Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released November 20, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 3 Percent from Last Year October 2022 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. October 2023 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during October 2023 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.73 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the amount certified in October 2022. The September 2023 revised certified total at 4.30 billion pounds, was down 4 percent from September 2022. The September revision represented an increase of 21.5 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during October 2023 was 6.23 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 6.05 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.52 billion pounds, up 3 percent from October 2022. Mature chickens, at 71.8 million pounds, were up 6 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 628 million pounds, up 8 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 17.7 million pounds, up 8 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during October 2023 averaged 6.70 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from October 2022. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.89 pounds per bird, down 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during October 2023 averaged 30.5 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from October 2022. Ante-mortem condemnations during October 2023 totaled 12.3 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.20 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.21 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 25.3 million pounds, were 0.53 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2023 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 809,866 761,055 823,519 102 108 7,860,579 7,892,995 100 Mature ...........: 9,458 9,680 10,409 110 108 96,211 100,984 105 Light ..........: 2,426 2,548 2,809 116 110 26,554 28,610 108 Heavy ..........: 7,032 7,132 7,600 108 107 69,657 72,374 104 Total ............: 819,324 770,735 833,928 102 108 7,956,790 7,993,979 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,249 17,041 20,342 106 119 172,940 179,977 104 Old ..............: 171 168 211 123 126 1,337 1,707 128 Total ............: 19,420 17,209 20,553 106 119 174,277 181,684 104 : Ducks ..............: 2,316 2,331 2,495 108 107 22,104 23,436 106 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,379,029 5,033,567 5,516,014 103 110 50,871,472 51,538,052 101 Mature ...........: 67,641 68,746 71,754 106 104 675,717 703,727 104 Light ..........: 8,392 8,922 9,596 114 108 92,210 100,280 109 Heavy ..........: 59,249 59,824 62,158 105 104 583,507 603,447 103 Total ............: 5,446,670 5,102,313 5,587,768 103 110 51,547,189 52,241,779 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 577,085 538,063 621,189 108 115 5,429,189 5,730,068 106 Old ..............: 5,229 4,955 6,453 123 130 41,277 51,416 125 Total ............: 582,314 543,018 627,642 108 116 5,470,466 5,781,484 106 : Ducks ..............: 16,419 16,572 17,692 108 107 155,269 166,063 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 548 354 386 70 109 3,148 2,642 84 : Total ..............: 6,045,951 5,662,257 6,233,488 103 110 57,176,072 58,191,968 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.64 6.61 6.70 101 101 6.47 6.53 101 Mature ...........: 7.15 7.10 6.89 96 97 7.02 6.97 99 Light ..........: 3.46 3.50 3.42 99 98 3.47 3.51 101 Heavy ..........: 8.43 8.39 8.18 97 97 8.38 8.34 100 Total ............: 6.65 6.62 6.70 101 101 6.48 6.54 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 29.98 31.57 30.54 102 97 31.39 31.84 101 Old ..............: 30.58 29.49 30.58 100 104 30.87 30.12 98 Total ............: 29.99 31.55 30.54 102 97 31.39 31.82 101 : Ducks ..............: 7.09 7.11 7.09 100 100 7.02 7.09 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2023 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,801,720 3,548,413 3,877,297 102 109 35,888,190 36,347,610 101 Mature ...........: 48,173 48,434 50,550 105 104 477,872 492,789 103 Light ..........: 4,439 4,730 5,044 114 107 48,609 52,902 109 Heavy ..........: 43,734 43,704 45,506 104 104 429,263 439,887 102 Total ............: 3,849,893 3,596,847 3,927,847 102 109 36,366,062 36,840,399 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 284,043 272,214 321,845 113 118 2,661,713 2,899,669 109 Old ..............: 3,904 3,678 4,596 118 125 27,662 34,352 124 Total ............: 287,947 275,892 326,441 113 118 2,689,375 2,934,021 109 : Ducks ..............: 5,085 5,203 5,020 99 96 44,651 42,284 95 : Other 1/ ...........: 195 134 159 82 119 1,369 1,310 96 : Total ..............: 4,143,120 3,878,076 4,259,467 103 110 39,101,457 39,818,014 