Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released October 25, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 1 Percent from Last Year September 2016 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. September 2017 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during September 2017 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.95 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the amount certified in September 2016. The August 2017 revised certified total at 4.37 billion pounds, was up 3 percent from August 2016. The August revision represented an increase of 5.75 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during September 2017 was 5.22 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 5.29 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.55 billion pounds, down 1 percent from September 2016. Mature chickens, at 66.6 million pounds, were down 9 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 585 million pounds, down 6 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.6 million pounds, down 6 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during September 2017 averaged a record 6.25 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from September 2016. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.33 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during September 2017 averaged 30.7 pounds per bird, up slightly from September 2016. Ante-mortem condemnations during September 2017 totaled 12.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 36.0 million pounds, were 0.90 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.95 percent a year earlier. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2017 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 745,766 809,566 728,278 98 90 6,614,365 6,700,109 101 Mature ...........: 11,772 12,170 10,531 89 87 107,704 101,770 94 Light ..........: 4,814 4,778 4,139 86 87 47,745 44,758 94 Heavy ..........: 6,958 7,392 6,392 92 86 59,959 57,012 95 Total ............: 757,538 821,736 738,809 98 90 6,722,069 6,801,879 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 20,086 22,136 18,908 94 85 179,537 177,408 99 Old ..............: 161 164 115 71 70 1,424 1,251 88 Total ............: 20,247 22,300 19,023 94 85 180,961 178,659 99 : Ducks ..............: 2,283 2,333 2,130 93 91 20,284 19,886 98 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,584,382 4,999,901 4,554,131 99 91 40,676,400 41,405,353 102 Mature ...........: 72,934 77,010 66,643 91 87 645,964 616,602 95 Light ..........: 16,137 16,134 14,210 88 88 157,672 150,586 96 Heavy ..........: 56,797 60,876 52,433 92 86 488,292 466,016 95 Total ............: 4,657,316 5,076,911 4,620,774 99 91 41,322,364 42,021,955 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 615,552 673,714 581,261 94 86 5,539,330 5,517,361 100 Old ..............: 4,640 4,694 3,434 74 73 39,973 36,621 92 Total ............: 620,192 678,408 584,695 94 86 5,579,303 5,553,982 100 : Ducks ..............: 15,547 16,044 14,616 94 91 138,626 137,184 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 423 215 660 156 307 2,027 2,324 115 : Total ..............: 5,293,478 5,771,578 5,220,745 99 90 47,042,320 47,715,445 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.15 6.18 6.25 102 101 6.15 6.18 100 Mature ...........: 6.20 6.33 6.33 102 100 6.00 6.06 101 Light ..........: 3.35 3.38 3.43 102 101 3.30 3.36 102 Heavy ..........: 8.16 8.24 8.20 100 100 8.14 8.17 100 Total ............: 6.15 6.18 6.25 102 101 6.15 6.18 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.65 30.44 30.74 100 101 30.85 31.10 101 Old ..............: 28.82 28.62 29.86 104 104 28.07 29.27 104 Total ............: 30.63 30.42 30.74 100 101 30.83 31.09 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.81 6.88 6.86 101 100 6.83 6.90 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2017 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,201,642 3,454,482 3,158,097 99 91 28,360,690 28,764,007 101 Mature ...........: 47,321 50,656 43,694 92 86 416,549 400,405 96 Light ..........: 8,352 8,312 7,226 87 87 82,303 77,488 94 Heavy ..........: 38,969 42,344 36,468 94 86 334,246 322,917 97 Total ............: 3,248,963 3,505,138 3,201,791 99 91 28,777,239 29,164,412 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 285,570 305,893 265,307 93 87 2,554,311 2,516,871 99 Old ..............: 3,348 3,459 2,515 75 73 27,425 26,912 98 Total ............: 288,918 309,352 267,822 93 87 2,581,736 2,543,783 99 : Ducks ..............: 4,253 4,456 4,026 95 90 38,617 38,068 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 149 134 135 91 101 1,172 1,172 100 : Total ..............: 3,542,283 3,819,080 3,473,774 98 91 31,398,764 31,747,435 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 253,122 308,536 271,374 107 88 2,270,060 2,425,750 107 Mature ...........: - 2 3 (X) 150 39 24 62 Light ..........: - 2 3 (X) 150 8 22 275 Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) 31 2 6 Total ............: 253,122 308,538 271,377 107 88 2,270,099 2,425,774 107 : Turkeys : Young ............: 207,344 233,720 200,036 96 86 1,885,375 1,902,911 101 Old ..............: 120 72 65 54 90 2,607 614 24 Total ............: 207,464 233,792 200,101 96 86 1,887,982 1,903,525 101 : Ducks ..............: 6,997 7,198 6,612 94 92 62,224 61,840 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 127 13 273 215 2,100 185 346 187 : Total ..............: 467,710 549,541 478,363 102 87 4,220,490 4,391,485 104 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,454,764 3,763,018 3,429,471 99 91 30,630,750 31,189,757 102 Mature ...........: 47,321 50,658 43,697 92 86 416,588 400,429 96 Light ..........: 8,352 8,314 7,229 87 87 82,311 77,510 94 Heavy ..........: 38,969 42,344 36,468 94 86 334,277 322,919 97 Total ............: 3,502,085 3,813,676 3,473,168 99 91 31,047,338 31,590,186 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 492,914 539,613 465,343 94 86 4,439,686 4,419,782 100 Old ..............: 3,468 3,531 2,580 74 73 30,032 27,526 92 Total ............: 496,382 543,144 467,923 94 86 4,469,718 4,447,308 99 : Ducks ..............: 11,250 11,654 10,638 95 91 100,841 99,908 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 276 147 408 148 278 1,357 1,518 112 : Total ..............: 4,009,993 4,368,621 3,952,137 99 90 35,619,254 36,138,920 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2017 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,424 10,911 10,362 99 95 94,610 92,620 98 Mature ...........: 840 866 718 85 83 7,800 7,313 94 Light ..........: 285 291 240 84 82 2,689 2,544 95 Heavy ..........: 555 575 478 86 83 5,111 4,769 93 Total ............: 11,264 11,777 11,080 98 94 102,410 99,933 98 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,522 1,649 1,439 95 87 14,124 14,316 101 Old ..............: 68 52 30 44 58 510 436 85 Total ............: 1,590 1,701 1,469 92 86 14,634 14,752 101 : Ducks ..............: 53 59 61 115 103 391 411 105 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,908 13,537 12,611 98 93 117,436 115,097 98 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.22 0.23 100 105 0.23 0.22 96 Mature ...........: 1.15 1.12 1.08 94 96 1.21 1.19 98 Light ..........: 1.77 1.80 1.69 95 94 1.71 1.69 99 Heavy ..........: 0.98 0.94 0.91 93 97 1.05 1.02 97 Total ............: 0.24 0.23 0.24 100 104 0.25 0.24 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.25 0.24 0.25 100 104 0.25 0.26 104 Old ..............: 1.47 1.11 0.87 59 78 1.28 1.19 93 Total ............: 0.26 0.25 0.25 96 100 0.26 0.27 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.34 0.37 0.42 124 114 0.28 0.30 107 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.23 0.24 100 104 0.25 0.24 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 inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2017 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 28,263 29,178 27,061 96 93 273,010 258,129 95 Mature ...........: 2,405 2,331 1,980 82 85 23,230 19,959 86 Light ..........: 608 608 502 83 83 6,108 5,967 98 Heavy ..........: 1,797 1,723 1,478 82 86 17,122 13,992 82 Total ............: 30,668 31,509 29,041 95 92 296,240 278,088 94 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,141 7,430 6,521 91 88 65,572 63,584 97 Old ..............: 172 177 140 81 79 1,408 1,529 109 Total ............: 7,313 7,607 6,661 91 88 66,980 65,113 97 : Ducks ..............: 286 310 280 98 90 2,676 2,616 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 3 6 200 200 16 26 163 : Total ..............: 38,270 39,429 35,988 94 91 365,912 345,843 95 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.81 0.77 0.78 96 101 0.88 0.82 93 Mature ...........: 4.84 4.40 4.33 89 98 5.28 4.75 90 Light ..........: 6.79 6.81 6.49 96 95 6.91 7.15 103 Heavy ..........: 4.41 3.91 3.90 88 100 4.87 4.15 85 Total ............: 0.87 0.82 0.83 95 101 0.95 0.87 92 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.43 1.36 1.38 97 101 1.46 1.42 97 Old ..............: 4.73 4.77 5.15 109 108 4.48 5.26 117 Total ............: 1.45 1.38 1.40 97 101 1.48 1.44 97 : Ducks ..............: 2.48 2.59 2.56 103 99 2.59 2.55 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.08 2.00 1.45 134 73 1.17 1.68 144 : Total ..............: 0.95 0.89 0.90 95 101 1.02 0.95 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: August and September 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 4,493 4,269 763,976 721,166 Mature ..........: - - 180 154 131,742 114,596 Light .........: - - 116 98 93,805 78,829 Heavy .........: - - 64 56 37,937 35,767 Total ...........: - - 4,673 4,423 895,718 835,762 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 112 79 20,665 20,547 Old .............: - - 21 24 1,199 1,051 Total ...........: - - 133 103 21,864 21,598 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 437,911 390,562 3,184 3,412 15,067 14,285 Mature ..........: 24,147 21,354 1,397 1,049 31,245 31,735 Light .........: 9,507 7,951 1,194 816 14,886 15,242 Heavy .........: 14,640 13,403 203 233 16,359 16,493 Total ...........: 462,058 411,916 4,581 4,461 46,312 46,020 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 4,932 4,683 402 471 80 62 Old .............: 779 655 23 24 275 270 Total ...........: 5,711 5,338 425 495 355 332 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 12,032 11,074 52,623 52,033 116,572 109,488 Mature ..........: 10,694 8,408 1,140 1,097 