Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released December 23, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 1 Percent from Last Year November 2024 contained 21 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. November 2025 contained 20 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during November 2025 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.06 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the amount certified in November 2024. The October 2025 revised certified total at 4.95 billion pounds, was up 3 percent from October 2024. The October revision represented an decrease of 19.1 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during November 2025 was 5.33 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 5.40 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.79 billion pounds, down 1 percent from November 2024. Mature chickens, at 48.7 million pounds, were down 11 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 471 million pounds, down 5 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 12.4 million pounds, down 13 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during November 2025 averaged 6.66 pounds per bird, up slightly from November 2024. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.69 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during November 2025 averaged 30.5 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from November 2024. Ante-mortem condemnations during November 2025 totaled 12.3 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.23 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.19 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 22.7 million pounds, were 0.56 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.59 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2025 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 728,228 869,447 719,648 99 83 8,683,098 8,759,676 101 Mature ...........: 7,899 9,495 7,270 92 77 105,125 97,006 92 Light ..........: 2,483 2,886 2,629 106 91 28,848 30,083 104 Heavy ..........: 5,416 6,609 4,641 86 70 76,277 66,923 88 Total ............: 736,127 878,942 726,918 99 83 8,788,223 8,856,682 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,282 19,273 15,336 94 80 182,173 174,629 96 Old ..............: 85 185 104 122 56 1,711 1,700 99 Total ............: 16,367 19,458 15,440 94 79 183,884 176,329 96 : Ducks ..............: 1,981 2,155 1,800 91 84 22,841 22,409 98 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,830,382 5,822,282 4,792,808 99 82 57,003,428 58,047,161 102 Mature ...........: 54,756 66,819 48,671 89 73 745,952 673,728 90 Light ..........: 8,364 9,956 9,149 109 92 99,777 104,129 104 Heavy ..........: 46,392 56,863 39,522 85 70 646,175 569,599 88 Total ............: 4,885,138 5,889,101 4,841,479 99 82 57,749,380 58,720,889 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 492,995 596,617 467,952 95 78 5,915,795 5,553,201 94 Old ..............: 2,746 5,658 3,263 119 58 52,699 51,888 98 Total ............: 495,741 602,275 471,215 95 78 5,968,494 5,605,089 94 : Ducks ..............: 14,282 15,133 12,430 87 82 162,742 157,010 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 229 467 181 79 39 3,058 2,773 91 : Total ..............: 5,395,390 6,506,976 5,325,305 99 82 63,883,674 64,485,761 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.63 6.70 6.66 100 99 6.56 6.63 101 Mature ...........: 6.93 7.04 6.69 97 95 7.10 6.95 98 Light ..........: 3.37 3.45 3.48 103 101 3.46 3.46 100 Heavy ..........: 8.57 8.60 8.52 99 99 8.47 8.51 100 Total ............: 6.64 6.70 6.66 100 99 6.57 6.63 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.28 30.96 30.51 101 99 32.47 31.80 98 Old ..............: 32.31 30.58 31.38 97 103 30.80 30.52 99 Total ............: 30.29 30.95 30.52 101 99 32.46 31.79 98 : Ducks ..............: 7.21 7.02 6.91 96 98 7.12 7.01 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2025 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,415,337 4,095,201 3,257,623 95 80 40,280,560 40,849,933 101 Mature ...........: 38,130 46,536 32,776 86 70 520,374 466,403 90 Light ..........: 4,513 5,281 4,847 