Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released December 26, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 3 Percent from Last Year November 2016 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. November 2017 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during November 2017 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.01 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the amount certified in November 2016. The October 2017 revised certified total at 4.32 billion pounds, was up 8 percent from October 2016. The October revision represented an increase of 738 thousand pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during November 2017 was 5.30 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 5.16 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.56 billion pounds, up 3 percent from November 2016. Mature chickens, at 69.5 million pounds, were up 1 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 646 million pounds, up 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 16.4 million pounds, up 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during November 2017 averaged 6.27 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from November 2016. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.23 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during November 2017 averaged 29.5 pounds per bird, down slightly from November 2016. Ante-mortem condemnations during November 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 37.2 million pounds, were 0.92 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.97 percent a year earlier. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2017 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 712,780 782,869 727,591 102 93 8,059,108 8,210,647 102 Mature ...........: 11,210 11,358 11,163 100 98 129,701 124,291 96 Light ..........: 4,701 4,089 4,490 96 110 56,643 53,337 94 Heavy ..........: 6,509 7,269 6,673 103 92 73,058 70,954 97 Total ............: 723,990 794,227 738,754 102 93 8,188,809 8,334,938 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 21,598 22,825 21,804 101 96 222,676 222,037 100 Old ..............: 129 183 123 95 67 1,685 1,557 92 Total ............: 21,727 23,008 21,927 101 95 224,361 223,594 100 : Ducks ..............: 2,284 2,274 2,337 102 103 24,752 24,497 99 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,429,073 4,920,937 4,564,625 103 93 49,641,434 50,891,532 103 Mature ...........: 68,939 72,896 69,531 101 95 782,966 759,029 97 Light ..........: 15,970 13,886 15,336 96 110 187,769 179,808 96 Heavy ..........: 52,969 59,010 54,195 102 92 595,197 579,221 97 Total ............: 4,498,012 4,993,833 4,634,156 103 93 50,424,400 51,650,561 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 638,102 686,143 642,338 101 94 6,818,535 6,845,842 100 Old ..............: 3,731 5,436 3,620 97 67 47,609 45,677 96 Total ............: 641,833 691,579 645,958 101 93 6,866,144 6,891,519 100 : Ducks ..............: 15,715 15,788 16,369 104 104 169,351 169,341 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 704 1,239 415 59 33 3,854 3,978 103 : Total ..............: 5,156,264 5,702,439 5,296,898 103 93 57,463,749 58,715,399 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.21 6.29 6.27 101 100 6.16 6.20 101 Mature ...........: 6.15 6.42 6.23 101 97 6.04 6.11 101 Light ..........: 3.40 3.40 3.42 101 101 3.31 3.37 102 Heavy ..........: 8.14 8.12 8.12 100 100 8.15 8.16 100 Total ............: 6.21 6.29 6.27 101 100 6.16 6.20 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 29.54 30.06 29.46 100 98 30.62 30.83 101 Old ..............: 28.92 29.70 29.43 102 99 28.25 29.34 104 Total ............: 29.54 30.06 29.46 100 98 30.60 30.82 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.88 6.94 7.00 102 101 6.84 6.91 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2017 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,087,129 3,413,025 3,163,543 102 93 34,610,732 35,341,026 102 Mature ...........: 44,938 48,259 45,411 101 94 506,107 494,075 98 Light ..........: 8,366 7,113 7,871 94 111 97,979 92,472 94 Heavy ..........: 36,572 41,146 37,540 103 91 