60,600 54,956 Light .........: 10,096 7,715 635 600 53,685 48,518 Heavy .........: 598 693 505 497 6,915 6,438 Total ...........: 22,726 19,482 53,763 53,130 177,172 164,444 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 117 96 421 382 1,323 1,535 Old .............: 35 39 65 50 185 148 Total ...........: 152 135 486 432 1,508 1,683 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 39,261 32,559 799,299 755,529 2,244,418 2,094,377 Mature ..........: 1,227 1,206 93,768 84,574 356,140 319,129 Light .........: 340 228 40,166 35,175 224,430 195,172 Heavy .........: 887 978 53,602 49,399 131,710 123,957 Total ...........: 40,488 33,765 893,067 840,103 2,600,558 2,413,506 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 576 409 12,065 11,139 40,693 39,403 Old .............: 77 55 315 261 2,974 2,577 Total ...........: 653 464 12,380 11,400 43,667 41,980 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Young Chickens, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: August and September 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 96,406 86,555 533,647 487,633 5.54 5.63 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Arkansas ........: 88,010 78,602 585,098 531,036 6.65 6.76 California ......: 23,607 20,801 144,722 125,781 6.13 6.05 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 34,889 32,145 251,594 233,827 7.21 7.27 Florida .........: 5,946 5,128 34,843 30,522 5.86 5.95 Georgia .........: 115,384 101,077 671,760 599,183 5.82 5.93 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,454 5,379 28,404 24,045 4.40 4.47 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,607 23,603 163,607 152,683 6.39 6.47 Louisiana .......: 16,753 15,556 105,804 98,414 6.32 6.33 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,158 10,547 66,912 63,946 6.00 6.06 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,995 4,310 29,818 24,907 5.97 5.78 Mississippi .....: 66,727 58,630 423,483 374,977 6.35 6.40 Missouri ........: 39,115 35,784 190,538 176,561 4.87 4.93 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 134 117 663 593 4.96 5.06 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,384 2,222 12,081 11,197 5.07 5.04 North Carolina ..: 71,306 65,323 555,083 514,742 7.78 7.88 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 9,636 9,107 49,666 47,861 5.15 5.26 Oklahoma ........: 14,082 12,480 92,399 83,033 6.56 6.65 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,698 9,870 61,121 56,819 5.71 5.76 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 27,260 23,795 200,589 177,081 7.36 7.44 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 27,588 24,601 149,087 132,319 5.40 5.38 Texas ...........: 57,868 54,084 361,179 345,861 6.24 6.39 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 30,587 28,064 177,615 163,810 5.81 5.84 Washington ......: 4,295 3,714 27,139 23,615 6.32 6.36 West Virginia ...: 10,235 9,124 40,016 34,929 3.91 3.83 Wisconsin .......: 4,533 3,991 18,967 16,500 4.18 4.13 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 809,566 728,278 4,999,901 4,554,131 6.18 6.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: August and September 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 405,541 370,854 2,987 2,883 0.73 0.77 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Arkansas ........: 437,126 397,948 3,363 3,069 0.76 0.77 California ......: 108,124 93,744 1,366 1,341 1.25 1.41 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 187,153 173,956 1,461 1,373 0.77 0.78 Florida .........: 26,123 22,892 127 110 0.48 0.48 Georgia .........: 504,676 450,220 3,965 3,579 0.78 0.79 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 20,735 17,551 127 121 0.61 0.68 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 123,715 115,762 1,195 1,079 0.96 0.92 Louisiana .......: 79,961 74,424 493 441 0.61 0.59 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 49,364 47,206 545 466 1.09 0.98 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 24,376 20,269 172 143 0.70 0.70 Mississippi .....: 326,111 288,901 2,288 2,078 0.70 0.71 Missouri ........: 140,732 130,307 1,068 972 0.75 0.74 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 473 426 7 7 1.45 1.71 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,484 6,924 268 245 3.46 3.42 North Carolina ..: 430,962 400,176 2,721 2,682 0.63 0.67 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 36,981 35,779 455 421 1.22 1.16 Oklahoma ........: 69,506 62,509 364 350 0.52 0.56 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 41,291 38,311 1,111 1,001 2.62 2.55 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 151,232 133,484 827 714 0.54 0.53 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 109,529 97,376 527 534 0.48 0.55 Texas ...........: 274,462 262,522 2,078 2,010 0.75 0.76 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 127,250 117,116 686 616 0.54 0.52 Washington ......: 20,300 17,664 123 109 0.60 0.61 West Virginia ...: 28,708 25,028 92 75 0.32 0.30 Wisconsin .......: 13,837 12,155 106 93 0.76 0.76 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,763,018 3,429,471 29,178 27,061 0.77 0.