Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released December 22, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 6 Percent from Last Year November 2021 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. November 2022 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during November 2022 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.41 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the amount certified in November 2021. The October 2022 revised certified total at 4.60 billion pounds, was up 5 percent from October 2021. The October revision represented an increase of 4.07 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during November 2022 was 5.81 billion pounds, up 6 percent from 5.50 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.20 billion pounds, up 7 percent from November 2021. Mature chickens, at 61.0 million pounds, were up 3 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 532 million pounds, down 6 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.2 million pounds, up 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during November 2022 averaged 6.57 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from November 2021. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.95 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during November 2022 averaged 30.1 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from November 2021. Ante-mortem condemnations during November 2022 totaled 12.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.21 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 25.9 million pounds, were 0.58 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.61 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2022 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 750,041 809,586 791,111 105 98 8,446,026 8,651,410 102 Mature ...........: 8,786 9,458 8,774 100 93 105,184 104,985 100 Light ..........: 3,018 2,426 2,575 85 106 33,081 29,129 88 Heavy ..........: 5,768 7,032 6,199 107 88 72,103 75,856 105 Total ............: 758,827 819,044 799,885 105 98 8,551,210 8,756,395 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,522 19,249 17,578 95 91 197,747 190,518 96 Old ..............: 97 171 112 115 65 1,529 1,449 95 Total ............: 18,619 19,420 17,690 95 91 199,276 191,967 96 : Ducks ..............: 2,085 2,316 2,100 101 91 22,067 24,204 110 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,859,411 5,379,029 5,196,599 107 97 54,586,654 56,068,071 103 Mature ...........: 59,079 67,641 60,986 103 90 715,992 736,703 103 Light ..........: 10,549 8,392 8,717 83 104 114,487 100,927 88 Heavy ..........: 48,530 59,249 52,269 108 88 601,505 635,776 106 Total ............: 4,918,490 5,446,670 5,257,585 107 97 55,302,646 56,804,774 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 564,684 577,085 528,616 94 92 6,378,146 5,957,805 93 Old ..............: 2,963 5,229 3,531 119 68 46,432 44,808 97 Total ............: 567,647 582,314 532,147 94 91 6,424,578 6,002,613 93 : Ducks ..............: 14,669 16,419 15,197 104 93 153,649 170,466 111 : Other 1/ ...........: 289 548 248 86 45 3,309 3,396 103 : Total ..............: 5,501,095 6,045,951 5,805,177 106 96 61,884,182 62,981,249 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.48 6.64 6.57 101 99 6.46 6.48 100 Mature ...........: 6.72 7.15 6.95 103 97 6.81 7.02 103 Light ..........: 3.50 3.46 3.39 97 98 3.46 3.46 100 Heavy ..........: 8.41 8.43 8.43 100 100 8.34 8.38 100 Total ............: 6.48 6.65 6.57 101 99 6.47 6.49 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.49 29.98 30.07 99 100 32.25 31.27 97 Old ..............: 30.55 30.58 31.53 103 103 30.37 30.92 102 Total ............: 30.49 29.99 30.08 99 100 32.24 31.27 97 : Ducks ..............: 7.04 7.09 7.24 103 102 6.96 7.04 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2022 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,419,530 3,801,720 3,663,838 107 96 38,401,984 39,552,028 103 Mature ...........: 40,571 48,173 42,771 105 89 492,520 520,643 106 Light ..........: 5,529 4,439 4,574 83 103 59,253 53,183 90 Heavy ..........: 35,042 43,734 38,197 109 87 433,267 467,460 108 Total ............: 3,460,101 3,849,893 3,706,609 107 96 38,894,504 40,072,671 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 279,375 284,043 255,625 91 90 3,135,660 2,917,338 93 Old ..............: 2,202 3,904 2,495 113 64 34,520 30,157 87 Total ............: 281,577 287,947 258,120 92 90 3,170,180 2,947,495 93 : Ducks ..............: 4,287 5,085 4,675 109 92 38,871 49,326 127 : Other 1/ ...........: 142 195 145 102 74 1,381 1,514 110 : Total ..............: 3,746,107 4,143,120 3,969,549 106 96 42,104,936 43,071,006 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 