Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released July 24, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 8 Percent from Last Year June 2025 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. June 2026 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during June 2026 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.75 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the amount certified in June 2025. The May 2026 revised certified total at 4.47 billion pounds, was up 1 percent from May 2025. The May revision represented an increase of 7.8 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during June 2026 was 6.23 billion pounds, up 7 percent from 5.80 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.58 billion pounds, up 7 percent from June 2025. Mature chickens, at 78.9 million pounds, were up 42 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 555 million pounds, up 6 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.3 million pounds, up 5 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during June 2026 averaged 6.62 pounds per bird, up slightly from June 2025. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.27 pounds per bird, up 6 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during June 2026 averaged 34.0 pounds per bird, up 7 percent from June 2025. Ante-mortem condemnations during June 2026 totaled 13.5 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.23 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 24.9 million pounds, were 0.52 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.56 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2026 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2026 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 :of 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 789,676 794,920 842,921 107 106 4,704,439 4,850,201 103 Mature ...........: 8,145 9,521 10,845 133 114 51,591 56,991 110 Light ..........: 2,747 2,596 2,807 102 108 16,157 15,720 97 Heavy ..........: 5,398 6,925 8,038 149 116 35,434 41,271 116 Total ............: 797,821 804,441 853,766 107 106 4,756,030 4,907,192 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,320 14,968 16,168 99 108 89,638 91,953 103 Old ..............: 141 140 156 111 111 926 1,015 110 Total ............: 16,461 15,108 16,324 99 108 90,564 92,968 103 : Ducks ..............: 1,948 1,853 2,057 106 111 12,081 11,507 95 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,204,474 5,290,425 5,582,905 107 106 31,020,620 32,191,802 104 Mature ...........: 55,621 69,082 78,878 142 114 354,601 407,630 115 Light ..........: 9,401 9,149 9,797 104 107 55,627 54,929 99 Heavy ..........: 46,220 59,933 69,081 149 115 298,974 352,701 118 Total ............: 5,260,095 5,359,507 5,661,783 108 106 31,375,221 32,599,432 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 518,359 491,934 549,971 106 112 2,900,164 3,098,198 107 Old ..............: 4,184 4,477 4,757 114 106 28,028 31,774 113 Total ............: 522,543 496,411 554,728 106 112 2,928,192 3,129,972 107 : Ducks ..............: 13,676 13,248 14,317 105 108 85,159 81,958 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 173 175 155 90 89 1,035 966 93 : Total ..............: 5,796,487 5,869,341 6,230,983 107 106 34,389,607 35,812,328 104 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.59 6.66 6.62 100 99 6.59 6.64 101 Mature ...........: 6.83 7.26 7.27 106 100 6.87 7.15 104 Light ..........: 3.42 3.52 3.49 102 99 3.44 3.49 101 Heavy ..........: 8.56 8.65 8.59 100 99 8.44 8.55 101 Total ............: 6.59 6.66 6.63 101 100 6.60 6.64 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.76 32.87 34.02 107 103 32.35 33.69 104 Old ..............: 29.67 31.98 30.49 103 95 30.27 31.30 103 Total ............: 31.74 32.86 33.98 107 103 32.33 33.67 104 : Ducks ..............: 7.02 7.15 6.96 99 97 7.05 7.12 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2026 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2026 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 :of 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,684,062 3,770,666 3,964,960 108 105 21,909,375 22,865,067 104 Mature ...........: 38,808 48,174 55,327 143 115 244,327 287,100 118 Light ..........: 4,976 4,815 5,159 104 107 29,541 28,545 97 Heavy ..........: 33,832 43,359 50,168 148 116 214,786 258,555 120 Total ............: 3,722,870 3,818,840 4,020,287 108 105 22,153,702 23,152,167 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 251,860 229,863 270,731 107 118 1,441,708 1,493,265 104 Old ..............: 3,056 3,269 3,511 115 107 19,236 22,915 119 Total ............: 