Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released March 24, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 2 Percent from Last Year February 2022 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 2023 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during February 2023 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.05 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in February 2022. The January 2023 revised certified total at 4.48 billion pounds, was 7 percent from January 2022. The January revision represented an increase of 11.7 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during February 2023 was 5.34 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 5.22 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.74 billion pounds, up 3 percent from February 2022. Mature chickens, at 61.7 million pounds, were up 2 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 524 million pounds, down 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.5 million pounds, up 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during February 2023 averaged 6.49 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from February 2022. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.92 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during February 2023 averaged 32.8 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from February 2022. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 2023 totaled 12.0 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.25 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 25.7 million pounds, were 0.63 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2023 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 714,577 804,096 730,074 102 91 1,470,567 1,534,170 104 Mature ...........: 8,632 9,633 8,923 103 93 17,874 18,556 104 Light ..........: 2,395 2,744 2,713 113 99 5,332 5,457 102 Heavy ..........: 6,237 6,889 6,210 100 90 12,542 13,099 104 Total ............: 723,209 813,729 738,997 102 91 1,488,441 1,552,726 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 15,753 16,878 15,821 100 94 32,338 32,699 101 Old ..............: 106 190 146 138 77 255 336 132 Total ............: 15,859 17,068 15,967 101 94 32,593 33,035 101 : Ducks ..............: 2,093 2,342 2,177 104 93 4,375 4,519 103 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,611,098 5,259,826 4,739,530 103 90 9,504,514 9,999,356 105 Mature ...........: 60,593 67,541 61,715 102 91 122,053 129,256 106 Light ..........: 8,368 9,637 9,416 113 98 18,454 19,053 103 Heavy ..........: 52,225 57,904 52,299 100 90 103,599 110,203 106 Total ............: 4,671,691 5,327,367 4,801,245 103 90 9,626,567 10,128,612 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 526,903 552,620 519,110 99 94 1,077,227 1,071,730 99 Old ..............: 3,266 5,597 4,541 139 81 7,947 10,138 128 Total ............: 530,169 558,217 523,651 99 94 1,085,174 1,081,868 100 : Ducks ..............: 14,813 17,001 15,461 104 91 30,688 32,462 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 126 199 133 106 67 278 332 119 : Total ..............: 5,216,799 5,902,784 5,340,490 102 90 10,742,707 11,243,274 105 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.45 6.54 6.49 101 99 6.46 6.52 101 Mature ...........: 7.02 7.01 6.92 99 99 6.83 6.97 102 Light ..........: 3.49 3.51 3.47 99 99 3.46 3.49 101 Heavy ..........: 8.37 8.41 8.42 101 100 8.26 8.41 102 Total ............: 6.46 6.55 6.50 101 99 6.47 6.52 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 33.45 32.74 32.81 98 100 33.31 32.78 98 Old ..............: 30.81 29.46 31.10 101 106 31.16 30.17 97 Total ............: 33.43 32.71 32.80 98 100 33.29 32.75 98 : Ducks ..............: 7.08 7.26 7.10 100 98 7.01 7.18 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2023 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,261,566 3,724,233 3,336,821 102 90 6,707,358 7,061,054 105 Mature ...........: 42,637 46,525 43,171 101 93 85,231 89,696 105 Light ..........: 4,380 5,003 5,142 117 103 9,594 10,145 106 Heavy ..........: 38,257 41,522 38,029 99 92 75,637 79,551 105 Total ............: 3,304,203 3,770,758 3,379,992 102 90 6,792,589 7,150,750 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 261,936 270,905 254,495 97 94 537,960 525,400 98 Old ..............: 1,993 3,816 3,311 166 87 4,833 7,127 147 Total ............: 263,929 274,721 257,806 98 94 542,793 532,527 98 : Ducks ..............: 4,007 4,487 3,493 87 78 8,174 7,980 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 82 123 94 115 76 179 217 121 : Total ..............: 3,572,221 4,050,089 3,641,385 102 90 7,343,735 7,691,474 105 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 222,906 247,659 243,903 109 