Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released August 25, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 4 Percent from Last Year July 2025 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. July 2026 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during July 2026 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.84 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the amount certified in July 2025. The June 2026 revised certified total at 4.76 billion pounds, was up 8 percent from June 2025. The June revision represented an increase of 5.97 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during July 2026 was 6.37 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 6.13 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.75 billion pounds, up 4 percent from July 2025. Mature chickens, at 75.2 million pounds, were up 18 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 538 million pounds, up slightly from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.2 million pounds, down 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during July 2026 averaged 6.61 pounds per bird, up slightly from July 2025. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.28 pounds per bird, up 5 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during July 2026 averaged 32.5 pounds per bird, up 5 percent from July 2025. Ante-mortem condemnations during July 2026 totaled 15.0 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.25 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 25.8 million pounds, were 0.53 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.57 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2026 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2026 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 :of 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 836,662 843,229 869,717 104 103 5,541,101 5,720,226 103 Mature ...........: 9,210 10,845 10,327 112 95 60,801 67,318 111 Light ..........: 2,766 2,807 2,762 100 98 18,923 18,482 98 Heavy ..........: 6,444 8,038 7,565 117 94 41,878 48,836 117 Total ............: 845,872 854,074 880,044 104 103 5,601,902 5,787,544 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 17,165 16,912 16,363 95 97 106,803 109,060 102 Old ..............: 159 156 175 110 112 1,085 1,190 110 Total ............: 17,324 17,068 16,538 95 97 107,888 110,250 102 : Ducks ..............: 2,168 2,057 2,063 95 100 14,249 13,570 95 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,511,257 5,584,682 5,746,513 104 103 36,531,877 37,940,092 104 Mature ...........: 63,817 78,878 75,213 118 95 418,418 482,843 115 Light ..........: 9,833 9,797 9,649 98 98 65,460 64,578 99 Heavy ..........: 53,984 69,081 65,564 121 95 352,958 418,265 119 Total ............: 5,575,074 5,663,560 5,821,726 104 103 36,950,295 38,422,935 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 531,823 560,297 532,434 100 95 3,431,987 3,640,958 106 Old ..............: 5,026 4,757 5,246 104 110 33,054 37,020 112 Total ............: 536,849 565,054 537,680 100 95 3,465,041 3,677,978 106 : Ducks ..............: 14,825 14,317 14,177 96 99 99,984 96,135 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 275 155 208 76 134 1,310 1,174 90 : Total ..............: 6,127,023 6,243,086 6,373,791 104 102 40,516,630 42,198,222 104 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.59 6.62 6.61 100 100 6.59 6.63 101 Mature ...........: 6.93 7.27 7.28 105 100 6.88 7.17 104 Light ..........: 3.55 3.49 3.49 98 100 3.46 3.49 101 Heavy ..........: 8.38 8.59 8.67 103 101 8.43 8.56 102 Total ............: 6.59 6.63 6.62 100 100 6.60 6.64 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.98 33.13 32.54 105 98 32.13 33.38 104 Old ..............: 31.61 30.49 29.98 95 98 30.46 31.11 102 Total ............: 30.99 33.11 32.51 105 98 32.12 33.36 104 : Ducks ..............: 6.84 6.96 6.87 100 99 7.02 7.08 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2026 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2026 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 :of 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,887,915 3,962,242 4,059,802 104 102 25,797,290 26,922,151 104 Mature ...........: 43,986 55,327 52,433 119 95 288,313 339,533 118 Light ..........: 5,268 5,159 5,084 