254,916 233,132 274,242 108 118 1,460,944 1,516,180 104 : Ducks ..............: 3,124 3,094 3,117 100 101 18,553 18,606 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 125 115 110 88 96 650 661 102 : Total ..............: 3,981,035 4,055,181 4,297,756 108 106 23,633,849 24,687,614 104 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 254,427 249,545 278,833 110 112 1,546,912 1,558,093 101 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) 5 203 4,060 Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) 5 77 1,540 Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - 126 (X) Total ............: 254,427 249,545 278,833 110 112 1,546,917 1,558,296 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 160,576 162,616 166,992 104 103 863,827 973,051 113 Old ..............: 134 111 83 62 75 2,164 1,112 51 Total ............: 160,710 162,727 167,075 104 103 865,991 974,163 112 : Ducks ..............: 6,871 6,664 7,432 108 112 43,766 41,755 95 : Other 1/ ...........: - - - (X) (X) 65 1 2 : Total ..............: 422,008 418,936 453,340 107 108 2,456,739 2,574,215 105 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,938,489 4,020,211 4,243,793 108 106 23,456,287 24,423,160 104 Mature ...........: 38,808 48,174 55,327 143 115 244,332 287,303 118 Light ..........: 4,976 4,815 5,159 104 107 29,546 28,622 97 Heavy ..........: 33,832 43,359 50,168 148 116 214,786 258,681 120 Total ............: 3,977,297 4,068,385 4,299,120 108 106 23,700,619 24,710,463 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 412,436 392,479 437,723 106 112 2,305,535 2,466,316 107 Old ..............: 3,190 3,380 3,594 113 106 21,400 24,027 112 Total ............: 415,626 395,859 441,317 106 111 2,326,935 2,490,343 107 : Ducks ..............: 9,995 9,758 10,549 106 108 62,319 60,361 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 125 115 110 88 96 715 662 93 : Total ..............: 4,403,043 4,474,117 4,751,096 108 106 26,090,588 27,261,829 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2026 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2026 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 :of 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,396 8,991 10,324 99 115 61,458 59,332 97 Mature ...........: 772 674 817 106 121 5,028 4,495 89 Light ..........: 71 73 81 114 111 355 459 129 Heavy ..........: 701 601 736 105 122 4,673 4,036 86 Total ............: 11,168 9,665 11,141 100 115 66,486 63,827 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 2,101 1,739 2,180 104 125 10,408 11,050 106 Old ..............: 44 33 51 116 155 198 234 118 Total ............: 2,145 1,772 2,231 104 126 10,606 11,284 106 : Ducks ..............: 132 79 88 67 111 542 507 94 : Total 1/ ...........: 13,446 11,516 13,460 100 117 77,636 75,618 97 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.20 0.17 0.18 90 106 0.20 0.18 90 Mature ...........: 1.39 0.98 1.04 75 106 1.42 1.10 77 Light ..........: 0.76 0.80 0.83 109 104 0.64 0.84 131 Heavy ..........: 1.52 1.00 1.07 70 107 1.56 1.14 73 Total ............: 0.21 0.18 0.20 95 111 0.21 0.20 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.41 0.35 0.40 98 114 0.36 0.36 100 Old ..............: 1.05 0.74 1.07 102 145 0.71 0.74 104 Total ............: 0.41 0.36 0.40 98 111 0.36 0.36 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.97 0.60 0.61 63 102 0.64 0.62 97 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.23 0.20 0.22 96 110 0.23 0.21 91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2026 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2026 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 :of 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 17,008 17,118 17,193 101 100 108,834 107,616 99 Mature ...........: 1,478 1,399 1,563 106 112 8,171 8,637 106 Light ..........: 374 351 355 95 101 2,213 2,197 99 Heavy ..........: 1,104 1,048 1,208 109 115 5,958 6,440 108 Total ............: 18,486 18,517 18,756 101 101 117,005 116,253 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,130 5,345 5,699 93 107 34,801 36,644 105 Old ..............: 152 231 211 139 91 985 1,390 141 Total ............: 6,282 5,576 5,910 94 106 35,786 38,034 106 : Ducks ..............: 190 197 192 101 97 1,036 1,029 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 8 3 7 88 233 28 18 64 : Total ..............: 24,966 24,293 24,865 100 102 153,855 155,334 101 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.43 0.42 0.40 93 95 0.46 0.44 96 Mature ...........: 3.67 2.82 2.75 75 98 3.24 2.92 90 Light ..........: 6.99 6.79 6.44 92 95 6.97 7.13 102 Heavy ..........: 3.16 2.36 2.35 74 100 2.70 2.43 90 