98 467,411 491,562 105 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 222,906 247,659 243,903 109 98 467,411 491,562 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 158,473 169,963 160,946 102 95 321,806 330,909 103 Old ..............: 478 495 175 37 35 1,233 670 54 Total ............: 158,951 170,458 161,121 101 95 323,039 331,579 103 : Ducks ..............: 6,831 7,848 7,646 112 97 14,299 15,494 108 : Other 1/ ...........: 7 16 - (X) (X) 13 16 123 : Total ..............: 388,695 425,981 412,670 106 97 804,762 838,651 104 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,484,472 3,971,892 3,580,724 103 90 7,174,769 7,552,616 105 Mature ...........: 42,637 46,525 43,171 101 93 85,231 89,696 105 Light ..........: 4,380 5,003 5,142 117 103 9,594 10,145 106 Heavy ..........: 38,257 41,522 38,029 99 92 75,637 79,551 105 Total ............: 3,527,109 4,018,417 3,623,895 103 90 7,260,000 7,642,312 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 420,409 440,868 415,441 99 94 859,766 856,309 100 Old ..............: 2,471 4,311 3,486 141 81 6,066 7,797 129 Total ............: 422,880 445,179 418,927 99 94 865,832 864,106 100 : Ducks ..............: 10,838 12,335 11,139 103 90 22,473 23,474 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 89 139 94 106 68 192 233 121 : Total ..............: 3,960,916 4,476,070 4,054,055 102 91 8,148,497 8,530,125 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2023 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,102 11,011 9,495 94 86 20,989 20,506 98 Mature ...........: 819 876 799 98 91 1,614 1,675 104 Light ..........: 117 116 115 98 99 249 231 93 Heavy ..........: 702 760 684 97 90 1,365 1,444 106 Total ............: 10,921 11,887 10,294 94 87 22,603 22,181 98 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,822 1,652 1,604 88 97 3,762 3,256 87 Old ..............: 38 48 35 92 73 85 83 98 Total ............: 1,860 1,700 1,639 88 96 3,847 3,339 87 : Ducks ..............: 71 75 74 104 99 148 149 101 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,852 13,662 12,007 93 88 26,598 25,669 97 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.21 0.20 91 95 0.22 0.21 95 Mature ...........: 1.35 1.30 1.29 96 99 1.32 1.30 98 Light ..........: 1.40 1.20 1.22 87 102 1.35 1.21 90 Heavy ..........: 1.34 1.31 1.31 98 100 1.32 1.31 99 Total ............: 0.23 0.22 0.21 91 95 0.23 0.22 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.35 0.30 0.31 89 103 0.35 0.30 86 Old ..............: 1.16 0.86 0.77 66 90 1.07 0.82 77 Total ............: 0.35 0.30 0.31 89 103 0.35 0.31 89 : Ducks ..............: 0.48 0.44 0.48 100 109 0.48 0.46 96 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.25 0.23 0.22 88 96 0.25 0.23 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2023 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 17,730 20,712 18,838 106 91 36,879 39,550 107 Mature ...........: 1,347 1,793 1,737 129 97 2,820 3,530 125 Light ..........: 344 440 383 111 87 778 823 106 Heavy ..........: 1,003 1,353 1,354 135 100 2,042 2,707 133 Total ............: 19,077 22,505 20,575 108 91 39,699 43,080 109 : Turkeys : Young ............: 5,244 5,287 4,741 90 90 10,843 10,028 92 Old ..............: 113 207 188 166 91 269 395 147 Total ............: 5,357 5,494 4,929 92 90 11,112 10,423 94 : Ducks ..............: 228 245 210 92 86 502 455 91 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 3 2 100 67 4 5 125 : Total ..............: 24,664 28,247 25,716 104 91 51,317 53,963 105 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.51 0.52 0.52 102 100 0.51 0.52 102 Mature ...........: 3.06 3.71 3.87 126 104 3.20 3.79 118 Light ..........: 7.28 8.08 6.93 95 86 7.50 7.50 100 Heavy ..........: 2.55 3.16 3.44 135 109 2.63 3.29 125 Total ............: 0.54 0.56 0.56 104 100 0.54 0.56 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.23 1.19 1.13 92 95 1.25 1.16 93 Old ..............: 4.37 4.58 5.12 117 112 4.25 4.82 113 Total ............: 1.25 1.22 1.16 93 95 1.27 1.19 94 : Ducks ..............: 2.06 1.95 1.85 90 95 2.18 1.90 87 : Other 1/ ...........: 2.20 2.11 2.08 95 99 2.04 2.10 103 : Total ..............: 0.62 0.63 0.63 102 100 0.63 0.63 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: January and February 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 267 382 106,427 93,088 Mature ..........: - - 44 33 62,848 51,906 Light .........: - - 26 16 57,396 46,592 Heavy .........: - - 18 17 5,452 5,314 Total ...........: - - 311 415 169,275 144,994 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 104 47 6,031 5,477 Old .............: - - 10 14 1,252 925 Total ...........: - - 114 61 7,283 6,402 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 170,007 172,862 480 516 3,861 