Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released September 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 August 2025 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. August 2026 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during August 2026 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.65 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the amount certified in August 2025. The July 2026 revised certified total at 4.86 billion pounds, was up 5 percent from July 2025. The July revision represented an increase of 15.9 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during August 2026 was 6.11 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 5.89 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.47 billion pounds, up 3 percent from August 2025. Mature chickens, at 77.2 million pounds, were up 16 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 550 million pounds, up 8 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.9 million pounds, up 3 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during August 2026 averaged 6.62 pounds per bird, down slightly from August 2025. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.29 pounds per bird, up slightly from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during August 2026 averaged 32.4 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from August 2025. Ante-mortem condemnations during August 2026 totaled 15.0 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.25 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 25.8 million pounds, were 0.55 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.58 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2026 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2026 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 :of 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 797,046 870,787 826,092 104 95 6,338,147 6,547,388 103 Mature ...........: 9,205 10,328 10,592 115 103 70,006 77,911 111 Light ..........: 2,668 2,763 2,625 98 95 21,591 21,108 98 Heavy ..........: 6,537 7,565 7,967 122 105 48,415 56,803 117 Total ............: 806,251 881,115 836,684 104 95 6,408,153 6,625,299 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,117 17,116 16,830 104 98 122,920 126,643 103 Old ..............: 154 175 169 110 97 1,239 1,359 110 Total ............: 16,271 17,291 16,999 104 98 124,159 128,002 103 : Ducks ..............: 2,086 2,063 2,127 102 103 16,335 15,697 96 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,299,359 5,755,319 5,466,306 103 95 41,831,236 43,415,204 104 Mature ...........: 66,787 75,214 77,240 116 103 485,205 560,084 115 Light ..........: 9,323 9,650 9,243 99 96 74,783 73,822 99 Heavy ..........: 57,464 65,564 67,997 118 104 410,422 486,262 118 Total ............: 5,366,146 5,830,533 5,543,546 103 95 42,316,441 43,975,288 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 505,180 543,871 544,543 108 100 3,937,167 4,196,938 107 Old ..............: 4,599 5,246 5,344 116 102 37,653 42,364 113 Total ............: 509,779 549,117 549,887 108 100 3,974,820 4,239,302 107 : Ducks ..............: 14,526 14,177 14,904 103 105 114,510 111,039 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 383 208 308 80 148 1,693 1,482 88 : Total ..............: 5,890,834 6,394,035 6,108,645 104 96 46,407,464 48,327,111 104 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.65 6.61 6.62 100 100 6.60 6.63 100 Mature ...........: 7.26 7.28 7.29 100 100 6.93 7.19 104 Light ..........: 3.49 3.49 3.52 101 101 3.46 3.50 101 Heavy ..........: 8.79 8.67 8.53 97 98 8.48 8.56 101 Total ............: 6.66 6.62 6.63 100 100 6.60 6.64 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.34 31.78 32.36 103 102 32.03 33.14 103 Old ..............: 29.86 29.98 31.62 106 105 30.39 31.17 103 Total ............: 31.33 31.76 32.35 103 102 32.01 33.12 103 : Ducks ..............: 6.96 6.87 7.01 101 102 7.01 7.07 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2026 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2026 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 :of 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,750,397 4,066,266 3,863,874 103 95 29,547,687 30,792,489 104 Mature ...........: 46,960 52,433 54,730 117 104 335,273 394,263 118 Light ..........: 4,949 5,084 4,770 96 94 39,758 38,399 97 Heavy ..........: 42,011 47,349 49,960 119 106 295,515 