Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released August 24, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 2 Percent from Last Year July 2022 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. July 2023 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during July 2023 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.20 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in July 2022. The June 2023 revised certified total at 4.52 billion pounds, was up 2 percent from June 2022. The June revision represented an increase of 19.9 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during July 2023 was 5.53 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 5.44 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.90 billion pounds, up 1 percent from July 2022. Mature chickens, at 71.7 million pounds, were up 11 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 543 million pounds, up 10 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 16.0 million pounds, up 20 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during July 2023 averaged 6.46 pounds per bird, up slightly from July 2022. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.23 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during July 2023 averaged 31.9 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from July 2022. Ante-mortem condemnations during July 2023 totaled 13.4 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.26 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 24.1 million pounds, were 0.57 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.56 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2023 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 758,278 801,062 758,739 100 95 5,381,224 5,455,589 101 Mature ...........: 8,993 11,298 9,915 110 88 66,109 70,368 106 Light ..........: 2,330 3,128 2,599 112 83 18,879 20,243 107 Heavy ..........: 6,663 8,170 7,316 110 90 47,230 50,125 106 Total ............: 767,271 812,360 768,654 100 95 5,447,333 5,525,957 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 15,905 19,090 16,925 106 89 118,461 122,711 104 Old ..............: 135 210 129 96 61 874 1,178 135 Total ............: 16,040 19,300 17,054 106 88 119,335 123,889 104 : Ducks ..............: 1,927 2,488 2,323 121 93 15,240 16,191 106 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,872,579 5,232,763 4,903,408 101 94 34,612,121 35,477,964 103 Mature ...........: 64,352 75,936 71,704 111 94 458,599 489,118 107 Light ..........: 8,168 11,353 9,104 111 80 65,355 71,060 109 Heavy ..........: 56,184 64,583 62,600 111 97 393,244 418,058 106 Total ............: 4,936,931 5,308,699 4,975,112 101 94 35,070,720 35,967,082 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 488,099 613,606 539,576 111 88 3,776,957 3,960,797 105 Old ..............: 4,212 6,322 3,828 91 61 27,119 35,318 130 Total ............: 492,311 619,928 543,404 110 88 3,804,076 3,996,115 105 : Ducks ..............: 13,339 17,534 16,046 120 92 107,243 115,100 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 385 300 364 95 121 1,501 1,509 101 : Total ..............: 5,442,966 5,946,461 5,534,926 102 93 38,983,540 40,079,806 103 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.43 6.53 6.46 100 99 6.43 6.50 101 Mature ...........: 7.16 6.72 7.23 101 108 6.94 6.95 100 Light ..........: 3.51 3.63 3.50 100 96 3.46 3.51 101 Heavy ..........: 8.43 7.90 8.56 102 108 8.33 8.34 100 Total ............: 6.43 6.53 6.47 101 99 6.44 6.51 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.69 32.14 31.88 104 99 31.88 32.28 101 Old ..............: 31.20 30.10 29.67 95 99 31.03 29.98 97 Total ............: 30.69 32.12 31.86 104 99 31.88 32.26 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.92 7.05 6.91 100 98 7.04 7.11 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2023 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,449,185 3,697,742 3,461,941 100 94 24,456,829 25,024,866 102 Mature ...........: 45,709 52,940 50,412 110 95 323,729 342,284 106 Light ..........: 4,320 5,990 4,846 112 81 34,439 37,470 109 Heavy ..........: 41,389 46,950 45,566 110 97 289,290 304,814 105 Total ............: 3,494,894 3,750,682 3,512,353 100 94 24,780,558 25,367,150 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 240,316 309,499 276,289 115 89 1,853,099 1,997,271 108 Old ..............: 2,490 4,475 2,599 104 58 17,966 22,688 126 Total ............: 242,806 313,974 278,888 115 89 1,871,065 2,019,959 108 : Ducks ..............: 4,313 3,993 4,091 95 102 30,072 27,263 91 : Other 1/ ...........: 179 198 169 94 85 883 894 101 : Total ..............: 3,742,192 4,068,847 3,795,501 101 93 26,682,578 27,415,266 103 