United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 2159- 7480 Poultry Slaughter 2024 Summary February 2025 Contents Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total........................................................................................... 4 Chilled and Frozen Certified by Type and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total........................... 6 Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total.............................. 8 Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total.............................. 10 Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total.......................... 12 Young Chickens Slaughtered and Total Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total........................................................................................... 18 Young Chickens Average Live Weight and Pounds Certified by Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total........................................................................................... 20 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total............. 22 Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total........................................................................................... 24 Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total........................................................................................... 30 Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total........................................................................................... 32 Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates.................................................... 34 Statistical Methodology....................................................................................... 35 Information Contacts.......................................................................................... 35 Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 815,327 762,805 744,888 793,190 813,727 753,245 825,627 Mature ...........: 9,822 9,079 8,940 9,809 10,236 9,718 10,017 Light ..........: 2,883 2,447 2,581 2,842 2,935 2,796 2,662 Heavy ..........: 6,939 6,632 6,359 6,967 7,301 6,922 7,355 Total ............: 825,149 771,884 753,828 802,999 823,963 762,963 835,644 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,367 16,181 15,395 16,867 16,888 15,568 16,883 Old ..............: 160 165 113 126 163 114 164 Total ............: 16,527 16,346 15,508 16,993 17,051 15,682 17,047 : Ducks ..............: 2,570 2,008 2,096 2,265 2,045 1,814 1,932 : : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............:5,362,741 4,951,368 4,816,338 5,174,381 5,299,733 4,934,082 5,378,878 Mature ...........: 68,303 63,901 62,196 67,685 71,768 68,616 72,553 Light ..........: 10,051 8,384 8,924 9,745 10,252 9,736 9,388 Heavy ..........: 58,252 55,517 53,272 57,940 61,516 58,880 63,165 Total ............:5,431,044 5,015,269 4,878,534 5,242,066 5,371,501 5,002,698 5,451,431 : Turkeys : Young ............: 546,344 526,344 510,572 561,485 556,406 511,037 540,501 Old ..............: 4,794 5,074 3,640 3,929 4,830 3,604 4,930 Total ............: 551,138 531,418 514,212 565,414 561,236 514,641 545,431 : Ducks ..............: 18,456 14,367 15,012 16,245 14,589 12,454 13,517 : Other 1/ ...........: 176 164 148 169 181 165 399 : Total ..............:6,000,814 5,561,218 5,407,906 5,823,894 5,947,507 5,529,958 6,010,778 : : pounds : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.58 6.49 6.47 6.52 6.51 6.55 6.51 Mature ...........: 6.95 7.04 6.96 6.90 7.01 7.06 7.24 Light ..........: 3.49 3.43 3.46 3.43 3.49 3.48 3.53 Heavy ..........: 8.39 8.37 8.38 8.32 8.43 8.51 8.59 Total ............: 6.58 6.50 6.47 6.53 6.52 6.56 6.52 : Turkeys : Young ............: 33.38 32.53 33.16 33.29 32.95 32.83 32.01 Old ..............: 29.96 30.75 32.21 31.18 29.63 31.61 30.06 Total ............: 33.35 32.51 33.16 33.27 32.92 32.82 32.00 : Ducks ..............: 7.18 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.13 6.87 7.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2024 Total:2023 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 814,293 770,053 861,715 728,228 777,360 9,460,458 9,381,211 Mature ...........: 9,393 9,736 10,476 7,899 8,660 113,785 120,400 Light ..........: 1,948 2,504 2,767 2,483 2,430 31,278 33,912 Heavy ..........: 7,445 7,232 7,709 5,416 6,230 82,507 86,488 Total ............: 823,686 779,789 872,191 736,127 786,020 9,574,243 9,501,611 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,804 15,548 19,390 16,282 13,976 196,149 214,087 Old ..............: 164 246 211 85 134 1,845 1,905 Total ............: 16,968 15,794 19,601 16,367 14,110 197,994 215,992 : Ducks ..............: 1,858 2,036 2,236 1,981 1,961 24,802 28,203 : : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............:5,343,123 5,142,367 5,770,035 4,830,382 5,133,653 62,137,081 61,375,736 Mature ...........: 70,536 70,400 75,238 54,756 61,620 807,572 839,422 Light ..........: 6,725 8,544 9,664 8,364 8,418 108,195 118,606 Heavy ..........: 63,811 61,856 65,574 46,392 53,202 699,377 720,816 Total ............:5,413,659 5,212,767 5,845,273 4,885,138 5,195,273 62,944,653 62,215,158 : Turkeys : Young ............: 542,838 512,949 614,324 492,995 469,676 6,385,471 6,788,439 Old ..............: 4,885 7,653 6,614 2,746 4,015 56,714 57,545 Total ............: 547,723 520,602 620,938 495,741 473,691 6,442,185 6,845,984 : Ducks ..............: 13,124 14,542 16,154 14,282 14,154 176,896 200,204 : Other 1/ ...........: 519 440 468 229 194 3,252 3,063 : Total ..............:5,975,025 5,748,351 6,482,833 5,395,390 5,683,312 69,566,986 69,264,409 : : pounds : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.56 6.68 6.70 6.63 6.60 6.57 6.54 Mature ...........: 7.51 7.23 7.18 6.93 7.12 7.10 6.97 Light ..........: 3.45 3.41 3.49 3.37 3.46 3.46 3.50 Heavy ..........: 8.57 8.55 8.51 8.57 8.54 8.48 8.33 Total ............: 6.57 6.68 6.70 6.64 6.61 6.57 6.55 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.30 32.99 31.68 30.28 33.61 32.55 31.71 Old ..............: 29.79 31.11 31.35 32.31 29.96 30.74 30.21 Total ............: 32.28 32.96 31.68 30.29 33.57 32.54 31.70 : Ducks ..............: 7.06 7.14 7.22 7.21 7.22 7.13 7.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Certified by Type and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............:3,771,457 3,489,570 3,400,402 3,661,040 3,758,063 3,481,919 3,816,728 Mature ...........: 47,368 45,045 42,854 47,177 50,340 47,674 50,481 Light ..........: 5,391 4,385 4,649 5,204 5,501 5,074 4,920 Heavy ..........: 41,977 40,660 38,205 41,973 44,839 42,600 45,561 Total ............:3,818,825 3,534,615 3,443,256 3,708,217 3,808,403 3,529,593 3,867,209 : Turkeys : Young ............: 275,263 268,535 254,668 286,108 280,464 255,234 268,438 Old ..............: 3,439 3,702 2,687 2,881 3,421 2,634 3,702 Total ............: 278,702 272,237 257,355 288,989 283,885 257,868 272,140 : Ducks ..............: 5,206 3,505 3,763 3,743 3,246 2,996 3,203 : Other 1/ ...........: 107 104 93 102 105 99 130 : Total ..............:4,102,840 3,810,461 3,704,467 4,001,051 4,095,639 3,790,556 4,142,682 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 280,419 252,357 236,402 256,614 253,791 242,958 255,815 Mature ...........: - - - - - - - Light ..........: - - - - - - - Heavy ..........: - - - - - - - Total ............: 280,419 252,357 236,402 256,614 253,791 242,958 255,815 : Turkeys : Young ............: 156,232 151,487 152,076 161,591 162,689 150,945 161,330 Old ..............: 228 188 68 75 246 118 68 Total ............: 156,460 151,675 152,144 161,666 162,935 151,063 161,398 : Ducks ..............: 8,334 7,008 7,272 8,159 7,319 6,118 6,618 : Other 1/ ...........: 16 13 11 16 19 16 137 : Total ..............: 445,229 411,053 395,829 426,455 424,064 400,155 423,968 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............:4,051,876 3,741,927 3,636,804 3,917,654 4,011,854 3,724,877 4,072,543 Mature ...........: 47,368 45,045 42,854 47,177 50,340 47,674 50,481 Light ..........: 5,391 4,385 4,649 5,204 5,501 5,074 4,920 Heavy ..........: 41,977 40,660 38,205 41,973 44,839 42,600 45,561 Total ............:4,099,244 3,786,972 3,679,658 3,964,831 4,062,194 3,772,551 4,123,024 : Turkeys : Young ............: 431,495 420,022 406,744 447,699 443,153 406,179 429,768 Old ..............: 3,667 3,890 2,755 2,956 3,667 2,752 3,770 Total ............: 435,162 423,912 409,499 450,655 446,820 408,931 433,538 : Ducks ..............: 13,540 10,513 11,035 11,902 10,565 9,114 9,821 : Other 1/ ...........: 123 117 104 118 124 115 267 : Total ..............:4,548,069 4,221,514 4,100,296 