Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released April 23, 2021, 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 March 2020 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. March 2021 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during March 2021 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.58 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the amount certified in March 2020. The February 2021 revised certified total at 3.74 billion pounds, was down 4 percent from February 2020. The February revision represented an increase of 246,000 pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during March 2021 was 6.04 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 5.85 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.30 billion pounds, up 3 percent from March 2020. Mature chickens, at 67.2 million pounds, were down 4 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 653 million pounds, up 3 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.0 million pounds, down 17 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during March 2021 averaged 6.39 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from March 2020. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.72 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during March 2021 averaged 33.4 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from March 2020. Ante-mortem condemnations during March 2021 totaled 12.9 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.21 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 29.2 million pounds, were 0.63 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.74 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2021 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 810,822 676,811 830,502 102 123 2,347,860 2,252,646 96 Mature ...........: 10,379 8,622 10,012 96 116 29,695 27,510 93 Light ..........: 3,302 2,729 3,326 101 122 9,359 8,886 95 Heavy ..........: 7,077 5,893 6,686 94 113 20,336 18,624 92 Total ............: 821,201 685,433 840,514 102 123 2,377,555 2,280,156 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,286 15,598 19,427 101 125 55,502 51,636 93 Old ..............: 150 158 130 87 82 402 418 104 Total ............: 19,436 15,756 19,557 101 124 55,904 52,054 93 : Ducks ..............: 2,401 1,761 1,987 83 113 7,037 5,662 80 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,125,752 4,322,876 5,303,683 103 123 14,919,801 14,416,586 97 Mature ...........: 70,124 58,107 67,238 96 116 200,505 185,291 92 Light ..........: 11,322 9,434 11,482 101 122 32,575 30,854 95 Heavy ..........: 58,802 48,673 55,756 95 115 167,930 154,437 92 Total ............: 5,195,876 4,380,983 5,370,921 103 123 15,120,306 14,601,877 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 631,105 522,972 649,318 103 124 1,828,873 1,728,939 95 Old ..............: 4,619 4,578 3,857 84 84 12,302 12,328 100 Total ............: 635,724 527,550 653,175 103 124 1,841,175 1,741,267 95 : Ducks ..............: 16,858 12,287 14,021 83 114 49,425 39,693 80 : Other 1/ ...........: 253 135 171 68 127 693 455 66 : Total ..............: 5,848,711 4,920,955 6,038,288 103 123 17,011,599 16,383,292 96 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.32 6.39 6.39 101 100 6.35 6.40 101 Mature ...........: 6.76 6.74 6.72 99 100 6.75 6.74 100 Light ..........: 3.43 3.46 3.45 101 100 3.48 3.47 100 Heavy ..........: 8.31 8.26 8.34 100 101 8.26 8.29 100 Total ............: 6.33 6.39 6.39 101 100 6.36 6.40 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.72 33.53 33.42 102 100 32.95 33.48 102 Old ..............: 30.79 28.97 29.67 96 102 30.60 29.49 96 Total ............: 32.71 33.48 33.40 102 100 32.93 33.45 102 : Ducks ..............: 7.02 6.98 7.06 101 101 7.02 7.01 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2021 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,586,122 3,044,554 3,724,420 104 122 10,439,130 10,140,731 97 Mature ...........: 47,137 39,825 46,308 98 116 135,283 126,892 94 Light ..........: 5,864 4,806 5,835 100 121 16,608 15,733 95 Heavy ..........: 41,273 35,019 40,473 98 116 118,675 111,159 94 Total ............: 3,633,259 3,084,379 3,770,728 104 122 10,574,413 10,267,623 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 312,982 259,079 314,491 100 121 910,325 863,340 95 Old ..............: 3,315 3,356 2,881 87 86 8,968 9,173 102 Total ............: 316,297 262,435 317,372 100 121 919,293 872,513 95 : Ducks ..............: 4,278 2,848 3,189 75 112 13,008 9,342 72 : Other 1/ ...........: 158 87 107 68 123 432 290 67 : Total ..............: 3,953,992 3,349,749 4,091,396 103 122 11,507,146 11,149,768 97 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 276,027 227,119 275,591 100 121 798,541 743,966 93 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 276,027 227,119 275,591 100 121 798,541 