Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released November 25, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 4 Percent from Last Year October 2018 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. October 2019 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during October 2019 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.71 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the amount certified in October 2018. The September 2019 revised certified total at 4.20 billion pounds, was up 8 percent from September 2018. The September revision represented an increase of 1.76 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during October 2019 was 6.21 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 6.00 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.43 billion pounds, up 5 percent from October 2018. Mature chickens, at 69.5 million pounds, were down 10 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 689 million pounds, down 4 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 17.4 million pounds, down 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during October 2019 averaged 6.40 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from October 2018. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.85 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during October 2019 averaged 30.7 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from October 2018. Ante-mortem condemnations during October 2019 totaled 13.9 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.23 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 33.0 million pounds, were 0.70 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.83 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2019 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 819,956 766,832 848,535 103 111 7,615,665 7,750,661 102 Mature ...........: 11,711 9,814 10,134 87 103 107,414 96,323 90 Light ..........: 4,183 2,641 3,084 74 117 39,402 29,285 74 Heavy ..........: 7,528 7,173 7,050 94 98 68,012 67,038 99 Total ............: 831,667 776,646 858,669 103 111 7,723,079 7,846,984 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 23,682 17,999 22,192 94 123 197,423 189,998 96 Old ..............: 194 131 238 123 182 1,417 1,487 105 Total ............: 23,876 18,130 22,430 94 124 198,840 191,485 96 : Ducks ..............: 2,600 2,220 2,466 95 111 23,037 22,960 100 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,184,403 4,888,978 5,434,750 105 111 47,670,765 48,874,006 103 Mature ...........: 76,883 68,894 69,453 90 101 693,106 654,745 94 Light ..........: 14,251 9,375 10,715 75 114 135,334 101,436 75 Heavy ..........: 62,632 59,519 58,738 94 99 557,772 553,309 99 Total ............: 5,261,286 4,957,872 5,504,203 105 111 48,363,871 49,528,751 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 713,325 573,499 681,966 96 119 6,132,053 6,095,153 99 Old ..............: 5,577 4,017 7,064 127 176 41,752 44,046 105 Total ............: 718,902 577,516 689,030 96 119 6,173,805 6,139,199 99 : Ducks ..............: 18,165 15,562 17,394 96 112 160,224 160,962 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 1,040 633 1,194 115 189 3,296 3,607 109 : Total ..............: 5,999,393 5,551,583 6,211,821 104 112 54,701,196 55,832,519 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.32 6.38 6.40 101 100 6.26 6.31 101 Mature ...........: 6.57 7.02 6.85 104 98 6.45 6.80 105 Light ..........: 3.41 3.55 3.47 102 98 3.43 3.46 101 Heavy ..........: 8.32 8.30 8.33 100 100 8.20 8.25 101 Total ............: 6.33 6.38 6.41 101 100 6.26 6.31 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.12 31.86 30.73 102 96 31.06 32.08 103 Old ..............: 28.75 30.66 29.68 103 97 29.47 29.62 101 Total ............: 30.11 31.85 30.72 102 96 31.05 32.06 103 : Ducks ..............: 6.99 7.01 7.05 101 101 6.96 7.01 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2019 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,619,859 3,417,055 3,794,762 105 111 33,274,645 34,157,252 103 Mature ...........: 50,893 47,427 46,485 91 98 458,110 439,542 96 Light ..........: 7,304 4,779 5,404 74 113 69,449 51,669 74 Heavy ..........: 43,589 42,648 41,081 94 96 388,661 387,873 100 Total ............: 3,670,752 3,464,482 3,841,247 105 111 33,732,755 34,596,794 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 365,491 291,252 354,212 97 122 3,024,379 3,066,067 101 Old ..............: 4,183 2,701 5,312 127 197 30,703 31,933 104 Total ............: 369,674 293,953 359,524 97 122 3,055,082 3,098,000 101 : Ducks ..............: 5,368 4,444 4,916 92 111 44,689 44,116 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 197 147 232 118 158 1,322 1,487 112 : Total ..............: 4,045,991 3,763,026 4,205,919 104 112 36,833,848 37,740,397 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 289,157 263,476 301,648 104 114 2,646,627 2,653,735 100 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) 10 77 770 Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) 