4,427,506 4,519,703 4,190,711 4,566,650 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chilled and Frozen Certified by Type and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2024 Total:2023 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............:3,778,743 3,629,083 4,078,218 3,415,337 3,638,893 43,919,453 43,288,470 Mature ...........: 49,566 49,154 52,585 38,130 42,045 562,419 587,686 Light ..........: 3,679 4,515 5,179 4,513 4,452 57,462 62,781 Heavy ..........: 45,887 44,639 47,406 33,617 37,593 504,957 524,905 Total ............:3,828,309 3,678,237 4,130,803 3,453,467 3,680,938 44,481,872 43,876,156 : Turkeys : Young ............: 274,158 257,774 313,434 246,921 238,360 3,219,357 3,440,823 Old ..............: 3,634 5,238 4,344 1,850 2,170 39,702 38,827 Total ............: 277,792 263,012 317,778 248,771 240,530 3,259,059 3,479,650 : Ducks ..............: 3,429 3,975 4,243 3,207 3,275 43,791 52,205 : Other 1/ ...........: 132 124 180 144 119 1,439 1,578 : Total ..............:4,109,662 3,945,348 4,453,004 3,705,589 3,924,862 47,786,161 47,409,589 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 259,933 263,556 292,673 236,265 243,469 3,074,252 3,098,302 Mature ...........: - - - - - - - Light ..........: - - - - - - - Heavy ..........: - - - - - - - Total ............: 259,933 263,556 292,673 236,265 243,469 3,074,252 3,098,302 : Turkeys : Young ............: 157,147 149,772 175,519 145,086 134,820 1,858,694 1,971,888 Old ..............: 91 595 633 246 920 3,476 5,441 Total ............: 157,238 150,367 176,152 145,332 135,740 1,862,170 1,977,329 : Ducks ..............: 6,200 6,736 7,671 7,276 7,075 85,786 93,927 : Other 1/ ...........: 196 160 123 16 16 739 532 : Total ..............: 423,567 420,819 476,619 388,889 386,300 5,022,947 5,170,090 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............:4,038,676 3,892,639 4,370,891 3,651,602 3,882,362 46,993,705 46,386,772 Mature ...........: 49,566 49,154 52,585 38,130 42,045 562,419 587,686 Light ..........: 3,679 4,515 5,179 4,513 4,452 57,462 62,781 Heavy ..........: 45,887 44,639 47,406 33,617 37,593 504,957 524,905 Total ............:4,088,242 3,941,793 4,423,476 3,689,732 3,924,407 47,556,124 46,974,458 : Turkeys : Young ............: 431,305 407,546 488,953 392,007 373,180 5,078,051 5,412,711 Old ..............: 3,725 5,833 4,977 2,096 3,090 43,178 44,268 Total ............: 435,030 413,379 493,930 394,103 376,270 5,121,229 5,456,979 : Ducks ..............: 9,629 10,711 11,914 10,483 10,350 129,577 146,132 : Other 1/ ...........: 328 284 303 160 135 2,178 2,110 : Total ..............:4,533,229 4,366,167 4,929,623 4,094,478 4,311,162 52,809,108 52,579,679 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Live weight : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,869 9,623 8,910 9,306 9,487 9,381 10,651 Mature ..........: 910 812 727 726 818 835 893 Light .........: 65 40 41 41 54 66 64 Heavy .........: 845 772 686 685 764 769 829 Total ...........: 12,779 10,435 9,637 10,032 10,305 10,216 11,544 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,921 1,690 1,624 1,692 1,778 1,854 1,991 Old .............: 50 50 40 39 28 33 58 Total ...........: 1,971 1,740 1,664 1,731 1,806 1,887 2,049 : Ducks .............: 108 83 84 101 85 88 117 : Other 2/ ..........: - - - - - - 1 : Total .............: 14,858 12,258 11,385 11,864 12,196 12,191 13,711 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.22 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.20 Mature ..........: 1.33 1.27 1.17 1.07 1.14 1.22 1.23 Light .........: 0.65 0.48 0.46 0.42 0.53 0.68 0.68 Heavy .........: 1.45 1.39 1.29 1.18 1.24 1.31 1.31 Total ...........: 0.24 0.21 0.20 0.19 0.19 0.20 0.21 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 0.35 0.32 0.32 0.30 0.32 0.36 0.37 Old .............: 1.04 0.99 1.10 0.99 0.58 0.92 1.18 Total ...........: 0.36 0.33 0.32 0.31 0.32 0.37 0.38 : Ducks .............: 0.59 0.58 0.56 0.62 0.58 0.71 0.87 : Other 2/ ..........: - - - - - - 0.25 : Total .............: 0.25 0.22 0.21 0.20 0.21 0.22 0.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2024 Total:2023 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Live weight : Chickens : Young ...........: 10,240 8,842 9,714 8,488 9,682 116,193 120,114 Mature ..........: 805 753 837 502 700 9,318 9,656 Light .........: 29 52 43 35 59 589 949 Heavy .........: 776 701 794 467 641 8,729 8,707 Total ...........: 11,045 9,595 10,551 8,990 10,382 125,511 129,770 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,979 1,621 1,676 1,418 1,573 20,817 20,010 Old .............: 36 60 58 26 26 504 405 Total ...........: 2,015 1,681 1,734 1,444 1,599 21,321 20,415 : Ducks .............: 93 108 86 81 85 1,119 1,101 : Other 2/ ..........: 1 1 - - - 3 4 : Total .............: 13,154 11,385 12,371 10,515 12,066 147,954 151,290 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.19 0.17 0.17 0.18 0.19 0.19 0.20 Mature ..........: 1.14 1.07 1.11 0.92 1.14 1.15 1.15 Light .........: 0.43 0.61 0.44 0.42 0.70 0.54 0.80 Heavy .........: 1.22 1.13 1.21 1.01 1.20 1.25 1.21 Total .............: 0.20 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.20 0.20 0.21 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 0.36 0.32 0.27 0.29 0.33 0.33 0.29 Old .............: 0.74 0.78 0.88 0.95 0.65 0.89 0.70 Total ...........: 0.37 0.32 0.28 0.29 0.34 0.33 0.30 : Ducks .............: 0.71 0.74 0.53 0.57 0.60 0.63 0.55 : Other 2/ ..........: 0.19 0.23 - - - 0.09 0.13 : Total .............: 0.22 0.20 0.19 0.19 0.21 0.21 0.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total [Federally Condemned and Establishment Sorted and Removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ...........: 19,694 18,097 18,025 17,950 18,570 17,459 17,998 Mature ..........: 1,736 1,626 1,578 1,937 1,934 1,644 1,938 Light .........: 418 381 419 406 419 308 395 Heavy .........: 1,318 1,245 1,159 1,531 1,515 1,336 1,543 Total ...........: 21,430 19,723 19,603 19,887 20,504 19,103 19,936 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 6,569 6,566 5,821 6,553 6,540 5,851 6,413 Old .............: 157 139 126 147 192 133 164 Total ...........: 6,726 6,705 5,947 6,700 6,732 5,984 6,577 : Ducks .............: 225 206 171 185 208 162 177 : Other 2/ ..........: 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 : Total .............: 28,384 26,637 25,724 26,775 27,447 25,252 26,694 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.48 0.48 0.49 0.46 0.46 0.47 0.44 Mature ..........: 3.54 3.48 3.55 3.94 3.70 3.33 3.70 Light .........: 7.20 7.99 8.27 7.24 7.08 5.72 7.43 Heavy .........: 3.04 2.97 2.94 3.52 3.27 3.04 3.28 Total ...........: 0.52 0.52 0.53 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.48 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1.50 1.54 1.41 1.44 1.45 1.42 1.47 Old .............: 4.11 3.45 4.37 4.74 4.98 4.61 4.17 Total ...........: 1.52 1.56 1.43 1.46 1.48 1.44 1.49 : Ducks .............: 1.63 1.92 1.53 1.53 1.93 1.75 1.77 : Other 2/ ..........: 2.38 2.50 2.80 2.48 2.36 2.54 1.48 : Total .............: 0.62 0.63 0.62 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) [Federally Condemned and Establishment Sorted and Removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2024 Total:2023 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ...........: 17,866 17,279 19,192 16,602 18,386 217,118 216,111 Mature ..........: 1,803 1,899 1,913 1,563 1,549 21,120 21,124 Light .........: 258 376 425 433 369 4,607 4,700 Heavy .........: 1,545 1,523 1,488 1,130 1,180 16,513 16,424 Total ...........: 19,669 19,178 21,105 18,165 19,935 238,238 237,235 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 6,670 5,959 7,093 6,052 5,361 75,448 67,027 Old .............: 161 282 246 94 131 1,972 2,017 Total ...........: 6,831 6,241 7,339 6,146 5,492 77,420 69,044 : Ducks .............: 183 218 218 159 152 2,264 2,599 : Other 2/ ..........: 4 5 5 3 4 43 39 : Total .............: 26,687 25,642 28,667 24,473 25,583 317,965 308,917 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.45 0.47 0.46 0.46 Mature ..........: 3.51 3.72 3.51 3.94 3.55 3.62 3.47 Light .........: 6.55 7.69 7.58 8.75 7.65 7.42 6.96 Heavy .........: 3.26 3.30 3.04 3.25 3.04 3.17 3.03 Total ...........: 0.48 0.48 0.47 0.49 0.51 0.50 0.50 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1.52 1.44 1.43 1.52 1.42 1.46 1.22 Old .............: 4.14 4.61 4.71 4.29 4.07 4.37 4.36 Total ...........: 1.55 1.49 1.46 1.54 1.44 1.49 1.25 : Ducks .............: 1.87 1.99 1.80 1.49 1.45 1.72 1.75 : Other 2/ ..........: 1.20 1.73 1.62 1.84 2.88 1.94 1.81 : Total .............: 0.59 0.58 0.58 0.59 0.59 0.60 0.