355,864 120 Total ............: 3,797,357 4,118,699 3,918,604 103 95 29,882,960 31,186,752 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 248,538 255,428 253,574 102 99 1,952,024 2,003,786 103 Old ..............: 3,386 3,796 3,791 112 100 26,324 30,502 116 Total ............: 251,924 259,224 257,365 102 99 1,978,348 2,034,288 103 : Ducks ..............: 3,280 3,046 3,249 99 107 25,960 24,901 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 114 119 132 116 111 893 912 102 : Total ..............: 4,052,675 4,381,088 4,179,350 103 95 31,888,161 33,246,853 104 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 266,340 294,648 278,344 105 94 2,088,682 2,131,085 102 Mature ...........: 124 4 - (X) (X) 253 207 82 Light ..........: - 4 - (X) (X) 5 81 1,620 Heavy ..........: 124 - - (X) (X) 248 126 51 Total ............: 266,464 294,652 278,344 104 94 2,088,935 2,131,292 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 153,133 177,024 180,777 118 102 1,178,481 1,338,021 114 Old ..............: 84 155 316 376 204 2,321 1,583 68 Total ............: 153,217 177,179 181,093 118 102 1,180,802 1,339,604 113 : Ducks ..............: 7,238 7,337 7,640 106 104 58,319 56,732 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 115 - 49 43 (X) 222 50 23 : Total ..............: 427,034 479,168 467,126 109 97 3,328,278 3,527,678 106 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 4,016,737 4,360,914 4,142,218 103 95 31,636,369 32,923,574 104 Mature ...........: 47,084 52,437 54,730 116 104 335,526 394,470 118 Light ..........: 4,949 5,088 4,770 96 94 39,763 38,480 97 Heavy ..........: 42,135 47,349 49,960 119 106 295,763 355,990 120 Total ............: 4,063,821 4,413,351 4,196,948 103 95 31,971,895 33,318,044 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 401,671 432,452 434,351 108 100 3,130,505 3,341,807 107 Old ..............: 3,470 3,951 4,107 118 104 28,645 32,085 112 Total ............: 405,141 436,403 438,458 108 100 3,159,150 3,373,892 107 : Ducks ..............: 10,518 10,383 10,889 104 105 84,279 81,633 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 229 119 181 79 152 1,115 962 86 : Total ..............: 4,479,709 4,860,256 4,646,476 104 96 35,216,439 36,774,531 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2026 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2026 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 :of 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,096 11,677 11,559 114 99 83,463 82,570 99 Mature ...........: 805 811 963 120 119 6,603 6,269 95 Light ..........: 73 83 82 112 99 509 624 123 Heavy ..........: 732 728 881 120 121 6,094 5,645 93 Total ............: 10,901 12,488 12,522 115 100 90,066 88,839 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1,717 2,463 2,341 136 95 14,341 15,863 111 Old ..............: 23 45 49 213 109 292 328 112 Total ............: 1,740 2,508 2,390 137 95 14,633 16,191 111 : Ducks ..............: 119 104 99 83 95 801 710 89 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,762 15,100 15,012 118 99 105,505 105,741 100 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.19 0.20 0.21 111 105 0.20 0.19 95 Mature ...........: 1.21 1.08 1.25 103 116 1.36 1.12 82 Light ..........: 0.78 0.86 0.89 114 103 0.68 0.85 125 Heavy ..........: 1.27 1.11 1.30 102 117 1.48 1.16 78 Total ............: 0.20 0.21 0.23 115 110 0.21 0.20 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.34 0.45 0.43 126 96 0.36 0.38 106 Old ..............: 0.50 0.86 0.92 184 107 0.78 0.77 99 Total ............: 0.34 0.46 0.43 126 93 0.37 0.38 103 : Ducks ..............: 0.82 0.73 0.66 80 90 0.70 0.64 91 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.22 0.24 0.25 114 104 0.23 0.22 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2026 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2026 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 :of 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 17,473 17,673 18,096 104 102 144,458 143,387 99 Mature ...........: 1,376 1,512 1,539 112 102 10,920 11,688 107 Light ..........: 416 322 326 78 101 3,058 2,845 93 Heavy ..........: 960 1,190 1,213 126 102 7,862 8,843 112 Total ............: 18,849 19,185 19,635 104 102 155,378 155,075 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,464 6,313 5,731 89 91 47,951 48,767 102 Old ..............: 252 214 207 82 97 1,442 1,811 126 Total ............: 6,716 6,527 5,938 