97 99 34,809 33,629 97 Heavy ..........: 38,718 50,168 47,349 122 94 253,504 305,904 121 Total ............: 3,931,901 4,017,569 4,112,235 105 102 26,085,603 27,261,684 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 261,778 272,250 255,452 98 94 1,703,486 1,750,236 103 Old ..............: 3,702 3,511 3,796 103 108 22,938 26,711 116 Total ............: 265,480 275,761 259,248 98 94 1,726,424 1,776,947 103 : Ducks ..............: 4,127 3,117 3,046 74 98 22,680 21,652 95 : Other 1/ ...........: 129 110 119 92 108 779 780 100 : Total ..............: 4,201,637 4,296,557 4,374,648 104 102 27,835,486 29,061,063 104 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 275,430 278,833 294,309 107 106 1,822,342 1,852,402 102 Mature ...........: 124 - 4 3 (X) 129 207 160 Light ..........: - - 4 (X) (X) 5 81 1,620 Heavy ..........: 124 - - (X) (X) 124 126 102 Total ............: 275,554 278,833 294,313 107 106 1,822,471 1,852,609 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 161,521 174,161 167,931 104 96 1,025,348 1,148,151 112 Old ..............: 73 83 155 212 187 2,237 1,267 57 Total ............: 161,594 174,244 168,086 104 96 1,027,585 1,149,418 112 : Ducks ..............: 7,315 7,432 7,337 100 99 51,081 49,092 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 42 - - (X) (X) 107 1 1 : Total ..............: 444,505 460,509 469,736 106 102 2,901,244 3,051,120 105 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 4,163,345 4,241,075 4,354,111 105 103 27,619,632 28,774,553 104 Mature ...........: 44,110 55,327 52,437 119 95 288,442 339,740 118 Light ..........: 5,268 5,159 5,088 97 99 34,814 33,710 97 Heavy ..........: 38,842 50,168 47,349 122 94 253,628 306,030 121 Total ............: 4,207,455 4,296,402 4,406,548 105 103 27,908,074 29,114,293 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 423,299 446,411 423,383 100 95 2,728,834 2,898,387 106 Old ..............: 3,775 3,594 3,951 105 110 25,175 27,978 111 Total ............: 427,074 450,005 427,334 100 95 2,754,009 2,926,365 106 : Ducks ..............: 11,442 10,549 10,383 91 98 73,761 70,744 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 171 110 119 70 108 886 781 88 : Total ..............: 4,646,142 4,757,066 4,844,384 104 102 30,736,730 32,112,183 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2026 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2026 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 :of 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 11,909 10,326 11,606 97 112 73,367 70,940 97 Mature ...........: 770 817 811 105 99 5,798 5,306 92 Light ..........: 81 81 83 102 102 436 542 124 Heavy ..........: 689 736 728 106 99 5,362 4,764 89 Total ............: 12,679 11,143 12,417 98 111 79,165 76,246 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 2,216 2,189 2,457 111 112 12,624 13,516 107 Old ..............: 71 51 45 63 88 269 279 104 Total ............: 2,287 2,240 2,502 109 112 12,893 13,795 107 : Ducks ..............: 140 88 104 74 118 682 611 90 : Total 1/ ...........: 15,107 13,471 15,023 99 112 92,743 90,652 98 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.18 0.20 91 111 0.20 0.19 95 Mature ...........: 1.21 1.04 1.08 89 104 1.39 1.10 79 Light ..........: 0.82 0.83 0.86 105 104 0.67 0.84 125 Heavy ..........: 1.28 1.07 1.11 87 104 1.52 1.14 75 Total ............: 0.23 0.20 0.21 91 105 0.21 0.20 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.42 0.39 0.46 110 118 0.37 0.37 100 Old ..............: 1.41 1.07 0.86 61 80 0.81 0.75 93 Total ............: 0.43 0.40 0.47 109 118 0.37 0.38 103 : Ducks ..............: 0.94 0.61 0.73 78 120 0.68 0.64 94 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.25 0.22 0.24 96 109 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2026 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2026 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 :of 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 18,151 17,195 17,630 97 103 126,985 125,248 99 Mature ...........: 1,373 1,563 1,512 110 97 9,544 10,149 106 Light ..........: 429 355 322 75 91 2,642 2,519 95 Heavy ..........: 944 1,208 1,190 126 99 6,902 7,630 111 Total ............: 19,524 18,758 19,142 98 102 136,529 135,397 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,686 5,778 6,226 93 108 41,487 42,949 