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Tuberculosis : Chickens : Young ......: - - - - - - - Mature .....: - - - - - - - Light ....: - - - - - - - Heavy ....: - - - - - - - Total ......: - - - - - - - : Turkeys : Young ......: - - - - - - - Old ........: - - - - - - - Total ......: - - - - - - - : : number head : Leukosis : Chickens : Young ......: 190 146 379 356 263 160 213 Mature .....: 15 1 24 12 7 2 8 Light ....: 11 1 22 11 5 2 8 Heavy ....: 4 - 2 1 2 - - Total ......: 205 147 403 368 270 162 221 : Turkeys : Young ......: 6 3 5 2 1 1 8 Old ........: 1 1 2 1 - - - Total ......: 7 4 7 3 1 1 8 : : number head : Septicaemia : Chickens : Young ......: 101,755 94,804 107,710 103,253 92,823 70,547 68,223 Mature .....: 46,011 47,223 46,905 56,272 58,670 54,715 52,557 Light ....: 39,264 39,140 39,816 46,774 48,507 47,176 44,616 Heavy ....: 6,747 8,083 7,089 9,498 10,163 7,539 7,941 Total ......: 147,766 142,027 154,615 159,525 151,493 125,262 120,780 : Turkeys : Young ......: 5,262 6,086 3,877 4,062 4,360 4,059 3,624 Old ........: 671 654 920 1,134 1,188 712 1,066 Total ......: 5,933 6,740 4,797 5,196 5,548 4,771 4,690 : : number head : Airsacculitis : Chickens : Young ......: 144,136 176,771 187,422 200,947 142,745 93,540 55,101 Mature .....: 11,338 11,046 12,970 13,836 12,029 13,870 13,942 Light ....: 4,618 4,750 5,729 5,039 5,028 5,223 4,239 Heavy ....: 6,720 6,296 7,241 8,797 7,001 8,647 9,703 Total ......: 155,474 187,817 200,392 214,783 154,774 107,410 69,043 : Turkeys : Young ......: 1,281 1,838 1,281 1,396 1,318 1,906 1,327 Old ........: 427 420 506 427 557 407 486 Total ......: 1,708 2,258 1,787 1,823 1,875 2,313 1,813 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2024 Total:2023 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Tuberculosis : Chickens : Young ......: - - - - - - - Mature .....: - - - - - - - Light ....: - - - - - - - Heavy ....: - - - - - - - Total ......: - - - - - - - : Turkeys : Young ......: - - - - - - - Old ........: - - - - - - - Total ......: - - - - - - - : : number head : Leukosis : Chickens : Young ......: 239 92 306 159 254 2,757 3,395 Mature .....: 1 16 6 16 20 128 622 Light ....: 1 13 5 16 19 114 502 Heavy ....: - 3 1 - 1 14 120 Total ......: 240 108 312 175 274 2,885 4,017 : Turkeys : Young ......: 6 4 3 45 2 86 451 Old ........: - 2 - - - 7 92 Total ......: 6 6 3 45 2 93 543 : : number head : Septicaemia : Chickens : Young ......: 42,834 40,487 48,976 39,571 44,215 855,198 1,077,937 Mature .....: 33,421 37,311 51,301 51,965 56,291 592,642 621,444 Light ....: 25,718 30,028 43,027 45,911 50,867 500,844 533,335 Heavy ....: 7,703 7,283 8,274 6,054 5,424 91,798 88,109 Total ......: 76,255 77,798 100,277 91,536 100,506 1,447,840 1,699,381 : Turkeys : Young ......: 3,657 3,671 5,216 5,634 5,182 54,690 63,117 Old ........: 1,125 1,310 1,517 553 867 11,717 9,364 Total ......: 4,782 4,981 6,733 6,187 6,049 66,407 72,481 : : number head : Airsacculitis : Chickens : Young ......: 36,574 37,300 51,563 52,448 104,865 1,283,412 1,283,599 Mature .....: 13,943 14,496 14,067 10,432 12,875 154,844 139,412 Light ....: 2,457 5,190 6,419 4,624 5,027 58,343 43,523 Heavy ....: 11,486 9,306 7,648 5,808 7,848 96,501 95,889 Total ......: 50,517 51,796 65,630 62,880 117,740 1,438,256 1,423,011 : Turkeys : Young ......: 1,654 1,863 2,150 2,002 1,339 19,355 16,025 Old ........: 526 679 575 252 230 5,492 5,746 Total ......: 2,180 2,542 2,725 2,254 1,569 24,847 21,771 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Chickens : Young ......: 725 741 462 549 560 348 865 Mature .....: 137 97 90 108 112 116 87 Light ....: 11 3 10 7 7 25 16 Heavy ....: 126 94 80 101 105 91 71 Total ......: 862 838 552 657 672 464 952 : Turkeys : Young ......: 59 3 10 33 12 14 44 Old ........: 16 19 14 11 18 2 14 Total ......: 75 22 24 44 30 16 58 : : number head : Tumors : Chickens : Young ......: 2,931 2,373 1,945 1,939 1,698 1,466 1,444 Mature .....: 19,324 17,512 20,324 20,219 18,880 17,227 14,751 Light ....: 15,036 13,951 15,884 15,690 15,252 13,179 10,562 Heavy ....: 4,288 3,561 4,440 4,529 3,628 4,048 4,189 Total ......: 22,255 19,885 22,269 22,158 20,578 18,693 16,195 : Turkeys : Young ......: 16 141 36 52 63 18 53 Old ........: 193 278 252 204 164 78 240 Total ......: 209 419 288 256 227 96 293 : : number head : Bruises : Chickens : Young ......: 4,902 4,856 4,312 3,758 3,510 2,996 2,873 Mature .....: 2,579 3,219 2,204 2,145 2,821 2,090 3,029 Light ....: 2,094 2,607 1,720 1,464 2,433 1,550 2,377 Heavy ....: 485 612 484 681 388 540 652 Total ......: 7,481 8,075 6,516 5,903 6,331 5,086 5,902 : Turkeys : Young ......: 51 63 74 56 75 97 77 Old ........: 8 13 7 14 13 11 12 Total ......: 59 76 81 70 88 108 89 : : number head : Cadaver : Chickens : Young ......: 1,348 1,343 1,480 1,272 1,183 1,175 1,095 Mature .....: 76 102 328 148 111 84 122 Light ....: 50 86 298 120 102 56 101 Heavy ....: 26 16 30 28 9 28 21 Total ......: 1,424 1,445 1,808 1,420 1,294 1,259 1,217 : Turkeys : Young ......: 528 493 240 295 530 192 218 Old ........: 11 13 14 4 3 14 32 Total ......: 539 506 254 299 533 206 250 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2024 Total:2023 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Chickens : Young ......: 955 1,010 1,324 1,210 778 9,527 7,763 Mature .....: 118 79 111 88 125 1,268 1,804 Light ....: 11 3 18 16 36 163 528 Heavy ....: 107 76 93 72 89 1,105 1,276 Total ......: 1,073 1,089 1,435 1,298 903 10,795 9,567 : Turkeys : Young ......: 61 59 64 77 28 464 598 Old ........: 26 32 40 18 15 225 30 Total ......: 87 91 104 95 43 689 628 : : number head : Tumors : Chickens : Young ......: 1,087 1,256 1,202 1,262 1,296 19,899 32,836 Mature .....: 11,248 13,118 17,059 16,742 16,328 202,732 299,074 Light ....: 7,656 9,375 13,180 13,087 11,640 154,492 250,027 Heavy ....: 3,592 3,743 3,879 3,655 4,688 48,240 49,047 Total ......: 12,335 14,374 18,261 18,004 17,624 222,631 331,910 : Turkeys : Young ......: 94 99 103 30 45 750 1,104 Old ........: 237 315 323 151 125 2,560 2,529 Total ......: 331 414 426 181 170 3,310 3,633 : : number head : Bruises : Chickens : Young ......: 2,370 2,119 2,492 2,139 2,893 39,220 47,830 Mature .....: 1,381 3,002 2,733 2,421 3,073 30,697 36,170 Light ....: 702 2,300 1,874 1,489 2,350 22,960 26,921 Heavy ....: 679 702 859 932 723 7,737 9,249 Total ......: 3,751 5,121 5,225 4,560 5,966 69,917 84,000 : Turkeys : Young ......: 77 97 77 67 27 838 1,244 Old ........: 16 14 20 12 13 153 81 Total ......: 93 111 97 79 40 991 1,325 : : number head : Cadaver : Chickens : Young ......: 932 879 1,178 1,100 1,103 14,088 17,630 Mature .....: 111 111 109 92 178 1,572 3,024 Light ....: 98 101 97 81 168 1,358 2,777 Heavy ....: 13 10 12 11 10 214 247 Total ......: 1,043 990 1,287 1,192 1,281 15,660 20,654 : Turkeys : Young ......: 190 218 182 225 257 3,568 4,196 Old ........: 2 11 13 6 1 124 151 Total ......: 192 229 195 231 258 3,692 4,347 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Chickens : Young ........: 42,103 37,742 44,708 39,479 45,686 41,068 41,820 Mature .......: 18,728 15,196 18,877 22,620 19,210 22,855 19,653 Light ......: 18,083 14,537 18,106 21,992 18,679 22,183 19,073 Heavy ......: 645 659 771 628 531 672 580 Total ........: 60,831 52,938 63,585 62,099 64,896 63,923 61,473 : Turkeys : Young ........: 658 931 845 389 518 576 618 Old ..........: 70 62 41 98 131 102 81 Total ........: 728 993 886 487 649 678 699 : : number head : Overscald : Chickens : Young ........: 5,107 5,058 4,857 4,098 3,770 4,792 5,832 Mature .......: 104 144 36 111 84 117 107 Light ......: 50 57 31 57 53 89 95 Heavy ......: 54 87 5 54 31 28 12 Total ........: 5,211 5,202 4,893 4,209 3,854 4,909 5,939 : Turkeys : Young ........: 126 59 91 164 58 57 77 Old ..........: 6 19 1 10 27 3 23 Total ........: 132 78 92 174 85 60 100 : : number head : Miscellaneous 1/: Chickens : Young ........: 112,471 114,562 129,803 97,985 97,135 93,724 97,374 Mature .......: 32,444 29,995 29,385 33,654 35,136 38,407 39,484 Light ......: 24,081 22,538 22,032 24,596 26,424 29,388 29,839 Heavy ......: 8,363 7,457 7,353 9,058 8,712 9,019 9,645 Total ........: 144,915 144,557 159,188 131,639 132,271 132,131 136,858 : Turkeys : Young ........: 2,373 3,304 1,644 1,952 2,949 3,185 5,114 Old ..........: 88 45 100 76 128 235 182 Total ........: 2,461 3,349 1,744 2,028 3,077 3,420 5,296 : : number head : Unknown 2/ : Chickens : Young ........:2,067,511 1,845,254 1,840,300 1,842,392 1,829,662 1,633,900 1,738,128 Mature .......: 34,053 34,506 24,423 27,456 30,643 32,062 25,210 Light ......: - - - - - - - Heavy ......: 34,053 34,506 24,423 27,456 30,643 32,062 25,210 Total ........:2,101,564 1,879,760 1,864,723 1,869,848 1,860,305 1,665,962 1,763,338 : Turkeys : Young ........: 89,851 83,336 71,495 85,241 82,976 76,798 89,424 Old ..........: 236 281 