Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released February 22, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 7 Percent from Last Year January 2022 contained 21 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. January 2023 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during January 2023 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.46 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the amount certified in January 2022. The December 2022 revised certified total at 4.32 billion pounds, was up 3 percent from December 2021. The December revision represented an increase of 4.55 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during January 2023 was 5.89 billion pounds, up 7 percent from 5.53 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.25 billion pounds, up 7 percent from January 2022. Mature chickens, at 63.2 million pounds, were up 3 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 558 million pounds, up 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 17.0 million pounds, up 7 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during January 2023 averaged 6.55 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from January 2022. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.93 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during January 2023 averaged 32.7 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from January 2022. Ante-mortem condemnations during January 2023 totaled 13.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.23 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.25 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 28.2 million pounds, were 0.63 percent of quantities inspected, unchanged from a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2023 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ----- percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 755,990 776,509 801,729 106 103 755,990 801,729 106 Mature ...........: 9,242 9,566 9,128 99 95 9,242 9,128 99 Light ..........: 2,937 2,813 2,744 93 98 2,937 2,744 93 Heavy ..........: 6,305 6,753 6,384 101 95 6,305 6,384 101 Total ............: 765,232 786,075 810,857 106 103 765,232 810,857 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,585 15,967 16,878 102 106 16,585 16,878 102 Old ..............: 149 187 190 128 102 149 190 128 Total ............: 16,734 16,154 17,068 102 106 16,734 17,068 102 : Ducks ..............: 2,282 2,376 2,342 103 99 2,282 2,342 103 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,893,416 5,093,964 5,248,187 107 103 4,893,416 5,248,187 107 Mature ...........: 61,460 66,098 63,231 103 96 61,460 63,231 103 Light ..........: 10,086 9,573 9,637 96 101 10,086 9,637 96 Heavy ..........: 51,374 56,525 53,594 104 95 51,374 53,594 104 Total ............: 4,954,876 5,160,062 5,311,418 107 103 4,954,876 5,311,418 107 : Turkeys : Young ............: 550,324 512,111 552,620 100 108 550,324 552,620 100 Old ..............: 4,681 5,802 5,597 120 96 4,681 5,597 120 Total ............: 555,005 517,913 558,217 101 108 555,005 558,217 101 : Ducks ..............: 15,875 17,006 17,000 107 100 15,875 17,000 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 152 176 199 131 113 152 199 131 : Total ..............: 5,525,908 5,695,157 5,886,834 107 103 5,525,908 5,886,834 107 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.47 6.56 6.55 101 100 6.47 6.55 101 Mature ...........: 6.65 6.91 6.93 104 100 6.65 6.93 104 Light ..........: 3.43 3.40 3.51 102 103 3.43 3.51 102 Heavy ..........: 8.15 8.37 8.40 103 100 8.15 8.40 103 Total ............: 6.47 6.56 6.55 101 100 6.47 6.55 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 33.18 32.07 32.74 99 102 33.18 32.74 99 Old ..............: 31.42 31.03 29.46 94 95 31.42 29.46 94 Total ............: 33.17 32.06 32.71 99 102 33.17 32.71 99 : Ducks ..............: 6.96 7.16 7.26 104 101 6.96 7.26 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2023 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,445,792 3,603,806 3,715,706 108 103 3,445,792 3,715,706 108 Mature ...........: 42,594 45,986 43,305 102 94 42,594 43,305 102 Light ..........: 5,214 4,992 5,003 96 100 5,214 5,003 96 Heavy ..........: 37,380 40,994 38,302 102 93 37,380 38,302 102 Total ............: 3,488,386 3,649,792 3,759,011 108 103 3,488,386 3,759,011 108 : Turkeys : Young ............: 276,024 246,089 270,905 98 110 276,024 270,905 98 Old ..............: 2,840 4,094 3,816 134 93 2,840 3,816 134 Total ............: 278,864 250,183 274,721 99 110 278,864 274,721 99 : Ducks ..............: 4,167 5,087 4,487 108 88 4,167 4,487 108 : Other 1/ ...........: 97 112 123 127 110 97 123 127 : Total ..............: 3,771,514 3,905,174 4,038,342 107 103 3,771,514 4,038,342 107 