10 - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - 77 (X) Total ............: 289,157 263,476 301,648 104 114 2,646,637 2,653,812 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 203,178 166,515 191,724 94 115 1,876,713 1,801,734 96 Old ..............: 90 349 80 89 23 779 1,251 161 Total ............: 203,268 166,864 191,804 94 115 1,877,492 1,802,985 96 : Ducks ..............: 7,953 6,910 7,736 97 112 72,183 73,238 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 456 248 520 114 210 857 852 99 : Total ..............: 500,834 437,498 501,708 100 115 4,597,169 4,530,887 99 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,909,016 3,680,531 4,096,410 105 111 35,921,272 36,810,987 102 Mature ...........: 50,893 47,427 46,485 91 98 458,120 439,619 96 Light ..........: 7,304 4,779 5,404 74 113 69,459 51,669 74 Heavy ..........: 43,589 42,648 41,081 94 96 388,661 387,950 100 Total ............: 3,959,909 3,727,958 4,142,895 105 111 36,379,392 37,250,606 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 568,669 457,767 545,936 96 119 4,901,092 4,867,801 99 Old ..............: 4,273 3,050 5,392 126 177 31,482 33,184 105 Total ............: 572,942 460,817 551,328 96 120 4,932,574 4,900,985 99 : Ducks ..............: 13,321 11,354 12,652 95 111 116,872 117,354 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 653 395 752 115 190 2,179 2,339 107 : Total ..............: 4,546,825 4,200,524 4,707,627 104 112 41,431,017 42,271,284 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2019 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 11,690 11,350 11,746 100 103 109,367 109,269 100 Mature ...........: 613 572 480 78 84 7,022 5,824 83 Light ..........: 186 117 82 44 70 2,189 1,178 54 Heavy ..........: 427 455 398 93 87 4,833 4,646 96 Total ............: 12,303 11,922 12,226 99 103 116,389 115,093 99 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,655 1,588 1,522 92 96 16,034 16,865 105 Old ..............: 46 47 53 115 113 421 417 99 Total ............: 1,701 1,635 1,575 93 96 16,455 17,282 105 : Ducks ..............: 72 91 95 132 104 652 790 121 : Total 1/ ...........: 14,078 13,651 13,900 99 102 133,501 133,177 100 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.23 0.22 96 96 0.23 0.22 96 Mature ...........: 0.80 0.83 0.69 86 83 1.01 0.89 88 Light ..........: 1.31 1.25 0.77 59 62 1.62 1.16 72 Heavy ..........: 0.68 0.76 0.68 100 89 0.87 0.84 97 Total ............: 0.23 0.24 0.22 96 92 0.24 0.23 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.23 0.28 0.22 96 79 0.26 0.28 108 Old ..............: 0.82 1.17 0.75 91 64 1.01 0.95 94 Total ............: 0.24 0.28 0.23 96 82 0.27 0.28 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.40 0.58 0.55 138 95 0.41 0.49 120 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.23 0.25 0.22 96 88 0.24 0.24 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2019 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 28,036 21,533 23,448 84 109 275,026 241,838 88 Mature ...........: 1,855 1,632 1,679 91 103 17,721 16,529 93 Light ..........: 434 382 472 109 124 4,316 3,887 90 Heavy ..........: 1,421 1,250 1,207 85 97 13,405 12,642 94 Total ............: 29,891 23,165 25,127 84 108 292,747 258,367 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,474 6,386 7,281 97 114 69,432 70,305 101 Old ..............: 159 152 225 142 148 1,687 1,503 89 Total ............: 7,633 6,538 7,506 98 115 71,119 71,808 101 : Ducks ..............: 330 315 327 99 104 3,108 2,993 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 8 5 8 100 160 31 32 103 : Total ..............: 37,862 30,023 32,968 87 110 367,005 333,200 91 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.71 0.58 0.57 80 98 0.76 0.65 86 Mature ...........: 3.52 3.33 3.49 99 105 3.72 3.62 97 Light ..........: 5.61 7.40 8.03 143 109 5.85 7.00 120 Heavy ..........: 3.16 2.85 2.85 90 100 3.33 3.16 95 Total ............: 0.75 0.62 0.60 80 97 0.80 0.69 86 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.30 1.38 1.32 102 96 1.40 1.42 101 Old ..............: 3.59 4.75 4.01 112 84 5.09 4.33 85 Total ............: 1.31 1.40 1.34 102 96 1.42 1.44 101 : Ducks ..............: 2.42 2.70 2.52 104 93 2.59 2.49 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.21 1.25 1.05 87 84 1.40 1.35 96 : Total ..............: 0.83 0.71 0.70 84 99 0.88 0.78 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: September and October 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 1,489 1,490 596,865 614,132 Mature ..........: - - 129 154 62,248 84,010 Light .........: - - 71 110 38,177 57,863 Heavy .........: - - 58 44 24,071 26,147 Total ...........: - - 1,618 1,644 659,113 698,142 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 16 20 12,658 23,852 Old .............: - - 9 3 899 1,347 Total ...........: - - 25 23 13,557 25,199 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 271,354 271,314 1,559 1,940 15,383 16,602 Mature ..........: 10,200 10,325 121 172 31,826 31,231 Light .........: 5,345 5,230 58 128 16,964 