Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released December 5, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 1 Percent from Last Year October 2024 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. October 2025 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during October 2025 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.97 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the amount certified in October 2024. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during October 2025 was 6.53 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 6.48 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.84 billion pounds, up 1 percent from October 2024. Mature chickens, at 66.8 million pounds, were down 11 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 602 million pounds, down 3 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.1 million pounds, down 6 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during October 2025 averaged 6.72 pounds per bird, up slightly from October 2024. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.04 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during October 2025 averaged 31.0 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from October 2024. Ante-mortem condemnations during October 2025 totaled 13.4 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.19 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 26.8 million pounds, were 0.54 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.58 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2025 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 861,715 834,089 870,077 101 104 7,954,870 8,040,658 101 Mature ...........: 10,476 10,241 9,495 91 93 97,226 89,736 92 Light ..........: 2,767 2,977 2,886 104 97 26,365 27,454 104 Heavy ..........: 7,709 7,264 6,609 86 91 70,861 62,282 88 Total ............: 872,191 844,330 879,572 101 104 8,052,096 8,130,394 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,390 17,100 19,273 99 113 165,891 159,293 96 Old ..............: 211 172 185 88 108 1,626 1,596 98 Total ............: 19,601 17,272 19,458 99 113 167,517 160,889 96 : Ducks ..............: 2,236 2,119 2,155 96 102 20,860 20,609 99 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,770,035 5,609,783 5,844,687 101 104 52,173,046 53,276,758 102 Mature ...........: 75,238 73,033 66,819 89 91 691,196 625,057 90 Light ..........: 9,664 10,241 9,956 103 97 91,413 94,980 104 Heavy ..........: 65,574 62,792 56,863 87 91 599,783 530,077 88 Total ............: 5,845,273 5,682,816 5,911,506 101 104 52,864,242 53,901,815 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 614,324 551,465 596,828 97 108 5,422,800 5,085,460 94 Old ..............: 6,614 5,314 5,658 86 106 49,953 48,625 97 Total ............: 620,938 556,779 602,486 97 108 5,472,753 5,134,085 94 : Ducks ..............: 16,154 14,937 15,128 94 101 148,460 144,575 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 468 432 467 100 108 2,829 2,592 92 : Total ..............: 6,482,833 6,254,964 6,529,587 101 104 58,488,284 59,183,067 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.70 6.73 6.72 100 100 6.56 6.63 101 Mature ...........: 7.18 7.13 7.04 98 99 7.11 6.97 98 Light ..........: 3.49 3.44 3.45 99 100 3.47 3.46 100 Heavy ..........: 8.51 8.64 8.60 101 100 8.46 8.51 101 Total ............: 6.70 6.73 6.72 100 100 6.57 6.63 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.68 32.25 30.97 98 96 32.69 31.93 98 Old ..............: 31.35 30.90 30.58 98 99 30.72 30.47 99 Total ............: 31.68 32.24 30.96 98 96 32.67 31.91 98 : Ducks ..............: 7.22 7.05 7.02 97 100 7.12 7.02 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2025 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 4,078,218 3,955,779 4,114,042 101 104 36,865,223 37,611,151 102 Mature ...........: 52,585 51,818 46,536 88 90 482,244 433,627 90 Light ..........: 5,179 5,438 5,281 102 97 48,497 50,477 104 Heavy ..........: 47,406 46,380 41,255 87 89 433,747 383,150 88 Total ............: 4,130,803 4,007,597 4,160,578 101 104 37,347,467 38,044,778 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 313,434 269,267 302,130 96 112 2,734,076 2,523,421 92 Old ..............: 4,344 3,914 4,181 96 107 35,682 34,419 96 Total ............: 