Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released April 25, 2023, 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 March 2022 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. March 2023 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during March 2023 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.53 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the amount certified in March 2022. The February 2023 revised certified total at 4.06 billion pounds, was up 2 percent from February 2022. The February revision represented an increase of 5.17 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during March 2023 was 5.98 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 6.01 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.29 billion pounds, down slightly from March 2022. Mature chickens, at 73.5 million pounds, were up 5 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 600 million pounds, down 5 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 16.3 million pounds, down 6 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during March 2023 averaged 6.48 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from March 2022. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.99 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during March 2023 averaged 31.9 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from March 2022. Ante-mortem condemnations during March 2023 totaled 12.9 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, unchanged from a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 28.1 million pounds, were 0.62 percent of quantities inspected, unchanged from a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2023 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 824,227 731,001 815,825 99 112 2,294,794 2,350,922 102 Mature ...........: 10,116 8,996 10,510 104 117 27,990 29,139 104 Light ..........: 2,906 2,716 3,037 105 112 8,238 8,497 103 Heavy ..........: 7,210 6,280 7,473 104 119 19,752 20,642 105 Total ............: 834,343 739,997 826,335 99 112 2,322,784 2,380,061 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,205 15,829 18,639 97 118 51,543 51,346 100 Old ..............: 122 146 150 123 103 377 486 129 Total ............: 19,327 15,975 18,789 97 118 51,920 51,832 100 : Ducks ..............: 2,471 2,177 2,304 93 106 6,846 6,823 100 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,293,494 4,745,133 5,287,664 100 111 14,798,008 15,292,623 103 Mature ...........: 69,919 62,355 73,509 105 118 191,972 203,405 106 Light ..........: 10,043 9,423 10,345 103 110 28,497 29,405 103 Heavy ..........: 59,876 52,932 63,164 105 119 163,475 174,000 106 Total ............: 5,363,413 4,807,488 5,361,173 100 112 14,989,980 15,496,028 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 629,785 519,506 595,044 94 115 1,707,012 1,667,170 98 Old ..............: 3,746 4,541 4,593 123 101 11,693 14,731 126 Total ............: 633,531 524,047 599,637 95 114 1,718,705 1,681,901 98 : Ducks ..............: 17,321 15,461 16,338 94 106 48,009 48,800 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 180 135 182 101 135 458 516 113 : Total ..............: 6,014,445 5,347,131 5,977,330 99 112 16,757,152 17,227,245 103 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.42 6.49 6.48 101 100 6.45 6.50 101 Mature ...........: 6.91 6.93 6.99 101 101 6.86 6.98 102 Light ..........: 3.46 3.47 3.41 99 98 3.46 3.46 100 Heavy ..........: 8.30 8.43 8.45 102 100 8.28 8.43 102 Total ............: 6.43 6.50 6.49 101 100 6.45 6.51 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.79 32.82 31.92 97 97 33.12 32.47 98 Old ..............: 30.70 31.10 30.62 100 98 31.02 30.31 98 Total ............: 32.78 32.80 31.91 97 97 33.10 32.45 98 : Ducks ..............: 7.01 7.10 7.09 101 100 7.01 7.15 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2023 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,736,734 3,340,493 3,726,817 100 112 10,444,092 10,791,543 103 Mature ...........: 49,538 43,813 51,870 105 118 134,769 142,208 106 Light ..........: 5,372 5,148 5,419 101 105 14,966 15,570 104 Heavy ..........: 44,166 38,665 46,451 105 120 119,803 126,638 106 Total ............: 3,786,272 3,384,306 3,778,687 100 112 10,578,861 10,933,751 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 316,042 254,773 303,903 96 119 854,002 829,581 97 Old ..............: 2,437 3,311 2,461 101 74 7,270 9,588 132 Total ............: 318,479 258,084 306,364 96 119 861,272 839,169 97 : Ducks ..............: 4,415 3,493 3,924 89 112 12,589 11,904 95 : Other 1/ ...........: 114 96 110 96 115 293 329 112 : Total ..............: 4,109,280 3,645,979 4,089,085 100 112 11,453,015 11,785,153 103 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 