Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released September 23, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 6 Percent from Last Year August 2021 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. August 2022 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during August 2022 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.72 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the amount certified in August 2021. The July 2022 revised certified total at 4.13 billion pounds, was down 3 percent from July 2021. The July revision represented an increase of 1.23 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during August 2022 was 6.23 billion pounds, up 6 percent from 5.85 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.58 billion pounds, up 8 percent from August 2021. Mature chickens, at 75.2 million pounds, were up 10 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 560 million pounds, down 6 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.8 million pounds, up 8 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during August 2022 averaged 6.48 pounds per bird, up slightly from August 2021. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.30 pounds per bird, up 6 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during August 2022 averaged 30.6 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from August 2021. Ante-mortem condemnations during August 2022 totaled 14.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.23 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 26.5 million pounds, were 0.56 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.62 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2022 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 799,291 758,278 860,703 108 114 6,129,195 6,241,927 102 Mature ...........: 9,871 8,993 10,301 104 115 77,810 76,410 98 Light ..........: 3,012 2,330 2,503 83 107 24,537 21,382 87 Heavy ..........: 6,859 6,663 7,798 114 117 53,273 55,028 103 Total ............: 809,162 767,271 871,004 108 114 6,207,005 6,318,337 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,573 15,905 18,190 98 114 141,136 136,651 97 Old ..............: 182 135 140 77 104 1,148 1,014 88 Total ............: 18,755 16,040 18,330 98 114 142,284 137,665 97 : Ducks ..............: 2,167 1,927 2,273 105 118 15,709 17,513 111 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,170,892 4,872,579 5,575,339 108 114 39,462,520 40,187,460 102 Mature ...........: 68,233 64,352 75,213 110 117 527,136 533,812 101 Light ..........: 10,248 8,168 8,794 86 108 84,947 74,149 87 Heavy ..........: 57,985 56,184 66,419 115 118 442,189 459,663 104 Total ............: 5,239,125 4,936,931 5,650,552 108 114 39,989,656 40,721,272 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 588,402 488,099 556,245 95 114 4,626,878 4,333,202 94 Old ..............: 5,603 4,212 4,106 73 97 34,760 31,225 90 Total ............: 594,005 492,311 560,351 94 114 4,661,638 4,364,427 94 : Ducks ..............: 14,646 13,339 15,804 108 118 109,039 123,047 113 : Other 1/ ...........: 335 385 537 160 139 1,698 2,038 120 : Total ..............: 5,848,111 5,442,966 6,227,244 106 114 44,762,031 45,210,784 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.47 6.43 6.48 100 101 6.44 6.44 100 Mature ...........: 6.91 7.16 7.30 106 102 6.77 6.99 103 Light ..........: 3.40 3.51 3.51 103 100 3.46 3.47 100 Heavy ..........: 8.45 8.43 8.52 101 101 8.30 8.35 101 Total ............: 6.47 6.43 6.49 100 101 6.44 6.44 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.68 30.69 30.58 97 100 32.78 31.71 97 Old ..............: 30.79 31.20 29.33 95 94 30.28 30.79 102 Total ............: 31.67 30.69 30.57 97 100 32.76 31.70 97 : Ducks ..............: 6.76 6.92 6.95 103 100 6.94 7.03 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2022 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,628,263 3,449,185 3,912,078 108 113 27,743,904 28,368,907 102 Mature ...........: 46,953 45,709 53,483 114 117 361,819 377,212 104 Light ..........: 5,386 4,320 4,709 87 109 43,792 39,148 89 Heavy ..........: 41,567 41,389 48,774 117 118 318,027 338,064 106 Total ............: 3,675,216 3,494,894 3,965,561 108 113 28,105,723 28,746,119 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 285,651 240,316 277,741 97 116 2,269,800 2,130,840 94 Old ..............: 4,178 2,490 2,620 63 105 25,835 20,586 80 Total ............: 289,829 242,806 280,361 97 115 2,295,635 2,151,426 94 : Ducks ..............: 3,987 4,313 5,000 125 116 26,688 35,072 131 : Other 1/ ...........: 112 179 145 129 81 953 1,028 108 : Total ..............: 3,969,144 3,742,192 4,251,067 107 114 30,428,999 30,933,645 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 273,749 235,631 292,012 107 124 2,033,686 1,968,452 97 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 273,749 235,631 292,012 107 124 2,033,686 1,968,452 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 184,342 150,343 168,011 91 112 1,425,421 1,337,025 94 Old ..............: 58 764 608 1,048 80 511 3,416 668 Total ............: 184,400 151,107 168,619 91 112 1,425,932 1,340,441 94 : Ducks ..............: 6,711 5,364 6,497 97 121 53,259 54,531 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 101 69 196 194 284 176 322 183 : Total ..............: 464,961 392,171 467,324 101 119 3,513,053 3,363,746 96 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,902,012 3,684,816 4,204,090 108 114 29,777,590 30,337,359 102 Mature ...........: 46,953 45,709 53,483 114 117 361,819 377,212 104 Light ..........: 5,386 4,320 4,709 87 109 43,792 39,148 89 Heavy ..........: 41,567 41,389 48,774 117 118 318,027 338,064 106 Total ............: 3,948,965 3,730,525 4,257,573 108 114 30,139,409 30,714,571 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 469,993 390,659 445,752 95 114 3,695,221 3,467,865 94 Old ..............: 4,236 3,254 3,228 76 99 26,346 24,002 91 Total ............: 474,229 393,913 448,980 95 114 3,721,567 3,491,867 94 : Ducks ..............: 10,698 9,677 11,497 107 119 79,947 89,603 112 : Other 1/ ...........: 213 248 341 160 138 1,129 1,350 120 : Total ..............: 4,434,105 4,134,363 4,718,391 106 114 33,942,052 34,297,391 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2022 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 11,173 11,300 11,779 105 104 80,416 85,409 106 Mature ...........: 724 905 1,018 141 112 5,313 7,151 135 Light ..........: 71 71 88 124 124 785 704 90 Heavy ..........: 653 834 930 142 112 4,528 6,447 142 Total ............: 11,897 12,205 12,797 108 105 85,729 92,560 108 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 2,039 1,830 1,652 81 90 14,654 13,870 95 Old ..............: 42 47 27 64 57 355 274 77 Total ............: 2,081 1,877 1,679 81 89 15,009 14,144 94 : Ducks ..............: 96 98 99 103 101 587 688 117 : Total 1/ ...........: 14,075 14,180 14,576 104 103 101,326 107,393 106 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.23 0.21 95 91 0.20 0.21 105 Mature ...........: 1.06 1.41 1.35 127 96 1.01 1.34 133 Light ..........: 0.69 0.87 1.00 145 115 0.92 0.95 103 Heavy ..........: 1.13 1.48 1.40 124 95 1.02 1.40 137 Total ............: 0.23 0.25 0.23 100 92 0.21 0.23 110 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.35 0.37 0.30 86 81 0.32 0.32 100 Old ..............: 0.75 1.12 0.66 88 59 1.02 0.88 86 Total ............: 0.35 0.38 0.30 86 79 0.32 0.32 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.66 0.73 0.63 95 86 0.54 0.56 104 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.26 0.23 96 88 0.23 0.24 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally condemned and establishment sorted and removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2022 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 18,789 16,900 19,101 102 113 150,281 150,266 100 Mature ...........: 2,223 1,434 1,762 79 123 16,518 12,517 76 Light ..........: 446 305 297 67 97 3,623 2,896 80 Heavy ..........: 1,777 1,129 1,465 82 130 12,895 9,621 75 Total ............: 21,012 18,334 20,863 99 114 166,799 162,783 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,229 4,784 5,270 85 110 47,599 41,754 88 Old ..............: 177 127 139 79 109 1,075 1,121 104 Total ............: 6,406 4,911 5,409 84 110 48,674 42,875 88 : Ducks ..............: 234 218 271 116 124 1,577 1,875 119 : Other 1/ ...........: 5 4 6 120 150 20 27 135 : Total ..............: 27,657 23,467 26,549 96 113 217,070 207,560 96 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.48 0.46 0.45 94 98 0.50 0.49 98 Mature ...........: 4.52 3.04 3.19 71 105 4.37 3.21 73 Light ..........: 7.65 6.59 5.93 78 90 7.64 6.89 90 Heavy ..........: 4.10 2.66 2.92 71 110 3.90 2.77 71 Total ............: 0.53 0.49 0.49 92 100 0.55 0.53 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.31 1.21 1.17 89 97 1.27 1.19 94 Old ..............: 4.01 3.76 4.13 103 110 3.92 4.46 114 Total ............: 1.33 1.23 1.19 89 97 1.29 1.21 94 : Ducks ..............: 2.14 2.20 2.30 107 105 1.93 2.05 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 2.29 1.59 1.73 76 109 1.74 1.96 113 : Total ..............: 0.62 0.56 0.56 90 100 0.64 0.60 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: July and August 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 291 283 81,001 90,545 Mature ..........: - - 52 73 35,068 34,156 Light .........: - - 28 67 29,914 28,130 Heavy .........: - - 24 6 5,154 6,026 Total ...........: - - 343 356 116,069 124,701 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 58 86 5,004 4,791 Old .............: - - 11 5 712 611 Total ...........: - - 69 91 5,716 5,402 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 70,524 67,783 627 492 2,566 2,495 Mature ..........: 9,779 10,147 109 111 23,212 21,271 Light .........: 2,919 3,302 32 19 18,924 16,278 Heavy .........: 6,860 6,845 77 92 4,288 4,993 Total ...........: 80,303 77,930 736 603 25,778 23,766 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,309 1,118 53 25 67 47 Old .............: 476 503 8 14 233 186 Total ...........: 1,785 1,621 61 39 300 233 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 3,846 3,772 