245,742 266,802 262,212 107 98 2,797,240 2,787,322 100 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 245,742 266,802 262,212 107 98 2,797,240 2,787,322 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 171,648 179,287 166,988 97 93 1,960,005 1,853,470 95 Old ..............: 33 66 243 736 368 694 4,282 617 Total ............: 171,681 179,353 167,231 97 93 1,960,699 1,857,752 95 : Ducks ..............: 6,507 6,937 6,418 99 93 73,766 74,955 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 54 164 14 26 9 778 704 90 : Total ..............: 423,984 453,256 435,875 103 96 4,832,483 4,720,733 98 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,665,272 4,068,522 3,926,050 107 96 41,199,224 42,339,350 103 Mature ...........: 40,571 48,173 42,771 105 89 492,520 520,643 106 Light ..........: 5,529 4,439 4,574 83 103 59,253 53,183 90 Heavy ..........: 35,042 43,734 38,197 109 87 433,267 467,460 108 Total ............: 3,705,843 4,116,695 3,968,821 107 96 41,691,744 42,859,993 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 451,023 463,330 422,613 94 91 5,095,665 4,770,808 94 Old ..............: 2,235 3,970 2,738 123 69 35,214 34,439 98 Total ............: 453,258 467,300 425,351 94 91 5,130,879 4,805,247 94 : Ducks ..............: 10,794 12,022 11,093 103 92 112,637 124,281 110 : Other 1/ ...........: 196 359 159 81 44 2,159 2,218 103 : Total ..............: 4,170,091 4,596,376 4,405,424 106 96 46,937,419 47,791,739 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2022 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,396 10,322 10,462 111 101 109,162 116,787 107 Mature ...........: 539 669 645 120 96 6,898 9,364 136 Light ..........: 53 47 65 123 138 956 923 97 Heavy ..........: 486 622 580 119 93 5,942 8,441 142 Total ............: 9,935 10,991 11,107 112 101 116,060 126,151 109 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,522 1,463 1,423 93 97 19,546 18,167 93 Old ..............: 15 31 17 113 55 423 348 82 Total ............: 1,537 1,494 1,440 94 96 19,969 18,515 93 : Ducks ..............: 65 86 64 98 74 825 916 111 : Total 1/ ...........: 11,537 12,572 12,611 109 100 136,857 145,586 106 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.19 0.19 0.20 105 105 0.20 0.21 105 Mature ...........: 0.91 0.99 1.06 116 107 0.96 1.27 132 Light ..........: 0.50 0.56 0.75 150 134 0.84 0.91 108 Heavy ..........: 1.00 1.05 1.11 111 106 0.99 1.33 134 Total ............: 0.20 0.20 0.21 105 105 0.21 0.22 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.27 0.25 0.27 100 108 0.31 0.30 97 Old ..............: 0.51 0.59 0.48 94 81 0.91 0.78 86 Total ............: 0.27 0.26 0.27 100 104 0.31 0.31 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.44 0.52 0.42 95 81 0.54 0.54 100 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.21 0.21 0.22 105 105 0.22 0.23 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2022 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 17,597 18,695 19,007 108 102 203,553 206,209 101 Mature ...........: 2,005 1,609 1,618 81 101 23,397 17,410 74 Light ..........: 477 321 376 79 117 4,943 3,975 80 Heavy ..........: 1,528 1,288 1,242 81 96 18,454 13,435 73 Total ............: 19,602 20,304 20,625 105 102 226,950 223,619 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 5,671 5,010 4,953 87 99 65,028 56,471 87 Old ..............: 158 194 113 72 58 1,600 1,594 100 Total ............: 5,829 5,204 5,066 87 97 66,628 58,065 87 : Ducks ..............: 232 265 200 86 75 2,354 2,572 109 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 4 3 100 75 36 40 111 : Total ..............: 25,666 25,777 25,894 101 100 295,968 284,296 96 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.48 0.46 0.48 100 104 0.49 0.48 98 Mature ...........: 4.71 3.23 3.65 77 113 4.54 3.24 71 Light ..........: 7.94 6.74 7.60 96 113 7.70 6.95 90 Heavy ..........: 4.18 2.86 3.15 75 110 4.09 2.79 68 Total ............: 0.53 0.49 0.52 98 106 0.54 0.52 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.24 1.07 1.16 94 108 1.26 1.17 93 Old ..............: 6.60 4.66 3.96 60 85 4.35 4.42 102 Total ............: 1.27 1.10 1.18 93 107 1.28 1.19 93 : Ducks ..............: 2.10 2.16 1.77 84 82 2.05 2.03 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.51 1.10 1.85 123 168 1.64 1.77 108 : Total ..............: 0.61 0.56 0.58 95 104 0.63 0.59 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: October and November 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 430 404 89,405 100,412 Mature ..........: - - 64 41 40,862 50,858 Light .........: - - 37 34 35,764 45,763 Heavy .........: - - 27 7 5,098 5,095 Total ...........: - - 494 445 130,267 151,270 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 64 111 5,714 5,822 