317,778 273,181 306,311 96 112 2,769,758 2,557,840 92 : Ducks ..............: 4,243 3,090 3,350 79 108 37,309 32,400 87 : Other 1/ ...........: 180 124 205 114 165 1,176 1,222 104 : Total ..............: 4,453,004 4,283,992 4,470,444 100 104 40,155,710 40,636,240 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 292,673 295,841 312,786 107 106 2,594,518 2,697,309 104 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - 253 (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - 5 (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - 248 (X) Total ............: 292,673 295,841 312,786 107 106 2,594,518 2,697,562 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 175,519 169,486 174,496 99 103 1,578,788 1,522,463 96 Old ..............: 633 80 100 16 125 2,310 2,501 108 Total ............: 176,152 169,566 174,596 99 103 1,581,098 1,524,964 96 : Ducks ..............: 7,671 7,773 7,695 100 99 71,435 73,787 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 123 140 99 80 71 707 461 65 : Total ..............: 476,619 473,320 495,176 104 105 4,247,758 4,296,774 101 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 4,370,891 4,251,620 4,426,828 101 104 39,459,741 40,308,460 102 Mature ...........: 52,585 51,818 46,536 88 90 482,244 433,880 90 Light ..........: 5,179 5,438 5,281 102 97 48,497 50,482 104 Heavy ..........: 47,406 46,380 41,255 87 89 433,747 383,398 88 Total ............: 4,423,476 4,303,438 4,473,364 101 104 39,941,985 40,742,340 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 488,953 438,753 476,626 97 109 4,312,864 4,045,884 94 Old ..............: 4,977 3,994 4,281 86 107 37,992 36,920 97 Total ............: 493,930 442,747 480,907 97 109 4,350,856 4,082,804 94 : Ducks ..............: 11,914 10,863 11,045 93 102 108,744 106,187 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 303 264 304 100 115 1,883 1,683 89 : Total ..............: 4,929,623 4,757,312 4,965,620 101 104 44,403,468 44,933,014 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2025 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,714 10,160 10,876 112 107 98,023 104,479 107 Mature ...........: 837 727 788 94 108 8,116 8,118 100 Light ..........: 43 87 81 188 93 495 677 137 Heavy ..........: 794 640 707 89 110 7,621 7,441 98 Total ............: 10,551 10,887 11,664 111 107 106,139 112,597 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1,676 1,668 1,622 97 97 17,826 17,631 99 Old ..............: 58 32 29 50 91 452 353 78 Total ............: 1,734 1,700 1,651 95 97 18,278 17,984 98 : Ducks ..............: 86 106 117 136 110 953 1,024 107 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,371 12,694 13,433 109 106 125,373 131,612 105 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.17 0.18 0.19 112 106 0.19 0.20 105 Mature ...........: 1.11 1.00 1.18 106 118 1.17 1.30 111 Light ..........: 0.44 0.85 0.81 184 95 0.54 0.71 131 Heavy ..........: 1.21 1.02 1.24 102 122 1.27 1.40 110 Total ............: 0.18 0.19 0.20 111 105 0.20 0.21 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.27 0.30 0.27 100 90 0.33 0.35 106 Old ..............: 0.88 0.60 0.51 58 85 0.90 0.73 81 Total ............: 0.28 0.31 0.27 96 87 0.33 0.35 106 : Ducks ..............: 0.53 0.71 0.77 145 108 0.64 0.71 111 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.19 0.20 0.21 111 105 0.21 0.22 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2025 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 19,192 19,327 18,277 95 95 182,130 182,018 100 Mature ...........: 1,913 1,464 1,346 70 92 18,008 13,730 76 Light ..........: 425 442 416 98 94 3,805 3,916 103 Heavy ..........: 1,488 1,022 930 63 91 14,203 9,814 69 Total ............: 21,105 20,791 19,623 93 94 200,138 195,748 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,093 6,413 6,663 94 104 64,035 61,027 95 Old ..............: 246 249 278 113 112 1,747 1,969 113 Total ............: 7,339 6,662 6,941 95 104 65,782 62,996 96 : Ducks ..............: 218 291 247 113 85 1,953 2,292 117 : Other 1/ ...........: 5 4 4 80 100 36 47 131 : Total ..............: 28,667 27,748 26,815 94 97 267,909 261,083 97 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.44 0.45 0.41 93 91 0.46 0.45 98 Mature ...........: 3.51 2.75 2.81 80 102 3.60 3.07 85 Light ..........: 7.58 7.52 7.30 96 97 7.28 