Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released October 24, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 1 Percent from Last Year September 2023 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. September 2024 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during September 2024 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.36 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the amount certified in September 2023. The August 2024 revised certified total at 4.53 billion pounds, was down 4 percent from August 2023. The August revision represented an increase of 14.5 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during September 2024 was 5.74 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 5.66 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.14 billion pounds, up 2 percent from September 2023. Mature chickens, at 67.5 million pounds, were down 3 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 521 million pounds, down 4 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.5 million pounds, down 12 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during September 2024 averaged 6.68 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from September 2023. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.17 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during September 2024 averaged 33.0 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from September 2023. Ante-mortem condemnations during September 2024 totaled 11.4 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.20 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.21 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 25.6 million pounds, were 0.58 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.54 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2024 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 761,367 814,293 769,665 101 95 7,070,012 7,092,565 100 Mature ...........: 9,804 9,393 9,411 96 100 91,820 86,425 94 Light ..........: 2,548 1,948 2,504 98 129 25,801 23,598 91 Heavy ..........: 7,256 7,445 6,907 95 93 66,019 62,827 95 Total ............: 771,171 823,686 779,076 101 95 7,161,832 7,178,990 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 17,050 16,804 15,548 91 93 159,709 146,501 92 Old ..............: 168 164 246 146 150 1,496 1,415 95 Total ............: 17,218 16,968 15,794 92 93 161,205 147,916 92 : Ducks ..............: 2,331 1,858 2,036 87 110 20,941 18,624 89 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,034,925 5,343,123 5,138,737 102 96 46,025,447 46,397,001 101 Mature ...........: 69,794 70,536 67,477 97 96 642,901 613,035 95 Light ..........: 8,922 6,725 8,544 96 127 90,684 81,749 90 Heavy ..........: 60,872 63,811 58,933 97 92 552,217 531,286 96 Total ............: 5,104,719 5,413,659 5,206,214 102 96 46,668,348 47,010,036 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 538,223 542,838 512,949 95 94 5,111,102 4,808,476 94 Old ..............: 4,955 4,885 7,653 154 157 44,963 43,339 96 Total ............: 543,178 547,723 520,602 96 95 5,156,065 4,851,815 94 : Ducks ..............: 16,572 13,124 14,542 88 111 148,371 132,306 89 : Other 1/ ...........: 354 519 440 124 85 2,256 2,361 105 : Total ..............: 5,664,823 5,975,025 5,741,798 101 96 51,975,040 51,996,518 100 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.61 6.56 6.68 101 102 6.51 6.54 100 Mature ...........: 7.12 7.51 7.17 101 95 7.00 7.09 101 Light ..........: 3.50 3.45 3.41 97 99 3.51 3.46 99 Heavy ..........: 8.39 8.57 8.53 102 100 8.36 8.46 101 Total ............: 6.62 6.57 6.68 101 102 6.52 6.55 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.57 32.30 32.99 104 102 32.00 32.82 103 Old ..............: 29.49 29.79 31.11 105 104 30.06 30.63 102 Total ............: 31.55 32.28 32.96 104 102 31.98 32.80 103 : Ducks ..............: 7.11 7.06 7.14 100 101 7.09 7.10 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2024 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,549,431 3,778,743 3,626,252 102 96 32,473,315 32,782,186 101 Mature ...........: 49,274 49,566 46,982 95 95 450,583 427,487 95 Light ..........: 4,730 3,679 4,515 95 123 47,858 43,318 91 Heavy ..........: 44,544 45,887 42,467 95 93 402,725 384,169 95 Total ............: 3,598,705 3,828,309 3,673,234 102 96 32,923,898 33,209,673 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 272,342 274,158 257,774 95 94 2,579,033 2,420,642 94 Old ..............: 3,678 3,634 5,238 142 144 29,756 31,338 105 