Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released June 26, 2026, 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 May 2025 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. May 2026 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during May 2026 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.47 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the amount certified in May 2025. The April 2026 revised certified total at 4.64 billion pounds, was up 6 percent from April 2025. The April revision represented an increase of 14.9 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during May 2026 was 5.86 billion pounds, down slightly from 5.87 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.30 billion pounds, up slightly from May 2025. Mature chickens, at 69.1 million pounds, were up 5 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 486 million pounds, down 2 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.3 million pounds, down 12 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during May 2026 averaged 6.67 pounds per bird, up slightly from May 2025. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.26 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during May 2026 averaged 33.8 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from May 2025. Ante-mortem condemnations during May 2026 totaled 11.5 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.20 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.21 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 24.2 million pounds, were 0.54 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.55 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2026 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2026 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 :of 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 795,709 825,284 794,193 100 96 3,914,763 4,006,553 102 Mature ...........: 9,123 9,612 9,521 104 99 43,446 46,146 106 Light ..........: 2,392 2,646 2,596 109 98 13,410 12,913 96 Heavy ..........: 6,731 6,966 6,925 103 99 30,036 33,233 111 Total ............: 804,832 834,896 803,714 100 96 3,958,209 4,052,699 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 15,133 15,602 14,228 94 91 73,318 75,045 102 Old ..............: 160 248 140 88 56 785 859 109 Total ............: 15,293 15,850 14,368 94 91 74,103 75,904 102 : Ducks ..............: 2,132 1,806 1,853 87 103 10,133 9,450 93 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,286,595 5,473,639 5,295,692 100 97 25,816,146 26,614,164 103 Mature ...........: 65,639 68,735 69,082 105 101 298,980 328,752 110 Light ..........: 8,243 9,011 9,149 111 102 46,226 45,132 98 Heavy ..........: 57,396 59,724 59,933 104 100 252,754 283,620 112 Total ............: 5,352,234 5,542,374 5,364,774 100 97 26,115,126 26,942,916 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 492,753 524,507 481,129 98 92 2,381,805 2,537,422 107 Old ..............: 5,130 7,632 4,477 87 59 23,844 27,017 113 Total ............: 497,883 532,139 485,606 98 91 2,405,649 2,564,439 107 : Ducks ..............: 15,047 13,115 13,253 88 101 71,483 67,646 95 : Other 1/ ...........: 185 143 175 95 122 862 811 94 : Total ..............: 5,865,349 6,087,771 5,863,808 100 96 28,593,120 29,575,812 103 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.64 6.63 6.67 100 101 6.59 6.64 101 Mature ...........: 7.19 7.15 7.26 101 102 6.88 7.12 103 Light ..........: 3.45 3.41 3.52 102 103 3.45 3.50 101 Heavy ..........: 8.53 8.57 8.65 101 101 8.42 8.53 101 Total ............: 6.65 6.64 6.67 100 100 6.60 6.65 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.56 33.62 33.82 104 101 32.49 33.81 104 Old ..............: 32.06 30.77 31.98 100 104 30.37 31.45 104 Total ............: 32.56 33.57 33.80 104 101 32.46 33.79 104 : Ducks ..............: 7.06 7.26 7.15 101 98 7.05 7.16 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2026 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2026 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 :of 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,711,402 3,899,891 3,771,559 102 97 18,225,313 18,901,000 104 Mature ...........: 46,557 48,166 48,174 103 100 205,519 231,773 113 Light ..........: 4,490 4,619 4,815 107 104 24,565 23,386 95 Heavy ..........: 42,067 43,547 43,359 103 100 180,954 208,387 115 Total ............: 3,757,959 3,948,057 3,819,733 102 97 18,430,832 19,132,773 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 248,566 241,246 229,863 92 95 