408,128 401,603 98 Total ............: 3,132,067 3,461,284 3,208,954 102 93 35,116,839 35,835,101 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 320,357 366,741 337,972 105 92 3,205,878 3,221,584 100 Old ..............: 2,564 3,979 2,565 100 64 32,804 33,456 102 Total ............: 322,921 370,720 340,537 105 92 3,238,682 3,255,040 101 : Ducks ..............: 5,101 4,605 5,079 100 110 48,235 47,752 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 191 247 123 64 50 1,572 1,542 98 : Total ..............: 3,460,280 3,836,856 3,554,693 103 93 38,405,328 39,139,435 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 249,770 295,968 271,102 109 92 2,774,037 2,992,820 108 Mature ...........: 6 5 3 50 60 49 32 65 Light ..........: 6 5 3 50 60 18 30 167 Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) 31 2 6 Total ............: 249,776 295,973 271,105 109 92 2,774,086 2,992,852 108 : Turkeys : Young ............: 191,540 183,377 176,591 92 96 2,260,633 2,262,879 100 Old ..............: 258 85 49 19 58 2,988 748 25 Total ............: 191,798 183,462 176,640 92 96 2,263,621 2,263,627 100 : Ducks ..............: 6,348 6,870 6,853 108 100 74,918 75,563 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 264 531 142 54 27 947 1,019 108 : Total ..............: 448,186 486,836 454,740 101 93 5,113,572 5,333,061 104 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,336,899 3,708,993 3,434,645 103 93 37,384,769 38,333,846 103 Mature ...........: 44,944 48,264 45,414 101 94 506,156 494,107 98 Light ..........: 8,372 7,118 7,874 94 111 97,997 92,502 94 Heavy ..........: 36,572 41,146 37,540 103 91 408,159 401,605 98 Total ............: 3,381,843 3,757,257 3,480,059 103 93 37,890,925 38,827,953 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 511,897 550,118 514,563 101 94 5,466,511 5,484,463 100 Old ..............: 2,822 4,064 2,614 93 64 35,792 34,204 96 Total ............: 514,719 554,182 517,177 100 93 5,502,303 5,518,667 100 : Ducks ..............: 11,449 11,475 11,932 104 104 123,153 123,315 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 455 778 265 58 34 2,519 2,561 102 : Total ..............: 3,908,466 4,323,692 4,009,433 103 93 43,518,900 44,472,496 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2017 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,918 10,830 10,231 103 94 114,593 113,684 99 Mature ...........: 772 743 764 99 103 9,340 8,820 94 Light ..........: 289 216 220 76 102 3,229 2,980 92 Heavy ..........: 483 527 544 113 103 6,111 5,840 96 Total ............: 10,690 11,573 10,995 103 95 123,933 122,504 99 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,454 1,556 1,482 102 95 17,021 17,354 102 Old ..............: 43 46 28 65 61 607 510 84 Total ............: 1,497 1,602 1,510 101 94 17,628 17,864 101 : Ducks ..............: 39 60 65 167 108 478 536 112 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,228 13,237 12,571 103 95 142,043 140,908 99 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.22 0.22 100 100 0.23 0.22 96 Mature ...........: 1.12 1.02 1.10 98 108 1.19 1.16 97 Light ..........: 1.81 1.56 1.43 79 92 1.72 1.66 97 Heavy ..........: 0.91 0.89 1.00 110 112 1.03 1.01 98 Total ............: 0.24 0.23 0.24 100 104 0.25 0.24 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.23 0.23 0.23 100 100 0.25 0.25 100 Old ..............: 1.15 0.85 0.77 67 91 1.27 1.12 88 Total ............: 0.23 0.23 0.23 100 100 0.26 0.26 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.25 0.38 0.40 160 105 0.28 0.32 114 : 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2017 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 28,063 29,210 27,578 98 94 329,022 314,921 96 Mature ...........: 2,367 2,095 1,993 84 95 27,972 24,047 86 Light ..........: 679 515 543 80 105 7,382 7,025 95 Heavy ..........: 1,688 1,580 1,450 86 92 20,590 17,022 83 Total ............: 30,430 31,305 29,571 97 94 356,994 338,968 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,194 7,454 7,128 99 96 79,840 78,166 98 Old ..............: 146 207 147 101 71 1,712 1,883 110 Total ............: 7,340 7,661 7,275 99 95 81,552 80,049 98 : Ducks ..............: 319 319 320 100 100 3,306 