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 244,505 247,828 247,659 101 100 244,505 247,659 101 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 244,505 247,828 247,659 101 100 244,505 247,659 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 163,333 163,689 169,963 104 104 163,333 169,963 104 Old ..............: 755 344 495 66 144 755 495 66 Total ............: 164,088 164,033 170,458 104 104 164,088 170,458 104 : Ducks ..............: 7,468 7,339 7,848 105 107 7,468 7,848 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 6 12 16 267 133 6 16 267 : Total ..............: 416,067 419,212 425,981 102 102 416,067 425,981 102 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,690,297 3,851,634 3,963,365 107 103 3,690,297 3,963,365 107 Mature ...........: 42,594 45,986 43,305 102 94 42,594 43,305 102 Light ..........: 5,214 4,992 5,003 96 100 5,214 5,003 96 Heavy ..........: 37,380 40,994 38,302 102 93 37,380 38,302 102 Total ............: 3,732,891 3,897,620 4,006,670 107 103 3,732,891 4,006,670 107 : Turkeys : Young ............: 439,357 409,778 440,868 100 108 439,357 440,868 100 Old ..............: 3,595 4,438 4,311 120 97 3,595 4,311 120 Total ............: 442,952 414,216 445,179 101 107 442,952 445,179 101 : Ducks ..............: 11,635 12,426 12,335 106 99 11,635 12,335 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 103 124 139 135 112 103 139 135 : Total ..............: 4,187,581 4,324,386 4,464,323 107 103 4,187,581 4,464,323 107 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2023 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,887 11,136 10,986 101 99 10,887 10,986 101 Mature ...........: 795 841 849 107 101 795 849 107 Light ..........: 132 101 116 88 115 132 116 88 Heavy ..........: 663 740 733 111 99 663 733 111 Total ............: 11,682 11,977 11,835 101 99 11,682 11,835 101 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,940 1,495 1,652 85 111 1,940 1,652 85 Old ..............: 47 54 48 102 89 47 48 102 Total ............: 1,987 1,549 1,700 86 110 1,987 1,700 86 : Ducks ..............: 77 72 75 97 104 77 75 97 : Total 1/ ...........: 13,746 13,598 13,610 99 100 13,746 13,610 99 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.22 0.21 95 95 0.22 0.21 95 Mature ...........: 1.29 1.27 1.34 104 106 1.29 1.34 104 Light ..........: 1.31 1.06 1.20 92 113 1.31 1.20 92 Heavy ..........: 1.29 1.31 1.37 106 105 1.29 1.37 106 Total ............: 0.24 0.23 0.22 92 96 0.24 0.22 92 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.35 0.29 0.30 86 103 0.35 0.30 86 Old ..............: 1.00 0.93 0.86 86 92 1.00 0.86 86 Total ............: 0.36 0.30 0.30 83 100 0.36 0.30 83 : Ducks ..............: 0.49 0.42 0.44 90 105 0.49 0.44 90 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.25 0.24 0.23 92 96 0.25 0.23 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2023 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 19,149 19,225 20,674 108 108 19,149 20,674 108 Mature ...........: 1,473 1,698 1,764 120 104 1,473 1,764 120 Light ..........: 434 422 440 101 104 434 440 101 Heavy ..........: 1,039 1,276 1,324 127 104 1,039 1,324 127 Total ............: 20,622 20,923 22,438 109 107 20,622 22,438 109 : Turkeys : Young ............: 5,599 4,870 5,287 94 109 5,599 5,287 94 Old ..............: 156 200 207 133 104 156 207 133 Total ............: 5,755 5,070 5,494 95 108 5,755 5,494 95 : Ducks ..............: 274 257 245 89 95 274 245 89 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 3 3 150 100 2 3 150 : Total ..............: 26,653 26,253 28,180 106 107 26,653 28,180 106 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.52 0.50 0.52 100 104 0.52 0.52 100 Mature ...........: 3.34 3.56 3.91 117 110 3.34 3.91 117 Light ..........: 7.68 7.79 8.08 105 104 7.68 8.08 105 Heavy ..........: 2.70 3.02 3.34 124 111 2.70 3.34 124 Total ............: 0.55 0.53 0.56 102 106 0.55 0.56 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.26 1.17 1.19 94 102 1.26 1.19 94 Old ..............: 4.16 4.31 4.58 110 106 4.16 4.58 110 Total ............: 1.28 1.21 1.22 95 101 1.28 1.22 95 : Ducks ..............: 2.30 2.03 1.95 85 96 2.30 1.95 85 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.90 2.36 2.11 111 89 1.90 2.11 111 : Total ..............: 0.63 0.60 0.63 100 105 0.63 0.63 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: December 2022 and January 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 259 267 102,470 110,198 Mature ..........: - - 38 44 59,003 62,848 Light .........: - - 28 26 54,385 57,396 Heavy .........: - - 10 18 4,618 5,452 Total ...........: - - 297 311 161,473 173,046 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 87 104 6,113 6,031 Old .............: - - 7 10 1,110 1,252 Total ...........: - - 94 114 7,223 7,283 