7.20 99 Heavy ..........: 3.04 2.16 2.20 72 102 3.17 2.50 79 Total ............: 0.47 0.48 0.44 94 92 0.50 0.48 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.43 1.44 1.38 97 96 1.46 1.49 102 Old ..............: 4.71 5.87 6.10 130 104 4.40 5.06 115 Total ............: 1.46 1.48 1.42 97 96 1.49 1.52 102 : Ducks ..............: 1.80 2.61 2.19 122 84 1.76 2.11 120 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.62 1.49 1.30 80 87 1.88 2.72 145 : Total ..............: 0.58 0.58 0.54 93 93 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: September and October 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 357 404 35,501 35,997 Mature ..........: - - 15 6 79,529 66,539 Light .........: - - 15 6 68,682 58,580 Heavy .........: - - - - 10,847 7,959 Total ...........: - - 372 410 115,030 102,536 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 3 - 4,127 5,083 Old .............: - - - - 1,406 1,185 Total ...........: - - 3 - 5,533 6,268 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 21,381 28,956 691 806 889 1,149 Mature ..........: 4,240 2,613 6 16 11,535 17,657 Light .........: 4,239 2,613 6 16 11,491 17,603 Heavy .........: 1 - - - 44 54 Total ...........: 25,621 31,569 697 822 12,424 18,806 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 2,736 4,629 34 154 95 44 Old .............: 1,219 1,204 34 21 417 317 Total ...........: 3,955 5,833 68 175 512 361 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 1,980 2,217 515 554 43,447 44,767 Mature ..........: 4,331 3,912 132 107 16,858 17,144 Light .........: 4,330 3,907 128 102 16,855 17,140 Heavy .........: 1 5 4 5 3 4 Total ...........: 6,311 6,129 647 661 60,305 61,911 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 162 288 466 199 1,006 1,131 Old .............: 10 10 5 8 294 469 Total ...........: 172 298 471 207 1,300 1,600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 2,441 2,163 70,935 67,335 2,122,527 2,112,570 Mature ..........: 140 184 37,734 32,010 53,663 53,083 Light .........: 137 177 37,713 31,989 - - Heavy .........: 3 7 21 21 53,663 53,083 Total ...........: 2,581 2,347 108,669 99,345 2,176,190 2,165,653 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 53 119 4,715 5,819 93,096 82,564 Old .............: 6 4 91 80 377 291 Total ...........: 59 123 4,806 5,899 93,473 82,855 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: September and October 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ---- pounds --- : Alabama .........: 105,353 105,119 594,182 585,326 5.64 5.57 Arkansas ........: 91,885 95,684 686,599 718,634 7.47 7.51 Delaware ........: 32,224 35,459 253,093 281,240 7.85 7.93 Georgia .........: 114,297 115,615 724,255 719,221 6.34 6.22 Illinois ........: 63 71 411 462 6.50 6.53 Iowa ............: 763 596 3,941 3,179 5.16 5.34 Kentucky ........: 25,727 26,468 177,616 183,152 6.90 6.92 Louisiana .......: 16,647 16,618 114,736 114,443 6.89 6.89 Maryland ........: 12,972 12,823 84,307 81,375 6.50 6.35 Mississippi .....: 65,126 67,422 438,236 456,848 6.73 6.78 : Missouri ........: 28,903 29,752 162,631 166,933 5.63 5.61 New Jersey ......: 270 267 1,444 1,405 5.35 5.27 New York ........: 3,398 3,130 17,638 17,858 5.19 5.70 North Carolina ..: 81,632 87,709 700,659 736,865 8.58 8.40 Ohio ............: 11,566 12,019 54,776 55,814 4.74 4.64 Oklahoma ........: 8,918 9,006 72,564 72,868 8.14 8.09 Pennsylvania ....: 17,102 15,781 101,625 91,699 5.94 5.81 South Carolina ..: 24,860 26,343 186,353 200,835 7.50 7.62 Tennessee .......: 34,623 35,145 217,737 218,336 6.29 6.21 Texas ...........: 62,717 66,673 440,313 472,499 7.02 7.09 : Vermont .........: 53 58 358 387 6.70 6.70 Virginia ........: 25,013 26,477 162,378 168,384 6.49 6.36 : United States ...: 834,089 870,077 5,609,783 5,844,687 6.73 6.