1,763 1,688 51,752 49,966 Mature ..........: 1,786 1,494 263 296 20,177 22,420 Light .........: 759 475 245 232 17,525 20,115 Heavy .........: 1,027 1,019 18 64 2,652 2,305 Total ...........: 5,632 5,266 2,026 1,984 71,929 72,386 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 55 68 134 170 568 960 Old .............: 8 12 38 59 138 90 Total ...........: 63 80 172 229 706 1,050 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 15,469 18,247 224,724 215,814 1,316,419 1,530,422 Mature ..........: 533 151 29,787 27,217 25,835 33,605 Light .........: 50 64 22,967 20,286 - - Heavy .........: 483 87 6,820 6,931 25,835 33,605 Total ...........: 16,002 18,398 254,511 243,031 1,342,254 1,564,027 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 44 60 2,528 3,587 42,836 45,855 Old .............: 9 2 96 425 171 167 Total ...........: 53 62 2,624 4,012 43,007 46,022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: July and August 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 94,437 109,581 528,702 612,088 5.60 5.59 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 78,001 92,582 529,192 642,933 6.78 6.94 California ......: 22,357 23,613 132,280 139,163 5.92 5.89 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 29,593 33,032 223,765 250,729 7.56 7.59 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 104,066 112,410 626,441 679,935 6.02 6.05 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 61 63 387 397 6.29 6.29 Indiana .........: 6,248 6,724 29,282 31,847 4.69 4.74 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 22,868 25,170 153,078 164,539 6.69 6.54 Louisiana .......: 13,288 15,674 94,319 110,241 7.10 7.03 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,574 13,394 75,111 85,043 6.49 6.35 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 57,279 63,988 364,803 412,465 6.37 6.45 Missouri ........: 33,462 38,181 187,665 214,291 5.61 5.61 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 153 159 753 793 4.92 4.99 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,495 2,860 12,205 14,290 4.89 5.00 North Carolina ..: 74,159 86,469 607,364 719,965 8.19 8.33 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 10,837 11,760 48,654 52,524 4.49 4.47 Oklahoma ........: 10,962 12,944 72,923 92,176 6.65 7.12 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 11,318 13,153 65,969 74,845 5.83 5.69 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 24,004 26,921 179,768 201,419 7.49 7.48 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 29,258 33,233 174,014 200,209 5.95 6.02 Texas ...........: 57,594 67,179 389,942 455,293 6.77 6.78 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 26,722 30,057 169,802 192,383 6.35 6.40 Washington ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 758,278 860,703 4,872,579 5,575,339 6.43 6.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 2022 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 405,716 467,736 1,944 2,101 0.48 0.45 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 397,516 484,067 1,277 1,518 0.32 0.31 California ......: 99,720 104,716 1,054 787 1.05 0.75 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 172,582 193,219 636 641 0.37 0.33 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 473,631 515,075 2,676 2,842 0.56 0.55 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 288 295 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 21,350 23,149 87 104 0.40 0.45 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 115,671 124,037 640 732 0.55 0.59 Louisiana .......: 71,661 83,578 244 371 0.34 0.44 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 56,158 63,411 329 322 0.58 0.50 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 273,691 302,818 852 1,107 0.31 0.36 Missouri ........: 137,730 157,212 500 525 0.36 0.33 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 554 591 8 8 1.41 1.31 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,432 8,665 93 105 1.24 1.20 North Carolina ..: 466,959 551,590 1,641 1,970 0.35 0.36 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 36,453 39,147 250 285 0.68 0.72 Oklahoma ........: 54,685 69,080 148 180 0.27 0.26 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 45,623 51,462 618 972 1.34 1.85 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 135,774 151,891 813 895 0.60 0.59 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 127,998 147,516 546 637 0.42 0.43 Texas ...........: 302,260 349,553 1,130 1,325 0.37 0.38 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 127,597 145,272 255 300 0.20 0.21 Washington ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,684,816 4,204,090 16,900 19,101 0.46 0.