104 Old ..............: 205 211 214 104 101 1,190 1,604 135 Total ............: 6,891 5,989 6,440 93 108 42,677 44,553 104 : Ducks ..............: 366 192 258 70 134 1,402 1,287 92 : Other 1/ ...........: 6 7 3 50 43 34 21 62 : Total ..............: 26,787 24,946 25,843 96 104 180,642 181,258 100 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.43 0.40 0.40 93 100 0.46 0.43 93 Mature ...........: 3.02 2.75 2.80 93 102 3.20 2.90 91 Light ..........: 7.53 6.44 5.95 79 92 7.05 6.95 99 Heavy ..........: 2.37 2.35 2.45 103 104 2.65 2.43 92 Total ............: 0.46 0.43 0.43 93 100 0.49 0.46 94 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.55 1.28 1.45 94 113 1.50 1.46 97 Old ..............: 5.15 5.55 5.14 100 93 4.51 5.42 120 Total ............: 1.59 1.31 1.48 93 113 1.53 1.50 98 : Ducks ..............: 3.10 1.79 2.42 78 135 1.87 1.79 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 3.39 5.98 2.46 73 41 3.70 2.62 71 : Total ..............: 0.57 0.52 0.53 93 102 0.58 0.56 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: June and July 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 269 225 27,059 26,781 Mature ..........: - - 10 6 68,163 63,968 Light .........: - - 10 6 56,124 54,429 Heavy .........: - - - - 12,039 9,539 Total ...........: - - 279 231 95,222 90,749 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 1 2 2,194 2,065 Old .............: - - - - 875 946 Total ...........: - - 1 2 3,069 3,011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 54,729 54,651 658 735 490 320 Mature ..........: 2,300 2,260 4 16 11,682 10,687 Light .........: 2,300 2,260 4 7 11,640 10,657 Heavy .........: - - - 9 42 30 Total ...........: 57,029 56,911 662 751 12,172 11,007 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,373 1,450 40 9 54 55 Old .............: 1,048 1,630 84 17 429 360 Total ...........: 2,421 3,080 124 26 483 415 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 1,475 1,434 783 570 20,711 20,460 Mature ..........: 1,961 1,897 119 93 10,683 12,785 Light .........: 1,956 1,888 116 91 10,680 12,780 Heavy .........: 5 9 3 2 3 5 Total ...........: 3,436 3,331 902 663 31,394 33,245 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 86 74 263 133 630 341 Old .............: 17 16 34 17 268 280 Total ...........: 103 90 297 150 898 621 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 978 1,174 49,852 47,784 2,232,147 2,302,075 Mature ..........: 140 146 24,376 23,986 64,392 71,192 Light .........: 135 143 24,357 23,968 - - Heavy .........: 5 3 19 18 64,392 71,192 Total ...........: 1,118 1,320 74,228 71,770 2,296,539 2,373,267 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 56 73 2,058 1,428 74,509 85,443 Old .............: 32 56 207 82 251 178 Total ...........: 88 129 2,265 1,510 74,760 85,621 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 2026 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ---- pounds --- : Alabama .........: 106,288 109,733 581,914 603,489 5.47 5.50 Arkansas ........: 94,424 93,465 691,001 675,642 7.32 7.23 Delaware ........: 33,081 33,429 256,165 261,099 7.74 7.81 Georgia .........: 113,518 126,375 714,955 798,908 6.30 6.32 Illinois ........: 64 58 410 366 6.40 6.36 Kentucky ........: 26,679 26,018 179,909 173,095 6.74 6.65 Louisiana .......: 15,501 16,167 105,782 111,031 6.82 6.87 Maryland ........: 12,156 12,674 76,864 86,008 6.32 6.79 Mississippi .....: 63,582 66,265 419,927 440,845 6.60 6.65 Missouri ........: 28,052 28,581 149,330 155,701 5.32 5.45 : New Jersey ......: 199 175 1,185 1,011 5.94 5.78 New York ........: 3,482 3,379 17,918 16,704 5.15 4.94 North Carolina ..: 83,248 85,611 698,308 713,735 8.39 8.34 Ohio ............: 12,167 12,879 59,086 61,549 4.86 4.78 Oklahoma ........: 9,171 9,044 73,561 68,086 8.02 7.53 Pennsylvania ....: 16,927 16,519 96,699 96,485 5.71 5.84 South Carolina ..: 25,609 26,166 193,357 196,386 7.55 7.51 Tennessee .......: 35,582 35,693 219,021 216,809 6.16 6.07 Texas ...........: 63,226 66,061 437,853 458,001 6.93 6.93 Vermont .........: 54 51 355 333 6.62 6.59 : Virginia ........: 27,734 27,080 178,983 170,590 6.45 6.30 : United States ...: 843,229 869,717 5,584,682 5,746,513 6.62 6.