Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released September 25, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 1 Percent from Last Year August 2024 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. August 2025 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during August 2025 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.48 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the amount certified in August 2024. The July 2025 revised certified total at 4.65 billion pounds, was up 2 percent from July 2024. The July revision represented an increase of 17.8 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during August 2025 was 5.90 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 5.98 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.30 billion pounds, down 1 percent from August 2024. Mature chickens, at 66.8 million pounds, were down 5 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 510 million pounds, down 7 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.5 million pounds, up 11 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during August 2025 averaged 6.65 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from August 2024. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.26 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during August 2025 averaged 31.3 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from August 2024. Ante-mortem condemnations during August 2025 totaled 12.8 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 25.9 million pounds, were 0.57 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.59 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2025 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 814,293 836,662 797,224 98 95 6,323,102 6,336,670 100 Mature ...........: 9,393 9,210 9,205 98 100 77,014 70,000 91 Light ..........: 1,948 2,766 2,668 137 96 21,094 21,591 102 Heavy ..........: 7,445 6,444 6,537 88 101 55,920 48,409 87 Total ............: 823,686 845,872 806,429 98 95 6,400,116 6,406,670 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,804 17,165 16,117 96 94 130,953 122,920 94 Old ..............: 164 159 154 94 97 1,169 1,239 106 Total ............: 16,968 17,324 16,271 96 94 132,122 124,159 94 : Ducks ..............: 1,858 2,168 2,086 112 96 16,588 16,335 98 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,343,123 5,511,257 5,304,405 99 96 41,260,644 41,827,334 101 Mature ...........: 70,536 63,817 66,787 95 105 545,558 485,205 89 Light ..........: 6,725 9,833 9,323 139 95 73,205 74,783 102 Heavy ..........: 63,811 53,984 57,464 90 106 472,353 410,422 87 Total ............: 5,413,659 5,575,074 5,371,192 99 96 41,806,202 42,312,539 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 542,838 531,823 505,180 93 95 4,295,527 3,937,167 92 Old ..............: 4,885 5,026 4,599 94 92 35,686 37,653 106 Total ............: 547,723 536,849 509,779 93 95 4,331,213 3,974,820 92 : Ducks ..............: 13,124 14,825 14,526 111 98 117,764 114,510 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 519 275 383 74 139 1,921 1,693 88 : Total ..............: 5,975,025 6,127,023 5,895,880 99 96 46,257,100 46,403,562 100 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.56 6.59 6.65 101 101 6.53 6.60 101 Mature ...........: 7.51 6.93 7.26 97 105 7.08 6.93 98 Light ..........: 3.45 3.55 3.49 101 98 3.47 3.46 100 Heavy ..........: 8.57 8.38 8.79 103 105 8.45 8.48 100 Total ............: 6.57 6.59 6.66 101 101 6.53 6.60 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.30 30.98 31.34 97 101 32.80 32.03 98 Old ..............: 29.79 31.61 29.86 100 94 30.53 30.39 100 Total ............: 32.28 30.99 31.33 97 101 32.78 32.01 98 : Ducks ..............: 7.06 6.84 6.96 99 102 7.10 7.01 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2025 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,778,743 3,887,915 3,754,652 99 97 29,157,922 29,545,585 101 Mature ...........: 49,566 43,986 46,960 95 107 380,505 335,273 88 Light ..........: 3,679 5,268 4,949 135 94 38,803 39,758 102 Heavy ..........: 45,887 38,718 42,011 92 109 341,702 295,515 86 Total ............: 3,828,309 3,931,901 3,801,612 99 97 29,538,427 29,880,858 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 274,158 261,778 248,538 91 95 2,162,868 1,952,024 90 Old ..............: 3,634 3,702 3,386 93 91 26,100 26,324 101 Total ............: 277,792 265,480 251,924 91 95 2,188,968 1,978,348 90 : Ducks ..............: 3,429 4,127 3,280 96 79 29,091 25,960 89 : Other 1/ ...........: 132 129 114 86 88 872 893 102 : Total ..............: 4,109,662 4,201,637 4,056,930 99 97 31,757,358 31,886,059 100 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 259,933 275,430 266,242 102 97 2,038,289 2,088,584 102 Mature ...........: - 124 124 (X) 100 - 253 (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - 5 (X) Heavy ..........: - 124 124 (X) 100 - 248 (X) Total ............: 259,933 275,554 266,366 102 97 2,038,289 2,088,837 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 157,147 161,521 153,133 97 95 1,253,497 1,178,481 94 Old ..............: 91 73 84 92 115 1,082 2,321 215 Total ............: 157,238 161,594 153,217 97 95 1,254,579 1,180,802 94 : Ducks ..............: 6,200 7,315 7,238 117 99 57,028 58,319 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 196 42 115 59 274 424 222 52 : Total ..............: 423,567 444,505 426,936 101 96 3,350,320 3,328,180 99 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 4,038,676 4,163,345 4,020,894 100 97 31,196,211 31,634,169 101 Mature ...........: 49,566 44,110 47,084 95 107 380,505 335,526 88 Light ..........: 3,679 5,268 4,949 135 94 38,803 39,763 102 Heavy ..........: 45,887 38,842 42,135 92 108 341,702 295,763 87 Total ............: 4,088,242 4,207,455 4,067,978 100 97 31,576,716 31,969,695 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 431,305 423,299 401,671 93 95 3,416,365 3,130,505 92 Old ..............: 3,725 3,775 3,470 93 92 27,182 28,645 105 Total ............: 435,030 427,074 405,141 93 95 3,443,547 3,159,150 92 : Ducks ..............: 9,629 11,442 10,518 109 92 86,119 84,279 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 328 171 229 70 134 1,296 1,115 86 : Total ..............: 4,533,229 4,646,142 4,483,866 99 97 35,107,678 35,214,239 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2025 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,240 11,909 10,093 99 85 79,467 83,440 105 Mature ...........: 805 770 805 100 105 6,526 6,603 101 Light ..........: 29 81 73 252 90 400 509 127 Heavy ..........: 776 689 732 94 106 6,126 6,094 99 Total ............: 11,045 12,679 10,898 99 86 85,993 90,043 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1,979 2,216 1,717 87 77 14,529 14,341 99 Old ..............: 36 71 23 64 32 334 292 87 Total ............: 2,015 2,287 1,740 86 76 14,863 14,633 98 : Ducks ..............: 93 140 119 128 85 759 801 106 : Total 1/ ...........: 13,154 15,107 12,759 97 84 101,617 105,482 104 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.19 0.22 0.19 100 86 0.19 0.20 105 Mature ...........: 1.14 1.21 1.21 106 100 1.20 1.36 113 Light ..........: 0.43 0.82 0.78 181 95 0.55 0.68 124 Heavy ..........: 1.22 1.28 1.27 104 99 1.30 1.48 114 Total ............: 0.20 0.23 0.20 100 87 0.21 0.21 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.36 0.42 0.34 94 81 0.34 0.36 106 Old ..............: 0.74 1.41 0.50 68 35 0.94 0.78 83 Total ............: 0.37 0.43 0.34 92 79 0.34 0.37 109 : Ducks ..............: 0.71 0.94 0.82 115 87 0.64 0.70 109 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.22 0.25 0.22 100 88 0.22 0.23 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally condemned and establishment sorted and removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2025 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 17,866 18,151 17,467 98 96 145,659 144,408 99 Mature ...........: 1,803 1,373 1,376 76 100 14,196 10,920 77 Light ..........: 258 429 416 161 97 3,004 3,058 102 Heavy ..........: 1,545 944 960 62 102 11,192 7,862 70 Total ............: 19,669 19,524 18,843 96 97 159,855 155,328 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,670 6,686 6,464 97 97 50,983 47,951 94 Old ..............: 161 205 252 157 123 1,219 1,442 118 Total ............: 6,831 6,891 6,716 98 97 52,202 49,393 95 : Ducks ..............: 183 366 352 192 96 1,517 1,754 116 : Other 1/ ...........: 4 6 5 125 83 26 39 150 : Total ..............: 26,687 26,787 25,916 97 97 213,600 206,514 97 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.44 0.43 0.43 98 100 0.46 0.45 98 Mature ...........: 3.51 3.02 2.84 81 94 3.60 3.15 88 Light ..........: 6.55 7.53 7.75 118 103 7.19 7.14 99 Heavy ..........: 3.26 2.37 2.23 68 94 3.17 2.59 82 Total ............: 0.48 0.46 0.46 96 100 0.50 0.48 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.52 1.55 1.58 104 102 1.47 1.51 103 Old ..............: 4.14 5.15 6.77 164 131 4.29 4.79 112 Total ............: 1.55 1.59 1.63 105 103 1.49 1.54 103 : Ducks ..............: 1.87 3.10 3.24 173 105 1.73 2.04 118 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.20 3.39 