100 35 208 282 248 Total ........: 90,087 83,617 71,595 85,276 83,184 77,080 89,672 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2024 Total:2023 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Chickens : Young ........: 32,079 28,642 31,255 27,148 28,077 439,807 512,872 Mature .......: 11,553 18,902 20,166 16,410 17,340 221,510 200,146 Light ......: 10,866 18,239 19,460 15,857 16,659 213,734 188,902 Heavy ......: 687 663 706 553 681 7,776 11,244 Total ........: 43,632 47,544 51,421 43,558 45,417 661,317 713,018 : Turkeys : Young ........: 632 604 938 769 369 7,847 8,890 Old ..........: 97 131 161 36 58 1,068 1,446 Total ........: 729 735 1,099 805 427 8,915 10,336 : : number head : Overscald : Chickens : Young ........: 2,681 3,118 2,772 1,838 2,298 46,221 108,951 Mature .......: 137 183 161 134 96 1,414 1,361 Light ......: 71 161 160 133 89 1,046 979 Heavy ......: 66 22 1 1 7 368 382 Total ........: 2,818 3,301 2,933 1,972 2,394 47,635 110,312 : Turkeys : Young ........: 79 160 111 51 120 1,153 1,191 Old ..........: 10 13 34 1 2 149 95 Total ........: 89 173 145 52 122 1,302 1,286 : : number head : Miscellaneous 1/: Chickens : Young ........: 65,169 61,895 66,486 61,707 67,475 1,065,786 1,600,400 Mature .......: 30,279 38,995 44,780 40,108 37,609 430,276 394,205 Light ......: 20,265 28,902 34,485 30,479 28,113 321,142 298,288 Heavy ......: 10,014 10,093 10,295 9,629 9,496 109,134 95,917 Total ........: 95,448 100,890 111,266 101,815 105,084 1,496,062 1,994,605 : Turkeys : Young ........: 3,962 4,343 5,903 4,134 3,079 41,942 38,286 Old ..........: 93 301 233 54 66 1,601 2,086 Total ........: 4,055 4,644 6,136 4,188 3,145 43,543 40,372 : : number head : Unknown 2/ : Chickens : Young ........:1,836,837 1,681,063 1,883,469 1,674,677 1,968,593 21,841,786 21,014,160 Mature .......: 38,854 37,482 40,364 31,887 31,819 388,759 375,054 Light ......: - - - - - - - Heavy ......: 38,854 37,482 40,364 31,887 31,819 388,759 375,054 Total ........:1,875,691 1,718,545 1,923,833 1,706,564 2,000,412 22,230,545 21,389,214 : Turkeys : Young ........: 89,540 75,018 94,900 93,891 70,069 1,002,539 666,076 Old ..........: 201 407 228 62 144 2,432 2,701 Total ........: 89,741 75,425 95,128 93,953 70,213 1,004,971 668,777 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 and removed with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Chickens Slaughtered and Total Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Slaughtered : Alabama ............: 99,199 94,284 93,629 100,497 100,764 94,574 103,976 Arkansas ...........: 88,867 84,238 79,431 87,054 87,805 80,818 88,563 Delaware ...........: 32,949 30,398 29,539 31,359 32,921 31,052 32,173 Georgia ............: 112,575 104,026 101,944 107,490 110,547 103,179 114,152 Illinois ...........: 69 58 50 66 62 79 73 Iowa ...............: 1,729 1,685 1,988 1,822 2,133 1,873 2,115 Kentucky ...........: 25,102 23,770 24,302 25,131 25,115 23,835 25,175 Louisiana ..........: 15,059 14,670 14,443 15,267 14,984 14,384 15,995 Maryland ...........: 12,352 11,762 11,608 12,066 12,854 11,298 12,610 Mississippi ........: 59,225 57,370 55,235 59,820 61,873 54,807 62,890 : Missouri ...........: 27,679 25,572 25,027 27,334 27,413 25,873 27,241 New Jersey .........: 228 268 224 214 223 217 251 New York ...........: 2,818 2,768 2,744 2,709 3,152 2,643 3,036 North Carolina .....: 83,371 75,621 73,861 78,070 80,184 74,505 81,273 Ohio ...............: 10,398 10,054 9,987 10,891 11,006 10,382 11,261 Oklahoma ...........: 8,232 7,766 7,837 8,567 8,253 7,523 8,978 Pennsylvania .......: 15,059 13,772 13,459 14,090 13,826 13,181 14,707 South Carolina .....: 26,091 24,207 23,974 25,380 26,570 24,804 26,283 Tennessee ..........: 34,322 33,042 32,388 32,703 34,936 32,155 34,770 Texas ..............: 61,408 58,386 56,642 60,494 63,027 56,799 63,495 : Vermont ............: 40 38 33 39 44 42 51 Virginia ...........: 26,823 24,092 24,346 25,450 26,963 24,721 27,186 : United States ......: 815,327 762,805 744,888 793,190 813,727 753,245 825,627 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Alabama ............: 544,233 517,309 505,661 546,258 544,530 524,252 576,761 Arkansas ...........: 653,935 614,252 574,212 634,757 632,813 587,311 639,176 Delaware ...........: 258,469 237,895 226,744 242,478 257,047 236,026 246,463 Georgia ............: 687,353 621,996 609,595 642,113 660,248 627,864 685,212 Illinois ...........: 447 366 316 418 391 508 467 Iowa ...............: 10,078 9,780 11,727 10,489 12,420 10,302 11,667 Kentucky ...........: 161,038 153,788 159,825 169,972 168,478 158,871 166,645 Louisiana ..........: 101,090 97,105 96,372 102,876 100,403 96,274 106,369 Maryland ...........: 78,867 73,062 71,782 75,460 80,434 70,688 79,896 Mississippi ........: 395,176 380,888 363,175 397,284 412,790 366,038 415,644 : Missouri ...........: 150,503 134,639 133,031 147,577 146,813 140,054 147,451 New Jersey .........: 1,134 1,463 1,171 1,102 1,238 1,202 1,362 New York ...........: 13,547 13,476 13,412 13,174 16,135 13,686 15,594 North Carolina .....: 703,783 627,469 619,223 659,361 674,492 627,239 673,238 Ohio ...............: 46,901 45,861 45,295 50,008 49,697 46,846 50,818 Oklahoma ...........: 65,102 61,611 59,087 68,212 63,143 55,612 64,140 Pennsylvania .......: 87,428 78,160 76,773 81,290 79,933 76,360 87,167 South Carolina .....: 192,632 176,737 171,953 183,610 192,796 182,342 196,404 Tennessee ..........: 207,390 198,976 192,870 197,645 213,909 196,080 210,396 Texas ..............: 429,029 397,150 378,910 411,707 427,132 387,332 434,392 : Vermont ............: 266 249 213 256 284 275 332 Virginia ...........: 176,218 151,231 155,010 161,809 173,520 158,536 170,358 : United States ......:5,362,741 4,951,368 4,816,338 5,174,381 5,299,733 4,934,082 5,378,878 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered and Total Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2024 Total:2023 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Slaughtered : Alabama ............: 100,617 97,492 107,442 90,997 96,541 1,180,012 1,178,356 Arkansas ...........: 89,404 82,869 95,207 79,716 83,548 1,027,520 985,218 Delaware ...........: 33,068 30,447 34,601 29,698 30,063 378,268 370,996 Georgia ............: 110,578 103,584 117,559 96,858 105,091 1,287,583 1,266,495 Illinois ...........: 74 82 77 39 56 785 680 Iowa ...............: 2,082 1,691 870 763 837 19,588 16,676 Kentucky ...........: 25,062 24,630 27,185 23,221 24,170 296,698 280,195 Louisiana ..........: 14,881 14,785 16,905 14,218 15,211 180,802 174,299 Maryland ...........: 12,487 12,288 12,980 11,775 11,952 146,032 143,082 Mississippi ........: 61,971 59,778 66,446 56,544 61,499 717,458 699,417 : Missouri ...........: 27,386 26,453 29,579 25,576 28,036 323,169 396,123 New Jersey .........: 274 291 316 216 280 3,002 3,015 New York ...........: 2,918 3,047 2,882 2,746 3,106 34,569 31,778 North Carolina .....: 82,709 74,852 86,315 74,253 76,612 941,626 926,759 Ohio ...............: 11,224 9,743 11,763 10,487 10,656 127,852 128,423 Oklahoma ...........: 8,179 7,842 8,924 7,869 7,836 97,806 129,043 Pennsylvania .......: 13,238 14,367 14,158 11,558 14,542 165,957 152,401 South Carolina .....: 25,899 23,549 28,894 23,929 25,941 305,521 303,715 Tennessee ..........: 35,135 32,464 35,864 30,446 33,012 401,237 378,188 Texas ..............: 62,603 61,052 67,351 56,883 59,701 727,841 709,052 : Vermont ............: 55 53 61 54 50 560 500 Virginia ...........: 26,399 23,222 25,404 20,618 23,543 298,767 303,219 : United States ......: 814,293 770,053 861,715 728,228 777,360 9,460,458 9,381,211 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Alabama ............: 555,424 554,696 605,865 508,120 534,174 6,517,283 6,505,806 Arkansas ...........: 652,558 612,182 709,111 589,133 616,328 7,515,768 7,109,734 Delaware ...........: 254,554 239,706 272,453 234,512 233,841 2,940,188 2,866,047 Georgia ............: 666,721 632,747 720,237 583,984 633,815 7,771,885 7,746,403 Illinois ...........: 478 531 501 250 364 5,037 4,339 Iowa ...............: 11,608 9,630 4,855 4,292 4,616 111,464 99,341 Kentucky ...........: 165,681 168,693 189,448 160,806 168,743 1,991,988 1,817,820 Louisiana ..........: 100,421 103,007 118,618 97,607 104,523 1,224,665 1,180,509 Maryland ...........: 78,262 80,143 86,199 76,472 78,311 929,576 904,325 Mississippi ........: 411,387 405,069 450,110 384,628 411,956 4,794,145 4,670,615 : Missouri ...........: 148,883 145,227 160,647 136,371 146,540 1,737,736 2,237,915 New Jersey .........: 1,478 1,478 1,717 1,213 1,530 16,088 15,752 New York ...........: 15,093 15,654 14,561 14,089 15,849 174,270 159,579 North Carolina .....: 688,314 643,024 738,697 624,965 652,258 7,932,063 7,833,426 Ohio ...............: 51,532 45,263 53,579 