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 266,802 257,088 292,042 109 114 2,525,110 2,594,770 103 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 266,802 257,088 292,042 109 114 2,525,110 2,594,770 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 179,287 155,151 173,523 97 112 1,686,482 1,673,685 99 Old ..............: 66 150 352 533 235 4,039 5,187 128 Total ............: 179,353 155,301 173,875 97 112 1,690,521 1,678,872 99 : Ducks ..............: 6,937 7,054 7,934 114 112 68,537 78,657 115 : Other 1/ ...........: 164 97 99 60 102 690 497 72 : Total ..............: 453,256 419,540 473,950 105 113 4,284,858 4,352,796 102 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 4,068,522 3,805,501 4,169,339 102 110 38,413,300 38,942,380 101 Mature ...........: 48,173 48,434 50,550 105 104 477,872 492,789 103 Light ..........: 4,439 4,730 5,044 114 107 48,609 52,902 109 Heavy ..........: 43,734 43,704 45,506 104 104 429,263 439,887 102 Total ............: 4,116,695 3,853,935 4,219,889 103 109 38,891,172 39,435,169 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 463,330 427,365 495,368 107 116 4,348,195 4,573,354 105 Old ..............: 3,970 3,828 4,948 125 129 31,701 39,539 125 Total ............: 467,300 431,193 500,316 107 116 4,379,896 4,612,893 105 : Ducks ..............: 12,022 12,257 12,954 108 106 113,188 120,941 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 359 231 258 72 112 2,059 1,807 88 : Total ..............: 4,596,376 4,297,616 4,733,417 103 110 43,386,315 44,170,810 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2023 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,322 9,438 9,782 95 104 106,138 101,098 95 Mature ...........: 669 620 689 103 111 8,719 8,155 94 Light ..........: 47 47 55 117 117 858 857 100 Heavy ..........: 622 573 634 102 111 7,861 7,298 93 Total ............: 10,991 10,058 10,471 95 104 114,857 109,253 95 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,463 1,580 1,684 115 107 16,744 17,126 102 Old ..............: 31 27 43 139 159 331 361 109 Total ............: 1,494 1,607 1,727 116 107 17,075 17,487 102 : Ducks ..............: 86 109 100 116 92 852 935 110 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,572 11,775 12,299 98 104 132,788 127,679 96 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.19 0.19 0.18 95 95 0.21 0.20 95 Mature ...........: 0.99 0.90 0.96 97 107 1.29 1.16 90 Light ..........: 0.56 0.53 0.57 102 108 0.93 0.85 91 Heavy ..........: 1.05 0.96 1.02 97 106 1.35 1.21 90 Total ............: 0.20 0.20 0.19 95 95 0.22 0.21 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.25 0.29 0.27 108 93 0.31 0.30 97 Old ..............: 0.59 0.54 0.67 114 124 0.80 0.70 88 Total ............: 0.26 0.30 0.28 108 93 0.31 0.30 97 : Ducks ..............: 0.52 0.66 0.57 110 86 0.55 0.56 102 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.21 0.21 0.20 95 95 0.23 0.22 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2023 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 18,695 15,888 16,879 90 106 187,202 182,606 98 Mature ...........: 1,609 1,596 1,707 106 107 15,792 18,175 115 Light ..........: 321 347 352 110 101 3,599 4,079 113 Heavy ..........: 1,288 1,249 1,355 105 108 12,193 14,096 116 Total ............: 20,304 17,484 18,586 92 106 202,994 200,781 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 5,010 5,496 6,360 127 116 51,518 55,100 107 Old ..............: 194 147 190 98 129 1,481 1,829 123 Total ............: 5,204 5,643 6,550 126 116 52,999 56,929 107 : Ducks ..............: 265 194 197 74 102 2,372 2,180 92 : Other 1/ ...........: 4 5 4 100 80 37 32 86 : Total ..............: 25,777 23,326 25,337 98 109 258,402 259,922 101 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.46 0.42 0.40 87 95 0.48 0.47 98 Mature ...........: 3.23 3.19 3.27 101 103 3.20 3.56 111 Light ..........: 6.74 6.83 6.52 97 95 6.89 7.16 104 Heavy ..........: 2.86 2.78 2.89 101 104 2.76 3.10 112 Total ............: 0.49 0.45 0.44 90 98 0.52 0.51 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.07 1.27 1.27 119 100 1.17 1.19 102 Old ..............: 4.66 3.70 3.70 79 100 4.46 4.42 99 Total ............: 1.10 1.29 1.29 117 100 1.20 1.22 102 : Ducks ..............: 2.16 1.56 1.50 69 96 2.05 1.77 86 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.10 2.12 1.53 139 72 1.77 1.74 98 : Total ..............: 0.56 0.54 0.53 95 98 0.59 0.59 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: September and October 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 166 172 70,120 79,660 Mature ..........: - - 99 32 45,701 51,121 Light .........: - - 95 24 36,510 41,354 Heavy .........: - - 4 8 9,191 9,767 Total ...........: - - 265 204 115,821 130,781 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 25 7 6,395 6,884 Old .............: - - 3 14 530 622 Total ...........: - - 28 21 6,925 7,506 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 52,514 73,811 702 946 1,774 2,066 Mature ..........: 11,010 10,745 138 129 16,991 15,192 Light .........: 4,333 3,981 21 36 13,474 11,407 Heavy .........: 6,677 6,764 117 93 3,517 3,785 Total ...........: 63,524 84,556 840 1,075 18,765 17,258 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,726 1,761 114 150 72 144 Old .............: 497 580 1 5 179 171 Total ...........: 2,223 2,341 115 155 251 315 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 3,341 3,286 922 1,203 33,026 40,360 Mature ..........: 4,107 3,244 108 101 15,810 16,224 Light .........: 3,264 2,470 86 81 14,947 15,178 Heavy .........: 843 774 22 20 863 1,046 Total ...........: 7,448 6,530 1,030 1,304 48,836 56,584 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 156 173 425 475 887 1,062 Old .............: 2 10 5 20 94 156 Total ...........: 158 183 430 495 981 1,218 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 4,089 6,058 91,576 91,737 1,482,269 1,629,228 Mature ..........: 50 98 27,178 25,799 26,275 24,181 Light .........: 43 80 17,393 16,739 - - Heavy .........: 7 18 9,785 9,060 26,275 24,181 Total ...........: 4,139 6,156 118,754 117,536 1,508,544 1,653,409 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 110 171 4,302 5,792 58,389 71,003 Old .............: 10 17 31 189 181 243 Total ...........: 120 188 4,333 5,981 58,570 71,246 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: September and October 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 94,270 102,271 528,313 579,220 5.60 5.66 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 81,062 88,629 590,120 652,752 7.28 7.36 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 30,294 32,120 232,912 250,763 7.69 7.81 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 102,413 111,764 635,996 707,498 6.21 6.33 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 68 74 436 476 6.41 6.44 Indiana .........: 6,110 3,869 28,805 20,402 4.71 5.27 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 22,058 24,690 145,117 161,040 6.58 6.52 Louisiana .......: 13,797 15,715 94,107 109,948 6.82 7.00 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,738 12,862 75,239 83,792 6.41 6.51 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 57,061 62,615 383,590 431,538 6.72 6.89 Missouri ........: 32,771 31,127 184,538 172,361 5.63 5.54 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: 9,804 10,487 62,691 67,206 6.39 6.41 Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 223 282 1,230 1,510 5.51 5.36 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,638 2,597 13,417 13,394 5.09 5.16 North Carolina ..: 75,857 82,183 644,597 704,484 8.50 8.57 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 10,792 11,188 50,081 51,698 4.64 4.62 Oklahoma ........: 10,376 11,344 76,741 86,135 7.40 7.59 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 12,812 14,274 75,562 83,861 5.90 5.88 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 24,490 27,441 185,702 210,559 7.58 7.67 : South Dakota ....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Tennessee .......: 29,539 33,369 175,862 202,896 5.95 6.08 Texas ...........: 57,389 63,539 395,064 445,030 6.88 7.00 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 24,389 25,740 165,682 173,786 6.79 6.75 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 ...: 761,055 823,519 5,033,567 5,516,014 6.61 6.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: September and October 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 406,721 447,340 1,475 1,589 0.36 0.35 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 443,841 492,932 1,693 1,766 0.38 0.36 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 180,532 194,783 789 829 0.44 0.42 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 477,713 531,970 2,372 2,485 0.49 0.46 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 325 356 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 20,963 14,616 142 51 0.67 0.35 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 109,397 121,428 379 508 0.34 0.42 Louisiana .......: 70,543 82,353 266 404 0.38 0.49 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 56,226 62,664 318 359 0.56 0.57 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 286,590 320,280 960 959 0.33 0.30 Missouri ........: 135,570 126,132 568 419 0.42 0.33 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: 47,782 51,296 291 248 0.61 0.48 Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 905 1,096 24 22 2.54 1.97 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 8,297 8,260 104 103 1.24 1.24 North Carolina ..: 495,779 541,143 1,486 1,537 0.30 0.28 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 37,464 38,707 196 190 0.52 0.49 Oklahoma ........: 57,639 64,731 170 214 0.29 0.33 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 53,729 60,006 689 713 1.27 1.17 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 139,971 158,682 815 846 0.58 0.53 : South Dakota ....: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Tennessee .......: 130,089 149,862 254 263 0.20 0.18 Texas ...........: 304,477 341,118 849 797 0.28 0.23 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 126,054 132,104 401 447 0.32 0.34 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 ...: 3,805,501 4,169,339 15,888 16,879 0.42 0.