107 92 53,010 55,324 104 Heavy ..........: 33,617 41,255 27,929 83 68 467,364 411,079 88 Total ............: 3,453,467 4,141,737 3,290,399 95 79 40,800,934 41,316,336 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 246,921 298,782 251,842 102 84 2,980,997 2,771,915 93 Old ..............: 1,850 4,181 2,396 130 57 37,532 36,815 98 Total ............: 248,771 302,963 254,238 102 84 3,018,529 2,808,730 93 : Ducks ..............: 3,207 3,353 2,809 88 84 40,516 35,212 87 : Other 1/ ...........: 144 205 112 78 55 1,320 1,334 101 : Total ..............: 3,705,589 4,448,258 3,547,558 96 80 43,861,299 44,161,612 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 236,265 312,669 381,539 161 122 2,830,783 3,078,731 109 Mature ...........: - - 492 (X) (X) - 745 (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - 5 (X) Heavy ..........: - - 492 (X) (X) - 740 (X) Total ............: 236,265 312,669 382,031 162 122 2,830,783 3,079,476 109 : Turkeys : Young ............: 145,086 177,678 121,576 84 68 1,723,874 1,647,221 96 Old ..............: 246 100 84 34 84 2,556 2,585 101 Total ............: 145,332 177,778 121,660 84 68 1,726,430 1,649,806 96 : Ducks ..............: 7,276 7,695 6,411 88 83 78,711 80,198 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 16 99 - (X) (X) 723 461 64 : Total ..............: 388,889 498,241 510,102 131 102 4,636,647 4,809,941 104 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,651,602 4,407,870 3,639,162 100 83 43,111,343 43,928,664 102 Mature ...........: 38,130 46,536 33,268 87 71 520,374 467,148 90 Light ..........: 4,513 5,281 4,847 107 92 53,010 55,329 104 Heavy ..........: 33,617 41,255 28,421 85 69 467,364 411,819 88 Total ............: 3,689,732 4,454,406 3,672,430 100 82 43,631,717 44,395,812 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 392,007 476,460 373,418 95 78 4,704,871 4,419,136 94 Old ..............: 2,096 4,281 2,480 118 58 40,088 39,400 98 Total ............: 394,103 480,741 375,898 95 78 4,744,959 4,458,536 94 : Ducks ..............: 10,483 11,048 9,220 88 83 119,227 115,410 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 160 304 112 70 37 2,043 1,795 88 : Total ..............: 4,094,478 4,946,499 4,057,660 99 82 48,497,946 48,971,553 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2025 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 8,488 10,875 10,350 122 95 106,511 114,828 108 Mature ...........: 502 788 615 123 78 8,618 8,733 101 Light ..........: 35 81 59 169 73 530 736 139 Heavy ..........: 467 707 556 119 79 8,088 7,997 99 Total ............: 8,990 11,663 10,965 122 94 115,129 123,561 107 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1,418 1,622 1,271 90 78 19,244 18,902 98 Old ..............: 26 29 10 38 34 478 363 76 Total ............: 1,444 1,651 1,281 89 78 19,722 19,265 98 : Ducks ..............: 81 117 77 95 66 1,034 1,101 106 : Total 1/ ...........: 10,515 13,432 12,323 117 92 135,888 143,934 106 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.18 0.19 0.22 122 116 0.19 0.20 105 Mature ...........: 0.92 1.18 1.26 137 107 1.16 1.30 112 Light ..........: 0.42 0.81 0.64 152 79 0.53 0.71 134 Heavy ..........: 1.01 1.24 1.41 140 114 1.25 1.40 112 Total ............: 0.18 0.20 0.23 128 115 0.20 0.21 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.29 0.27 0.27 93 100 0.33 0.34 103 Old ..............: 0.95 0.51 0.31 33 61 0.91 0.70 77 Total ............: 0.29 0.27 0.27 93 100 0.33 0.34 103 : Ducks ..............: 0.57 0.77 0.62 109 81 0.64 0.70 109 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.19 0.21 0.23 121 110 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2025 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 16,602 18,277 15,979 96 87 198,732 197,997 100 Mature ...........: 1,563 1,346 1,073 69 80 19,571 14,803 76 Light ..........: 433 416 392 91 94 4,238 4,308 102 Heavy ..........: 1,130 930 681 60 73 15,333 10,495 68 Total ............: 18,165 19,623 17,052 94 87 218,303 212,800 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,052 6,663 5,345 88 80 70,087 66,372 95 Old ..............: 94 278 119 127 43 1,841 2,088 113 Total ............: 6,146 6,941 5,464 89 79 