3,864 Mature ..........: 12,064 11,191 139 117 31,234 30,190 Light .........: 3,530 2,538 51 42 26,781 26,626 Heavy .........: 8,534 8,653 88 75 4,453 3,564 Total ...........: 182,071 184,053 619 633 35,095 34,054 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,592 1,106 27 18 102 30 Old .............: 735 653 - - 227 209 Total ...........: 2,327 1,759 27 18 329 239 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 4,360 4,164 2,128 1,647 52,257 50,892 Mature ..........: 2,464 2,212 309 376 19,728 18,550 Light .........: 1,939 1,278 285 351 18,821 17,853 Heavy .........: 525 934 24 25 907 697 Total ...........: 6,824 6,376 2,437 2,023 71,985 69,442 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 97 99 361 321 423 622 Old .............: 13 7 2 49 192 105 Total ...........: 110 106 363 370 615 727 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 8,880 9,670 237,551 199,527 1,799,300 1,792,399 Mature ..........: 117 10 42,275 43,777 49,092 42,805 Light .........: 61 10 35,278 37,481 - - Heavy .........: 56 - 6,997 6,296 49,092 42,805 Total ...........: 8,997 9,680 279,826 243,304 1,848,392 1,835,204 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 42 82 2,263 2,350 45,899 39,759 Old .............: 11 3 431 521 27 90 Total ...........: 53 85 2,694 2,871 45,926 39,849 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 103,259 91,965 567,967 504,858 5.50 5.49 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 76,994 78,935 545,238 566,740 7.08 7.18 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 32,208 28,179 252,958 221,397 7.85 7.86 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 110,028 96,464 659,000 576,817 5.99 5.98 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 46 39 291 245 6.32 6.25 Indiana .........: 6,697 5,837 32,036 27,389 4.78 4.69 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,583 23,143 152,518 152,419 6.47 6.59 Louisiana .......: 15,387 13,666 107,670 93,949 7.00 6.87 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 12,269 11,138 78,671 69,324 6.41 6.22 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 60,614 53,748 406,300 362,842 6.70 6.75 Missouri ........: 33,986 33,034 196,806 190,336 5.79 5.76 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: 11,309 8,842 73,930 54,475 6.54 6.16 Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 209 207 1,051 1,018 5.02 4.91 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,947 2,397 15,224 12,450 5.17 5.19 North Carolina ..: 80,581 69,898 679,487 582,898 8.43 8.34 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 10,699 9,569 46,864 42,418 4.38 4.43 Oklahoma ........: 11,177 10,673 78,982 70,398 7.07 6.60 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 13,452 11,296 76,745 63,834 5.71 5.65 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 26,040 23,333 199,829 173,546 7.67 7.44 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 31,882 28,972 194,830 174,674 6.11 6.03 Texas ...........: 62,340 54,823 433,260 371,715 6.95 6.78 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 24,559 24,838 168,498 159,907 6.86 6.44 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 ...: 804,096 730,074 5,259,826 4,739,530 6.54 6.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: January and February 2023 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 436,686 388,349 1,791 1,597 0.41 0.41 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 406,588 425,251 1,594 1,701 0.39 0.40 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 196,332 170,379 772 750 0.39 0.44 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 498,936 438,800 3,137 2,687 0.62 0.61 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 215 181 - - (X) 0.01 Indiana .........: 23,251 19,916 130 111 0.56 0.55 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 115,483 115,128 607 575 0.52 0.50 Louisiana .......: 80,589 70,300 500 434 0.62 0.61 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 58,740 51,670 508 536 0.86 1.03 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 304,942 270,009 1,437 1,345 0.47 0.50 Missouri ........: 144,234 139,747 551 549 0.38 0.39 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: 56,722 41,491 775 575 1.35 1.37 Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 778 743 14 16 1.82 2.14 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 9,346 7,561 133 113 1.40 1.47 North Carolina ..: 523,608 448,742 1,886 1,504 0.36 0.33 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 34,885 31,789 212 215 0.60 0.67 Oklahoma ........: 59,106 52,793 218 186 0.37 0.35 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 52,713 43,540 970 922 1.81 2.07 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 150,585 131,042 993 853 0.66 0.65 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 143,963 129,153 629 493 0.44 0.38 Texas ...........: 330,098 285,534 1,372 1,428 0.41 0.50 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 126,455 120,469 298 306 0.24 0.25 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 ...: 3,971,892 3,580,724 20,712 18,838 0.52 0.