Total ............: 0.46 0.45 0.43 93 96 0.49 0.47 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.46 1.34 1.29 88 96 1.49 1.46 98 Old ..............: 4.55 6.40 5.55 122 87 4.40 5.47 124 Total ............: 1.49 1.39 1.32 89 95 1.51 1.50 99 : Ducks ..............: 1.87 1.98 1.79 96 90 1.64 1.68 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 6.02 2.54 5.98 99 235 3.77 2.65 70 : Total ..............: 0.56 0.54 0.52 93 96 0.59 0.57 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: May and June 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 303 269 25,742 27,062 Mature ..........: - - 23 10 65,339 68,163 Light .........: - - 23 10 54,966 56,124 Heavy .........: - - - - 10,373 12,039 Total ...........: - - 326 279 91,081 95,225 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 3 1 2,185 2,064 Old .............: - - - - 1,094 875 Total ...........: - - 3 1 3,279 2,939 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 55,930 54,741 579 658 332 490 Mature ..........: 2,320 2,300 4 4 10,592 11,682 Light .........: 2,320 2,300 2 4 10,539 11,640 Heavy .........: - - 2 - 53 42 Total ...........: 58,250 57,041 583 662 10,924 12,172 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,067 1,373 18 27 4 54 Old .............: 928 1,048 21 84 186 429 Total ...........: 1,995 2,421 39 111 190 483 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 1,441 1,475 718 783 20,846 20,711 Mature ..........: 1,662 1,961 120 119 11,618 10,683 Light .........: 1,658 1,956 116 116 11,618 10,680 Heavy .........: 4 5 4 3 - 3 Total ...........: 3,103 3,436 838 902 32,464 31,394 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 108 86 158 263 270 630 Old .............: 18 17 54 34 305 268 Total ...........: 126 103 212 297 575 898 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 729 978 46,159 49,852 2,162,845 2,232,043 Mature ..........: 229 140 24,709 24,376 53,243 64,392 Light .........: 223 135 24,699 24,357 - - Heavy .........: 6 5 10 19 53,243 64,392 Total ...........: 958 1,118 70,868 74,228 2,216,088 2,296,435 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 69 56 1,706 2,052 66,319 74,130 Old .............: 45 32 240 207 188 251 Total ...........: 114 88 1,946 2,259 66,507 74,381 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2026 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ---- pounds --- : Alabama .........: 98,244 105,984 538,703 580,160 5.48 5.47 Arkansas ........: 84,814 94,424 624,885 691,001 7.37 7.32 Delaware ........: 38,352 33,081 308,373 256,165 8.04 7.74 Georgia .........: 106,065 113,518 669,708 714,955 6.31 6.30 Illinois ........: 56 64 360 410 6.45 6.40 Kentucky ........: 25,793 26,679 173,779 179,909 6.74 6.74 Louisiana .......: 14,083 15,501 96,292 105,782 6.84 6.82 Maryland ........: 11,383 12,156 75,481 76,864 6.63 6.32 Mississippi .....: 60,719 63,582 408,120 419,927 6.72 6.60 Missouri ........: 25,796 28,052 142,263 149,330 5.52 5.32 : New Jersey ......: 205 195 1,146 1,162 5.58 5.96 New York ........: 3,208 3,482 16,212 17,918 5.05 5.15 North Carolina ..: 76,119 83,248 635,794 698,308 8.35 8.39 Ohio ............: 10,247 12,167 49,835 59,086 4.86 4.86 Oklahoma ........: 8,187 9,171 64,980 73,561 7.94 8.02 Pennsylvania ....: 16,090 16,927 92,190 96,699 5.73 5.71 South Carolina ..: 23,720 25,609 178,535 193,357 7.53 7.55 Tennessee .......: 32,731 35,582 198,533 219,021 6.07 6.16 Texas ...........: 63,301 63,226 440,205 437,853 6.95 6.93 Vermont .........: 34 54 225 355 6.65 6.62 : Virginia ........: 26,656 27,734 168,688 178,983 6.33 6.45 : United States ...: 794,920 842,921 5,290,425 5,582,905 6.66 6.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: May and June 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 415,653 445,180 1,359 1,455 0.33 0.33 Arkansas ........: 478,109 527,262 1,315 1,366 0.27 0.26 Delaware ........: 239,008 204,037 1,205 1,446 0.50 0.70 Georgia .........: 508,414 546,652 2,550 2,352 0.50 0.43 Illinois ........: 269 306 - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: 132,181 136,486 685 693 0.52 0.51 Louisiana .......: 70,524 77,411 483 472 0.68 0.61 Maryland ........: 56,567 57,438 520 511 0.91 0.88 Mississippi .....: 305,146 307,105 629 658 0.21 0.21 Missouri ........: 103,600 108,835 292 341 0.28 0.31 : New Jersey ......: 848 864 13 10 1.53 1.17 New York ........: 10,177 11,232 98 94 0.96 0.83 North Carolina ..: 496,984 540,633 1,343 1,190 0.27 0.22 Ohio ............: 37,540 44,368 149 159 0.40 0.36 Oklahoma ........: 48,906 55,345 253 236 0.51 0.42 Pennsylvania ....: 64,990 68,235 983 1,065 1.49 1.54 South Carolina ..: 134,848 145,615 991 958 0.73 0.65 Tennessee .......: 146,488 162,192 496 470 0.34 0.29 Texas ...........: 338,026 345,829 742 718 0.22 0.21 Vermont .........: 169 268 - - (X) (X) : Virginia ........: 128,050 135,572 317 220 0.25 0.16 : United States ...: 4,020,211 4,243,793 17,118 17,193 0.42 0.