1,189,848 1,222,534 103 Old ..............: 3,836 5,715 3,269 85 57 16,180 19,404 120 Total ............: 252,402 246,961 233,132 92 94 1,206,028 1,241,938 103 : Ducks ..............: 3,088 2,950 3,099 100 105 15,429 15,494 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 120 103 115 96 112 525 551 105 : Total ..............: 4,013,569 4,198,071 4,056,079 101 97 19,652,814 20,390,756 104 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 279,850 257,458 249,532 89 97 1,292,485 1,279,247 99 Mature ...........: 5 110 - (X) (X) 5 203 4,060 Light ..........: 5 77 - (X) (X) 5 77 1,540 Heavy ..........: - 33 - (X) (X) - 126 (X) Total ............: 279,855 257,568 249,532 89 97 1,292,490 1,279,450 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 142,411 175,581 153,971 108 88 703,251 797,414 113 Old ..............: 96 99 111 116 112 2,030 1,029 51 Total ............: 142,507 175,680 154,082 108 88 705,281 798,443 113 : Ducks ..............: 7,901 6,677 6,664 84 100 36,895 34,323 93 : Other 1/ ...........: 10 1 - (X) (X) 65 1 2 : Total ..............: 430,273 439,926 410,278 95 93 2,034,731 2,112,217 104 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,991,252 4,157,349 4,021,091 101 97 19,517,798 20,180,247 103 Mature ...........: 46,562 48,276 48,174 103 100 205,524 231,976 113 Light ..........: 4,495 4,696 4,815 107 103 24,570 23,463 95 Heavy ..........: 42,067 43,580 43,359 103 99 180,954 208,513 115 Total ............: 4,037,814 4,205,625 4,069,265 101 97 19,723,322 20,412,223 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 390,977 416,827 383,834 98 92 1,893,099 2,019,948 107 Old ..............: 3,932 5,814 3,380 86 58 18,210 20,433 112 Total ............: 394,909 422,641 387,214 98 92 1,911,309 2,040,381 107 : Ducks ..............: 10,989 9,627 9,763 89 101 52,324 49,817 95 : Other 1/ ...........: 130 104 115 88 111 590 552 94 : Total ..............: 4,443,842 4,637,997 4,466,357 101 96 21,687,545 22,502,973 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2026 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2026 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 :of 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,416 9,242 8,981 95 97 51,062 48,998 96 Mature ...........: 1,141 777 674 59 87 4,256 3,678 86 Light ..........: 38 81 73 192 90 284 378 133 Heavy ..........: 1,103 696 601 54 86 3,972 3,300 83 Total ............: 10,557 10,019 9,655 91 96 55,318 52,676 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1,528 1,707 1,732 113 101 8,307 8,863 107 Old ..............: 24 43 33 138 77 154 183 119 Total ............: 1,552 1,750 1,765 114 101 8,461 9,046 107 : Ducks ..............: 79 79 79 100 100 410 419 102 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,188 11,848 11,499 94 97 64,190 62,141 97 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.18 0.17 0.17 94 100 0.20 0.18 90 Mature ...........: 1.74 1.13 0.98 56 87 1.42 1.12 79 Light ..........: 0.46 0.90 0.80 174 89 0.61 0.84 138 Heavy ..........: 1.92 1.17 1.00 52 85 1.57 1.16 74 Total ............: 0.20 0.18 0.18 90 100 0.21 0.20 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.31 0.33 0.36 116 109 0.35 0.35 100 Old ..............: 0.47 0.56 0.74 157 132 0.65 0.68 105 Total ............: 0.31 0.33 0.36 116 109 0.35 0.35 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.53 0.60 0.60 113 100 0.57 0.62 109 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.21 0.19 0.20 95 105 0.22 0.21 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2026 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2026 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 :of 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 17,240 17,856 17,078 99 96 91,826 90,383 98 Mature ...........: 1,366 1,528 1,399 102 92 6,693 7,074 106 Light ..........: 303 384 351 116 91 1,839 1,842 100 Heavy ..........: 1,063 1,144 1,048 99 92 4,854 5,232 108 Total ............: 18,606 19,384 18,477 99 95 98,519 97,457 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 5,525 7,302 5,245 95 72 28,671 30,845 108 Old ..............: 191 295 231 121 78 833 1,179 142 Total ............: 5,716 7,597 5,476 96 72 29,504 32,024 109 : Ducks ..............: 166 209 197 119 94 846 837 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 2 3 100 150 20 11 55 : Total ..............: 24,491 27,192 24,153 99 89 128,889 130,329 101 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.43 0.43 0.42 98 98 0.47 0.45 96 Mature ...........: 2.85 3.07 2.82 99 92 3.15 2.96 94 Light ..........: 