Total ............: 276,020 277,792 263,012 95 95 2,608,789 2,451,980 94 : Ducks ..............: 5,203 3,429 3,975 76 116 37,264 33,066 89 : Other 1/ ...........: 134 132 124 93 94 1,151 996 87 : Total ..............: 3,880,062 4,109,662 3,940,345 102 96 35,571,102 35,695,715 100 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 257,088 259,933 263,556 103 101 2,302,728 2,302,017 100 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 257,088 259,933 263,556 103 101 2,302,728 2,302,017 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 155,151 157,147 149,772 97 95 1,500,704 1,403,269 94 Old ..............: 150 91 595 397 654 4,835 1,677 35 Total ............: 155,301 157,238 150,367 97 96 1,505,539 1,404,946 93 : Ducks ..............: 7,054 6,200 6,736 95 109 70,723 63,764 90 : Other 1/ ...........: 97 196 160 165 82 398 584 147 : Total ..............: 419,540 423,567 420,819 100 99 3,879,388 3,771,311 97 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,806,519 4,038,676 3,889,808 102 96 34,776,043 35,084,203 101 Mature ...........: 49,274 49,566 46,982 95 95 450,583 427,487 95 Light ..........: 4,730 3,679 4,515 95 123 47,858 43,318 91 Heavy ..........: 44,544 45,887 42,467 95 93 402,725 384,169 95 Total ............: 3,855,793 4,088,242 3,936,790 102 96 35,226,626 35,511,690 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 427,493 431,305 407,546 95 94 4,079,737 3,823,911 94 Old ..............: 3,828 3,725 5,833 152 157 34,591 33,015 95 Total ............: 431,321 435,030 413,379 96 95 4,114,328 3,856,926 94 : Ducks ..............: 12,257 9,629 10,711 87 111 107,987 96,830 90 : Other 1/ ...........: 231 328 284 123 87 1,549 1,580 102 : Total ..............: 4,299,602 4,533,229 4,361,164 101 96 39,450,490 39,467,026 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2024 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,445 10,240 8,840 94 86 91,328 88,305 97 Mature ...........: 622 805 734 118 91 7,482 7,260 97 Light ..........: 47 29 52 111 179 802 452 56 Heavy ..........: 575 776 682 119 88 6,680 6,808 102 Total ............: 10,067 11,045 9,574 95 87 98,810 95,565 97 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,580 1,979 1,621 103 82 15,444 16,150 105 Old ..............: 27 36 60 222 167 318 394 124 Total ............: 1,607 2,015 1,681 105 83 15,762 16,544 105 : Ducks ..............: 109 93 108 99 116 835 867 104 : Total 1/ ...........: 11,784 13,154 11,364 96 86 115,410 112,979 98 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.19 0.19 0.17 89 89 0.20 0.19 95 Mature ...........: 0.89 1.14 1.09 122 96 1.16 1.18 102 Light ..........: 0.53 0.43 0.61 115 142 0.88 0.55 63 Heavy ..........: 0.94 1.22 1.16 123 95 1.21 1.28 106 Total ............: 0.20 0.20 0.18 90 90 0.21 0.20 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.29 0.36 0.32 110 89 0.30 0.34 113 Old ..............: 0.54 0.74 0.78 144 105 0.71 0.91 128 Total ............: 0.30 0.37 0.32 107 86 0.31 0.34 110 : Ducks ..............: 0.66 0.71 0.74 112 104 0.56 0.66 118 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.21 0.22 0.20 95 91 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2024 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 15,913 17,866 17,269 109 97 165,756 162,925 98 Mature ...........: 1,607 1,803 1,877 117 104 16,499 16,073 97 Light ..........: 347 258 376 108 146 3,727 3,380 91 Heavy ..........: 1,260 1,545 1,501 119 97 12,772 12,693 99 Total ............: 17,520 19,669 19,146 109 97 182,255 178,998 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 5,496 6,670 5,959 108 89 48,749 56,942 117 Old ..............: 147 161 282 192 175 1,639 1,501 92 Total ............: 5,643 6,831 6,241 111 91 50,388 58,443 116 : Ducks ..............: 194 183 218 112 119 1,983 1,735 87 : Other 1/ ...........: 5 4 5 100 125 28 31 111 : Total ..............: 23,362 26,687 25,610 110 96 234,654 239,207 102 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.42 0.44 0.44 105 100 0.47 0.46 98 Mature ...........: 3.16 3.51 3.84 122 109 3.53 3.62 103 Light ..........: 6.83 6.55 7.69 113 117 7.22 7.24 100 Heavy ..........: 2.75 3.26 3.41 124 105 3.07 3.20 104 Total ............: 0.45 0.48 0.48 107 100 0.51 0.50 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.27 1.52 1.44 113 95 1.18 1.47 125 Old ..............: 3.70 4.14 4.61 125 111 4.52 4.35 96 Total ............: 1.29 1.55 1.49 116 96 1.21 1.49 123 : Ducks ..............: 1.56 1.87 1.99 128 106 1.80 1.76 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 2.12 1.20 