88 91 49,393 50,578 102 : Ducks ..............: 352 258 252 72 98 1,754 1,539 88 : Other 1/ ...........: 5 3 3 60 100 39 24 62 : Total ..............: 25,922 25,973 25,828 100 99 206,564 207,216 100 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.43 0.40 0.43 100 108 0.45 0.43 96 Mature ...........: 2.84 2.80 2.74 96 98 3.15 2.88 91 Light ..........: 7.75 5.95 6.40 83 108 7.14 6.88 96 Heavy ..........: 2.23 2.45 2.37 106 97 2.59 2.42 93 Total ............: 0.46 0.43 0.47 102 109 0.48 0.46 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.58 1.44 1.30 82 90 1.51 1.44 95 Old ..............: 6.77 5.14 4.80 71 93 4.79 5.34 111 Total ............: 1.63 1.47 1.34 82 91 1.54 1.48 96 : Ducks ..............: 3.24 2.42 2.26 70 93 2.04 1.85 91 : Other 1/ ...........: 2.14 2.46 1.63 76 66 3.38 2.43 72 : Total ..............: 0.58 0.53 0.55 95 104 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: July and August 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 225 148 27,877 25,236 Mature ..........: - - 6 10 63,969 62,559 Light .........: - - 6 1 54,430 54,524 Heavy .........: - - - 9 9,539 8,035 Total ...........: - - 231 158 91,846 87,795 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 2 - 2,065 2,245 Old .............: - - - - 946 636 Total ...........: - - 2 - 3,011 2,881 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 54,145 48,369 735 810 320 295 Mature ..........: 2,260 1,780 16 8 10,687 9,867 Light .........: 2,260 1,772 7 7 10,657 9,792 Heavy .........: - 8 9 1 30 75 Total ...........: 56,405 50,149 751 818 11,007 10,162 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,450 1,386 9 36 55 30 Old .............: 1,630 1,373 17 6 360 591 Total ...........: 3,080 2,759 26 42 415 621 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 1,439 1,645 570 679 20,465 21,293 Mature ..........: 1,897 1,577 93 118 12,789 11,131 Light .........: 1,888 1,577 91 115 12,784 11,131 Heavy .........: 9 - 2 3 5 - Total ...........: 3,336 3,222 663 797 33,254 32,424 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 74 83 133 102 341 361 Old .............: 16 22 17 45 280 244 Total ...........: 90 105 150 147 621 605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 1,175 1,066 49,058 55,266 2,305,163 2,350,630 Mature ..........: 146 99 23,993 19,920 71,192 54,131 Light .........: 143 98 23,975 19,920 - - Heavy .........: 3 1 18 - 71,192 54,131 Total ...........: 1,321 1,165 73,051 75,186 2,376,355 2,404,761 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 73 55 1,428 1,358 85,646 68,446 Old .............: 56 13 82 257 178 78 Total ...........: 129 68 1,510 1,615 85,824 68,524 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2026 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ---- pounds --- : Alabama .........: 109,733 105,141 603,489 575,491 5.50 5.47 Arkansas ........: 93,465 89,972 675,642 652,693 7.23 7.25 Delaware ........: 33,429 31,315 261,099 241,448 7.81 7.71 Georgia .........: 126,646 113,416 801,969 715,884 6.33 6.31 Illinois ........: 58 52 366 331 6.36 6.34 Kentucky ........: 26,018 25,583 173,095 172,867 6.65 6.76 Louisiana .......: 16,167 15,964 111,031 110,769 6.87 6.94 Maryland ........: 12,674 11,541 86,008 77,528 6.79 6.72 Mississippi .....: 66,265 62,934 440,845 435,855 6.65 6.93 Missouri ........: 28,581 27,527 155,701 150,500 5.45 5.47 : New Jersey ......: 180 216 1,044 1,216 5.78 5.64 New York ........: 3,383 3,641 16,725 18,411 4.94 5.06 North Carolina ..: 85,931 78,789 716,804 651,613 8.34 8.27 Ohio ............: 12,879 11,767 61,549 56,531 4.78 4.80 Oklahoma ........: 9,044 9,025 68,086 69,838 7.53 7.74 Pennsylvania ....: 16,758 19,421 97,900 114,419 5.84 5.89 South Carolina ..: 26,166 25,162 196,386 189,147 7.51 7.52 Tennessee .......: 35,693 33,611 216,809 204,285 6.07 6.08 Texas ...........: 66,061 63,067 458,001 434,513 6.93 6.89 Vermont .........: 51 50 333 328 6.59 6.56 : Virginia ........: 27,080 27,793 170,590 178,378 6.30 6.42 : United States ...: 870,787 826,092 5,755,319 5,466,306 6.61 6.