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 235,631 258,577 245,721 104 95 1,676,440 1,776,499 106 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 235,631 258,577 245,721 104 95 1,676,440 1,776,499 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 150,343 179,352 153,058 102 85 1,169,014 1,166,489 100 Old ..............: 764 408 315 41 77 2,808 4,497 160 Total ............: 151,107 179,760 153,373 101 85 1,171,822 1,170,986 100 : Ducks ..............: 5,364 8,760 7,626 142 87 48,034 56,250 117 : Other 1/ ...........: 69 15 85 123 567 126 169 134 : Total ..............: 392,171 447,112 406,805 104 91 2,896,422 3,003,904 104 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,684,816 3,956,319 3,707,662 101 94 26,133,269 26,801,365 103 Mature ...........: 45,709 52,940 50,412 110 95 323,729 342,284 106 Light ..........: 4,320 5,990 4,846 112 81 34,439 37,470 109 Heavy ..........: 41,389 46,950 45,566 110 97 289,290 304,814 105 Total ............: 3,730,525 4,009,259 3,758,074 101 94 26,456,998 27,143,649 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 390,659 488,851 429,347 110 88 3,022,113 3,163,760 105 Old ..............: 3,254 4,883 2,914 90 60 20,774 27,185 131 Total ............: 393,913 493,734 432,261 110 88 3,042,887 3,190,945 105 : Ducks ..............: 9,677 12,753 11,717 121 92 78,106 83,513 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 248 213 254 102 119 1,009 1,063 105 : Total ..............: 4,134,363 4,515,959 4,202,306 102 93 29,579,000 30,419,170 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2023 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 11,113 10,015 10,468 94 105 73,443 69,879 95 Mature ...........: 905 860 902 100 105 6,133 5,919 97 Light ..........: 71 102 87 123 85 616 655 106 Heavy ..........: 834 758 815 98 108 5,517 5,264 95 Total ............: 12,018 10,875 11,370 95 105 79,576 75,798 95 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,830 1,816 1,870 102 103 12,218 11,709 96 Old ..............: 47 43 41 87 95 247 248 100 Total ............: 1,877 1,859 1,911 102 103 12,465 11,957 96 : Ducks ..............: 98 102 119 121 117 589 605 103 : Total 1/ ...........: 13,993 12,836 13,401 96 104 92,630 88,361 95 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.19 0.21 91 111 0.21 0.20 95 Mature ...........: 1.41 1.13 1.26 89 112 1.34 1.21 90 Light ..........: 0.87 0.90 0.96 110 107 0.94 0.92 98 Heavy ..........: 1.48 1.17 1.30 88 111 1.40 1.26 90 Total ............: 0.24 0.20 0.23 96 115 0.23 0.21 91 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.37 0.30 0.35 95 117 0.32 0.30 94 Old ..............: 1.12 0.68 1.07 96 157 0.91 0.70 77 Total ............: 0.38 0.30 0.35 92 117 0.33 0.30 91 : Ducks ..............: 0.73 0.58 0.74 101 128 0.55 0.53 96 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.26 0.22 0.24 92 109 0.24 0.22 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2023 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 16,900 18,660 16,761 99 90 131,165 131,855 101 Mature ...........: 1,434 2,012 1,745 122 87 10,755 12,971 121 Light ..........: 305 473 331 109 70 2,599 2,953 114 Heavy ..........: 1,129 1,539 1,414 125 92 8,156 10,018 123 Total ............: 18,334 20,672 18,506 101 90 141,920 144,826 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 4,784 5,792 5,249 110 91 36,484 37,136 102 Old ..............: 127 235 147 116 63 982 1,336 136 Total ............: 4,911 6,027 5,396 110 90 37,466 38,472 103 : Ducks ..............: 218 289 192 88 66 1,604 1,582 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 4 3 4 100 133 21 19 90 : Total ..............: 23,467 26,991 24,098 103 89 181,011 184,899 102 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.46 0.47 0.45 98 96 0.50 0.49 98 Mature ...........: 3.04 3.66 3.35 110 92 3.22 3.65 113 Light ..........: 6.59 7.32 6.39 97 87 7.02 7.31 104 Heavy ..........: 2.66 3.17 3.01 113 95 2.74 3.18 116 Total ............: 0.49 0.51 0.49 100 96 0.53 0.53 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.21 1.17 1.21 100 103 1.19 1.16 97 Old ..............: 3.76 4.59 4.80 128 105 4.51 4.68 104 Total ............: 1.23 1.21 1.23 100 102 1.22 1.19 98 : Ducks ..............: 2.20 2.22 1.61 73 73 2.01 1.86 93 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.59 1.39 1.55 97 112 2.04 1.76 86 : Total ..............: 0.56 0.59 0.57 102 97 0.61 0.60 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: June and July 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 359 477 88,153 80,306 Mature ..........: - - 62 94 59,654 41,864 Light .........: - - 49 88 52,148 35,103 Heavy .........: - - 13 6 7,506 6,761 Total ...........: - - 421 571 147,807 122,170 