258,289 244,475 264,023 102 108 725,700 756,157 104 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 258,289 244,475 264,023 102 108 725,700 756,157 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 188,854 160,946 172,410 91 107 510,660 503,319 99 Old ..............: 426 175 1,076 253 615 1,659 1,746 105 Total ............: 189,280 161,121 173,486 92 108 512,319 505,065 99 : Ducks ..............: 8,282 7,646 7,936 96 104 22,581 23,430 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 10 - 18 180 (X) 23 34 148 : Total ..............: 455,861 413,242 445,463 98 108 1,260,623 1,284,686 102 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,995,023 3,584,968 3,990,840 100 111 11,169,792 11,547,700 103 Mature ...........: 49,538 43,813 51,870 105 118 134,769 142,208 106 Light ..........: 5,372 5,148 5,419 101 105 14,966 15,570 104 Heavy ..........: 44,166 38,665 46,451 105 120 119,803 126,638 106 Total ............: 4,044,561 3,628,781 4,042,710 100 111 11,304,561 11,689,908 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 504,896 415,719 476,313 94 115 1,364,662 1,332,900 98 Old ..............: 2,863 3,486 3,537 124 101 8,929 11,334 127 Total ............: 507,759 419,205 479,850 95 114 1,373,591 1,344,234 98 : Ducks ..............: 12,697 11,139 11,860 93 106 35,170 35,334 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 124 96 128 103 133 316 363 115 : Total ..............: 4,565,141 4,059,221 4,534,548 99 112 12,713,638 13,069,839 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2023 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,570 9,528 10,200 96 107 31,559 30,739 97 Mature ...........: 887 803 949 107 118 2,501 2,628 105 Light ..........: 64 115 85 133 74 313 316 101 Heavy ..........: 823 688 864 105 126 2,188 2,312 106 Total ............: 11,457 10,331 11,149 97 108 34,060 33,367 98 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,842 1,606 1,629 88 101 5,604 4,887 87 Old ..............: 17 35 26 153 74 102 109 107 Total ............: 1,859 1,641 1,655 89 101 5,706 4,996 88 : Ducks ..............: 75 74 81 108 109 223 230 103 : Total 1/ ...........: 13,391 12,046 12,885 96 107 39,989 38,593 97 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.20 0.20 0.19 95 95 0.21 0.20 95 Mature ...........: 1.27 1.29 1.29 102 100 1.30 1.29 99 Light ..........: 0.64 1.22 0.82 128 67 1.10 1.07 97 Heavy ..........: 1.37 1.30 1.37 100 105 1.34 1.33 99 Total ............: 0.21 0.21 0.21 100 100 0.23 0.22 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.29 0.31 0.27 93 87 0.33 0.29 88 Old ..............: 0.45 0.77 0.57 127 74 0.87 0.74 85 Total ............: 0.29 0.31 0.28 97 90 0.33 0.30 91 : Ducks ..............: 0.43 0.48 0.50 116 104 0.46 0.47 102 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.22 0.23 0.22 100 96 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2023 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 20,614 18,904 20,288 98 107 57,493 59,904 104 Mature ...........: 1,656 1,744 1,883 114 108 4,476 5,420 121 Light ..........: 368 383 403 110 105 1,146 1,226 107 Heavy ..........: 1,288 1,361 1,480 115 109 3,330 4,194 126 Total ............: 22,270 20,648 22,171 100 107 61,969 65,324 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 5,942 4,744 5,497 93 116 16,785 15,528 93 Old ..............: 157 188 176 112 94 426 571 134 Total ............: 6,099 4,932 5,673 93 115 17,211 16,099 94 : Ducks ..............: 234 210 236 101 112 736 691 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 2 2 67 100 7 7 100 : Total ..............: 28,606 25,792 28,082 98 109 79,923 82,121 103 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.51 0.52 0.51 100 98 0.51 0.52 102 Mature ...........: 3.23 3.83 3.50 108 91 3.21 3.67 114 Light ..........: 6.41 6.92 6.92 108 100 7.11 7.30 103 Heavy ..........: 2.83 3.40 3.09 109 91 2.70 3.21 119 Total ............: 0.55 0.57 0.55 100 96 0.55 0.56 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.16 1.13 1.14 98 101 1.22 1.15 94 Old ..............: 5.20 5.12 4.74 91 93 4.55 4.80 105 Total ............: 1.19 1.16 1.17 98 101 1.24 1.18 95 : Ducks ..............: 1.81 1.85 1.95 108 105 2.05 1.92 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 2.36 2.04 1.54 65 75 2.17 1.89 87 : Total ..............: 0.62 0.63 0.62 100 98 0.62 0.62 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: February and March 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 382 358 94,896 107,624 Mature ..........: - - 33 22 51,906 49,326 Light .........: - - 16 14 46,592 42,950 Heavy .........: - - 17 8 5,314 6,376 Total ...........: - - 415 380 146,802 156,950 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 47 41 5,477 4,321 Old .............: - - 14 4 925 872 Total ...........: - - 61 45 6,402 5,193 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 173,244 175,701 516 716 3,864 3,782 Mature ..........: 11,191 13,068 117 190 30,190 32,883 Light .........: 2,538 3,789 42 75 26,626 28,949 Heavy .........: 8,653 9,279 75 115 3,564 3,934 Total ...........: 184,435 188,769 633 906 34,054 36,665 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,106 1,390 18 14 30 91 Old .............: 653 472 - 1 209 271 Total ...........: 1,759 1,862 18 15 239 362 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 4,177 4,927 1,647 2,172 50,947 52,580 Mature ..........: 2,212 2,892 376 364 18,550 18,770 Light .........: 1,278 1,810 351 344 17,853 17,909 Heavy .........: 934 1,082 25 20 697 861 Total ...........: 6,389 7,819 2,023 2,536 69,497 71,350 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 99 64 321 360 622 496 Old .............: 7 7 49 - 105 102 Total ...........: 106 71 370 360 727 598 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 9,670 12,762 199,914 156,709 1,797,983 1,906,467 Mature ..........: 10 91 43,777 42,403 42,905 27,176 Light .........: 10 54 37,481 35,100 - - Heavy .........: - 37 6,296 7,303 42,905 27,176 Total ...........: 9,680 12,853 243,691 199,112 1,840,888 1,933,643 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 82 77 2,350 1,985 39,771 45,424 Old .............: 3 1 521 63 90 172 Total ...........: 85 78 2,871 2,048 39,861 45,596 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: February and March 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 91,977 104,647 504,806 570,886 5.49 5.46 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 78,881 84,588 566,740 610,921 7.18 7.22 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 28,179 33,476 221,397 257,027 7.86 7.68 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 96,464 109,852 576,817 666,569 5.98 6.07 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Illinois ........: 39 41 245 259 6.25 6.27 Indiana .........: 5,837 6,596 27,389 31,385 4.69 4.76 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,143 24,356 152,419 158,052 6.59 6.49 Louisiana .......: 13,666 14,274 93,949 92,985 6.87 6.51 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,138 12,450 69,324 76,540 6.22 6.15 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 53,810 60,205 363,478 403,954 6.75 6.71 Missouri ........: 33,250 36,344 191,192 205,497 5.75 5.65 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: 9,201 10,403 56,604 64,411 6.15 6.19 Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 207 236 1,018 1,207 4.91 5.11 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,397 2,884 12,450 14,204 5.19 4.93 North Carolina ..: 69,904 79,347 582,915 659,789 8.34 8.32 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 9,569 11,019 42,418 48,871 4.43 4.43 Oklahoma ........: 10,673 11,263 70,398 81,307 6.60 7.22 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 11,296 12,430 63,834 70,440 5.65 5.67 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 23,333 26,185 173,546 194,360 7.44 7.42 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 28,972 33,088 174,674 197,076 6.03 5.96 Texas ...........: 54,791 59,031 371,822 403,692 6.79 6.84 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 24,838 28,942 159,907 184,382 6.44 6.37 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 ...: 731,001 815,825 4,745,133 5,287,664 6.49 6.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: February and March 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 388,312 438,963 1,597 1,902 0.41 0.43 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 425,288 458,473 1,701 1,797 0.40 0.39 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 170,379 198,081 750 705 0.44 0.35 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 438,800 503,756 2,687 2,810 0.61 0.55 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Illinois ........: 181 192 (Z) - 0.01 (X) Indiana .........: 19,916 22,812 111 143 0.55 0.62 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 115,128 119,251 575 614 0.50 0.51 Louisiana .......: 70,300 70,863 434 341 0.61 0.48 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 51,670 57,052 536 629 1.03 1.09 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 270,537 297,302 1,349 1,478 0.50 0.49 Missouri ........: 140,340 150,634 553 489 0.39 0.32 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: 43,121 49,014 601 758 1.38 1.52 Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 743 884 16 14 2.14 1.56 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,561 8,644 113 153 1.47 1.74 North Carolina ..: 448,754 509,310 1,503 1,623 0.33 0.32 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 31,789 36,510 215 239 0.67 0.65 Oklahoma ........: 52,793 60,941 186 203 0.35 0.33 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 43,540 47,990 922 970 2.07 1.98 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 131,042 146,399 853 1,032 0.65 0.70 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 129,153 145,793 493 576 0.38 0.39 Texas ...........: 285,614 310,825 1,428 1,094 0.50 0.35 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 120,469 138,393 306 344 0.25 0.25 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 ...: 3,584,968 3,990,840 18,904 20,288 0.52 0.