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 464,045 440,804 1,655 1,425 0.36 0.32 Arkansas ........: 517,066 500,971 1,366 1,960 0.26 0.39 Delaware ........: 208,953 186,992 1,592 1,409 0.76 0.75 Georgia .........: 604,274 544,007 2,445 2,265 0.40 0.41 Illinois ........: 274 251 - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: 130,756 130,989 740 802 0.56 0.61 Louisiana .......: 81,012 81,122 408 404 0.50 0.50 Maryland ........: 64,481 57,991 572 507 0.88 0.87 Mississippi .....: 324,306 317,210 660 680 0.20 0.21 Missouri ........: 112,884 109,439 368 292 0.32 0.27 : New Jersey ......: 757 901 9 16 1.23 1.77 New York ........: 10,415 11,574 118 116 1.12 0.99 North Carolina ..: 553,469 503,316 1,220 1,132 0.22 0.22 Ohio ............: 46,152 42,066 241 244 0.52 0.58 Oklahoma ........: 51,240 52,665 258 204 0.50 0.39 Pennsylvania ....: 69,701 82,143 1,051 1,161 1.49 1.39 South Carolina ..: 147,904 142,762 878 943 0.59 0.66 Tennessee .......: 160,341 151,400 485 435 0.30 0.29 Texas ...........: 353,227 339,556 1,153 1,657 0.33 0.49 Vermont .........: 250 247 - - (X) (X) : Virginia ........: 128,582 135,941 191 244 0.15 0.18 : United States ...: 4,360,914 4,142,218 17,673 18,096 0.40 0.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2026 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 50 - - - Arkansas ..........: - - - - 370 226 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: - - - 9 4,113 3,622 Mississippi .......: - - - - - 3 North Carolina ....: - - - - 2 3 Texas .............: - - - - 223 194 Virginia ..........: - - - - - 1 : United States .....: - - 225 148 27,877 25,236 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 326 361 33 36 - - Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 6,197 6,269 - 1 84 120 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - 1 - - - - Texas .............: 4 14 - - - 4 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 54,145 48,369 735 810 320 295 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 3 18 - - 28 23 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 77 88 12 17 704 767 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - 1 2 - 3 Texas .............: 3 17 6 3 18 16 Virginia ..........: - 2 - - - - : United States .....: 1,439 1,645 570 679 20,465 21,293 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - 222,542 198,206 Arkansas ..........: 14 - 189 226 102,107 89,217 Delaware ..........: - - - - 186,020 169,769 Georgia ...........: 41 139 4,925 4,897 266,586 245,127 Mississippi .......: - - 1 - 96,105 97,574 North Carolina ....: 6 8 1 2 96,982 102,682 Texas .............: 3 14 583 454 86,576 169,214 Virginia ..........: 1 25 3 1 317,606 427,166 : United States .....: 1,175 1,066 49,058 55,266 2,305,163 2,350,630 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2026 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : California ......: 181 181 3,641 4,027 20.06 22.27 Illinois ........: 2 1 40 35 25.13 27.67 Indiana .........: 1,796 1,777 78,722 78,488 43.83 44.17 Iowa ............: 1,131 1,093 52,883 50,956 46.75 46.64 Michigan ........: 427 433 19,382 19,257 45.44 44.51 Minnesota .......: 3,841 3,767 110,414 106,286 28.74 28.21 North Carolina ..: 1,952 1,979 76,999 77,559 39.44 39.19 Ohio ............: 614 608 27,113 27,878 44.13 45.87 Pennsylvania ....: 711 620 19,176 17,131 26.97 27.64 South Carolina ..: 610 598 23,747 23,668 38.90 39.59 : Vermont .........: - - (X) (X) (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (Z) (Z) 5 4 36.34 22.75 : United States ...: 17,116 16,830 543,871 544,543 31.78 32.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : California ......: 2,848 3,215 2 3 0.06 0.10 Illinois ........: 30 26 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 63,723 63,423 1,017 968 1.57 1.50 Iowa ............: 41,572 40,112 643 636 1.52 1.56 Michigan ........: 15,021 14,924 - 45 (X) 0.30 Minnesota .......: 88,045 84,996 951 890 1.07 1.04 North Carolina ..: 60,502 61,048 413 421 0.68 0.68 Ohio ............: 21,665 22,294 322 372 1.46 1.64 Pennsylvania ....: 15,122 13,634 396 272 2.55 1.96 South Carolina ..: 17,821 17,813 434 439 2.38 2.40 : Vermont .........: - - (X) (X) (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 4 4 - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 432,452 434,351 6,313 5,731 1.44 1.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds federally condemned prior to entry into the slaughter plant which includes Dead-On-Arrival (DOA) and condemned for other causes. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts of birds condemned includes federally inspected and establishment sorted because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 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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