48,554 48,310 582,664 580,301 Oklahoma ...........: 57,809 62,074 74,026 66,604 64,072 761,492 908,760 Pennsylvania .......: 78,549 85,110 82,348 67,521 82,820 963,459 884,624 South Carolina .....: 189,537 171,339 219,635 177,331 192,221 2,246,537 2,268,474 Tennessee ..........: 216,631 203,233 223,984 189,045 203,817 2,453,976 2,277,411 Texas ..............: 432,923 431,085 476,373 398,699 418,256 5,022,988 4,851,596 : Vermont ............: 361 354 410 356 333 3,689 3,254 Virginia ...........: 173,175 155,469 162,965 131,244 150,693 1,920,228 1,999,156 : United States ......:5,343,123 5,142,367 5,770,035 4,830,382 5,133,653 62,137,081 61,375,736 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Average Live Weight and Pounds Certified by Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Average live weight : Alabama ............: 5.49 5.49 5.40 5.44 5.40 5.54 5.55 Arkansas ...........: 7.36 7.29 7.23 7.29 7.21 7.27 7.22 Delaware ...........: 7.84 7.83 7.68 7.73 7.81 7.60 7.66 Georgia ............: 6.11 5.98 5.98 5.97 5.97 6.09 6.00 Illinois ...........: 6.43 6.35 6.31 6.37 6.33 6.40 6.41 Iowa ...............: 5.83 5.80 5.90 5.76 5.82 5.50 5.52 Kentucky ...........: 6.42 6.47 6.58 6.76 6.71 6.67 6.62 Louisiana ..........: 6.71 6.62 6.67 6.74 6.70 6.69 6.65 Maryland ...........: 6.38 6.21 6.18 6.25 6.26 6.26 6.34 Mississippi ........: 6.67 6.64 6.58 6.64 6.67 6.68 6.61 : Missouri ...........: 5.44 5.27 5.32 5.40 5.36 5.41 5.41 New Jersey .........: 4.97 5.46 5.23 5.14 5.54 5.53 5.43 New York ...........: 4.81 4.87 4.89 4.86 5.12 5.18 5.14 North Carolina .....: 8.44 8.30 8.38 8.45 8.41 8.42 8.28 Ohio ...............: 4.51 4.56 4.54 4.59 4.52 4.51 4.51 Oklahoma ...........: 7.91 7.93 7.54 7.96 7.65 7.39 7.14 Pennsylvania .......: 5.81 5.68 5.70 5.77 5.78 5.79 5.93 South Carolina .....: 7.38 7.30 7.17 7.23 7.26 7.35 7.47 Tennessee ..........: 6.04 6.02 5.95 6.04 6.12 6.10 6.05 Texas ..............: 6.99 6.80 6.69 6.81 6.78 6.82 6.84 : Vermont ............: 6.57 6.48 6.46 6.52 6.51 6.54 6.51 Virginia ...........: 6.57 6.28 6.37 6.36 6.44 6.41 6.27 : United States ......: 6.58 6.49 6.47 6.52 6.51 6.55 6.51 : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : Alabama ............: 419,907 398,941 387,330 421,266 418,461 402,572 443,948 Arkansas ...........: 489,180 458,120 429,907 476,178 475,902 441,950 481,570 Delaware ...........: 200,600 184,130 175,423 188,074 199,763 182,922 191,022 Georgia ............: 518,749 471,884 460,621 486,639 501,568 473,615 520,790 Illinois ...........: 332 272 235 312 291 379 349 Iowa ...............: 6,957 7,082 8,586 7,631 8,909 7,436 8,500 Kentucky ...........: 121,814 116,478 120,938 128,449 126,758 119,937 125,818 Louisiana ..........: 75,546 73,236 72,182 76,541 75,668 71,416 79,622 Maryland ...........: 58,899 54,333 53,316 56,056 59,867 52,483 59,423 Mississippi ........: 293,540 281,623 269,111 299,216 310,118 269,136 312,580 : Missouri ...........: 109,750 98,154 96,969 107,643 107,059 101,884 107,418 New Jersey .........: 829 1,078 857 807 906 882 1,002 New York ...........: 8,363 8,347 8,266 8,180 9,963 8,423 9,660 North Carolina .....: 541,379 483,880 477,125 507,866 518,622 482,885 516,412 Ohio ...............: 35,096 34,288 33,962 37,347 37,126 35,113 38,286 Oklahoma ...........: 48,829 46,219 44,256 51,169 47,474 41,726 48,136 Pennsylvania .......: 62,256 55,227 54,402 57,853 55,863 53,988 61,698 South Carolina .....: 145,535 133,284 129,777 138,460 145,434 137,170 147,952 Tennessee ..........: 153,133 146,832 142,585 146,627 158,278 145,362 155,336 Texas ..............: 329,202 305,414 291,159 316,482 328,851 298,243 334,862 : Vermont ............: 199 187 160 192 213 206 249 Virginia ...........: 134,546 115,248 117,611 122,995 132,605 120,687 129,926 : United States ......:4,051,876 3,741,927 3,636,804 3,917,654 4,011,854 3,724,877 4,072,543 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Average Live Weight and Pounds Certified by Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2024 Total:2023 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Average live weight : Alabama ............: 5.52 5.69 5.64 5.58 5.53 5.50 5.50 Arkansas ...........: 7.30 7.39 7.45 7.39 7.38 7.30 7.20 Delaware ...........: 7.70 7.87 7.87 7.90 7.78 7.80 7.70 Georgia ............: 6.03 6.11 6.13 6.03 6.03 6.00 6.10 Illinois ...........: 6.42 6.49 6.51 6.47 6.46 6.40 6.40 Iowa ...............: 5.57 5.70 5.58 5.63 5.52 5.70 6.00 Kentucky ...........: 6.61 6.85 6.97 6.93 6.98 6.70 6.50 Louisiana ..........: 6.75 6.97 7.02 6.87 6.87 6.80 6.80 Maryland ...........: 6.27 6.52 6.64 6.49 6.55 6.40 6.30 Mississippi ........: 6.64 6.78 6.77 6.80 6.70 6.70 6.70 : Missouri ...........: 5.44 5.49 5.43 5.33 5.23 5.40 5.60 New Jersey .........: 5.39 5.08 5.43 5.62 5.46 5.40 5.20 New York ...........: 5.17 5.14 5.05 5.13 5.10 5.00 5.00 North Carolina .....: 8.32 8.59 8.56 8.42 8.51 8.40 8.50 Ohio ...............: 4.59 4.65 4.55 4.63 4.53 4.60 4.50 Oklahoma ...........: 7.07 7.92 8.30 8.46 8.18 7.80 7.00 Pennsylvania .......: 5.93 5.92 5.82 5.84 5.70 5.80 5.80 South Carolina .....: 7.32 7.28 7.60 7.41 7.41 7.40 7.50 Tennessee ..........: 6.17 6.26 6.25 6.21 6.17 6.10 6.00 Texas ..............: 6.92 7.06 7.07 7.01 7.01 6.90 6.80 : Vermont ............: 6.55 6.64 6.69 6.63 6.60 6.60 6.50 Virginia ...........: 6.56 6.70 6.42 6.37 6.40 6.40 6.60 : United States ......: 6.56 6.68 6.70 6.63 6.60 6.57 6.54 : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : Alabama ............: 425,825 427,105 465,017 388,535 411,715 5,010,622 5,004,697 Arkansas ...........: 490,562 463,696 538,113 444,264 465,268 5,654,710 5,345,126 Delaware ...........: 198,137 186,662 212,272 183,302 182,777 2,285,084 2,217,481 Georgia ............: 507,644 481,549 547,876 444,474 481,491 5,896,900 5,851,219 Illinois ...........: 357 397 375 187 265 3,751 3,230 Iowa ...............: 8,522 6,957 3,472 2,943 3,273 80,268 69,784 Kentucky ...........: 124,896 127,154 142,738 121,270 127,243 1,503,493 1,372,841 Louisiana ..........: 73,841 76,410 89,157 73,040 77,984 914,643 885,799 Maryland ...........: 58,140 59,974 64,476 56,952 58,276 692,195 674,560 Mississippi ........: 304,016 300,225 334,433 285,173 304,207 3,563,378 3,481,425 : Missouri ...........: 108,550 105,781 117,227 99,488 106,757 1,266,680 1,641,144 New Jersey .........: 1,076 1,083 1,252 892 1,129 11,793 11,548 New York ...........: 9,443 9,797 9,138 8,902 9,923 108,405 97,834 North Carolina .....: 528,829 493,961 567,615 479,813 501,229 6,099,616 6,032,263 Ohio ...............: 38,672 34,101 40,171 36,254 36,196 436,612 434,841 Oklahoma ...........: 43,376 46,709 55,616 49,953 48,078 571,541 681,656 Pennsylvania .......: 55,400 60,128 58,778 47,748 58,499 681,840 618,428 South Carolina .....: 142,660 128,945 165,598 133,622 145,059 1,693,496 1,709,698 Tennessee ..........: 159,753 149,962 165,309 139,407 150,325 1,812,909 1,682,653 Texas ..............: 333,131 331,288 366,494 305,490 321,462 3,862,078 3,729,621 : Vermont ............: 271 267 309 268 250 2,771 2,442 Virginia ...........: 131,972 118,442 123,679 99,350 114,904 1,461,965 1,513,793 : United States ......:4,038,676 3,892,639 4,370,891 3,651,602 3,882,362 46,993,705 46,386,772 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total chilled and frozen ready-to-cook weight. Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Alabama ............: 1,801 1,771 1,795 1,660 1,685 1,641 1,874 Arkansas ...........: 2,280 2,108 1,883 1,900 1,940 1,786 1,876 Delaware ...........: 1,027 1,018 1,068 1,143 1,234 1,209 1,155 Georgia ............: 2,796 2,668 2,701 2,680 2,793 2,774 2,877 Illinois ...........: (Z) - - - - - (Z) Iowa ...............: 402 390 307 382 563 457 405 Kentucky ...........: 590 560 638 492 558 558 637 Louisiana ..........: 447 300 329 333 266 223 228 Maryland ...........: 455 518 578 622 605 405 434 Mississippi ........: 1,057 906 875 985 900 773 915 : Missouri ...........: 273 243 355 317 296 306 357 New Jersey .........: 11 8 9 9 11 8 8 New York ...........: 142 113 119 138 144 110 131 North Carolina .....: 1,572 1,220 1,143 1,273 1,220 1,200 1,424 Ohio ...............: 230 198 209 239 246 235 247 Oklahoma ...........: 147 138 167 195 238 249 318 Pennsylvania .......: 900 782 713 724 827 756 1,066 South Carolina .....: 912 978 1,005 862 1,033 879 949 Tennessee ..........: 321 307 299 291 362 307 344 Texas ..............: 890 842 968 874 990 799 807 : Vermont ............: - - - - - - - Virginia ...........: 392 360 358 359 383 319 352 : United States ......: 19,694 18,097 18,025 17,950 18,570 17,459 17,998 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Alabama ............: 0.43 0.44 0.46 0.39 0.40 0.41 0.42 Arkansas ...........: 0.46 0.46 0.44 0.40 0.41 0.40 0.39 Delaware ...........: 0.51 0.55 0.61 0.60 0.61 0.66 0.60 Georgia ............: 0.54 0.56 0.58 0.55 0.55 0.58 0.55 Illinois ...........: - - - - - - 0.01 Iowa ...............: 5.47 5.22 3.45 4.77 5.95 5.79 4.55 Kentucky ...........: 0.48 0.48 0.52 0.38 0.44 0.46 0.50 Louisiana ..........: 0.59 0.41 0.45 0.43 0.35 0.31 0.29 Maryland ...........: 0.77 0.94 1.07 1.10 1.00 0.76 0.72 Mississippi ........: 0.36 0.32 0.32 0.33 0.29 0.29 0.29 : Missouri ...........: 0.25 0.25 0.36 0.29 0.28 0.30 0.33 New Jersey .........: 1.26 0.70 1.04 1.15 1.22 0.88 0.80 New York ...........: 1.67 1.33 1.42 1.66 1.42 1.29 1.34 North Carolina .....: 0.29 0.25 0.24 0.25 0.23 0.25 0.27 Ohio ...............: 0.65 0.57 0.61 0.63 0.66 0.66 0.64 Oklahoma ...........: 0.30 0.30 0.38 0.38 0.50 0.59 0.66 Pennsylvania .......: 1.42 1.40 1.29 1.24 1.46 1.38 1.70 South Carolina .....: 0.62 0.73 0.77 0.62 0.71 0.64 0.64 Tennessee ..........: 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.20 0.23 0.21 0.22 Texas ..............: 0.27 0.27 0.33 0.28 0.30 0.27 0.24 : Vermont ............: - - - - - - - Virginia ...........: 0.29 0.31 0.30 0.29 0.29 0.26 0.27 : United States ......: 0.48 0.48 0.49 0.46 0.46 0.47 0.