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: June and July 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 446,785 464,045 1,457 1,655 0.33 0.36 Arkansas ........: 527,262 517,066 1,366 1,366 0.26 0.26 Delaware ........: 204,037 208,953 1,446 1,592 0.70 0.76 Georgia .........: 546,652 602,132 2,352 2,434 0.43 0.40 Illinois ........: 306 274 - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: 136,486 130,756 693 740 0.51 0.56 Louisiana .......: 77,411 81,012 472 408 0.61 0.50 Maryland ........: 57,438 64,481 511 572 0.88 0.88 Mississippi .....: 307,105 324,306 658 660 0.21 0.20 Missouri ........: 108,835 112,884 341 368 0.31 0.32 : New Jersey ......: 880 737 10 9 1.15 1.26 New York ........: 11,232 10,398 94 118 0.83 1.12 North Carolina ..: 540,633 550,713 1,190 1,217 0.22 0.22 Ohio ............: 44,368 46,152 159 241 0.36 0.52 Oklahoma ........: 55,345 51,240 236 258 0.42 0.50 Pennsylvania ....: 68,235 68,667 1,065 1,044 1.54 1.50 South Carolina ..: 145,615 147,904 958 878 0.65 0.59 Tennessee .......: 162,192 160,341 470 485 0.29 0.30 Texas ...........: 341,490 353,227 718 1,153 0.21 0.33 Vermont .........: 268 250 - - (X) (X) : Virginia ........: 135,572 128,582 220 191 0.16 0.15 : United States ...: 4,241,075 4,354,111 17,195 17,630 0.40 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: June and July 2026 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - 50 - - Arkansas ..........: - - - - 248 370 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: - - - - 3,019 4,113 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 2 2 Texas .............: - - 60 - 327 223 Virginia ..........: - - - - 6 - : United States .....: - - 269 225 27,059 26,781 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 219 326 11 33 - - Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 6,213 6,862 - - 129 84 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 25 4 - - 1 - Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 54,729 54,651 658 735 490 320 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 4 3 2 - 20 28 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 97 77 9 12 742 704 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - 1 10 - Texas .............: 21 3 18 6 9 18 Virginia ..........: 3 - - - - - : United States .....: 1,475 1,434 783 570 20,711 20,460 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - 214,758 222,542 Arkansas ..........: 1 14 134 189 100,829 102,107 Delaware ..........: - - - - 123,947 186,020 Georgia ...........: 53 41 5,130 4,925 274,208 266,166 Mississippi .......: - - - 1 86,164 96,105 North Carolina ....: 3 6 - 1 100,551 96,901 Texas .............: 4 3 570 583 60,240 86,576 Virginia ..........: 4 1 7 3 286,973 317,606 : United States .....: 978 1,174 49,852 47,784 2,232,147 2,302,075 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 2026 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : California ......: 102 181 2,171 3,641 21.20 20.06 Illinois ........: (Z) 2 2 40 33.09 25.13 Indiana .........: 1,808 1,796 79,883 78,722 44.19 43.83 Iowa ............: 1,234 1,131 57,120 52,883 46.27 46.75 Michigan ........: 439 427 20,175 19,382 45.92 45.44 Minnesota .......: 3,871 3,841 112,148 110,443 28.97 28.75 North Carolina ..: 2,143 1,952 81,334 76,999 37.95 39.44 Ohio ............: 604 614 28,248 27,113 46.75 44.13 Pennsylvania ....: 694 711 20,013 19,176 28.84 26.97 South Carolina ..: 647 610 26,794 23,747 41.41 38.90 : Vermont .........: (Z) - (Z) (X) 34.00 (X) Wisconsin .......: (Z) (Z) (Z) 5 19.75 36.34 : United States ...: 16,912 16,363 560,297 532,434 33.13 32.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : California ......: 1,735 2,848 2 2 0.10 0.06 Illinois ........: 1 30 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 64,731 63,723 969 1,017 1.47 1.57 Iowa ............: 44,844 41,572 653 643 1.44 1.52 Michigan ........: 15,636 15,021 - - (X) (X) Minnesota .......: 89,846 88,069 933 951 1.03 1.07 North Carolina ..: 63,483 60,502 349 413 0.55 0.68 Ohio ............: 22,589 21,665 327 322 1.43 1.46 Pennsylvania ....: 15,741 15,122 381 396 2.36 2.55 South Carolina ..: 20,309 17,821 483 434 2.32 2.38 : Vermont .........: (Z) (X) - (X) (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (Z) 4 - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 446,411 423,383 5,778 6,226 1.28 1.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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