6.32 7.56 6.79 107 90 6.96 7.28 105 Heavy ..........: 2.46 2.56 2.36 96 92 2.61 2.45 94 Total ............: 0.46 0.46 0.45 98 98 0.50 0.48 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.39 1.72 1.35 97 78 1.49 1.50 101 Old ..............: 4.63 4.83 6.40 138 133 4.37 5.46 125 Total ............: 1.43 1.77 1.39 97 79 1.52 1.55 102 : Ducks ..............: 1.49 2.12 1.98 133 93 1.59 1.65 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 2.26 1.89 2.54 112 134 3.28 1.95 59 : Total ..............: 0.55 0.58 0.54 98 93 0.59 0.58 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: April and May 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 287 264 27,919 23,746 Mature ..........: - - 9 23 74,931 65,339 Light .........: - - 9 23 66,983 54,966 Heavy .........: - - - - 7,948 10,373 Total ...........: - - 296 287 102,850 89,085 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - - 3 2,003 2,185 Old .............: - - - - 1,715 1,094 Total ...........: - - - 3 3,718 3,279 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 67,020 55,774 482 579 307 232 Mature ..........: 2,085 2,320 5 4 10,419 10,592 Light .........: 2,085 2,320 3 2 10,366 10,539 Heavy .........: - - 2 2 53 53 Total ...........: 69,105 58,094 487 583 10,726 10,824 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,423 667 4 18 15 4 Old .............: 1,126 928 53 21 290 186 Total ...........: 2,549 1,595 57 39 305 190 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 1,748 1,441 671 718 21,097 20,846 Mature ..........: 1,925 1,662 64 120 15,712 11,618 Light .........: 1,922 1,658 57 116 15,708 11,618 Heavy .........: 3 4 7 4 4 - Total ...........: 3,673 3,103 735 838 36,809 32,464 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 134 108 235 158 437 270 Old .............: 40 18 11 54 285 305 Total ...........: 174 126 246 212 722 575 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 682 644 43,292 46,029 2,278,185 2,161,991 Mature ..........: 314 229 17,824 24,709 59,570 53,243 Light .........: 313 223 17,801 24,699 - - Heavy .........: 1 6 23 10 59,570 53,243 Total ...........: 996 873 61,116 70,738 2,337,755 2,215,234 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 35 69 2,030 1,706 65,395 65,183 Old .............: 41 45 118 240 265 188 Total ...........: 76 114 2,148 1,946 65,660 65,371 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2026 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ---- pounds --- : Alabama .........: 104,028 98,116 569,687 547,727 5.48 5.58 Arkansas ........: 90,533 84,814 661,121 624,885 7.30 7.37 Delaware ........: 31,955 38,352 253,528 308,373 7.93 8.04 Georgia .........: 108,335 106,065 680,704 669,708 6.28 6.31 Illinois ........: 56 56 360 360 6.41 6.45 Kentucky ........: 27,122 25,793 183,868 173,779 6.78 6.74 Louisiana .......: 14,844 14,083 101,122 96,292 6.81 6.84 Maryland ........: 12,110 11,383 81,864 75,481 6.76 6.63 Mississippi .....: 62,596 60,719 414,805 408,120 6.63 6.72 Missouri ........: 28,074 25,796 153,301 142,263 5.46 5.52 : New Jersey ......: 226 205 1,240 1,146 5.49 5.58 New York ........: 3,039 3,208 15,525 16,212 5.11 5.05 North Carolina ..: 79,572 76,119 659,598 635,794 8.29 8.35 Ohio ............: 11,222 10,247 55,591 49,835 4.95 4.86 Oklahoma ........: 9,317 8,187 74,320 64,980 7.98 7.94 Pennsylvania ....: 15,708 16,090 90,452 92,190 5.76 5.73 South Carolina ..: 24,953 23,720 188,682 178,535 7.56 7.53 Tennessee .......: 34,283 32,731 206,115 198,533 6.01 6.07 Texas ...........: 69,273 63,188 490,151 439,390 7.08 6.95 Vermont .........: 44 34 294 225 6.68 6.65 : Virginia ........: 27,512 26,324 167,495 166,528 6.09 6.33 : United States ...: 825,284 794,193 5,473,639 5,295,692 6.63 6.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: April and May 2026 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 438,412 419,737 1,452 1,358 0.33 0.32 Arkansas ........: 508,550 478,109 1,437 1,315 0.28 0.27 Delaware ........: 202,924 239,008 1,088 1,205 0.53 0.50 Georgia .........: 515,288 508,414 2,718 2,550 0.52 0.50 Illinois ........: 269 269 - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: 140,590 132,181 693 685 0.49 0.52 Louisiana .......: 74,337 70,524 581 483 0.78 0.68 Maryland ........: 61,389 56,567 629 520 1.01 0.91 Mississippi .....: 305,173 305,146 677 629 0.22 0.21 Missouri ........: 111,959 103,600 307 292 0.27 0.28 : New Jersey ......: 916 848 18 13 1.96 1.53 New York ........: 9,766 10,177 93 98 0.95 0.96 North Carolina ..: 510,699 496,984 1,359 1,343 0.27 0.27 Ohio ............: 41,657 37,540 141 149 0.34 0.40 Oklahoma ........: 55,926 48,906 252 253 0.45 0.51 Pennsylvania ....: 63,637 64,990 1,150 983 1.77 1.49 South Carolina ..: 142,132 134,848 1,122 991 0.78 0.73 Tennessee .......: 152,404 146,488 566 496 0.37 0.34 Texas ...........: 376,837 337,281 756 742 0.20 0.22 Vermont .........: 222 169 - - (X) (X) : Virginia ........: 127,311 126,172 281 300 0.22 0.24 : United States ...: 4,157,349 4,021,091 17,856 17,078 0.43 0.