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: September and October 2023 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 19 10 6,655 7,728 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 246 337 Delaware ..........: - - 4 - 10,876 11,943 Georgia ...........: - - - 2 9,059 12,381 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: - - - 1 7,070 6,943 Virginia ..........: - - 1 1 926 1,558 : United States .....: - - 166 172 70,120 79,660 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 2,109 2,442 10 3 102 134 Arkansas ..........: 552 446 21 16 1 - Delaware ..........: 2,952 3,899 8 1 37 37 Georgia ...........: 9,944 14,608 16 46 320 291 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 4,852 6,491 8 3 214 335 Virginia ..........: 69 240 3 4 7 20 : United States .....: 52,514 73,811 702 946 1,774 2,066 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 353 338 103 67 3,117 3,517 Arkansas ..........: 11 11 - - 100 227 Delaware ..........: 374 514 34 18 2,629 2,586 Georgia ...........: 273 353 236 392 1,575 3,541 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 55 80 - - 413 350 Virginia ..........: 17 11 10 21 179 173 : United States .....: 3,341 3,286 922 1,203 33,026 40,360 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 452 1,774 5,082 4,830 130,400 138,992 Arkansas ..........: 11 23 249 193 140,355 156,628 Delaware ..........: 359 148 1,683 2,844 6,872 4,707 Georgia ...........: 206 428 9,872 10,641 183,975 170,463 Mississippi .......: - - - - 132,330 136,857 North Carolina ....: - - - - 107,218 111,917 Texas .............: 486 774 1,243 1,272 75,978 77,076 Virginia ..........: 617 866 4,739 6,386 134,424 113,224 : United States .....: 4,089 6,058 91,576 91,737 1,482,269 1,629,228 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: September and October 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - 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 ........: 1 5 44 138 30.55 27.64 Indiana .........: 1,826 1,992 73,360 80,083 40.19 40.20 Iowa ............: 1,069 1,304 46,632 57,469 43.62 44.08 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: 437 453 18,421 19,291 42.18 42.62 Minnesota .......: 3,390 3,594 91,181 96,360 26.90 26.81 Mississippi .....: - (D) - (D) - (D) Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,845 2,030 65,676 73,181 35.59 36.05 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 536 657 25,342 30,400 47.24 46.26 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 794 987 21,438 23,618 27.01 23.93 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 351 405 15,364 18,376 43.80 45.36 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 4 14 113 439 31.59 30.54 Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 242 284 10,592 11,563 43.69 40.76 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 17,041 20,342 538,063 621,189 31.57 30.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: September and October 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 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 ........: 34 106 - (Z) (X) 0.03 Indiana .........: 58,851 64,377 899 972 1.51 1.49 Iowa ............: 36,616 45,218 521 630 1.40 1.37 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: 14,277 14,951 204 211 1.41 1.39 Minnesota .......: 73,020 77,548 789 878 1.07 1.12 Mississippi .....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) 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) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 51,791 57,648 282 344 0.54 0.59 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 20,264 24,170 287 375 1.40 1.53 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 17,226 18,791 332 340 1.89 1.78 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 12,386 14,795 161 210 1.28 1.40 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 89 348 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 8,383 9,152 113 117 1.33 1.26 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 427,365 495,368 5,496 6,360 1.27 1.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. 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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