71,928 68,460 95 : Ducks ..............: 159 247 150 94 61 2,112 2,442 116 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 4 3 100 75 39 50 128 : Total ..............: 24,473 26,815 22,669 93 85 292,382 283,752 97 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.45 0.41 0.44 98 107 0.46 0.45 98 Mature ...........: 3.94 2.81 3.12 79 111 3.62 3.07 85 Light ..........: 8.75 7.30 7.48 85 102 7.40 7.22 98 Heavy ..........: 3.25 2.20 2.34 72 106 3.18 2.49 78 Total ............: 0.49 0.44 0.46 94 105 0.50 0.48 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.52 1.38 1.41 93 102 1.47 1.48 101 Old ..............: 4.29 6.10 4.58 107 75 4.39 5.03 115 Total ............: 1.54 1.42 1.43 93 101 1.49 1.51 101 : Ducks ..............: 1.49 2.19 1.60 107 73 1.74 2.07 119 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.84 1.30 2.61 142 201 1.87 2.71 145 : Total ..............: 0.59 0.54 0.56 95 104 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: October and November 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 404 246 35,997 35,857 Mature ..........: - - 6 7 66,539 63,078 Light .........: - - 6 7 58,580 56,376 Heavy .........: - - - - 7,959 6,702 Total ...........: - - 410 253 102,536 98,935 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - - 13 5,083 4,663 Old .............: - - - - 1,185 407 Total ...........: - - - 13 6,268 5,070 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 28,956 49,039 806 837 1,149 565 Mature ..........: 2,613 4,070 16 10 17,657 15,024 Light .........: 2,613 4,068 16 10 17,603 15,010 Heavy .........: - 2 - - 54 14 Total ...........: 31,569 53,109 822 847 18,806 15,589 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 4,629 1,866 154 90 44 36 Old .............: 1,204 449 21 6 317 356 Total ...........: 5,833 2,315 175 96 361 392 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 2,217 1,913 554 461 44,767 33,736 Mature ..........: 3,912 4,821 107 92 17,144 10,583 Light .........: 3,907 4,817 102 90 17,140 10,580 Heavy .........: 5 4 5 2 4 3 Total ...........: 6,129 6,734 661 553 61,911 44,319 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 288 126 199 330 1,131 860 Old .............: 10 23 8 7 469 131 Total ...........: 298 149 207 337 1,600 991 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 2,163 1,606 67,335 107,872 2,112,570 1,946,951 Mature ..........: 184 615 32,010 49,522 53,083 35,861 Light .........: 177 609 31,989 49,518 - - Heavy .........: 7 6 21 4 53,083 35,861 Total ...........: 2,347 2,221 99,345 157,394 2,165,653 1,982,812 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 119 52 5,819 4,125 82,564 78,869 Old .............: 4 10 80 16 291 124 Total ...........: 123 62 5,899 4,141 82,855 78,993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ---- pounds --- : Alabama .........: 105,119 90,481 585,197 505,284 5.57 5.58 Arkansas ........: 95,684 77,551 718,416 586,237 7.51 7.56 Delaware ........: 35,459 28,215 277,898 217,831 7.84 7.72 Georgia .........: 115,615 96,638 716,123 594,941 6.19 6.16 Illinois ........: 71 40 462 256 6.53 6.43 Iowa ............: 596 783 3,179 4,480 5.34 5.72 Kentucky ........: 26,468 21,834 183,152 152,499 6.92 6.98 Louisiana .......: 16,618 14,273 114,443 96,779 6.89 6.78 Maryland ........: 12,823 10,753 81,375 66,477 6.35 6.18 Mississippi .....: 67,422 55,722 457,896 371,162 6.79 6.66 : Missouri ........: 29,752 25,148 166,933 137,778 5.61 5.48 New Jersey ......: 267 208 1,405 1,133 5.27 5.45 New York ........: 3,130 3,008 16,226 15,518 5.18 5.16 North Carolina ..: 87,709 71,603 726,036 604,404 8.28 8.44 Ohio ............: 12,019 9,777 55,814 45,449 4.64 4.65 Oklahoma ........: 9,006 7,905 72,868 65,519 8.09 8.29 Pennsylvania ....: 15,781 13,185 91,699 75,639 5.81 5.74 South Carolina ..: 26,343 22,878 201,326 166,823 7.64 7.29 Tennessee .......: 35,145 28,531 218,336 175,681 6.21 6.16 Texas ...........: 66,673 56,461 472,087 408,208 7.08 7.23 : Vermont .........: 58 46 387 304 6.70 6.65 Virginia ........: 25,847 20,797 165,992 129,827 6.42 6.24 : United States ...: 869,447 719,648 5,822,282 4,792,808 6.70 6.