15,914 Heavy .........: 4,855 5,095 63 44 14,862 15,317 Total ...........: 281,554 281,639 1,680 2,112 47,209 47,833 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 2,762 3,554 165 349 83 101 Old .............: 612 605 2 1 152 263 Total ...........: 3,374 4,159 167 350 235 364 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 7,975 9,165 42,702 44,340 92,950 100,577 Mature ..........: 1,152 1,976 296 408 16,064 21,443 Light .........: 961 1,774 163 237 13,823 18,327 Heavy .........: 191 202 133 171 2,241 3,116 Total ...........: 9,127 11,141 42,998 44,748 109,014 122,020 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 97 126 445 825 688 1,171 Old .............: 10 10 13 32 79 51 Total ...........: 107 136 458 857 767 1,222 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 31,623 36,512 588,324 619,103 1,650,224 1,715,175 Mature ..........: 1,207 652 69,584 65,812 192,827 216,183 Light .........: 11 40 32,968 37,373 108,541 136,996 Heavy .........: 1,196 612 36,616 28,439 84,286 79,187 Total ...........: 32,830 37,164 657,908 684,915 1,843,051 1,931,358 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 211 375 10,257 11,881 27,382 42,254 Old .............: 4 10 1,000 1,034 2,780 3,356 Total ...........: 215 385 11,257 12,915 30,162 45,610 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: September and October 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 96,394 107,957 534,650 599,586 5.55 5.55 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 84,188 94,683 569,767 639,870 6.77 6.76 California ......: 20,440 22,472 127,779 142,498 6.25 6.34 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 31,400 35,929 231,215 263,775 7.36 7.34 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 107,074 116,342 661,715 717,856 6.18 6.17 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,167 6,764 28,188 31,135 4.57 4.60 Iowa ............: 965 693 5,459 3,870 5.65 5.58 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,117 26,693 159,727 176,339 6.62 6.61 Louisiana .......: 15,541 17,504 100,235 113,672 6.45 6.49 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,302 12,153 70,974 76,979 6.28 6.33 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 60,294 66,547 382,380 425,421 6.34 6.39 Missouri ........: 37,136 40,268 187,863 205,400 5.06 5.10 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 121 135 571 631 4.73 4.65 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,370 2,275 11,615 10,875 4.90 4.78 North Carolina ..: 73,860 81,405 600,919 665,859 8.14 8.18 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 12,011 13,627 87,470 101,686 7.28 7.46 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,195 10,852 57,919 60,287 5.68 5.56 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 24,785 26,494 185,247 201,675 7.47 7.61 : South Dakota ....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Tennessee .......: 25,302 27,963 138,066 151,779 5.46 5.43 Texas ...........: 58,316 65,193 385,090 434,558 6.60 6.67 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 26,042 29,468 162,658 185,131 6.25 6.28 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 ...: 766,832 848,535 4,888,978 5,434,750 6.38 6.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: September and October 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 407,841 457,423 2,036 2,372 0.50 0.52 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 429,245 482,001 1,830 1,966 0.42 0.41 California ......: 95,833 106,927 869 938 0.90 0.87 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 178,616 203,770 1,162 1,277 0.65 0.62 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 496,394 538,865 3,041 3,103 0.61 0.57 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 20,570 22,750 64 106 0.31 0.47 Iowa ............: 3,800 2,729 312 215 7.59 7.29 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 121,229 133,434 787 931 0.65 0.69 Louisiana .......: 75,604 85,806 305 353 0.40 0.41 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 52,953 57,399 305 321 0.57 0.56 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 288,938 320,210 1,734 1,874 0.60 0.58 Missouri ........: 137,933 151,308 628 597 0.45 0.39 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 406 453 6 5 1.47 1.08 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,086 6,648 186 172 2.55 2.52 North Carolina ..: 461,994 512,226 2,224 2,255 0.48 0.44 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 65,667 76,299 258 293 0.39 0.38 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 39,337 41,397 1,058 1,011 2.62 2.39 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 139,614 151,845 901 992 0.64 0.65 : South Dakota ....: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Tennessee .......: 101,792 111,840 689 820 0.67 0.73 Texas ...........: 290,489 331,276 1,843 2,293 0.63 0.69 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 117,317 133,909 427 470 0.36 0.35 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 ...: 3,680,531 4,096,410 21,533 23,448 0.58 0.