743,966 93 : Turkeys : Young ............: 190,627 158,145 204,476 107 129 549,184 516,962 94 Old ..............: 105 60 51 49 85 230 176 77 Total ............: 190,732 158,205 204,527 107 129 549,414 517,138 94 : Ducks ..............: 7,987 6,173 7,087 89 115 22,911 19,844 87 : Other 1/ ...........: 14 7 11 79 157 36 24 67 : Total ..............: 474,760 391,504 487,216 103 124 1,370,902 1,280,972 93 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,862,149 3,271,673 4,000,011 104 122 11,237,671 10,884,697 97 Mature ...........: 47,137 39,825 46,308 98 116 135,283 126,892 94 Light ..........: 5,864 4,806 5,835 100 121 16,608 15,733 95 Heavy ..........: 41,273 35,019 40,473 98 116 118,675 111,159 94 Total ............: 3,909,286 3,311,498 4,046,319 104 122 11,372,954 11,011,589 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 503,609 417,224 518,967 103 124 1,459,509 1,380,302 95 Old ..............: 3,420 3,416 2,932 86 86 9,198 9,349 102 Total ............: 507,029 420,640 521,899 103 124 1,468,707 1,389,651 95 : Ducks ..............: 12,265 9,021 10,276 84 114 35,919 29,186 81 : Other 1/ ...........: 172 94 118 69 126 468 314 67 : Total ..............: 4,428,752 3,741,253 4,578,612 103 122 12,878,048 12,430,740 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2021 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,911 9,420 10,149 102 108 30,464 29,579 97 Mature ...........: 554 675 642 116 95 1,672 1,888 113 Light ..........: 82 105 90 110 86 292 280 96 Heavy ..........: 472 570 552 117 97 1,380 1,608 117 Total ............: 10,465 10,095 10,791 103 107 32,136 31,467 98 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,668 1,649 1,960 118 119 5,032 5,363 107 Old ..............: 40 61 45 113 74 132 148 112 Total ............: 1,708 1,710 2,005 117 117 5,164 5,511 107 : Ducks ..............: 61 59 60 98 102 205 178 87 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,234 11,864 12,856 105 108 37,505 37,156 99 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.19 0.22 0.19 100 86 0.20 0.21 105 Mature ...........: 0.79 1.16 0.95 120 82 0.83 1.02 123 Light ..........: 0.72 1.11 0.78 108 70 0.90 0.91 101 Heavy ..........: 0.80 1.17 0.99 124 85 0.82 1.04 127 Total ............: 0.20 0.23 0.20 100 87 0.21 0.22 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.26 0.32 0.30 115 94 0.28 0.31 111 Old ..............: 0.87 1.33 1.17 134 88 1.07 1.20 112 Total ............: 0.27 0.32 0.31 115 97 0.28 0.32 114 : Ducks ..............: 0.36 0.48 0.43 119 90 0.41 0.45 110 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.21 0.24 0.21 100 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 inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2021 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 23,977 17,104 20,688 86 121 70,717 55,849 79 Mature ...........: 1,555 1,837 1,710 110 93 4,313 5,420 126 Light ..........: 477 436 537 113 123 1,414 1,403 99 Heavy ..........: 1,078 1,401 1,173 109 84 2,899 4,017 139 Total ............: 25,532 18,941 22,398 88 118 75,030 61,269 82 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,923 5,452 6,478 94 119 20,430 17,902 88 Old ..............: 176 130 119 68 92 462 365 79 Total ............: 7,099 5,582 6,597 93 118 20,892 18,267 87 : Ducks ..............: 297 162 229 77 141 1,002 578 58 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 2 2 67 100 7 6 86 : Total ..............: 32,931 24,687 29,226 89 118 96,931 80,120 83 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.62 0.52 0.51 82 98 0.63 0.51 81 Mature ...........: 3.19 4.41 3.56 112 81 3.09 4.10 133 Light ..........: 7.52 8.32 8.43 112 101 7.85 8.19 104 Heavy ..........: 2.55 3.85 2.82 111 73 2.38 3.49 147 Total ............: 0.65 0.57 0.55 85 96 0.66 0.55 83 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.36 1.29 1.23 90 95 1.38 1.28 93 Old ..............: 4.89 3.67 3.90 80 106 4.78 3.76 79 Total ............: 1.38 1.31 1.25 91 95 1.40 1.30 93 : Ducks ..............: 2.36 1.76 2.18 92 124 2.71 1.94 72 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.71 2.08 1.67 98 80 1.47 1.88 128 : Total ..............: 0.74 0.66 0.63 85 95 0.75 0.64 85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 874 818 491,808 505,903 Mature ..........: - - 31 25 86,597 92,087 Light .........: - - 13 6 64,117 67,807 Heavy .........: - - 18 19 22,480 24,280 Total ...........: - - 905 843 578,405 597,990 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 43 51 8,771 8,984 Old .............: - - 10 25 733 760 Total ...........: - - 53 76 9,504 9,744 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 259,445 258,515 1,111 1,284 12,363 13,366 Mature ..........: 14,999 13,956 81 148 30,141 34,274 Light .........: 10,369 9,820 45 117 15,364 18,172 Heavy .........: 4,630 4,136 36 31 14,777 16,102 Total ...........: 274,444 272,471 1,192 1,432 42,504 47,640 