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: February and March 2023 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 19 41 6,087 7,997 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 71 137 Delaware ..........: - - 18 37 14,608 16,298 Georgia ...........: - - 8 - 15,970 14,974 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - 1 - - Texas .............: - - - - 5,027 6,847 Virginia ..........: - - 1 5 3,943 5,052 : United States .....: - - 382 358 94,896 107,624 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 5,205 5,991 14 48 132 175 Arkansas ..........: 186 243 2 2 - - Delaware ..........: 8,155 10,405 26 19 54 74 Georgia ...........: 42,502 28,550 33 21 536 496 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 7,053 6,684 41 15 868 761 Virginia ..........: 4,575 6,299 6 1 112 96 : United States .....: 173,244 175,701 516 716 3,864 3,782 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 287 361 451 333 3,615 3,502 Arkansas ..........: 7 9 - - 87 30 Delaware ..........: 378 401 58 72 2,442 3,977 Georgia ...........: 971 1,069 494 513 5,899 7,274 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 87 61 9 7 239 407 Virginia ..........: 411 469 19 34 565 960 : United States .....: 4,177 4,927 1,647 2,172 50,947 52,580 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 808 489 6,431 12,696 149,767 164,731 Arkansas ..........: 1 - 88 147 135,960 141,236 Delaware ..........: 1,079 1,374 4,167 5,277 5,407 11,141 Georgia ...........: 4,330 6,702 76,010 30,630 154,642 179,951 Mississippi .......: - - - - 203,425 219,255 North Carolina ....: - - - - 123,706 133,401 Texas .............: 165 891 4,784 4,315 125,293 101,383 Virginia ..........: 26 65 7,665 7,248 137,039 107,786 : United States .....: 9,670 12,762 199,914 156,709 1,797,983 1,906,467 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: February and March 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 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 ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (Z) 1 5 20 20.90 28.86 Indiana .........: 1,783 2,050 74,341 87,815 41.69 42.84 Iowa ............: 1,014 1,147 47,638 51,204 46.99 44.64 Kansas ..........: - - - - - - Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: 332 516 14,234 21,419 42.87 41.51 Minnesota .......: 2,930 3,607 80,672 101,380 27.53 28.11 Mississippi .....: (D) - (D) - (D) - 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 ..: 1,486 1,774 55,165 64,290 37.12 36.23 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 545 594 26,054 28,034 47.82 47.20 Oklahoma ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 616 614 17,417 17,222 28.28 28.03 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 206 230 9,412 10,391 45.76 45.08 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 258 292 11,761 13,400 45.53 45.95 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 15,829 18,639 519,506 595,044 32.82 31.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: February and March 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 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) (X) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: 4 15 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 59,865 70,780 760 898 1.25 1.25 Iowa ............: 37,417 40,545 525 561 1.38 1.36 Kansas ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: 11,032 16,600 164 252 1.46 1.50 Minnesota .......: 64,796 81,450 782 1,031 1.19 1.25 Mississippi .....: (D) - (D) - (D) (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 ..: 43,851 51,260 260 374 0.59 0.73 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 20,815 22,402 264 283 1.25 1.25 Oklahoma ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 13,743 13,619 249 224 1.78 1.62 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 7,569 8,371 95 103 1.24 1.21 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 9,279 10,587 184 165 1.95 1.54 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 415,719 476,313 4,744 5,497 1.13 1.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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