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: August and September 2017 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 312 271 65,774 61,842 Arkansas ..........: - - 244 248 73,472 70,978 Delaware ..........: - - 1,249 1,028 53,061 52,782 Georgia ...........: - - 16 22 61,507 59,006 Mississippi .......: - - 114 97 20,209 18,317 Missouri ..........: - - 52 32 35,769 33,109 North Carolina ....: - - 81 79 84,204 77,562 Texas .............: - - 133 128 62,810 60,332 Virginia ..........: - - 87 64 14,308 13,971 : United States .....: - - 4,493 4,269 763,976 721,166 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 36,935 35,857 399 411 2,174 2,019 Arkansas ..........: 26,926 23,802 222 218 899 928 Delaware ..........: 36,283 35,014 59 63 812 771 Georgia ...........: 105,266 92,485 192 156 1,924 1,665 Mississippi .......: 6,101 5,852 118 105 738 631 Missouri ..........: 3,848 3,589 24 21 689 549 North Carolina ....: 42,574 33,307 159 164 1,416 1,275 Texas .............: 19,126 18,332 784 1,095 648 586 Virginia ..........: 10,703 9,547 12 8 299 298 : United States .....: 437,911 390,562 3,184 3,412 15,067 14,285 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,003 897 5,045 4,675 20,142 18,919 Arkansas ..........: 333 326 3,828 3,194 6,586 5,947 Delaware ..........: 900 803 2,427 2,375 5,001 4,334 Georgia ...........: 853 856 13,295 13,296 28,422 27,822 Mississippi .......: 771 685 2,409 2,436 1,650 1,663 Missouri ..........: 109 110 568 457 2,036 1,726 North Carolina ....: 726 709 8,336 9,228 4,120 4,027 Texas .............: 531 539 660 564 4,761 4,843 Virginia ..........: 614 546 952 854 1,992 1,972 : United States .....: 12,032 11,074 52,623 52,033 116,572 109,488 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,515 1,299 44,100 41,774 177,399 167,964 Arkansas ..........: 3,992 4,151 158,864 166,481 275,366 276,273 Delaware ..........: 1,994 1,937 6,705 7,136 108,491 106,243 Georgia ...........: 4,229 4,071 80,117 69,064 295,821 268,443 Mississippi .......: 238 222 14,492 12,438 46,840 42,446 Missouri ..........: 138 112 21,604 22,777 64,837 62,482 North Carolina ....: 2,393 2,474 44,543 47,689 188,552 176,514 Texas .............: 1,951 2,432 20,701 20,684 112,105 109,535 Virginia ..........: 1,629 1,255 7,882 8,171 38,478 36,686 : United States .....: 39,261 32,559 799,299 755,529 2,244,418 2,094,377 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Young Turkeys, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: August and September 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Arkansas ........: 3,249 2,712 65,362 57,143 20.12 21.07 California ......: 796 897 23,744 25,680 29.82 28.64 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 2,144 1,808 84,957 72,348 39.63 40.01 Iowa ............: 1,318 1,111 53,002 45,062 40.23 40.58 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,318 3,559 109,662 91,111 25.40 25.60 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 1,074 872 35,634 29,711 33.18 34.07 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 2,023 1,778 70,354 61,472 34.78 34.57 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 543 483 24,076 21,952 44.32 45.45 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 863 769 25,428 21,224 29.48 27.59 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 529 459 7,524 6,843 14.23 14.91 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,441 2,154 66,585 59,676 27.27 27.70 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 22,136 18,908 673,714 581,261 30.44 30.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: August and September 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Arkansas ........: 54,419 47,548 418 365 0.76 0.76 California ......: 19,054 20,655 263 265 1.36 1.27 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 68,804 58,557 1,115 1,008 1.59 1.69 Iowa ............: 41,723 35,476 671 520 1.58 1.44 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 87,685 72,674 1,143 1,028 1.29 1.40 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 28,861 24,025 167 145 0.57 0.60 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 55,434 48,323 346 321 0.62 0.66 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 19,240 17,517 411 361 2.09 2.02 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 20,198 16,915 349 285 1.70 1.66 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 6,225 5,805 45 36 0.71 0.62 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 53,688 48,059 748 696 1.37 1.43 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 539,613 465,343 7,430 6,521 1.36 1.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (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 condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. 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 condemned by the inspector 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 310 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2015. Young chickens were slaughtered in 37 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 year's and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Vacant, Chief, Livestock Branch ...................................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ......................... 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