Old .............: - - 11 2 1,047 552 Total ...........: - - 75 113 6,761 6,374 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 96,473 119,842 765 675 2,713 2,963 Mature ..........: 9,935 10,200 97 194 27,359 26,314 Light .........: 2,106 3,190 34 74 23,525 23,105 Heavy .........: 7,829 7,010 63 120 3,834 3,209 Total ...........: 106,408 130,042 862 869 30,072 29,277 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,530 1,151 63 91 87 85 Old .............: 723 342 - - 336 119 Total ...........: 2,253 1,493 63 91 423 204 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 4,017 3,620 1,983 1,698 50,782 53,716 Mature ..........: 1,627 2,457 146 185 22,686 23,085 Light .........: 859 1,778 120 174 20,807 21,718 Heavy .........: 768 679 26 11 1,879 1,367 Total ...........: 5,644 6,077 2,129 1,883 73,468 76,801 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 84 115 309 328 1,073 1,320 Old .............: 4 2 66 - 163 84 Total ...........: 88 117 375 328 1,236 1,404 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 18,391 20,229 212,653 223,885 1,647,197 1,676,127 Mature ..........: 45 24 30,783 37,271 43,962 30,358 Light .........: 42 22 23,889 30,919 - - Heavy .........: 3 2 6,894 6,352 43,962 30,358 Total ...........: 18,436 20,253 243,436 261,156 1,691,159 1,706,485 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 50 79 4,572 3,115 41,708 44,160 Old .............: - 1 488 598 - 126 Total ...........: 50 80 5,060 3,713 41,708 44,286 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 99,531 97,304 562,877 536,399 5.66 5.51 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 86,536 86,790 630,765 621,986 7.29 7.17 California ......: 25,031 22,402 144,619 128,562 5.78 5.74 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 30,947 30,568 241,296 237,235 7.80 7.76 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 108,042 104,740 666,772 645,133 6.17 6.16 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 61 45 388 290 6.37 6.38 Indiana .........: 6,473 6,685 31,094 31,315 4.80 4.68 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,866 23,199 166,453 152,241 6.69 6.56 Louisiana .......: 15,216 14,075 111,813 99,581 7.35 7.07 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 12,358 12,435 80,902 79,948 6.55 6.43 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 59,518 58,128 397,271 387,464 6.67 6.67 Missouri ........: 33,426 36,458 190,606 209,988 5.70 5.76 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 171 186 813 921 4.76 4.94 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,421 2,712 12,116 13,325 5.00 4.91 North Carolina ..: 83,601 78,364 709,376 658,284 8.49 8.40 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 10,289 10,496 46,202 46,367 4.49 4.42 Oklahoma ........: 12,114 12,826 81,989 89,272 6.77 6.96 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 12,484 13,272 71,891 74,136 5.76 5.59 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 26,000 23,981 202,830 185,132 7.80 7.72 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 31,222 29,704 194,176 182,061 6.22 6.13 Texas ...........: 62,712 61,129 434,954 428,675 6.94 7.01 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 28,335 27,455 187,652 176,657 6.62 6.43 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 ...: 809,586 791,111 5,379,029 5,196,599 6.64 6.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 2022 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 434,039 412,228 1,892 1,810 0.43 0.44 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 471,642 465,950 1,450 1,696 0.31 0.36 California ......: 108,985 96,708 679 659 0.62 0.68 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 186,555 183,795 687 726 0.37 0.39 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 504,567 487,497 2,909 2,868 0.57 0.58 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 289 215 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 22,637 22,692 103 106 0.45 0.47 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 125,483 115,101 732 678 0.58 0.59 Louisiana .......: 84,642 74,680 360 380 0.42 0.51 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 60,395 59,848 361 430 0.59 0.71 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 297,469 291,802 1,246 1,209 0.42 0.41 Missouri ........: 140,148 154,450 471 567 0.33 0.37 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 603 676 9 10 1.44 1.48 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,408 8,102 99 133 1.32 1.61 North Carolina ..: 546,629 506,508 1,919 1,703 0.35 0.34 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 34,404 34,619 264 236 0.76 0.68 Oklahoma ........: 61,510 66,937 193 206 0.31 0.31 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 49,237 50,602 695 828 1.39 1.61 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 152,607 139,697 946 920 0.62 0.65 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 142,764 134,517 650 627 0.45 0.46 Texas ...........: 336,038 328,216 1,289 1,355 0.38 0.41 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 141,948 133,785 317 327 0.22 0.24 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 ...: 4,068,522 3,926,050 18,695 19,007 0.46 0.