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 153,886 169,072 646 480 3,456 3,861 Mature ..........: 11,424 12,064 99 139 29,542 31,234 Light .........: 3,965 3,530 37 51 25,131 26,781 Heavy .........: 7,459 8,534 62 88 4,411 4,453 Total ...........: 165,310 181,136 745 619 32,998 35,095 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 986 1,592 30 27 41 102 Old .............: 733 735 9 - 239 227 Total ...........: 1,719 2,327 39 27 280 329 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 3,747 4,360 2,286 2,128 54,658 52,257 Mature ..........: 2,268 2,464 311 309 23,809 19,728 Light .........: 1,671 1,939 301 285 22,114 18,821 Heavy .........: 597 525 10 24 1,695 907 Total ...........: 6,015 6,824 2,597 2,437 78,467 71,985 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 68 97 201 361 529 423 Old .............: 2 13 22 2 158 192 Total ...........: 70 110 223 363 687 615 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 12,262 8,880 225,324 237,351 1,685,254 1,799,080 Mature ..........: 120 117 43,035 42,275 31,087 42,230 Light .........: 34 61 36,415 35,278 - - Heavy .........: 86 56 6,620 6,997 31,087 42,230 Total ...........: 12,382 8,997 268,359 279,626 1,716,341 1,841,310 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 145 42 1,953 2,263 47,993 45,899 Old .............: 1 11 479 431 83 27 Total ...........: 146 53 2,432 2,694 48,076 45,926 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 2022 and January 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 94,051 103,259 522,123 567,967 5.55 5.50 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 81,639 76,994 579,284 545,238 7.10 7.08 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 30,508 32,208 237,082 252,958 7.77 7.85 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 105,603 109,626 646,402 657,801 6.12 6.00 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Illinois ........: 51 46 331 291 6.49 6.32 Indiana .........: 6,463 6,697 30,656 32,036 4.74 4.78 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,483 23,583 153,636 152,518 6.54 6.47 Louisiana .......: 14,150 15,387 100,255 107,670 7.09 7.00 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 12,028 12,269 76,656 78,671 6.37 6.41 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 57,735 60,614 392,997 406,300 6.81 6.70 Missouri ........: 33,142 33,986 187,393 196,806 5.65 5.79 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) 11,309 (D) 73,930 (D) 6.54 Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 187 209 895 1,051 4.78 5.02 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,726 2,947 13,843 15,224 5.08 5.17 North Carolina ..: 77,405 80,184 648,090 675,971 8.37 8.43 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 10,563 10,699 47,621 46,864 4.51 4.38 Oklahoma ........: 10,567 11,177 71,171 78,982 6.74 7.07 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 12,609 13,452 71,009 76,745 5.63 5.71 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 24,986 26,040 193,539 199,829 7.75 7.67 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 29,577 30,314 181,753 187,906 6.14 6.20 Texas ...........: 60,340 62,340 417,398 433,260 6.92 6.95 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 27,186 24,559 174,210 168,498 6.41 6.86 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 ...: 776,509 801,729 5,093,964 5,248,187 6.56 (D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: December 2022 and January 2023 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 400,418 436,686 1,738 1,791 0.43 0.41 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 435,090 406,588 1,579 1,594 0.36 0.39 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 183,236 196,332 780 772 0.42 0.39 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 489,693 498,054 2,965 3,125 0.60 0.62 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Illinois ........: 245 215 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 22,283 23,251 99 130 0.44 0.56 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 116,320 115,483 675 607 0.58 0.52 Louisiana .......: 75,408 80,589 417 500 0.55 0.62 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 57,345 58,740 527 508 0.91 0.86 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 295,055 304,942 1,352 1,437 0.46 0.47 Missouri ........: 137,232 144,234 527 551 0.38 0.38 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) 56,722 (D) 775 (D) 1.35 Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 657 778 15 14 2.26 1.82 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 8,466 9,346 128 133 1.49 1.40 North Carolina ..: 499,312 521,093 1,596 1,871 0.32 0.36 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 35,513 34,885 197 212 0.55 0.60 Oklahoma ........: 53,337 59,106 159 218 0.30 0.37 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 48,643 52,713 845 970 1.71 1.81 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 145,712 150,585 956 993 0.65 0.66 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 134,031 138,833 600 618 0.45 0.44 Texas ...........: 320,987 330,098 1,328 1,372 0.41 0.41 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 132,287 126,455 304 298 0.23 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 ...: 3,851,634 3,963,365 19,225 20,674 0.50 0.