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: September and October 2019 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 225 141 40,415 43,774 Arkansas ..........: - - 45 45 48,594 49,132 Delaware ..........: - - 415 391 41,247 44,130 Georgia ...........: - - 27 20 57,855 58,154 Mississippi .......: - - 76 49 13,372 15,449 North Carolina ....: - - 96 71 48,028 48,314 Texas .............: - - 99 108 55,340 54,745 Virginia ..........: - - 22 16 15,913 17,805 : United States .....: - - 1,489 1,490 596,865 614,132 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 30,097 30,933 106 177 1,326 1,388 Arkansas ..........: 19,062 20,010 103 107 1,083 1,142 Delaware ..........: 20,122 23,377 73 207 570 625 Georgia ...........: 82,327 63,769 80 77 2,112 2,027 Mississippi .......: 7,104 7,390 138 74 803 716 North Carolina ....: 12,752 13,392 59 40 1,201 1,227 Texas .............: 16,223 17,910 180 112 1,010 1,003 Virginia ..........: 9,979 13,335 10 16 340 394 : United States .....: 271,354 271,314 1,559 1,940 15,383 16,602 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 563 641 3,332 4,395 13,423 15,718 Arkansas ..........: 212 210 3,216 2,416 5,176 6,469 Delaware ..........: 715 758 2,129 2,284 5,095 5,064 Georgia ...........: 550 687 11,218 9,838 25,325 25,778 Mississippi .......: 779 1,058 3,361 3,958 2,014 2,193 North Carolina ....: 452 446 4,786 5,034 2,798 2,554 Texas .............: 493 505 291 296 3,858 4,030 Virginia ..........: 470 548 623 711 1,920 1,973 : United States .....: 7,975 9,165 42,702 44,340 92,950 100,577 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 635 1,934 26,287 27,144 116,409 126,245 Arkansas ..........: 1,907 1,860 99,952 115,625 179,350 197,016 Delaware ..........: 3,741 4,944 12,222 15,868 86,329 97,648 Georgia ...........: 3,221 3,008 75,468 64,898 258,183 228,256 Mississippi .......: 779 757 9,676 10,718 38,102 42,362 North Carolina ....: 2,683 2,010 32,346 30,806 105,201 103,894 Texas .............: 661 269 16,147 16,006 94,302 94,984 Virginia ..........: 701 424 9,172 14,691 39,150 49,913 : United States .....: 31,623 36,512 588,324 619,103 1,650,224 1,715,175 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: September and October 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,195 3,454 42,553 67,260 19.39 19.48 California ......: 682 1,300 20,996 34,592 30.79 26.61 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,891 2,121 74,109 81,267 39.19 38.32 Iowa ............: 1,077 1,236 45,494 51,500 42.25 41.65 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,415 3,737 91,692 101,287 26.85 27.10 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 915 1,015 30,948 34,474 33.84 33.98 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,808 2,089 68,672 78,187 37.98 37.43 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 525 613 23,631 28,299 45.02 46.15 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Pennsylvania ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 332 372 4,631 5,350 13.95 14.40 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - 8 14 247 31.88 31.67 Virginia ........: 2,105 2,434 56,884 65,666 27.02 26.98 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 505 597 21,217 24,969 41.99 41.82 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 17,999 22,192 573,499 681,966 31.86 30.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: September and October 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 35,418 56,080 322 440 0.90 0.78 California ......: 16,774 27,880 210 212 1.24 0.75 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 60,013 65,732 933 1,065 1.53 1.59 Iowa ............: 35,838 40,591 541 640 1.49 1.55 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 73,568 81,303 986 1,178 1.32 1.43 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 25,019 27,839 184 188 0.73 0.67 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 53,901 61,564 427 404 0.79 0.65 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 18,897 22,652 271 298 1.41 1.30 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Pennsylvania ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 3,890 4,511 35 44 0.90 0.97 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 11 200 - 1 (X) 0.56 Virginia ........: 45,098 52,015 860 862 1.87 1.63 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 16,806 19,751 241 301 1.42 1.50 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 457,767 545,936 6,386 7,281 1.38 1.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 320 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2017. Young chickens were slaughtered in 40 States, young turkeys in 33 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. 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@nass.usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................... (202) 692-0069 Tony Dorn, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .................. 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