2.14 178 63 1.97 3.38 172 : Total ..............: 0.59 0.57 0.57 97 100 0.60 0.58 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: July and August 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 118 348 35,827 37,402 Mature ..........: - - 36 16 73,127 77,668 Light .........: - - 6 16 62,714 68,187 Heavy .........: - - 30 - 10,413 9,481 Total ...........: - - 154 364 108,954 115,070 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 1 6 3,899 4,188 Old .............: - - - - 1,283 1,339 Total ...........: - - 1 6 5,182 5,527 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 24,240 18,903 798 729 901 773 Mature ..........: 7,331 3,986 10 7 15,491 14,158 Light .........: 4,531 3,984 6 7 12,958 14,139 Heavy .........: 2,800 2 4 - 2,533 19 Total ...........: 31,571 22,889 808 736 16,392 14,931 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,875 1,688 47 79 20 298 Old .............: 667 1,204 16 15 225 292 Total ...........: 2,542 2,892 63 94 245 590 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 1,829 2,011 520 533 28,257 37,465 Mature ..........: 4,376 4,303 76 124 13,205 13,853 Light .........: 3,873 4,303 74 124 12,891 13,851 Heavy .........: 503 - 2 - 314 2 Total ...........: 6,205 6,314 596 657 41,462 51,318 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 44 90 290 181 655 960 Old .............: 11 14 4 6 143 196 Total ...........: 55 104 294 187 798 1,156 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 3,590 2,328 55,603 60,206 2,047,213 1,869,778 Mature ..........: 453 183 30,478 35,870 41,155 64,028 Light .........: 445 183 30,465 35,852 - - Heavy .........: 8 - 13 18 41,155 64,028 Total ...........: 4,043 2,511 86,081 96,076 2,088,368 1,933,806 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 72 94 3,254 4,178 101,190 78,050 Old .............: 2 - 73 102 267 214 Total ...........: 74 94 3,327 4,280 101,457 78,264 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ---- pounds --- : Alabama .........: 106,787 99,298 601,748 558,752 5.64 5.63 Arkansas ........: 92,108 87,312 675,127 642,994 7.33 7.36 Delaware ........: 32,873 32,656 251,910 250,887 7.66 7.68 Georgia .........: 117,572 109,906 730,920 681,123 6.22 6.20 Illinois ........: 67 57 435 369 6.52 6.45 Iowa ............: 746 753 4,034 4,177 5.41 5.54 Kentucky ........: 25,474 25,610 164,677 186,915 6.46 7.30 Louisiana .......: 15,205 14,338 104,088 99,215 6.85 6.92 Maryland ........: 12,321 11,970 78,048 79,027 6.33 6.60 Mississippi .....: 65,477 61,282 430,299 412,001 6.57 6.72 : Missouri ........: 27,827 26,656 152,240 147,080 5.47 5.52 New Jersey ......: 274 234 1,407 1,264 5.14 5.39 New York ........: 3,359 3,109 17,428 16,043 5.19 5.16 North Carolina ..: 80,765 78,699 672,196 649,190 8.32 8.25 Ohio ............: 12,153 12,051 57,701 57,718 4.75 4.79 Oklahoma ........: 9,118 8,180 74,105 66,674 8.13 8.15 Pennsylvania ....: 15,656 14,101 89,856 83,550 5.74 5.93 South Carolina ..: 25,770 24,772 190,596 179,607 7.40 7.25 Tennessee .......: 36,555 31,547 222,723 195,504 6.09 6.20 Texas ...........: 63,138 61,636 435,838 428,899 6.90 6.96 : Vermont .........: 50 46 337 303 6.68 6.64 Virginia ........: 25,124 25,775 158,482 167,973 6.31 6.52 : United States ...: 836,662 797,224 5,511,257 5,304,405 6.59 6.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 462,272 429,442 1,555 1,395 0.34 0.32 Arkansas ........: 514,454 491,841 2,752 1,990 0.53 0.40 Delaware ........: 196,362 201,702 1,022 869 0.52 0.43 Georgia .........: 552,329 515,852 2,260 2,109 0.41 0.41 Illinois ........: 322 275 (Z) (Z) (X) (X) Iowa ............: 2,924 3,028 84 104 2.79 3.33 Kentucky ........: 124,493 143,268 916 876 0.73 0.61 Louisiana .......: 75,526 72,558 418 495 0.55 0.68 Maryland ........: 58,036 58,934 422 506 0.72 0.85 Mississippi .....: 315,366 301,858 1,054 1,023 0.33 0.34 : Missouri ........: 110,754 107,393 300 527 0.27 0.49 New Jersey ......: 1,166 939 21 17 1.79 1.75 New York ........: 10,827 11,281 59 71 0.54 0.62 North Carolina ..: 519,343 499,873 1,279 1,381 0.25 0.28 Ohio ............: 43,255 43,264 170 202 0.39 0.47 Oklahoma ........: 55,622 50,066 348 280 0.62 0.56 Pennsylvania ....: 63,018 59,011 1,061 950 1.66 1.58 South Carolina ..: 143,679 134,068 1,088 1,026 0.75 0.76 Tennessee .......: 165,357 144,802 429 412 0.26 0.28 Texas ...........: 331,977 328,973 712 679 0.21 0.21 : Vermont .........: 253 228 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 120,102 127,551 286 303 0.24 0.24 : United States ...: 4,163,345 4,020,894 18,151 17,467 0.43 0.