 6.19 Illinois ........: 64 43 412 278 6.44 6.50 Iowa ............: 850 935 4,523 4,869 5.32 5.20 Kentucky ........: 26,826 22,560 184,806 152,047 6.89 6.74 Louisiana .......: 15,128 13,748 106,794 92,440 7.06 6.72 Maryland ........: 12,798 11,335 84,885 74,429 6.63 6.57 Mississippi .....: 63,758 58,858 425,807 394,335 6.68 6.70 : Missouri ........: 27,872 24,933 151,514 138,359 5.44 5.55 New Jersey ......: 248 210 1,399 1,121 5.64 5.34 New York ........: 3,201 2,840 16,700 14,479 5.22 5.10 North Carolina ..: 84,005 73,894 717,142 632,849 8.54 8.56 Ohio ............: 11,140 9,708 50,277 43,710 4.51 4.50 Oklahoma ........: 8,111 7,766 63,270 62,154 7.80 8.00 Pennsylvania ....: 14,127 9,527 79,228 54,546 5.61 5.73 South Carolina ..: 25,739 20,317 187,266 140,828 7.28 6.93 Tennessee .......: 36,618 30,330 227,518 186,171 6.21 6.14 Texas ...........: 64,800 54,705 449,041 378,368 6.93 6.92 : Vermont .........: 46 52 307 343 6.64 6.57 Virginia ........: 25,589 20,933 162,747 129,470 6.36 6.18 : United States ...: 824,131 727,749 5,479,673 4,786,907 6.65 6.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: January and February 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 435,395 392,718 1,841 1,602 0.42 0.41 Arkansas ........: 502,650 438,620 2,278 1,987 0.45 0.45 Delaware ........: 197,896 170,379 1,090 935 0.55 0.55 Georgia .........: 512,836 477,717 2,740 2,460 0.53 0.51 Illinois ........: 296 205 (Z) (Z) 0.07 0.03 Iowa ............: 3,284 3,442 148 123 4.32 3.46 Kentucky ........: 139,366 114,830 900 781 0.64 0.68 Louisiana .......: 78,451 69,411 430 402 0.54 0.58 Maryland ........: 63,453 55,848 622 541 0.97 0.96 Mississippi .....: 315,205 291,020 1,421 1,250 0.45 0.43 : Missouri ........: 110,376 100,317 299 303 0.27 0.30 New Jersey ......: 1,032 833 20 13 1.92 1.52 New York ........: 10,524 8,943 83 100 0.78 1.10 North Carolina ..: 552,304 487,122 1,511 1,378 0.27 0.28 Ohio ............: 37,639 32,750 273 226 0.72 0.69 Oklahoma ........: 47,483 46,700 231 239 0.48 0.51 Pennsylvania ....: 55,860 38,290 1,217 944 2.13 2.41 South Carolina ..: 140,879 104,906 1,041 880 0.73 0.83 Tennessee .......: 167,714 137,576 713 573 0.42 0.41 Texas ...........: 343,608 290,334 859 771 0.25 0.26 : Vermont .........: 230 258 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 123,196 97,759 259 180 0.21 0.18 : United States ...: 4,140,005 3,618,958 19,832 17,397 0.48 0.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 4 - 3,519 - Arkansas ..........: - - - - 29 36 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: - - - 1 11,469 11,613 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 3 1 Texas .............: - - 1 - 86 71 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: - - 264 226 58,702 53,443 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 2,896 - 4 - 35 - Arkansas ..........: 39 12 - 1 3 - Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 31,589 33,523 14 5 409 350 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 11 18 - 1 8 1 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 127,610 129,019 673 561 1,676 1,392 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 47 - 10 - 405 - Arkansas ..........: 2 - - - 8 59 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 141 145 320 211 2,976 1,990 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 3 9 18 1 78 50 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 2,847 2,141 1,462 885 35,056 27,576 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 115 - 1,567 - 210,420 209,868 Arkansas ..........: - - 10 25 224,100 239,924 Delaware ..........: - - - - 48,021 35,904 Georgia ...........: 238 270 16,434 18,217 255,422 246,117 Mississippi .......: - - - - 218,543 226,049 North Carolina ....: - - 3 - 116,432 114,781 Texas .............: 3 24 1,852 1,450 77,257 65,025 Virginia ..........: - - - - 160,285 173,846 : United States .....: 1,922 2,608 89,041 73,888 2,159,529 2,078,911 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : California ......: 325 308 7,032 5,464 21.62 17.73 Illinois ........: (Z) - 8 - 33.75 - Indiana .........: 1,697 1,538 75,980 66,924 44.77 43.51 Iowa ............: 1,131 956 53,622 44,017 47.40 46.04 Michigan ........: 401 294 18,032 13,421 44.92 45.60 Minnesota .......: 3,174 2,539 92,704 71,172 29.20 28.03 North Carolina ..: 1,615 1,624 63,861 65,410 39.53 40.27 Ohio ............: 674 521 30,690 22,619 45.55 43.39 Pennsylvania ....: 523 479 16,305 14,888 31.18 31.10 South Carolina ..: 531 502 24,284 21,753 45.71 43.32 : Vermont .........: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) 28.43 25.11 : United States ...: 15,374 13,153 517,993 437,341 33.69 33.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: January and February 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : California ......: 5,624 4,371 36 34 0.64 0.78 Illinois ........: 6 - - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 60,945 53,677 953 910 1.54 1.67 Iowa ............: 42,006 34,459 624 531 1.46 1.52 Michigan ........: 13,975 10,401 178 129 1.26 1.23 Minnesota .......: 74,518 57,129 959 853 1.27 1.47 North Carolina ..: 49,810 50,954 365 318 0.73 0.62 Ohio ............: 24,512 18,074 549 364 2.19 1.97 Pennsylvania ....: 12,700 11,548 459 370 3.49 3.10 South Carolina ..: 17,580 16,306 458 515 2.54 3.06 : Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (Z) (Z) - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 411,454 347,314 6,413 5,511 1.53 1.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 ...................................... (202) 692-0069 Vacant, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter ......................................... (202) 720-0585 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ............................ (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Catfish, Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture, Egg Products.. (202) 690-3237 Seth Riggins - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies .................................. (202) 690-4870 Shulonda Shaw - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses ......... (202) 720-3240 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs ............................................... (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Chicken Hatchery, Broiler Hatchery ....................... (202) 720-6147 Access to NASS Reports For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways: All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: www.nass.usda.gov. Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e- mail subscription. 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