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: September and October 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 455,480 448,500 1,488 1,346 0.33 0.30 Arkansas ........: 524,046 548,283 2,156 2,175 0.41 0.40 Delaware ........: 202,772 224,878 838 991 0.41 0.44 Georgia .........: 548,857 548,078 2,468 2,110 0.45 0.38 Illinois ........: 306 345 - - (X) (X) Iowa ............: 2,855 2,299 73 65 2.49 2.77 Kentucky ........: 134,732 138,148 920 984 0.68 0.71 Louisiana .......: 83,772 83,485 833 782 0.98 0.93 Maryland ........: 63,051 60,662 686 628 1.08 1.03 Mississippi .....: 322,113 336,170 995 1,035 0.31 0.31 : Missouri ........: 118,444 121,516 264 227 0.22 0.19 New Jersey ......: 1,086 1,040 17 20 1.53 1.84 New York ........: 11,052 11,344 71 73 0.64 0.64 North Carolina ..: 539,886 568,118 1,213 1,323 0.22 0.23 Ohio ............: 41,065 41,863 190 193 0.46 0.46 Oklahoma ........: 54,475 54,836 307 296 0.56 0.54 Pennsylvania ....: 72,160 64,213 1,250 959 1.70 1.47 South Carolina ..: 140,172 151,038 1,030 937 0.73 0.62 Tennessee .......: 161,146 161,470 504 428 0.31 0.26 Texas ...........: 335,310 366,449 714 760 0.21 0.21 : Vermont .........: 269 291 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 129,453 126,397 589 294 0.45 0.23 : United States ...: 4,251,620 4,426,828 19,327 18,277 0.45 0.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: September and October 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: - - - - 121 212 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: - - - - 4,858 1,686 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 1 7 Texas .............: - - - - 230 272 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: - - 357 404 35,501 35,997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 118 187 7 20 - - Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 1,319 645 1 2 186 85 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 17 17 1 - 3 5 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 21,381 28,956 691 806 889 1,149 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 4 8 - - 102 104 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 61 50 12 11 304 288 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 3 - Texas .............: 18 14 18 18 53 31 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 1,980 2,217 515 554 43,447 44,767 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - 175,545 173,966 Arkansas ..........: 2 - 113 194 159,390 159,689 Delaware ..........: - - - - 80,131 89,160 Georgia ...........: 119 10 3,223 2,889 199,367 260,670 Mississippi .......: - - - - 162,989 168,598 North Carolina ....: 4 6 - 1 97,560 103,164 Texas .............: 4 5 206 25 56,605 58,812 Virginia ..........: - - - - 180,115 191,562 : United States .....: 2,441 2,163 70,935 67,335 2,122,527 2,112,570 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: September and October 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : California ......: 172 472 3,567 9,415 20.74 19.93 Illinois ........: 3 4 102 97 31.50 24.49 Indiana .........: 1,879 1,921 76,707 78,646 40.83 40.94 Iowa ............: 1,162 1,274 53,468 58,037 46.02 45.55 Michigan ........: 461 385 20,090 16,406 43.54 42.67 Minnesota .......: 3,707 4,073 107,803 115,943 29.08 28.47 North Carolina ..: 1,873 2,173 73,941 83,648 39.47 38.49 Ohio ............: 663 652 30,589 29,044 46.12 44.51 Pennsylvania ....: 802 1,087 22,531 27,809 28.11 25.58 South Carolina ..: 565 573 24,803 24,406 43.92 42.57 : Vermont .........: 1 13 29 408 26.48 30.99 Wisconsin .......: 1 2 44 68 36.08 28.78 : United States ...: 17,100 19,273 551,465 596,828 32.25 30.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: September and October 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : California ......: 2,817 7,747 24 42 0.86 0.53 Illinois ........: 77 73 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 61,533 63,845 850 841 1.36 1.30 Iowa ............: 41,888 45,569 677 598 1.59 1.29 Michigan ........: 15,570 12,414 217 169 1.37 1.35 Minnesota .......: 86,261 93,134 1,084 1,214 1.24 1.29 North Carolina ..: 58,189 66,100 318 365 0.54 0.55 Ohio ............: 24,449 23,175 437 414 1.75 1.76 Pennsylvania ....: 17,859 22,146 479 507 2.61 2.24 South Carolina ..: 18,172 17,916 597 600 3.18 3.24 : Vermont .........: 23 324 - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 34 54 - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 438,753 476,626 6,413 6,663 1.44 1.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (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 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......................................................... (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery................................. 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