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (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. Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: July and August 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: - - - - 320 118 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: - - 2 42 5,132 6,251 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 3 - Texas .............: - - - - 113 139 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: - - 118 348 35,827 37,402 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 234 79 29 46 - - Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 1,044 1,264 4 5 128 138 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 1 - - - - - Texas .............: 10 14 2 - 1 1 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 24,240 18,903 798 729 901 773 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 11 6 - - 192 230 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 37 83 15 18 343 479 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - 1 - - - Texas .............: 17 12 10 11 20 26 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 1,829 2,011 520 533 28,257 37,465 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - 201,877 193,812 Arkansas ..........: 8 3 155 92 178,411 147,943 Delaware ..........: - - - - 81,803 83,032 Georgia ...........: 208 104 3,001 3,437 208,099 193,765 Mississippi .......: - - - - 177,438 152,124 North Carolina ....: 4 7 - 1 113,244 108,242 Texas .............: 11 5 505 38 59,438 54,793 Virginia ..........: - - - - 143,590 152,626 : United States .....: 3,590 2,328 55,603 60,206 2,047,213 1,869,778 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : California ......: 139 119 2,845 2,563 20.54 21.59 Illinois ........: (Z) 2 4 36 31.02 20.83 Indiana .........: 1,848 1,845 73,402 73,330 39.71 39.74 Iowa ............: 1,084 1,055 49,210 47,660 45.38 45.19 Michigan ........: 400 378 16,368 15,663 40.92 41.42 Minnesota .......: 3,676 3,686 104,053 104,652 28.31 28.39 North Carolina ..: 1,920 1,877 74,430 70,868 38.76 37.75 Ohio ............: 626 581 27,060 25,062 43.26 43.16 Pennsylvania ....: 651 621 18,559 17,701 28.51 28.53 South Carolina ..: 576 521 24,088 21,921 41.83 42.04 : Vermont .........: 3 3 96 97 31.02 31.35 Wisconsin .......: 1 1 35 20 30.50 31.06 : United States ...: 17,165 16,117 531,823 505,180 30.98 31.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : California ......: 2,248 2,044 5 6 0.20 0.27 Illinois ........: 3 25 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 58,564 58,857 925 974 1.56 1.63 Iowa ............: 38,612 37,407 589 556 1.50 1.47 Michigan ........: 12,692 12,139 165 172 1.28 1.40 Minnesota .......: 83,426 84,175 1,056 1,258 1.25 1.47 North Carolina ..: 58,653 55,918 391 338 0.66 0.60 Ohio ............: 21,624 19,845 445 415 2.02 2.05 Pennsylvania ....: 14,497 13,876 412 381 2.76 2.67 South Carolina ..: 17,659 16,185 642 476 3.51 2.86 : Vermont .........: 76 77 - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 28 16 (Z) (Z) 0.16 0.25 : United States ...: 423,299 401,671 6,686 6,464 1.55 1.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (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 361 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2024. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 30 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................................................ (202) 692-0069 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter............................................. (202) 690-8632 Tiffany Byrne - Dairy Products...................................................... (651) 440-7789 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed................................................. (202) 720-3040 Kim DaPra - Milk Production......................................................... (202) 720-3278 Fatema Haque - Poultry Slaughter, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised................... (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Catfish, Census of Aquaculture, Egg Products, Mink, Trout........... (202) 690-3237 Ralph Mondesir - Hogs and Pigs...................................................... (202) 720-3106 Suzanne Richards - Cost of Pollination, Honey, Honey Bee Colonies, Sheep and Goats.. (202) 720-4448 Shulonda Shaw - Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses, Cold Storage................... (202) 720-3240 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs......................................................... 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