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 2,082 1,884 20 12 93 67 Old .............: 259 195 14 12 123 36 Total ...........: 2,341 2,079 34 24 216 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 6,245 6,902 34,016 33,658 88,822 86,534 Mature ..........: 1,255 1,465 270 315 28,004 32,723 Light .........: 910 1,151 151 97 24,905 29,660 Heavy .........: 345 314 119 218 3,099 3,063 Total ...........: 7,500 8,367 34,286 33,973 116,826 119,257 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 25 42 175 99 829 897 Old .............: 9 20 42 48 86 136 Total ...........: 34 62 217 147 915 1,033 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 29,567 28,938 568,258 608,543 1,492,509 1,544,461 Mature ..........: 230 261 67,666 64,334 229,274 239,588 Light .........: 10 35 44,835 42,310 160,719 169,175 Heavy .........: 220 226 22,831 22,024 68,555 70,413 Total ...........: 29,797 29,199 635,924 672,877 1,721,783 1,784,049 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 56 33 7,884 10,423 19,978 22,492 Old .............: 7 3 1,236 1,207 2,519 2,442 Total ...........: 63 36 9,120 11,630 22,497 24,934 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: February and March 2021 [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 .........: 88,966 104,862 488,698 581,721 5.49 5.55 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 67,981 93,165 486,647 657,019 7.16 7.05 California ......: 20,973 23,461 126,122 141,639 6.01 6.04 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 25,143 29,681 190,149 232,280 7.56 7.83 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 95,317 109,785 566,903 646,197 5.95 5.89 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,105 6,472 29,524 30,281 4.84 4.68 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 19,828 25,756 128,595 169,601 6.49 6.58 Louisiana .......: 10,846 15,579 76,205 108,365 7.03 6.96 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,257 11,258 67,907 73,253 6.62 6.51 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 50,099 65,487 321,861 418,013 6.42 6.38 Missouri ........: 29,155 38,582 152,640 202,641 5.24 5.25 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,170 2,440 10,872 11,687 5.01 4.79 North Carolina ..: 71,661 80,690 586,502 648,292 8.18 8.03 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 7,368 10,686 53,517 75,145 7.26 7.03 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,814 11,934 63,428 67,737 5.87 5.68 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 22,360 24,918 166,381 183,076 7.44 7.35 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 23,706 29,488 133,564 167,865 5.63 5.69 Texas ...........: 45,131 66,842 293,610 450,660 6.51 6.74 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 24,764 28,707 153,697 178,495 6.21 6.22 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 ...: 676,811 830,502 4,322,876 5,303,683 6.39 6.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2021 [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 .........: 371,497 441,326 1,558 2,067 0.42 0.47 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 368,036 493,721 1,555 1,954 0.42 0.39 California ......: 94,610 106,257 700 882 0.73 0.82 Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 147,346 179,763 567 640 0.38 0.35 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 430,267 488,775 2,928 3,018 0.68 0.61 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 21,426 21,977 170 190 0.79 0.86 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 97,246 128,665 494 564 0.51 0.44 Louisiana .......: 57,701 82,062 220 287 0.38 0.35 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 50,870 54,685 281 317 0.55 0.58 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 243,759 311,589 1,180 1,464 0.48 0.47 Missouri ........: 112,364 148,899 293 441 0.26 0.30 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,648 7,066 105 115 1.55 1.60 North Carolina ..: 452,267 498,455 1,574 1,541 0.35 0.31 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 40,084 56,219 153 212 0.38 0.38 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 44,164 46,876 777 933 1.73 1.95 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 125,462 138,171 897 959 0.71 0.69 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 99,108 124,677 441 504 0.44 0.40 Texas ...........: 227,177 345,681 1,336 2,349 0.58 0.67 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 113,851 132,462 291 360 0.25 0.27 Washington ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,271,673 4,000,011 17,104 20,688 0.52 0.