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2024 Total:2023 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Alabama ............: 1,669 1,763 1,899 1,528 1,681 20,767 20,021 Arkansas ...........: 1,930 1,536 2,072 1,917 2,062 23,290 21,248 Delaware ...........: 1,258 1,305 1,262 1,306 1,052 14,037 9,061 Georgia ............: 2,896 2,765 3,211 2,420 2,646 33,227 31,045 Illinois ...........: (Z) - - - (Z) (Z) (Z) Iowa ...............: 338 414 238 332 143 4,371 4,843 Kentucky ...........: 665 704 800 618 754 7,574 6,381 Louisiana ..........: 249 313 299 291 343 3,621 4,208 Maryland ...........: 387 376 423 382 539 5,724 5,053 Mississippi ........: 1,073 1,089 1,243 1,104 1,216 12,136 13,427 : Missouri ...........: 291 231 253 216 313 3,451 6,012 New Jersey .........: 12 10 15 11 18 130 231 New York ...........: 89 57 57 61 105 1,266 1,528 North Carolina .....: 1,404 1,188 1,472 1,255 1,328 15,699 18,581 Ohio ...............: 234 267 350 224 281 2,960 2,391 Oklahoma ...........: 215 232 309 246 196 2,650 2,149 Pennsylvania .......: 995 1,145 892 788 1,224 10,812 9,721 South Carolina .....: 993 871 1,123 963 1,008 11,576 10,687 Tennessee ..........: 508 549 614 661 657 5,220 5,085 Texas ..............: 890 804 811 788 758 10,221 12,006 : Vermont ............: - - - - - - - Virginia ...........: 373 343 377 246 279 4,141 4,270 : United States ......: 17,866 17,279 19,192 16,602 18,386 217,118 216,111 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Alabama ............: 0.39 0.41 0.41 0.39 0.41 0.41 0.40 Arkansas ...........: 0.39 0.33 0.38 0.43 0.44 0.41 0.40 Delaware ...........: 0.63 0.69 0.59 0.71 0.57 0.61 0.41 Georgia ............: 0.57 0.57 0.58 0.54 0.55 0.56 0.53 Illinois ...........: - - - - 0.11 (Z) (Z) Iowa ...............: 3.81 5.62 6.41 10.13 4.19 5.16 6.49 Kentucky ...........: 0.53 0.55 0.56 0.51 0.59 0.50 0.46 Louisiana ..........: 0.34 0.41 0.33 0.40 0.44 0.39 0.47 Maryland ...........: 0.66 0.62 0.65 0.67 0.92 0.82 0.74 Mississippi ........: 0.35 0.36 0.37 0.39 0.40 0.34 0.38 : Missouri ...........: 0.27 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.29 0.27 0.36 New Jersey .........: 1.09 0.95 1.21 1.26 1.57 1.09 1.96 New York ...........: 0.94 0.58 0.62 0.68 1.05 1.15 1.54 North Carolina .....: 0.26 0.24 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.31 Ohio ...............: 0.60 0.78 0.86 0.61 0.77 0.67 0.55 Oklahoma ...........: 0.49 0.49 0.55 0.49 0.41 0.46 0.31 Pennsylvania .......: 1.76 1.87 1.49 1.62 2.05 1.56 1.55 South Carolina .....: 0.69 0.67 0.67 0.72 0.69 0.68 0.62 Tennessee ..........: 0.32 0.36 0.37 0.47 0.44 0.29 0.30 Texas ..............: 0.27 0.24 0.22 0.26 0.24 0.26 0.32 : Vermont ............: - - - - - - - Virginia ...........: 0.28 0.29 0.30 0.25 0.24 0.28 0.28 : United States ......: 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.45 0.47 0.46 0.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Tuberculosis : Alabama ..........: - - - - - - - Arkansas .........: - - - - - - - Delaware .........: - - - - - - - Georgia ..........: - - - - - - - Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: - - - - - - - Virginia .........: - - - - - - - : United States ....: - - - - - - - : number head : Leukosis : Alabama ..........: 4 17 6 3 8 16 8 Arkansas .........: - - - - - - 5 Delaware .........: 2 37 1 - 3 1 - Georgia ..........: 14 2 - - - - 8 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: - - - - - - - Virginia .........: 2 1 3 - 1 - 2 : United States ....: 190 146 379 356 263 160 213 : number head : Septicaemia : Alabama ..........: 11,483 10,461 10,875 10,178 8,140 8,482 7,525 Arkansas .........: 176 120 18 169 121 113 76 Delaware .........: 11,929 8,980 10,503 9,184 6,645 4,702 4,143 Georgia ..........: 16,290 13,573 11,998 12,495 13,375 9,705 10,985 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: 1 1 - 2 2 4 1 Texas ............: 10,860 12,697 17,798 17,883 14,294 6,636 40 Virginia .........: 1,496 1,572 2,085 1,921 2,716 2,776 4,503 : United States ....: 101,755 94,804 107,710 103,253 92,823 70,547 68,223 : number head : Airsacculitis : Alabama ..........: 4,073 4,621 4,300 4,539 3,376 3,841 2,778 Arkansas .........: 241 9 49 116 172 150 191 Delaware .........: 7,283 7,550 8,675 9,329 6,300 2,908 1,256 Georgia ..........: 34,224 33,768 37,413 43,313 28,269 22,059 20,391 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - 5 4 2 1 Texas ............: 10,351 14,167 16,912 19,591 19,858 15,430 33 Virginia .........: 366 531 387 432 283 300 489 : United States ....: 144,136 176,771 187,422 200,947 142,745 93,540 55,101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2024 Total:2023 Total : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Tuberculosis : Alabama ..........: - - - - - - - Arkansas .........: - - - - - - - Delaware .........: - - - - - - - Georgia ..........: - - - - - - - Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: - - - - - - - Virginia .........: - - - - - - - : United States ....: - - - - - - - : number head : Leukosis : Alabama ..........: 6 13 6 14 13 114 321 Arkansas .........: - - - - - 5 - Delaware .........: - - - - - 44 157 Georgia ..........: 1 - - - - 25 12 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - 3 Texas ............: - - 8 - - 8 5 Virginia .........: - - 1 - - 10 31 : United States ....: 239 92 306 159 254 2,757 3,395 : number head : Septicaemia : Alabama ..........: 6,581 8,366 10,324 6,311 6,363 105,089 93,728 Arkansas .........: 72 202 257 202 261 1,787 2,464 Delaware .........: 1,989 - - - - 58,075 153,846 Georgia ..........: 8,790 7,856 8,046 5,662 8,591 127,366 170,098 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - 2 2 1 - 16 4 Texas ............: 43 78 82 74 121 80,606 72,900 Virginia .........: 4,010 3,342 3,274 1,170 - 28,865 31,525 : United States ....: 42,834 40,487 48,976 39,571 44,215 855,198 1,077,937 : number head : Airsacculitis : Alabama ..........: 2,289 3,826 4,108 2,928 5,059 45,738 42,789 Arkansas .........: 114 245 249 230 228 1,994 4,175 Delaware .........: 556 - - - - 43,857 71,406 Georgia ..........: 14,738 12,934 18,593 11,904 16,530 294,136 291,551 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - 1 - 2 - 15 5 Texas ............: 27 72 122 121 82 96,766 67,724 Virginia .........: 469 297 421 402 - 4,377 27,090 : United States ....: 36,574 37,300 51,563 52,448 104,865 1,283,412 1,283,599 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Alabama ..........: 2 5 1 - 3 7 5 Arkansas .........: 63 13 2 7 28 6 6 Delaware .........: 6 1 44 7 - 18 1 Georgia ..........: 8 36 11 5 11 2 4 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: - 14 2 1 82 1 - Virginia .........: 1 3 1 - 1 - - : United States ....: 725 741 462 549 560 348 865 : number head : Tumors : Alabama ..........: 132 134 93 153 111 100 116 Arkansas .........: - - - - - - - Delaware .........: 38 36 45 30 63 37 23 Georgia ..........: 420 276 255 314 223 201 207 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: 2 - - - - - - Texas ............: 534 394 231 275 228 115 1 Virginia .........: 21 29 13 13 21 16 9 : United States ....: 2,931 2,373 1,945 1,939 1,698 1,466 1,444 : number head : Bruises : Alabama ..........: 412 322 355 364 312 347 404 Arkansas .........: 34 - 1 7 14 1 5 Delaware .........: 538 303 284 427 240 409 272 Georgia ..........: 1,221 1,744 1,199 659 751 236 243 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: 2 2 - - - 2 1 Texas ............: 140 130 120 92 124 62 - Virginia .........: 10 14 21 12 50 27 45 : United States ....: 4,902 4,856 4,312 3,758 3,510 2,996 2,873 : number head : Cadaver : Alabama ..........: 187 134 133 147 152 175 158 Arkansas .........: - - - - - - - Delaware .........: 17 31 14 14 16 21 8 Georgia ..........: 384 396 352 382 409 342 356 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: 3 5 - - - - - Texas ............: 5 4 6 5 5 2 1 Virginia .........: 6 6 4 1 5 7 4 : United States ....: 1,348 1,343 1,480 1,272 1,183 1,175 1,095 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2024 Total:2023 Total : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Alabama ..........: 6 1 3 2 - 35 188 Arkansas .........: 10 16 17 6 6 180 107 Delaware .........: - - - - - 77 156 Georgia ..........: 18 26 1 19 49 190 441 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: 1 1 - - 2 104 162 Virginia .........: 1 1 1 - - 9 39 : United States ....: 955 1,010 1,324 1,210 778 9,527 7,763 : number head : Tumors : Alabama ..........: 79 89 89 72 70 1,238 1,742 Arkansas .........: - - - - - - 1 Delaware .........: 12 - - - - 284 613 Georgia ..........: 199 208 187 252 274 3,016 5,976 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - 1 3 2 Texas ............: 2 1 2 1 4 1,788 5,417 Virginia .........: 11 14 15 1 - 163 689 : United States ....: 1,087 1,256 1,202 1,262 1,296 19,899 32,836 : number head : Bruises : Alabama ..........: 333 361 286 151 91 3,738 4,479 Arkansas .........: 9 5 7 6 33 122 92 Delaware .........: 113 - - - - 2,586 4,935 Georgia ..........: 215 193 130 112 125 6,828 9,994 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - 2 - - 9 2 Texas ............: - 3 5 24 11 711 926 Virginia .........: 39 35 28 9 - 290 2,220 : United States ....: 2,370 2,119 2,492 2,139 2,893 39,220 47,830 : number head : Cadaver : Alabama ..........: 171 236 248 172 26 1,939 2,489 Arkansas .........: - - 1 - - 1 8 Delaware .........: 2 - - - - 123 500 Georgia ..........: 264 203 317 342 285 4,032 5,446 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - 2 - - - 10 - Texas ............: - - 3 8 9 48 44 Virginia .........: 3 6 7 3 - 52 239 : United States ....: 932 879 1,178 1,100 1,103 14,088 17,630 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Alabama ..........: 2,952 2,249 2,407 1,967 1,872 1,661 1,856 Arkansas .........: 84 5 8 35 142 70 59 Delaware .........: 2,174 1,406 1,542 1,432 2,080 1,360 1,141 Georgia ..........: 3,398 4,528 3,970 4,211 3,813 4,571 4,392 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: 613 285 408 367 491 256 16 Virginia .........: 114 195 181 187 259 198 181 : United States ....: 42,103 37,742 44,708 39,479 45,686 41,068 41,820 : number head : Overscald : Alabama ..........: 1,261 1,010 466 427 607 472 674 Arkansas .........: 6 - - 1 1 5 14 Delaware .........: 352 770 344 659 292 843 108 Georgia ..........: 336 440 440 633 425 606 769 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - 1 1 Texas ............: 684 360 660 508 730 493 4 Virginia .........: 670 136 10 145 15 145 848 : United States ....: 5,107 5,058 4,857 4,098 3,770 4,792 5,832 : number head : Miscellaneous 1/ : Alabama ..........: 13,689 17,175 34,184 7,727 5,881 5,588 5,484 Arkansas .........: 116 50 42 124 113 75 83 Delaware .........: 3,856 3,498 2,017 2,596 1,726 2,475 1,344 Georgia ..........: 15,750 18,820 19,803 18,331 14,539 13,005 14,134 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - 1 1 - - - Texas ............: 1,102 1,252 1,679 1,783 1,745 788 8 Virginia .........: 5,001 6,192 5,778 6,520 6,886 5,187 4,791 : United States ....: 112,471 114,562 129,803 97,985 97,135 93,724 97,374 : number head : Unknown 2/ : Alabama ..........: 148,558 163,105 151,749 161,203 154,158 145,653 170,694 Arkansas .........: 209,380 218,917 186,008 178,975 175,047 155,653 159,349 Delaware .........: 10,144 8,046 11,298 19,750 23,784 27,567 46,028 Georgia ..........: 188,810 202,774 209,627 227,404 263,618 236,083 240,217 Mississippi ......: 169,565 138,848 137,323 154,698 140,738 118,957 138,825 North Carolina ...: 120,648 98,845 93,067 107,525 94,904 86,031 95,697 Texas ............: 75,742 69,401 79,392 63,149 71,423 60,318 79,298 Virginia .........: 157,729 129,760 151,222 147,572 138,479 142,064 132,752 : United States ....:2,067,511 1,845,254 1,840,300 1,842,392 1,829,662 1,633,900 1,738,128 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2024 Total:2023 Total : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Alabama ..........: 1,664 1,853 1,739 1,078 797 22,095 46,803 Arkansas .........: 43 58 45 77 99 725 1,318 Delaware .........: 549 - - - - 11,684 34,420 Georgia ..........: 4,492 5,553 4,715 2,736 3,099 49,478 56,551 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: 36 35 22 39 42 2,610 4,878 Virginia .........: 196 106 196 60 - 1,873 5,222 : United States ....: 32,079 28,642 31,255 27,148 28,077 439,807 512,872 : number head : Overscald : Alabama ..........: 300 1,082 298 437 336 7,370 12,503 Arkansas .........: 15 9 11 86 - 148 97 Delaware .........: 116 - - - - 3,484 6,642 Georgia ..........: 554 318 223 55 241 5,040 46,643 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: 1 1 - - - 4 1 Texas ............: 3 1 63 4 - 3,510 8,720 Virginia .........: 429 212 464 143 - 3,217 4,134 : United States ....: 2,681 3,118 2,772 1,838 2,298 46,221 108,951 : number head : Miscellaneous 1/ : Alabama ..........: 4,615 6,608 6,304 5,936 3,960 117,151 87,158 Arkansas .........: 104 113 192 366 368 1,746 2,077 Delaware .........: 689 - - - - 18,201 38,539 Georgia ..........: 10,188 9,435 11,213 8,091 10,541 163,850 389,912 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - 1 4 - - 7 1 Texas ............: 21 404 1,584 1,842 1,584 13,792 43,127 Virginia .........: 5,312 4,825 7,073 2,293 - 59,858 66,502 : United States ....: 65,169 61,895 66,486 61,707 67,475 1,065,786 1,600,400 : number head : Unknown 2/ : Alabama ..........: 150,958 146,340 148,279 136,259 177,850 1,854,806 1,754,467 Arkansas .........: 166,651 154,653 192,059 184,254 204,676 2,185,622 1,889,422 Delaware .........: 46,422 47,116 55,446 39,095 45,035 379,731 75,626 Georgia ..........: 242,097 235,025 257,657 234,471 232,832 2,770,615 2,007,693 Mississippi ......: 179,459 185,884 208,733 182,861 196,295 1,952,186 2,001,592 North Carolina ...: 107,107 81,072 106,848 93,363 104,695 1,189,802 1,425,535 Texas ............: 74,085 70,087 67,086 58,557 61,335 829,873 1,082,041 Virginia .........: 149,664 132,523 129,034 129,556 151,904 1,692,259 1,549,431 : United States ....:1,836,837 1,681,063 1,883,469 1,674,677 1,968,593 21,841,786 21,014,160 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 and removed with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Slaughtered : California .........: 293 295 286 287 292 391 482 Illinois ...........: (Z) (Z) 1 (Z) - 1 1 Indiana ............: 1,868 1,899 1,847 1,916 1,919 1,692 1,909 Iowa ...............: 970 1,134 1,040 1,242 1,264 1,133 1,124 Michigan ...........: 444 457 414 508 329 339 347 Minnesota ..........: 3,082 3,010 2,767 3,223 3,398 3,070 3,337 North Carolina .....: 1,788 1,617 1,745 1,707 1,875 1,616 1,846 Ohio ...............: 610 554 494 568 617 570 518 Pennsylvania .......: 627 553 558 525 541 521 667 South Carolina .....: 625 574 501 600 533 536 615 : Vermont ............: - - - - - - - Wisconsin ..........: 230 59 (Z) (Z) (Z) - (Z) : United States ......: 16,367 16,181 15,395 16,867 16,888 15,568 16,883 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : California .........: 11,315 10,848 11,257 11,521 11,762 13,182 16,035 Illinois ...........: 6 (Z) 21 (Z) - 22 25 Indiana ............: 80,360 81,599 78,034 84,093 83,827 74,342 79,868 Iowa ...............: 45,343 53,323 49,212 59,956 59,451 51,973 51,012 Michigan ...........: 19,095 19,760 18,132 22,386 14,478 14,566 14,717 Minnesota ..........: 88,501 84,667 84,279 93,609 97,839 85,169 88,772 North Carolina .....: 69,784 60,271 66,357 64,177 68,514 63,529 69,383 Ohio ...............: 28,869 26,162 23,192 26,861 28,499 25,217 21,615 Pennsylvania .......: 18,564 17,071 17,500 16,630 17,091 14,910 18,491 South Carolina .....: 29,468 26,377 22,134 25,496 22,302 23,278 26,105 : Vermont ............: - - - - - - - Wisconsin ..........: 9,630 2,406 (Z) 1 (Z) - 2 : United States ......: 546,344 526,344 510,572 561,485 556,406 511,037 540,501 : pounds : Average live weight : California .........: 38.67 36.78 39.35 40.16 40.27 33.74 33.28 Illinois ...........: 20.58 27.17 33.23 33.00 - 29.32 26.38 Indiana ............: 43.02 42.96 42.24 43.89 43.69 43.93 41.85 Iowa ...............: 46.73 47.02 47.33 48.25 47.03 45.87 45.38 Michigan ...........: 43.03 43.28 43.75 44.07 43.99 42.93 42.36 Minnesota ..........: 28.72 28.12 30.46 29.05 28.79 27.74 26.60 North Carolina .....: 39.03 37.27 38.02 37.60 36.54 39.30 37.59 Ohio ...............: 47.33 47.22 46.95 47.29 46.16 44.26 41.72 Pennsylvania .......: 29.60 30.89 31.34 31.66 31.62 28.64 27.72 South Carolina .....: 47.12 45.94 44.21 42.47 41.83 43.41 42.46 : Vermont ............: - - - - - - - Wisconsin ..........: 41.80 40.57 10.00 31.65 28.00 - 25.36 : United States ......: 33.38 32.53 33.16 33.29 32.95 32.83 32.