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2026 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: - - - - 523 248 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: - - - - 2,827 3,019 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 2 2 Texas .............: - - 60 60 234 327 Virginia ..........: - - - - 7 6 : United States .....: - - 303 269 25,742 27,062 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 201 219 22 11 - - Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 6,067 6,213 2 - 198 129 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 1 - - - - - Texas .............: 12 25 2 - - 1 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 55,930 54,741 579 658 332 490 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 5 4 - 2 49 20 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 124 97 14 9 1,374 742 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 1 - - - - 10 Texas .............: 21 21 9 18 7 9 Virginia ..........: 1 3 - - - - : United States .....: 1,441 1,475 718 783 20,846 20,711 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - 195,934 214,654 Arkansas ..........: - 1 167 134 97,881 100,829 Delaware ..........: - - - - 123,727 123,947 Georgia ...........: 105 53 5,798 5,130 297,935 274,208 Mississippi .......: - - - - 93,100 86,164 North Carolina ....: - 3 2 - 97,887 100,551 Texas .............: 6 4 704 570 60,052 60,240 Virginia ..........: - 4 - 7 293,740 286,973 : United States .....: 729 978 46,159 49,852 2,162,845 2,232,043 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2026 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : California ......: 110 102 2,618 2,171 23.71 21.20 Illinois ........: - (Z) (X) 2 (X) 33.09 Indiana .........: 1,567 1,808 70,215 79,883 44.82 44.19 Iowa ............: 1,000 1,234 47,262 57,120 47.27 46.27 Michigan ........: 312 439 14,221 20,175 45.56 45.92 Minnesota .......: 3,479 3,510 97,983 106,162 28.16 30.25 North Carolina ..: 1,879 1,942 77,728 79,537 41.36 40.96 Ohio ............: 563 604 25,519 28,248 45.33 46.75 Pennsylvania ....: 566 689 16,912 19,872 29.88 28.86 South Carolina ..: 537 647 22,555 26,794 41.98 41.41 : Vermont .........: - (Z) (X) (Z) (X) 34.00 Wisconsin .......: (Z) (Z) 1 (Z) 32.38 19.75 : United States ...: 14,968 16,168 491,934 549,971 32.87 34.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : California ......: 2,089 1,735 6 2 0.27 0.10 Illinois ........: (X) 1 (X) - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 57,104 64,731 770 969 1.33 1.47 Iowa ............: 37,145 44,844 568 653 1.51 1.44 Michigan ........: 11,021 15,636 160 - 1.43 (X) Minnesota .......: 78,397 84,597 807 880 1.02 1.03 North Carolina ..: 61,071 62,075 336 343 0.55 0.55 Ohio ............: 20,404 22,589 295 327 1.42 1.43 Pennsylvania ....: 13,291 15,630 349 380 2.56 2.37 South Carolina ..: 17,110 20,309 389 483 2.23 2.32 : Vermont .........: (X) (Z) (X) - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (Z) (Z) - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 392,479 437,723 5,345 5,699 1.34 1.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Estimation Branch Contacts For more information about specific data items, please contact the Estimation Branch staff members below. You can also email inquiries to nass@usda.gov. Anthony Prillaman, Associate Deputy Administrator............................................................................... (202) 720-2127 Darin Jantzi, Section Chief..................................................................................................... (701) 412-5953 Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery, Eggs, Hogs and Pigs, Layers, Sheep and Goats Jeff Lemmons, Section Chief..................................................................................................... (202) 973-3272 Cattle, Cattle on Feed, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses, Cold Storage Fleming Gibson, Section Chief (Acting).......................................................................................... (202) 236-2428 Catfish, Census of Aquaculture, Dairy Products, Livestock Slaughter, Poultry Slaughter, Trout, Turkey Hatchery, Turkey Raised Julie Weber, Section Chief...................................................................................................... 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