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 41 60 4,153 4,334 Old .............: - - 14 4 1,234 551 Total ...........: - - 55 64 5,387 4,885 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 77,126 59,489 582 672 2,534 2,457 Mature ..........: 12,704 10,240 166 183 27,260 22,577 Light .........: 3,162 2,214 40 85 23,315 18,518 Heavy .........: 9,542 8,026 126 98 3,945 4,059 Total ...........: 89,830 69,729 748 855 29,794 25,034 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,225 1,001 11 1 110 123 Old .............: 545 441 - - 258 265 Total ...........: 1,770 1,442 11 1 368 388 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 3,528 3,952 1,385 1,420 40,827 37,815 Mature ..........: 3,248 3,108 340 359 16,633 13,473 Light .........: 2,508 2,538 323 348 16,015 12,681 Heavy .........: 740 570 17 11 618 792 Total ...........: 6,776 7,060 1,725 1,779 57,460 51,288 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 87 60 264 450 820 764 Old .............: 7 3 29 2 156 72 Total ...........: 94 63 293 452 976 836 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 10,754 13,947 118,081 122,459 1,826,523 1,665,560 Mature ..........: 289 127 28,124 28,306 33,013 30,111 Light .........: 196 99 20,529 20,177 - - Heavy .........: 93 28 7,595 8,129 33,013 30,111 Total ...........: 11,043 14,074 146,205 150,765 1,859,536 1,695,671 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 126 171 3,611 3,113 49,617 49,229 Old .............: 10 3 303 73 294 224 Total ...........: 136 174 3,914 3,186 49,911 49,453 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 98,478 94,274 541,138 520,102 5.49 5.52 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 86,370 78,182 621,445 555,741 7.20 7.11 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 32,088 29,607 247,793 224,177 7.72 7.57 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 106,239 103,080 652,913 618,284 6.15 6.00 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 82 60 522 379 6.35 6.31 Indiana .........: 6,425 6,142 29,622 27,720 4.61 4.51 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,253 22,133 155,235 140,456 6.40 6.35 Louisiana .......: 14,714 14,083 100,774 93,534 6.85 6.64 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 12,231 11,303 78,117 70,743 6.39 6.26 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 56,975 55,292 380,568 359,732 6.68 6.51 Missouri ........: 36,251 35,064 204,130 203,634 5.63 5.81 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: 10,304 8,985 63,849 55,091 6.20 6.13 Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 246 214 1,293 1,168 5.26 5.44 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,650 2,590 13,049 12,936 4.92 5.00 North Carolina ..: 78,825 75,359 664,802 634,833 8.43 8.42 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 10,987 10,961 50,545 49,297 4.60 4.50 Oklahoma ........: 11,409 11,285 74,921 74,434 6.57 6.60 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 12,285 12,157 72,134 69,435 5.87 5.71 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 25,752 24,474 188,760 180,553 7.33 7.38 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 32,299 30,755 194,420 186,608 6.02 6.07 Texas ...........: 61,594 56,588 416,936 377,493 6.77 6.67 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,582 23,616 171,890 155,135 6.72 6.57 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 ...: 801,062 758,739 5,232,763 4,903,408 6.53 6.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: June and July 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 416,593 399,780 1,595 1,517 0.38 0.38 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 468,191 418,351 1,957 1,821 0.42 0.43 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 191,975 172,614 794 722 0.41 0.42 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 490,980 469,838 2,469 2,285 0.50 0.48 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 389 282 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 21,561 20,167 140 137 0.65 0.67 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 117,206 106,082 573 432 0.49 0.41 Louisiana .......: 75,569 69,678 311 317 0.41 0.45 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 58,335 52,800 378 295 0.64 0.56 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 287,269 269,667 1,003 941 0.35 0.35 Missouri ........: 149,555 149,030 686 592 0.46 0.40 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: 48,334 41,624 516 396 1.06 0.94 Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 949 863 15 17 1.51 1.98 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 8,017 7,919 115 136 1.41 1.69 North Carolina ..: 511,595 489,184 1,697 1,510 0.33 0.31 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 38,101 37,114 170 174 0.44 0.47 Oklahoma ........: 56,187 55,829 179 174 0.32 0.31 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 50,079 48,912 807 728 1.59 1.47 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 142,061 135,841 936 793 0.65 0.58 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 143,531 137,350 458 354 0.32 0.26 Texas ...........: 320,392 289,668 1,151 822 0.36 0.28 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 130,236 117,427 310 322 0.24 0.27 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 ...: 3,956,319 3,707,662 18,660 16,761 0.47 0.