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2023 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 37 19 8,152 6,087 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 41 71 Delaware ..........: - - 9 18 13,528 14,608 Georgia ...........: - - 1 8 17,002 15,970 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 1 - Texas .............: - - - - 5,049 5,027 Virginia ..........: - - - 1 5,462 3,943 : United States .....: - - 267 382 106,427 93,088 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 5,017 5,205 6 14 200 132 Arkansas ..........: 390 186 1 2 - - Delaware ..........: 6,110 8,155 7 26 93 54 Georgia ...........: 47,739 42,502 91 33 899 536 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 1 - - - 1 - Texas .............: 10,620 7,053 11 41 484 868 Virginia ..........: 6,536 4,575 - 6 112 112 : United States .....: 170,007 172,862 480 516 3,861 3,864 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 318 287 501 451 4,434 3,615 Arkansas ..........: 4 7 - - 119 87 Delaware ..........: 337 378 85 58 3,015 2,442 Georgia ...........: 984 971 821 494 5,633 5,899 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 103 87 7 9 296 239 Virginia ..........: 427 411 20 19 600 565 : United States .....: 4,360 4,164 2,128 1,647 52,257 50,892 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 348 808 9,288 6,431 159,825 149,767 Arkansas ..........: 1 1 261 88 130,345 135,960 Delaware ..........: 808 1,079 4,059 4,167 6,665 5,407 Georgia ...........: 4,479 4,330 87,624 76,010 166,212 154,642 Mississippi .......: - - - - 215,211 203,421 North Carolina ....: 1 - 1 - 147,135 123,560 Texas .............: 455 165 3,864 4,784 108,340 125,293 Virginia ..........: 13 26 6,341 7,665 92,752 137,039 : United States .....: 8,880 9,670 237,551 199,527 1,799,300 1,792,399 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 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) - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (Z) (Z) 8 5 21.15 20.90 Indiana .........: 1,897 1,783 78,555 74,341 41.41 41.69 Iowa ............: 947 1,014 43,728 47,638 46.16 46.99 Kansas ..........: - - - - - - Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: 461 332 20,094 14,234 43.62 42.87 Minnesota .......: 3,187 2,930 90,940 80,672 28.53 27.53 Mississippi .....: - (D) - (D) - (D) Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - - - - - - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,706 1,486 65,473 55,165 38.37 37.12 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 581 545 28,579 26,054 49.21 47.82 Oklahoma ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 612 616 18,363 17,417 29.99 28.28 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 220 206 9,813 9,412 44.64 45.76 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 266 258 11,253 11,761 42.38 45.53 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 16,878 15,821 552,620 519,110 32.74 32.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: January and February 2023 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 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) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: 6 4 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 63,130 59,865 844 760 1.32 1.25 Iowa ............: 34,563 37,417 478 525 1.36 1.38 Kansas ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: 15,573 11,032 214 164 1.35 1.46 Minnesota .......: 72,874 64,796 951 782 1.29 1.19 Mississippi .....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: - - - - (X) (X) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 51,158 43,851 304 260 0.59 0.59 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 22,851 20,815 266 264 1.15 1.25 Oklahoma ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 14,304 13,743 259 249 1.78 1.78 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 7,909 7,569 89 95 1.12 1.24 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 8,845 9,279 194 184 2.15 1.95 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 440,868 415,441 5,287 4,741 1.19 1.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 347 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2022. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 32 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 ............................... 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