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: July and August 2022 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 41 27 6,502 7,371 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 50 119 Delaware ..........: - - 37 53 12,820 11,572 Georgia ...........: - - 2 1 12,730 11,477 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 1 1 Texas .............: - - 3 19 6,447 7,235 Virginia ..........: - - 3 3 4,146 4,098 : United States .....: - - 291 283 81,001 90,545 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 2,591 2,902 27 5 129 146 Arkansas ..........: 98 317 5 4 - - Delaware ..........: 4,555 3,161 10 61 59 107 Georgia ...........: 28,312 20,795 31 35 521 582 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 1 1 - - - - Texas .............: 2,751 3,066 14 30 221 212 Virginia ..........: 2,268 1,458 3 5 100 58 : United States .....: 70,524 67,783 627 492 2,566 2,495 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 335 359 343 314 9,370 7,081 Arkansas ..........: 5 2 1 - 70 47 Delaware ..........: 239 245 177 161 1,918 1,882 Georgia ...........: 874 742 541 433 5,780 5,164 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 93 83 11 3 511 616 Virginia ..........: 323 267 29 52 506 557 : United States .....: 3,846 3,772 1,763 1,688 51,752 49,966 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 481 439 29,573 30,492 156,374 164,085 Arkansas ..........: 10 21 141 141 90,379 104,029 Delaware ..........: 917 994 2,672 1,241 11,407 9,252 Georgia ...........: 10,091 12,627 102,144 73,083 163,776 186,291 Mississippi .......: - - - - 98,059 139,237 North Carolina ....: - - - - 121,622 137,470 Texas .............: 593 1,111 1,807 3,309 77,085 82,474 Virginia ..........: 463 30 3,975 3,228 57,188 59,080 : United States .....: 15,469 18,247 224,724 215,814 1,316,419 1,530,422 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: July and August 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 2 1 50 39 30.53 30.41 Indiana .........: 1,830 2,072 71,113 78,524 38.85 37.90 Iowa ............: 1,034 1,111 42,799 44,174 41.41 39.75 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 2,803 3,492 73,143 91,452 26.09 26.19 Mississippi .....: - (D) - (D) - (D) Missouri ........: 449 570 9,439 12,080 21.02 21.20 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - (D) - (D) - (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 18 9 379 181 20.78 19.83 North Carolina ..: 1,538 1,880 56,059 67,054 36.45 35.67 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 522 621 24,173 28,637 46.32 46.10 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 526 726 15,000 19,892 28.51 27.41 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 87 128 3,709 5,727 42.40 44.72 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 4 2 110 67 30.60 30.41 Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 214 273 8,790 11,667 41.04 42.67 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 15,905 18,190 488,099 556,245 30.69 30.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 2022 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) 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 ........: 40 32 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 57,054 63,260 805 845 1.39 1.32 Iowa ............: 33,852 35,065 452 560 1.32 1.57 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 58,841 73,334 706 855 1.19 1.15 Mississippi .....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Missouri ........: 7,795 9,963 67 102 0.85 1.01 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 242 119 7 3 2.83 2.33 North Carolina ..: 44,394 53,101 241 320 0.54 0.60 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 19,306 22,885 268 321 1.37 1.38 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 11,836 15,773 227 263 1.88 1.64 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 2,985 4,619 40 60 1.32 1.29 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 88 54 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 6,925 9,202 134 164 1.90 1.75 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 390,659 445,752 4,784 5,270 1.21 1.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 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 349 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2021. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 31 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. 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@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................... (202) 692-0069 Jean Porter, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ................ (202) 690-3223 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter......................................... (202) 720-0585 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-4751 Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ........... (202) 720-8784 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ........................... (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Chicken Hatchery, Egg Products............................ (202) 690-3237 Seth Riggins - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ................................. (202) 690-4870 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs .............................................. (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery......................................... 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