1.73 82 144 1.78 1.92 108 : Total ..............: 0.54 0.59 0.58 107 98 0.59 0.60 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: August and September 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 239 92 42,834 40,420 Mature ..........: - - 1 16 33,421 37,258 Light .........: - - 1 13 25,718 30,028 Heavy .........: - - - 3 7,703 7,230 Total ...........: - - 240 108 76,255 77,678 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 6 4 3,657 3,671 Old .............: - - - 2 1,125 1,310 Total ...........: - - 6 6 4,782 4,981 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 36,574 37,293 955 1,010 1,087 1,256 Mature ..........: 13,943 13,749 118 79 11,248 13,038 Light .........: 2,457 5,190 11 3 7,656 9,375 Heavy .........: 11,486 8,559 107 76 3,592 3,663 Total ...........: 50,517 51,042 1,073 1,089 12,335 14,294 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,654 1,863 61 59 94 99 Old .............: 526 679 26 32 237 315 Total ...........: 2,180 2,542 87 91 331 414 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 2,370 2,119 932 879 32,079 28,642 Mature ..........: 1,381 2,964 111 111 11,553 18,882 Light .........: 702 2,300 98 101 10,866 18,239 Heavy .........: 679 664 13 10 687 643 Total ...........: 3,751 5,083 1,043 990 43,632 47,524 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 77 97 190 218 632 604 Old .............: 16 14 2 11 97 131 Total ...........: 93 111 192 229 729 735 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 2,681 3,118 65,169 61,884 1,836,837 1,680,975 Mature ..........: 137 183 30,279 38,595 38,854 36,582 Light .........: 71 161 20,265 28,902 - - Heavy .........: 66 22 10,014 9,693 38,854 36,582 Total ...........: 2,818 3,301 95,448 100,479 1,875,691 1,717,557 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 79 160 3,962 4,343 89,540 75,018 Old .............: 10 13 93 301 201 407 Total ...........: 89 173 4,055 4,644 89,741 75,425 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: August and September 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ---- pounds --- : Alabama .........: 100,617 97,500 555,424 554,696 5.52 5.69 Arkansas ........: 89,404 82,869 652,558 612,182 7.30 7.39 Delaware ........: 33,068 30,447 254,554 239,706 7.70 7.87 Georgia .........: 110,578 103,584 666,721 632,747 6.03 6.11 Illinois ........: 74 82 478 531 6.42 6.49 Indiana .........: 4,346 4,109 23,555 22,134 5.42 5.39 Iowa ............: 2,082 1,691 11,608 9,630 5.57 5.70 Kentucky ........: 25,062 24,630 165,681 168,693 6.61 6.85 Louisiana .......: 14,881 14,785 100,421 103,007 6.75 6.97 Maryland ........: 12,487 12,288 78,262 80,143 6.27 6.52 : Mississippi .....: 61,971 59,778 411,387 405,069 6.64 6.78 Missouri ........: 27,386 26,453 148,883 145,227 5.44 5.49 Nebraska ........: 11,061 9,508 74,131 64,900 6.70 6.83 New Jersey ......: 274 291 1,478 1,478 5.39 5.08 New York ........: 2,918 3,047 15,093 15,654 5.17 5.14 North Carolina ..: 82,709 74,485 688,314 639,561 8.32 8.59 Ohio ............: 11,224 9,739 51,532 45,241 4.59 4.65 Oklahoma ........: 8,179 7,842 57,809 62,074 7.07 7.92 Pennsylvania ....: 13,238 14,367 78,549 85,110 5.93 5.92 South Carolina ..: 25,899 23,549 189,537 171,339 7.32 7.28 : Tennessee .......: 35,135 32,464 216,631 203,233 6.17 6.26 Texas ...........: 62,603 61,042 432,923 431,015 6.92 7.06 Virginia ........: 26,399 23,221 173,175 155,462 6.56 6.69 : United States ...: 814,293 769,665 5,343,123 5,138,737 6.56 6.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: August and September 2024 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 425,825 427,105 1,669 1,763 0.39 0.41 Arkansas ........: 490,562 463,696 1,930 1,536 0.39 0.33 Delaware ........: 198,137 186,662 1,258 1,305 0.63 0.69 Georgia .........: 507,644 481,549 2,896 2,765 0.57 0.57 Illinois ........: 357 397 (Z) - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 16,717 15,861 61 53 0.36 0.33 Iowa ............: 8,522 6,957 338 414 3.81 5.62 Kentucky ........: 124,896 127,154 665 704 0.53 0.55 Louisiana .......: 73,841 76,410 249 313 0.34 0.41 Maryland ........: 58,140 59,974 387 376 0.66 0.62 : Mississippi .....: 304,016 300,225 1,073 1,089 0.35 0.36 Missouri ........: 108,550 105,781 291 231 0.27 0.22 Nebraska ........: 56,749 49,342 142 75 0.25 0.15 New Jersey ......: 1,076 1,083 12 10 1.09 0.95 New York ........: 9,443 9,797 89 57 0.94 0.58 North Carolina ..: 528,829 491,248 1,404 1,184 0.26 0.24 Ohio ............: 38,672 34,083 234 267 0.60 0.78 Oklahoma ........: 43,376 46,709 215 232 0.49 0.49 Pennsylvania ....: 55,400 60,128 995 1,145 1.76 1.87 South Carolina ..: 142,660 128,945 993 871 0.69 0.67 : Tennessee .......: 159,753 149,962 508 549 0.32 0.36 Texas ...........: 333,131 331,235 890 799 0.27 0.24 Virginia ........: 131,972 118,445 373 343 0.28 0.29 : United States ...: 4,038,676 3,889,808 17,866 17,269 0.44 0.