3,255 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 4 8 4 100 50 26 38 146 : Total ..............: 38,093 39,293 37,170 98 95 441,878 422,310 96 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.83 0.78 0.80 96 103 0.87 0.81 93 Mature ...........: 5.00 4.16 4.20 84 101 5.24 4.64 89 Light ..........: 7.50 6.75 6.45 86 96 7.01 7.06 101 Heavy ..........: 4.41 3.70 3.72 84 101 4.80 4.07 85 Total ............: 0.89 0.83 0.84 94 101 0.93 0.87 94 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.39 1.34 1.37 99 102 1.44 1.41 98 Old ..............: 4.92 4.85 5.32 108 110 4.56 5.22 114 Total ............: 1.41 1.36 1.39 99 102 1.46 1.43 98 : Ducks ..............: 2.71 2.70 2.61 96 97 2.61 2.57 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 0.87 1.02 1.49 171 146 1.02 1.46 143 : Total ..............: 0.97 0.90 0.92 95 102 1.01 0.94 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: October and November 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 4,347 4,319 760,579 722,899 Mature ..........: - - 150 185 114,313 125,800 Light .........: - - 88 101 74,327 83,931 Heavy .........: - - 62 84 39,986 41,869 Total ...........: - - 4,497 4,504 874,892 848,699 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 106 72 22,435 26,316 Old .............: - - 31 21 1,050 901 Total ...........: - - 137 93 23,485 27,217 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 411,579 443,422 3,151 2,639 15,386 16,397 Mature ..........: 20,700 19,949 1,289 1,455 36,281 38,704 Light .........: 7,089 6,784 1,096 1,229 17,832 19,076 Heavy .........: 13,611 13,165 193 226 18,449 19,628 Total ...........: 432,279 463,371 4,440 4,094 51,667 55,101 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 4,886 5,071 584 670 69 73 Old .............: 689 531 22 18 262 186 Total ...........: 5,575 5,602 606 688 331 259 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,461 11,457 55,398 52,063 109,157 109,376 Mature ..........: 6,956 6,647 1,261 1,181 50,621 52,789 Light .........: 6,213 5,928 526 461 43,509 45,550 Heavy .........: 743 719 735 720 7,112 7,239 Total ...........: 18,417 18,104 56,659 53,244 159,778 162,165 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 121 127 429 441 1,749 1,689 Old .............: 32 22 59 54 187 166 Total ...........: 153 149 488 495 1,936 1,855 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 31,250 28,882 782,416 779,911 2,184,724 2,171,365 Mature ..........: 982 947 80,720 76,803 313,273 324,460 Light .........: 185 212 29,539 28,471 180,404 191,743 Heavy .........: 797 735 51,181 48,332 132,869 132,717 Total ...........: 32,232 29,829 863,136 856,714 2,497,997 2,495,825 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 462 375 12,667 12,991 43,508 47,825 Old .............: 64 64 325 375 2,721 2,338 Total ...........: 526 439 12,992 13,366 46,229 50,163 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 93,590 88,337 528,580 496,006 5.65 5.61 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 88,679 80,066 599,104 540,699 6.76 6.75 California ......: 23,243 20,129 141,861 121,892 6.10 6.06 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Delaware ........: 33,312 31,183 243,301 227,859 7.30 7.31 Florida .........: 5,616 5,052 32,803 29,447 5.84 5.83 Georgia .........: 111,999 104,515 668,419 622,389 5.97 5.96 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,552 5,205 24,176 22,489 4.35 4.32 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,568 22,955 167,490 149,053 6.55 6.49 Louisiana .......: 14,767 15,254 96,140 99,564 6.51 6.53 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,978 11,162 65,969 69,234 6.01 6.20 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,922 4,525 29,890 27,965 6.07 6.18 Mississippi .....: 62,954 58,417 405,719 375,650 6.44 6.43 Missouri ........: 38,013 35,227 189,274 175,708 4.98 4.99 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 112 92 541 433 4.83 4.70 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,028 2,215 10,242 10,989 5.05 4.96 North Carolina ..: 68,429 64,449 537,367 507,182 7.85 7.87 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 9,065 9,091 47,764 47,127 5.27 5.18 Oklahoma ........: 13,449 12,691 90,358 85,557 6.72 6.74 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,508 9,576 59,464 54,018 5.66 5.64 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 25,799 23,859 192,499 178,983 7.46 7.50 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 25,627 23,265 137,557 122,303 5.37 5.26 Texas ...........: 57,847 53,375 377,459 350,608 6.53 6.57 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 29,435 26,379 172,882 150,175 5.87 5.69 Washington ......: 3,971 3,851 25,073 24,543 6.31 6.37 West Virginia ...: 9,324 8,967 35,717 34,355 3.83 3.83 Wisconsin .......: 4,445 4,099 18,723 17,253 4.21 4.21 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 782,869 727,591 4,920,937 4,564,625 6.29 6.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 402,306 376,609 3,081 2,883 0.76 0.76 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 449,917 404,663 3,225 3,108 0.71 0.76 California ......: 105,564 90,953 1,627 1,268 1.52 1.38 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Delaware ........: 181,399 170,163 1,432 1,323 0.78 0.77 Florida .........: 24,602 22,085 129 112 0.52 0.51 Georgia .........: 503,067 468,334 4,128 3,949 0.81 0.84 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 17,662 16,421 101 94 0.57 0.57 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 127,174 112,792 1,283 1,258 1.00 1.10 Louisiana .......: 73,150 75,151 471 468 0.64 0.62 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 48,699 51,298 436 463 0.89 0.90 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 24,151 22,462 158 141 0.65 0.62 Mississippi .....: 314,063 289,638 2,259 2,127 0.71 0.73 Missouri ........: 139,803 129,597 1,094 943 0.78 0.72 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 386 312 7 5 1.79 1.70 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,375 6,858 207 211 3.14 2.98 North Carolina ..: 416,812 392,654 2,646 2,563 0.63 0.65 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 35,496 35,008 389 360 1.08 1.02 Oklahoma ........: 67,986 64,394 382 362 0.56 0.56 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 40,213 36,501 1,042 1,047 2.53 2.79 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 145,254 134,614 855 762 0.58 0.56 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 101,218 89,847 526 480 0.52 0.53 Texas ...........: 285,868 264,859 2,165 2,116 0.75 0.79 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 123,433 107,009 675 637 0.54 0.59 Washington ......: 18,710 18,336 102 92 0.54 0.50 West Virginia ...: 25,646 24,671 73 73 0.28 0.29 Wisconsin .......: 13,830 12,751 97 86 0.70 0.67 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,708,993 3,434,645 29,210 27,578 0.78 0.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2017 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 307 361 63,191 56,378 Arkansas ..........: - - 203 158 76,432 68,074 Delaware ..........: - - 734 581 55,362 50,660 Georgia ...........: - - 34 28 65,917 63,061 Mississippi .......: - - 88 80 20,155 18,502 Missouri ..........: - - 23 19 32,444 29,107 North Carolina ....: - - 92 126 77,613 77,848 Texas .............: - - 114 147 62,266 68,875 Virginia ..........: - - 40 56 15,655 15,086 : United States .....: - - 4,347 4,319 760,579 722,899 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 35,364 35,987 363 335 2,169 2,276 Arkansas ..........: 23,818 25,186 200 214 1,086 1,151 Delaware ..........: 40,043 44,620 98 88 732 829 Georgia ...........: 97,140 99,214 213 158 1,989 2,219 Mississippi .......: 7,336 8,487 139 148 766 783 Missouri ..........: 4,598 4,758 17 14 551 489 North Carolina ....: 29,289 30,686 149 186 1,441 1,580 Texas .............: 18,211 20,599 821 613 661 702 Virginia ..........: 11,339 15,358 8 9 343 377 : United States .....: 411,579 443,422 3,151 2,639 15,386 16,397 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 959 987 5,245 4,871 17,379 16,007 Arkansas ..........: 362 374 3,790 3,555 5,473 5,203 Delaware ..........: 812 760 2,527 2,787 4,284 3,498 Georgia ...........: 753 676 14,677 12,977 29,941 32,999 Mississippi .......: 748 695 2,483 2,246 1,703 1,719 Missouri ..........: 106 100 447 386 1,573 1,445 North