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2026 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: - - - - 439 523 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: - - - - 2,587 2,827 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 4 2 Texas .............: - - 32 30 170 234 Virginia ..........: - - - - - 7 : United States .....: - - 287 264 27,919 23,746 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 105 201 12 22 - - Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 5,546 6,067 - 2 89 98 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - 1 - - - - Texas .............: 6 12 2 2 3 - Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 67,020 55,774 482 579 307 232 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: - 5 - - 55 49 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 169 124 19 14 1,078 1,374 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 2 1 - - - - Texas .............: 21 21 11 9 7 7 Virginia ..........: - 1 - - - - : United States .....: 1,748 1,441 671 718 21,097 20,846 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - 203,860 195,853 Arkansas ..........: - - 53 167 104,998 97,881 Delaware ..........: - - - - 123,436 123,727 Georgia ...........: 46 105 5,130 5,798 322,452 297,935 Mississippi .......: - - - - 102,009 93,100 North Carolina ....: - - - 2 120,224 97,887 Texas .............: - 6 799 704 57,866 60,051 Virginia ..........: - - - - 286,782 292,968 : United States .....: 682 644 43,292 46,029 2,278,185 2,161,991 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2026 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : California ......: 84 110 2,435 2,618 28.86 23.71 Illinois ........: (Z) - 9 (X) 31.13 (X) Indiana .........: 1,619 1,567 71,804 70,215 44.36 44.82 Iowa ............: 1,161 1,000 55,291 47,262 47.64 47.27 Michigan ........: 325 312 15,234 14,221 46.87 45.56 Minnesota .......: 3,390 3,479 99,010 97,983 29.21 28.16 North Carolina ..: 1,888 1,879 78,821 77,728 41.74 41.36 Ohio ............: 582 563 27,338 25,519 46.94 45.33 Pennsylvania ....: 584 566 17,268 16,912 29.56 29.88 South Carolina ..: 610 537 25,588 22,555 41.92 41.98 : Vermont .........: - - (X) (X) (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (Z) (Z) (Z) 1 26.14 32.38 : United States ...: 15,602 14,228 524,507 481,129 33.62 33.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: April and May 2026 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : California ......: 1,943 2,089 4 6 0.22 0.27 Illinois ........: 7 - - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 58,364 57,104 815 770 1.38 1.33 Iowa ............: 43,405 37,145 750 568 1.70 1.51 Michigan ........: 11,786 11,021 185 160 1.55 1.43 Minnesota .......: 79,458 78,397 911 807 1.13 1.02 North Carolina ..: 62,244 61,071 355 336 0.57 0.55 Ohio ............: 21,862 20,404 334 295 1.51 1.42 Pennsylvania ....: 13,645 13,291 279 349 2.01 2.56 South Carolina ..: 19,358 17,110 422 389 2.13 2.23 : Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (Z) (Z) - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 416,827 383,834 7,302 5,245 1.72 1.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds federally condemned prior to entry into the slaughter plant which includes Dead-On-Arrival (DOA) and condemned for other causes. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts of birds condemned includes federally inspected and establishment sorted because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 359 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2025. Young chickens were slaughtered in 40 States, young turkeys in 29 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 Shulonda Blackmon - Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses, Cold Storage............... (202) 720-3240 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, 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 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs......................................................... 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