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: February and March 2021 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 43 58 29,022 33,943 Arkansas ..........: - - 36 36 30,872 30,927 Delaware ..........: - - 54 70 14,169 15,447 Georgia ...........: - - 54 14 52,877 53,441 Mississippi .......: - - 35 35 9,771 9,771 North Carolina ....: - - 68 68 41,380 41,380 Texas .............: - - 98 103 53,773 57,229 Virginia ..........: - - 5 12 14,998 16,105 : United States .....: - - 874 818 491,808 505,903 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 26,487 26,882 80 105 1,170 1,215 Arkansas ..........: 6,618 6,599 73 76 1,001 1,001 Delaware ..........: 9,191 9,632 24 22 181 201 Georgia ...........: 68,444 66,766 93 101 1,807 1,983 Mississippi .......: 5,276 5,276 10 9 572 572 North Carolina ....: 10,573 10,573 47 47 903 903 Texas .............: 17,398 16,959 99 199 870 1,184 Virginia ..........: 9,269 10,688 3 13 159 164 : United States .....: 259,445 258,515 1,111 1,284 12,363 13,366 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 509 575 3,071 3,013 10,460 11,381 Arkansas ..........: 166 169 2,794 2,794 3,296 3,261 Delaware ..........: 345 401 662 685 1,912 2,477 Georgia ...........: 694 730 9,219 9,291 31,551 24,872 Mississippi .......: 433 433 1,888 1,888 790 790 North Carolina ....: 359 359 3,640 3,640 2,123 2,123 Texas .............: 383 353 303 314 4,025 4,300 Virginia ..........: 492 653 568 583 1,513 1,607 : United States .....: 6,245 6,902 34,016 33,658 88,822 86,534 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 404 403 31,428 51,774 102,674 129,349 Arkansas ..........: 1,790 1,791 81,234 81,255 127,880 127,909 Delaware ..........: 1,248 3,020 3,659 4,431 31,445 36,386 Georgia ...........: 12,283 9,938 92,222 85,975 269,244 253,111 Mississippi .......: 1,015 1,015 9,317 9,317 29,107 29,106 North Carolina ....: 1,986 1,986 19,711 19,916 80,790 80,995 Texas .............: 614 746 17,515 18,710 95,078 100,097 Virginia ..........: 341 334 10,360 11,312 37,708 41,471 : United States .....: 29,567 28,938 568,258 608,543 1,492,509 1,544,461 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: February and March 2021 [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 .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,348 3,283 48,021 64,143 20.45 19.54 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 1 - 20 - 32.74 - Indiana .........: 1,705 2,132 70,508 88,516 41.35 41.51 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,382 3,780 94,169 102,119 27.84 27.01 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 543 883 16,551 32,528 30.47 36.84 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 503 581 24,345 28,220 48.39 48.58 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 479 641 15,620 20,219 32.58 31.54 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - 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 .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 15,598 19,427 522,972 649,318 33.53 33.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: February and March 2021 [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 .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 39,971 53,313 327 400 0.81 0.74 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 15 - - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 56,590 71,174 783 913 1.37 1.27 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 75,383 81,637 971 1,049 1.27 1.27 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 13,607 26,669 113 180 0.83 0.67 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 19,463 22,557 240 274 1.22 1.20 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 12,437 16,052 192 373 1.52 2.27 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) 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 .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 417,224 518,967 5,452 6,478 1.29 1.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. 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 condemned by the inspector 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 2020. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 31 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 Jean Porter, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ................ (202) 690-3223 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter......................................... (202) 720-0585 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-4751 Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ........... (202) 720-8784 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ........................... (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Chicken Hatchery, Egg Products............................ (202) 690-3237 Vacant - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ....................................... (202) 690-4870 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs .............................................. (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery......................................... 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