Carolina ....: 691 629 8,530 7,611 4,202 4,205 Texas .............: 547 571 542 527 4,516 5,086 Virginia ..........: 605 568 853 764 2,238 2,359 : United States .....: 11,461 11,457 55,398 52,063 109,157 109,376 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,059 1,020 46,293 45,333 172,329 163,555 Arkansas ..........: 3,528 3,842 169,064 167,924 283,956 275,681 Delaware ..........: 2,037 1,919 7,896 8,961 114,525 114,703 Georgia ...........: 4,757 4,362 73,500 75,916 288,921 291,610 Mississippi .......: 261 211 14,357 15,967 48,036 48,838 Missouri ..........: 112 93 24,060 22,079 63,931 58,490 North Carolina ....: 2,213 2,361 49,579 53,131 173,799 178,363 Texas .............: 2,649 2,080 19,970 21,682 110,297 120,882 Virginia ..........: 1,410 1,144 7,808 10,809 40,299 46,530 : United States .....: 31,250 28,882 782,416 779,911 2,184,724 2,171,365 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 3,591 3,294 73,950 63,540 20.60 19.29 California ......: 1,815 1,708 44,783 40,878 24.67 23.94 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - (D) - (D) - (D) 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 .........: 1,963 1,873 77,951 73,809 39.72 39.41 Iowa ............: 1,313 1,209 54,349 48,958 41.38 40.49 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 .......: 3,844 3,966 102,418 99,173 26.64 25.01 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 991 875 33,188 29,948 33.49 34.23 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 ..: 2,011 1,842 70,254 64,605 34.93 35.07 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 526 580 23,577 24,533 44.82 42.30 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Pennsylvania ....: 1,041 947 25,873 24,313 24.85 25.67 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 ...........: 548 596 8,442 9,723 15.41 16.30 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,499 2,332 66,606 62,384 26.66 26.75 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 22,825 21,804 686,143 642,338 30.06 29.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 61,697 52,998 427 376 0.69 0.70 California ......: 36,034 32,743 373 368 1.02 1.11 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) 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 .........: 63,113 59,684 1,091 1,117 1.70 1.84 Iowa ............: 42,811 38,548 578 562 1.33 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 .......: 81,769 78,966 1,137 1,226 1.37 1.53 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 26,892 24,269 155 142 0.57 0.58 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) 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 ..: 55,342 50,835 373 391 0.67 0.76 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 18,825 19,602 378 362 1.97 1.81 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 20,620 19,433 432 355 2.05 1.80 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 ...........: 7,091 8,187 49 51 0.68 0.62 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 53,736 50,557 710 633 1.30 1.24 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 550,118 514,563 7,454 7,128 1.34 1.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch .................................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ............................... (202) 720-4447 Aaron Cosgrove - Catfish Production, Egg Products, Poultry Slaughter, Trout Production Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised .................................................... (202) 690-3237 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage ...................................................... (202) 720-4751 Tom Kruchten - Census of Aquaculture .................................................... (202) 690-4870 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs .............................................................. (202) 690-8632 Miste Salmon - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery, Mink ................................. (202) 720-3244 Vacant - Cost of Pollination, Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ................................. 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