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 448,247 388,478 1,346 1,238 0.30 0.32 Arkansas ........: 548,668 450,183 2,175 1,781 0.39 0.39 Delaware ........: 222,853 174,603 991 800 0.44 0.46 Georgia .........: 544,412 450,211 2,110 1,934 0.39 0.43 Illinois ........: 345 191 - - (X) (X) Iowa ............: 2,299 3,262 65 82 2.77 2.47 Kentucky ........: 138,148 115,947 984 865 0.71 0.74 Louisiana .......: 83,485 70,392 782 763 0.93 1.07 Maryland ........: 60,662 49,645 628 647 1.03 1.29 Mississippi .....: 337,124 278,563 1,035 780 0.31 0.28 : Missouri ........: 121,516 100,640 227 298 0.19 0.30 New Jersey ......: 1,040 838 20 13 1.84 1.56 New York ........: 10,166 10,643 73 93 0.72 0.87 North Carolina ..: 559,703 465,747 1,323 1,100 0.24 0.24 Ohio ............: 41,863 34,155 193 126 0.46 0.37 Oklahoma ........: 54,836 49,298 296 230 0.54 0.46 Pennsylvania ....: 64,213 52,670 959 1,034 1.47 1.93 South Carolina ..: 151,386 125,791 937 844 0.62 0.67 Tennessee .......: 161,605 129,795 428 397 0.26 0.31 Texas ...........: 364,892 313,518 760 617 0.21 0.20 : Vermont .........: 291 229 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 124,409 97,413 294 190 0.24 0.19 : United States ...: 4,407,870 3,639,162 18,277 15,979 0.41 0.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: - - - - 212 345 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: - - - - 1,686 2,354 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 7 - Texas .............: - - - - 272 186 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: - - 404 246 35,997 35,857 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 187 191 20 41 - - Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 645 1,011 2 - 85 144 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 17 10 - - 5 3 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 28,956 49,039 806 837 1,149 565 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 8 8 - - 104 124 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 50 57 11 15 288 430 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 14 29 18 26 31 14 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 2,217 1,913 554 461 44,767 33,736 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - 173,966 173,589 Arkansas ..........: - 2 194 130 159,689 142,599 Delaware ..........: - - - - 89,160 82,829 Georgia ...........: 10 120 2,889 3,764 260,670 189,466 Mississippi .......: - - - - 168,598 124,330 North Carolina ....: 6 - 1 - 103,164 179,270 Texas .............: 5 6 25 79 58,812 47,629 Virginia ..........: - - - - 191,562 195,768 : United States .....: 2,163 1,606 67,335 107,872 2,112,570 1,946,951 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : California ......: 472 83 9,415 1,485 19.93 17.91 Illinois ........: 4 21 97 593 24.49 28.03 Indiana .........: 1,921 1,533 78,646 62,218 40.94 40.59 Iowa ............: 1,274 1,003 58,037 46,081 45.55 45.95 Michigan ........: 385 334 16,406 13,759 42.67 41.23 Minnesota .......: 4,073 3,438 115,943 91,010 28.47 26.47 North Carolina ..: 2,173 1,726 83,648 65,724 38.49 38.08 Ohio ............: 652 626 29,044 26,305 44.51 41.99 Pennsylvania ....: 1,087 863 27,809 22,121 25.58 25.63 South Carolina ..: 573 436 24,406 19,617 42.57 44.99 : Vermont .........: 13 48 408 1,406 30.99 29.21 Wisconsin .......: 2 4 68 123 28.78 28.47 : United States ...: 19,273 15,336 596,617 467,952 30.96 30.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : California ......: 7,747 1,231 42 4 0.53 0.36 Illinois ........: 73 454 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 63,845 50,572 841 632 1.30 1.23 Iowa ............: 45,569 36,295 598 530 1.29 1.44 Michigan ........: 12,414 10,665 169 149 1.35 1.37 Minnesota .......: 93,134 73,049 1,214 852 1.29 1.15 North Carolina ..: 66,100 51,477 365 279 0.55 0.54 Ohio ............: 23,175 20,705 414 311 1.76 1.48 Pennsylvania ....: 22,146 17,578 507 447 2.24 2.48 South Carolina ..: 17,916 14,657 600 616 3.24 4.03 : Vermont .........: 324 1,112 - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 54 98 - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 476,460 373,418 6,663 5,345 1.38 1.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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