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: August and September 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 6 13 6,581 8,366 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 72 202 Delaware ..........: - - - - 1,989 - Georgia ...........: - - 1 - 8,790 7,856 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - 2 Texas .............: - - - - 43 75 Virginia ..........: - - - - 4,010 3,342 : United States .....: - - 239 92 42,834 40,420 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 2,289 3,826 6 1 79 89 Arkansas ..........: 114 245 10 16 - - Delaware ..........: 556 - - - 12 - Georgia ...........: 14,738 12,934 18 26 199 208 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - 1 - - - - Texas .............: 27 72 1 1 2 1 Virginia ..........: 469 297 1 1 11 14 : United States .....: 36,574 37,293 955 1,010 1,087 1,256 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 333 361 171 236 1,664 1,853 Arkansas ..........: 9 5 - - 43 58 Delaware ..........: 113 - 2 - 549 - Georgia ...........: 215 193 264 203 4,492 5,553 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - 2 - - Texas .............: - 3 - - 36 35 Virginia ..........: 39 35 3 6 196 106 : United States .....: 2,370 2,119 932 879 32,079 28,642 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 300 1,082 4,615 6,608 150,958 146,340 Arkansas ..........: 15 9 104 113 166,651 154,653 Delaware ..........: 116 - 689 - 46,422 47,116 Georgia ...........: 554 318 10,188 9,435 242,097 235,025 Mississippi .......: - - - - 179,459 185,884 North Carolina ....: 1 1 - 1 107,107 80,984 Texas .............: 3 1 21 404 74,085 70,087 Virginia ..........: 429 212 5,312 4,825 149,664 132,523 : United States .....: 2,681 3,118 65,169 61,884 1,836,837 1,680,975 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: August and September 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : California ......: 444 432 14,765 14,230 33.25 32.97 Illinois ........: 5 3 134 68 29.57 25.97 Indiana .........: 1,909 1,748 79,236 73,363 41.51 41.96 Iowa ............: 1,110 1,034 49,835 47,119 44.88 45.57 Michigan ........: 405 394 17,543 17,241 43.28 43.75 North Carolina ..: 1,916 1,823 70,795 68,540 36.95 37.60 Ohio ............: 583 544 23,464 23,135 40.25 42.55 Pennsylvania ....: 601 755 17,198 21,433 28.61 28.39 South Carolina ..: 591 556 24,992 23,538 42.30 42.33 South Dakota ....: 385 266 17,455 12,254 45.39 46.13 : Vermont .........: - 5 - 153 - 33.09 : United States ...: 16,804 15,548 542,838 512,949 32.30 32.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: August and September 2024 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : California ......: 11,804 11,346 61 86 0.51 0.75 Illinois ........: 102 50 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 63,462 58,721 1,148 926 1.78 1.55 Iowa ............: 38,990 37,131 543 575 1.37 1.53 Michigan ........: 13,639 13,362 166 182 1.20 1.34 North Carolina ..: 54,974 53,384 355 321 0.64 0.60 Ohio ............: 18,756 18,502 417 352 2.17 1.87 Pennsylvania ....: 13,502 16,971 281 369 2.04 2.13 South Carolina ..: 18,407 16,994 773 686 4.03 3.88 South Dakota ....: 14,044 9,829 237 163 1.66 1.63 : Vermont .........: - 119 - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 431,305 407,546 6,670 5,959 1.52 1.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds federally condemned prior to entry into the slaughter plant which includes Dead-On-Arrival (DOA) and condemned for other causes. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts of birds condemned includes federally inspected and establishment sorted because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 352 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2023. 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 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 Shulonda Shaw - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-3240 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs ........................................ (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - 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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