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 2023 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 64 27 7,611 7,644 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 155 219 Delaware ..........: - - 11 12 12,581 10,420 Georgia ...........: - - 1 - 14,741 13,101 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: - - - - 4,501 4,956 Virginia ..........: - - 5 - 957 840 : United States .....: - - 359 477 88,153 80,306 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 2,693 2,365 3 15 141 125 Arkansas ..........: 331 471 8 - - - Delaware ..........: 6,003 3,990 8 21 40 53 Georgia ...........: 20,674 12,925 24 19 504 655 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 2 - - - 1 - Texas .............: 2,397 2,451 7 9 367 319 Virginia ..........: 136 182 2 - 18 7 : United States .....: 77,126 59,489 582 672 2,534 2,457 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 336 324 86 79 4,054 3,528 Arkansas ..........: 7 3 - - 143 68 Delaware ..........: 376 322 44 19 3,095 2,228 Georgia ...........: 880 1,158 537 652 4,631 4,229 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 48 87 3 1 461 571 Virginia ..........: 11 16 20 10 240 243 : United States .....: 3,528 3,952 1,385 1,420 40,827 37,815 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 948 2,264 4,690 4,684 148,792 140,357 Arkansas ..........: 4 3 168 58 174,746 161,098 Delaware ..........: 169 373 1,627 1,321 7,005 5,475 Georgia ...........: 5,095 5,246 31,289 24,325 162,602 154,432 Mississippi .......: - - - - 148,532 150,902 North Carolina ....: - - - - 126,712 112,388 Texas .............: 1,593 1,667 8,029 7,458 104,704 76,218 Virginia ..........: 59 422 1,949 4,146 152,384 147,056 : United States .....: 10,754 13,947 118,081 122,459 1,826,523 1,665,560 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 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) - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (Z) (Z) 12 6 32.07 31.99 Indiana .........: 1,992 1,736 86,098 74,189 43.23 42.72 Iowa ............: 1,237 1,082 53,875 46,806 43.54 43.26 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: 427 416 18,287 17,534 42.88 42.16 Minnesota .......: 3,922 3,368 107,666 97,468 27.45 28.94 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 ..: 1,824 1,698 69,757 63,543 38.24 37.41 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 568 545 27,114 24,804 47.76 45.50 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 628 611 17,875 18,088 28.46 29.59 Rhode Island ....: - (D) - (D) - (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 397 311 17,160 13,041 43.22 41.96 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 1 6 26 197 32.07 31.99 Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 292 270 12,992 11,949 44.54 44.24 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 19,090 16,925 613,606 539,576 32.14 31.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 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) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 9 4 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 68,969 59,524 922 791 1.32 1.31 Iowa ............: 42,389 36,741 682 671 1.58 1.79 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: 14,173 13,590 232 204 1.61 1.48 Minnesota .......: 86,369 77,787 1,095 1,015 1.25 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) (X) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 55,586 50,385 287 292 0.51 0.58 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 21,675 19,819 276 281 1.26 1.40 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 14,206 14,354 183 172 1.27 1.18 Rhode Island ....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 13,728 10,457 183 160 1.32 1.51 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 20 155 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 10,283 9,433 132 105 1.27 1.11 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 488,851 429,347 5,792 5,249 1.17 1.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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