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 2022 and January 2023 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 48 37 10,955 8,152 Arkansas ..........: - - 1 - 176 41 Delaware ..........: - - 11 9 12,787 13,528 Georgia ...........: - - - 1 16,593 16,973 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 2 1 Texas .............: - - - - 7,364 5,049 Virginia ..........: - - 4 - 4,574 5,462 : United States .....: - - 259 267 102,470 110,198 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 4,450 5,017 5 6 240 200 Arkansas ..........: 333 390 1 1 - - Delaware ..........: 5,042 6,110 3 7 53 93 Georgia ...........: 40,236 46,804 31 91 771 899 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - 1 - - - 1 Texas .............: 9,493 10,620 24 11 382 484 Virginia ..........: 5,159 6,536 3 - 80 112 : United States .....: 153,886 169,072 646 480 3,456 3,861 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 293 318 595 501 4,079 4,434 Arkansas ..........: 1 4 - - 145 119 Delaware ..........: 257 337 59 85 2,090 3,015 Georgia ...........: 843 984 906 821 5,917 5,633 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 92 103 11 7 350 296 Virginia ..........: 446 427 24 20 574 600 : United States .....: 3,747 4,360 2,286 2,128 54,658 52,257 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 538 348 10,300 9,288 152,174 159,825 Arkansas ..........: 8 1 490 261 132,762 130,345 Delaware ..........: 716 808 1,940 4,059 4,299 6,665 Georgia ...........: 7,605 4,479 75,759 87,424 160,362 166,212 Mississippi .......: - - - - 198,954 215,211 North Carolina ....: - 1 - 1 126,989 146,915 Texas .............: 915 455 4,212 3,864 90,552 108,340 Virginia ..........: 11 13 8,187 6,341 118,429 92,752 : United States .....: 12,262 8,880 225,324 237,351 1,685,254 1,799,080 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 2022 and January 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 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) - Illinois ........: 10 (Z) 247 8 24.50 21.15 Indiana .........: 1,760 1,897 70,525 78,555 40.08 41.41 Iowa ............: 1,012 947 45,880 43,728 45.33 46.16 Kansas ..........: - - - - - - Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: 422 461 17,413 20,094 41.30 43.62 Minnesota .......: 2,762 3,187 75,022 90,940 27.16 28.53 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,692 1,706 63,599 65,473 37.58 38.37 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 524 581 24,500 28,579 46.71 49.21 Oklahoma ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 553 612 15,972 18,363 28.86 29.99 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 246 220 10,803 9,813 43.99 44.64 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 2 (Z) 73 - 32.12 - Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 237 266 9,911 11,253 41.78 42.38 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 15,967 16,878 512,111 552,620 32.07 32.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: December 2022 and January 2023 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 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) (X) Illinois ........: 199 6 4 - 1.82 (X) Indiana .........: 56,793 63,130 845 844 1.47 1.32 Iowa ............: 36,119 34,563 490 478 1.34 1.36 Kansas ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: 13,495 15,573 192 214 1.41 1.35 Minnesota .......: 60,294 72,874 703 951 1.15 1.29 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 50,051 51,158 307 304 0.61 0.59 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 19,543 22,851 269 266 1.36 1.15 Oklahoma ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 12,688 14,304 204 259 1.58 1.78 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 8,703 7,909 110 89 1.25 1.12 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 58 - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 7,810 8,845 156 194 1.96 2.15 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 409,778 440,868 4,870 5,287 1.17 1.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 347 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2022. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 32 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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