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2022 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 35 41 7,645 10,704 Arkansas ..........: - - - 2 133 284 Delaware ..........: - - 7 17 12,032 14,082 Georgia ...........: - - 4 - 14,337 15,175 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 3 - Texas .............: - - 3 6 6,805 7,410 Virginia ..........: - - 6 7 4,440 4,116 : United States .....: - - 430 404 89,405 100,412 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 2,801 3,509 19 18 95 156 Arkansas ..........: 348 460 6 6 2 - Delaware ..........: 4,626 4,228 2 7 77 87 Georgia ...........: 26,678 27,152 79 45 644 659 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - 2 - - - - Texas .............: 4,883 6,857 174 4 229 291 Virginia ..........: 3,304 4,677 3 - 77 109 : United States .....: 96,473 119,842 765 675 2,713 2,963 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 283 350 529 374 4,197 4,935 Arkansas ..........: 4 5 - - 383 467 Delaware ..........: 252 187 126 73 1,377 1,648 Georgia ...........: 1,026 797 622 641 9,598 7,336 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 10 1 Texas .............: 77 65 3 9 359 316 Virginia ..........: 367 326 44 31 472 424 : United States .....: 4,017 3,620 1,983 1,698 50,782 53,716 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 251 450 35,035 16,026 166,091 163,897 Arkansas ..........: 1 23 256 417 102,822 129,710 Delaware ..........: 289 1,449 1,162 2,949 17,150 3,172 Georgia ...........: 15,366 15,336 65,774 81,964 169,919 158,692 Mississippi .......: - - - - 232,906 239,465 North Carolina ....: - - 2 1 133,566 125,026 Texas .............: 846 725 4,025 3,941 83,873 90,910 Virginia ..........: 17 8 4,912 9,182 75,364 70,207 : United States .....: 18,391 20,229 212,653 223,885 1,647,197 1,676,127 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 11 58 277 1,335 24.85 23.10 Indiana .........: 1,982 1,688 77,141 64,010 38.92 37.92 Iowa ............: 1,125 1,107 49,236 47,413 43.78 42.84 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,511 3,433 84,549 85,877 24.08 25.01 Mississippi .....: - (D) - (D) - (D) Missouri ........: 511 490 11,133 10,871 21.79 22.18 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 7 24 171 411 25.15 17.03 North Carolina ..: 1,925 1,852 70,824 68,071 36.79 36.75 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 562 600 25,657 25,762 45.68 42.93 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 955 774 23,838 19,964 24.96 25.81 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 331 259 14,049 11,344 42.48 43.79 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 16 52 471 1,550 29.96 30.07 Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 228 231 9,115 9,212 39.97 39.80 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 19,249 17,578 577,085 528,616 29.98 30.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 2022 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 221 1,071 3 16 1.21 1.46 Indiana .........: 62,251 51,293 731 888 1.16 1.70 Iowa ............: 39,106 37,538 619 557 1.56 1.46 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 67,992 68,831 745 731 1.08 1.05 Mississippi .....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Missouri ........: 9,203 8,991 69 94 0.74 1.04 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 ........: 127 275 1 5 0.61 1.83 North Carolina ..: 55,846 53,853 340 335 0.60 0.62 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 20,413 20,238 252 262 1.22 1.28 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 19,286 15,804 237 277 1.21 1.72 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 11,353 9,163 125 105 1.09 1.13 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 376 1,234 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 7,186 7,271 132 125 1.81 1.69 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 463,330 422,613 5,010 4,953 1.07 1.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 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 349 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2021. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 31 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ............................... 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