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Month - States and United States 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2024 Total:2023 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Slaughtered : California .........: 444 432 817 598 285 4,902 5,873 Illinois ...........: 5 3 5 23 1 40 34 Indiana ............: 1,909 1,748 2,257 1,692 1,766 22,422 22,502 Iowa ...............: 1,110 1,034 1,166 935 900 13,052 13,520 Michigan ...........: 405 394 421 359 415 4,832 5,199 Minnesota ..........: 3,260 2,845 3,252 2,969 2,560 36,773 42,014 North Carolina .....: 1,916 1,823 2,032 1,743 1,694 21,402 21,234 Ohio ...............: 583 544 617 598 500 6,773 6,989 Pennsylvania .......: 601 755 979 866 542 7,735 8,057 South Carolina .....: 591 556 642 485 479 6,737 7,559 : Vermont ............: - 5 13 56 7 81 89 Wisconsin ..........: (Z) (Z) (Z) 1 (Z) 290 3,237 : United States ......: 16,804 15,548 19,390 16,282 13,976 196,149 214,087 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : California .........: 14,765 14,230 21,229 14,591 7,152 157,887 187,248 Illinois ...........: 134 68 162 677 33 1,148 979 Indiana ............: 79,236 73,363 89,607 69,166 76,621 950,116 939,954 Iowa ...............: 49,835 47,119 53,854 42,036 40,866 603,980 597,193 Michigan ...........: 17,543 17,241 17,962 15,124 17,930 208,934 219,845 Minnesota ..........: 94,357 83,882 95,649 80,839 77,080 1,054,643 1,151,576 North Carolina .....: 70,795 68,540 78,383 64,116 66,990 810,839 785,594 Ohio ...............: 23,464 23,135 26,902 24,181 22,282 300,379 327,943 Pennsylvania .......: 17,198 21,433 24,215 21,410 15,642 220,155 223,748 South Carolina .....: 24,992 23,538 27,531 21,291 21,000 293,512 332,089 : Vermont ............: - 153 422 1,705 197 2,477 2,750 Wisconsin ..........: 8 10 10 23 1 12,091 141,653 : United States ......: 542,838 512,949 614,324 492,995 469,676 6,385,471 6,788,439 : pounds : Average live weight : California .........: 33.25 32.97 25.97 24.42 25.09 32.20 31.90 Illinois ...........: 29.57 25.97 30.08 29.25 33.60 28.70 28.80 Indiana ............: 41.51 41.96 39.70 40.89 43.39 42.40 41.80 Iowa ...............: 44.88 45.57 46.19 44.94 45.43 46.30 44.20 Michigan ...........: 43.28 43.75 42.71 42.08 43.22 43.20 42.30 Minnesota ..........: 28.94 29.49 29.41 27.23 30.11 28.70 27.40 North Carolina .....: 36.95 37.60 38.57 36.78 39.54 37.90 37.00 Ohio ...............: 40.25 42.55 43.60 40.45 44.58 44.30 46.90 Pennsylvania .......: 28.61 28.39 24.74 24.73 28.84 28.50 27.80 South Carolina .....: 42.30 42.33 42.87 43.91 43.80 43.60 43.90 : Vermont ............: - 33.09 31.57 30.29 27.51 30.60 30.90 Wisconsin ..........: 28.17 27.35 25.23 24.17 27.10 41.70 43.80 : United States ......: 32.30 32.99 31.68 30.28 33.61 32.55 31.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : California .........: 9,053 8,655 9,003 9,217 9,410 10,528 12,810 Illinois ...........: 4 (Z) 16 (Z) - 17 19 Indiana ............: 64,185 65,715 62,577 67,551 67,206 59,572 64,016 Iowa ...............: 35,503 42,138 38,503 47,141 46,619 40,793 39,853 Michigan ...........: 14,799 15,314 14,052 17,349 11,220 11,278 11,384 Minnesota ..........: 71,120 68,004 67,582 75,328 78,207 68,312 71,220 North Carolina .....: 54,780 47,635 52,422 50,630 54,178 50,226 54,503 Ohio ...............: 23,085 20,920 18,522 21,464 22,747 20,148 17,270 Pennsylvania .......: 14,705 13,491 13,691 13,069 13,262 11,540 14,420 South Carolina .....: 18,924 19,374 16,434 18,744 16,231 16,675 19,077 : Vermont ............: - - - - - - - Wisconsin ..........: 7,605 1,895 (Z) 1 (Z) - 2 : United States ......: 431,495 420,022 406,744 447,699 443,153 406,179 429,768 : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : California .........: 56 69 43 34 46 70 58 Illinois ...........: - - - - - - - Indiana ............: 994 998 893 1,075 1,013 973 1,082 Iowa ...............: 538 745 575 736 766 687 724 Michigan ...........: 209 234 207 252 121 134 153 Minnesota ..........: 983 930 822 1,008 1,128 875 912 North Carolina .....: 314 247 271 284 272 275 299 Ohio ...............: 335 360 344 410 456 417 344 Pennsylvania .......: 212 238 273 294 303 136 300 South Carolina .....: 1,151 1,080 705 708 721 545 695 : Vermont ............: - - - - - - - Wisconsin ..........: 124 37 - - - - - : United States ......: 6,569 6,566 5,821 6,553 6,540 5,851 6,413 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : California .........: 0.62 0.79 0.48 0.37 0.48 0.66 0.45 Illinois ...........: - - - - - - - Indiana ............: 1.52 1.50 1.41 1.57 1.49 1.61 1.66 Iowa ...............: 1.49 1.74 1.47 1.54 1.62 1.66 1.78 Michigan ...........: 1.39 1.50 1.45 1.43 1.07 1.18 1.33 Minnesota ..........: 1.36 1.35 1.20 1.32 1.42 1.27 1.26 North Carolina .....: 0.57 0.51 0.51 0.56 0.50 0.54 0.55 Ohio ...............: 1.43 1.69 1.83 1.87 1.97 2.03 1.95 Pennsylvania .......: 1.42 1.73 1.96 2.20 2.24 1.16 2.04 South Carolina .....: 5.73 5.28 4.11 3.64 4.25 3.17 3.51 : Vermont ............: - - - - - - - Wisconsin ..........: 1.60 1.94 - - - - - : United States ......: 1.50 1.54 1.41 1.44 1.45 1.42 1.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2024 and 2023 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2024 Total:2023 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : California .........: 11,804 11,346 17,139 11,673 5,720 126,358 150,190 Illinois ...........: 102 50 126 518 26 878 750 Indiana ............: 63,462 58,721 71,051 55,263 61,412 760,731 755,100 Iowa ...............: 38,990 37,131 42,288 33,058 32,177 474,194 470,328 Michigan ...........: 13,639 13,362 13,920 11,722 13,896 161,935 170,440 Minnesota ..........: 75,645 67,068 76,679 64,727 61,407 845,299 923,659 North Carolina .....: 54,974 53,384 61,540 50,049 52,333 636,654 621,348 Ohio ...............: 18,756 18,502 21,450 18,980 17,765 239,609 261,623 Pennsylvania .......: 13,502 16,971 19,252 17,070 12,288 173,261 177,233 South Carolina .....: 18,407 16,994 20,133 15,695 15,650 212,338 241,881 : Vermont ............: - 119 332 1,335 155 1,941 2,157 Wisconsin ..........: 6 8 8 19 1 9,545 111,928 : United States ......: 431,305 407,546 488,953 392,007 373,180 5,078,051 5,412,711 : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : California .........: 61 86 80 79 31 713 653 Illinois ...........: - - - - - - - Indiana ............: 1,148 926 1,126 867 895 11,990 10,456 Iowa ...............: 543 575 654 572 522 7,637 7,106 Michigan ...........: 166 182 178 146 171 2,153 2,490 Minnesota ..........: 985 914 881 822 719 10,979 11,269 North Carolina .....: 355 321 392 368 334 3,732 3,710 Ohio ...............: 417 352 438 360 350 4,583 3,673 Pennsylvania .......: 281 369 481 379 363 3,629 2,902 South Carolina .....: 773 686 926 650 433 9,073 4,062 : Vermont ............: - - - - - - - Wisconsin ..........: - - (Z) (Z) - 161 1,682 : United States ......: 6,670 5,959 7,093 6,052 5,361 75,448 67,027 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : California .........: 0.51 0.75 0.47 0.67 0.55 0.56 0.43 Illinois ...........: - - - - - 0.03 - Indiana ............: 1.78 1.55 1.56 1.54 1.44 1.55 1.37 Iowa ...............: 1.37 1.53 1.52 1.70 1.60 1.58 1.49 Michigan ...........: 1.20 1.34 1.26 1.23 1.21 1.31 1.44 Minnesota ..........: 1.29 1.34 1.14 1.25 1.16 1.28 1.21 North Carolina .....: 0.64 0.60 0.63 0.73 0.63 0.58 0.59 Ohio ...............: 2.17 1.87 2.00 1.86 1.93 1.88 1.38 Pennsylvania .......: 2.04 2.13 2.44 2.17 2.87 2.05 1.61 South Carolina .....: 4.03 3.88 4.40 3.97 2.69 4.10 1.65 : Vermont ............: - - - - - - - Wisconsin ..........: - - 0.19 0.26 - 1.66 1.48 : United States ......: 1.52 1.44 1.43 1.52 1.42 1.46 1.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Total chilled and frozen ready-to-cook weight. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds federally condemned prior to entry into the slaughter plant which includes Dead-On-Arrival (DOA) and condemned for other causes. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts of birds condemned includes federally inspected and establishment sorted because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 361 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2024. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 30 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. 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