Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released January 25, 2023, 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 December 2021 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. December 2022 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during December 2022 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.32 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the amount certified in December 2021. The November 2022 revised certified total at 4.43 billion pounds, was up 6 percent from November 2021. The November revision represented an increase of 20.8 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during December 2022 was 5.69 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 5.52 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.09 billion pounds, up 4 percent from December 2021. Mature chickens, at 66.1 million pounds, were up 3 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 518 million pounds, down 3 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 17.0 million pounds, up 9 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during December 2022 averaged 6.56 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from December 2021. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.91 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during December 2022 averaged 32.1 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from December 2021. Ante-mortem condemnations during December 2022 totaled 13.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 26.2 million pounds, were 0.60 percent of quantities inspected, unchanged from a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2022 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 764,863 793,686 775,702 101 98 9,210,889 9,429,687 102 Mature ...........: 9,511 9,169 9,566 101 104 114,695 114,946 100 Light ..........: 3,223 2,575 2,813 87 109 36,304 31,942 88 Heavy ..........: 6,288 6,594 6,753 107 102 78,391 83,004 106 Total ............: 774,374 802,855 785,268 101 98 9,325,584 9,544,633 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,190 17,682 15,967 99 90 213,937 206,589 97 Old ..............: 197 112 187 95 167 1,726 1,636 95 Total ............: 16,387 17,794 16,154 99 91 215,663 208,225 97 : Ducks ..............: 2,234 2,177 2,371 106 109 24,301 26,652 110 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,900,080 5,215,896 5,088,135 104 98 59,486,734 61,175,503 103 Mature ...........: 63,989 64,440 66,098 103 103 779,981 806,255 103 Light ..........: 10,917 8,717 9,573 88 110 125,404 110,500 88 Heavy ..........: 53,072 55,723 56,525 107 101 654,577 695,755 106 Total ............: 4,964,069 5,280,336 5,154,233 104 98 60,266,715 61,981,758 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 530,470 532,304 512,111 97 96 6,908,616 6,473,604 94 Old ..............: 5,871 3,531 5,802 99 164 52,303 50,610 97 Total ............: 536,341 535,835 517,913 97 97 6,960,919 6,524,214 94 : Ducks ..............: 15,582 15,739 16,969 109 108 169,231 187,977 111 : Other 1/ ...........: 167 253 176 105 70 3,476 3,577 103 : Total ..............: 5,516,159 5,832,163 5,689,291 103 98 67,400,341 68,697,526 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.41 6.57 6.56 102 100 6.46 6.49 100 Mature ...........: 6.73 7.03 6.91 103 98 6.80 7.01 103 Light ..........: 3.39 3.39 3.40 100 100 3.45 3.46 100 Heavy ..........: 8.44 8.45 8.37 99 99 8.35 8.38 100 Total ............: 6.41 6.58 6.56 102 100 6.46 6.49 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.77 30.10 32.07 98 107 32.29 31.34 97 Old ..............: 29.80 31.53 31.03 104 98 30.30 30.94 102 Total ............: 32.73 30.11 32.06 98 106 32.28 31.33 97 : Ducks ..............: 6.97 7.23 7.16 103 99 6.96 7.05 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2022 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,455,943 3,678,075 3,599,291 104 98 41,857,927 43,165,556 103 Mature ...........: 44,718 45,447 45,986 103 101 537,238 569,305 106 Light ..........: 5,662 4,574 4,992 88 109 64,915 58,175 90 Heavy ..........: 39,056 40,873 40,994 105 100 472,323 511,130 108 Total ............: 3,500,661 3,723,522 3,645,277 104 98 42,395,165 43,734,861 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 260,906 258,465 246,089 94 95 3,396,566 3,166,267 93 Old ..............: 4,434 2,495 4,094 92 164 38,954 34,251 88 Total ............: 265,340 260,960 250,183 94 96 3,435,520 3,200,518 93 : Ducks ..............: 4,507 5,134 5,057 112 99 43,378 54,842 126 : Other 1/ ...........: 104 147 112 108 76 1,485 1,628 110 : Total ..............: 3,770,612 3,989,763 3,900,629 103 98 45,875,548 46,991,849 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 244,131 262,818 247,828 102 94 3,041,371 3,035,756 100 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 244,131 262,818 247,828 102 94 3,041,371 3,035,756 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 162,185 166,988 163,689 101 98 2,122,190 2,017,159 95 Old ..............: 71 243 344 485 142 765 4,626 605 Total ............: 162,256 167,231 164,033 101 98 2,122,955 2,021,785 95 : Ducks ..............: 6,891 6,418 7,339 107 114 80,657 82,294 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 12 16 12 100 75 790 718 91 : Total ..............: 413,290 436,483 419,212 101 96 5,245,773 5,140,553 98 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,700,074 3,940,893 3,847,119 104 98 44,899,298 46,201,312 103 Mature ...........: 44,718 45,447 45,986 103 101 537,238 569,305 106 Light ..........: 5,662 4,574 4,992 88 109 64,915 58,175 90 Heavy ..........: 39,056 40,873 40,994 105 100 472,323 511,130 108 Total ............: 3,744,792 3,986,340 3,893,105 104 98 45,436,536 46,770,617 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 423,091 425,453 409,778 97 96 5,518,756 5,183,426 94 Old ..............: 4,505 2,738 4,438 99 162 39,719 38,877 98 Total ............: 427,596 428,191 414,216 97 97 5,558,475 5,222,303 94 : Ducks ..............: 11,398 11,552 12,396 109 107 124,035 137,136 111 : Other 1/ ...........: 116 163 124 107 76 2,275 2,346 103 : Total ..............: 4,183,902 4,426,246 4,319,841 103 98 51,121,321 52,132,402 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2023 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,846 10,492 11,118 113 106 119,008 127,935 108 Mature ...........: 744 661 841 113 127 7,642 10,221 134 Light ..........: 104 65 101 97 155 1,060 1,024 97 Heavy ..........: 640 596 740 116 124 6,582 9,197 140 Total ............: 10,590 11,153 11,959 113 107 126,650 138,156 109 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,556 1,427 1,495 96 105 21,102 19,666 93 Old ..............: 26 17 54 208 318 449 402 90 Total ............: 1,582 1,444 1,549 98 107 21,551 20,068 93 : Ducks ..............: 63 66 72 114 109 888 990 111 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,235 12,663 13,580 111 107 149,092 159,218 107 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.20 0.20 0.22 110 110 0.20 0.21 105 Mature ...........: 1.16 1.03 1.27 109 123 0.98 1.27 130 Light ..........: 0.95 0.75 1.06 112 141 0.85 0.93 109 Heavy ..........: 1.21 1.07 1.31 108 122 1.01 1.32 131 Total ............: 0.21 0.21 0.23 110 110 0.21 0.22 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.29 0.27 0.29 100 107 0.31 0.30 97 Old ..............: 0.44 0.48 0.93 211 194 0.86 0.79 92 Total ............: 0.29 0.27 0.30 103 111 0.31 0.31 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.40 0.42 0.42 105 100 0.52 0.53 102 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.22 0.22 0.24 109 109 0.22 0.23 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2023 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 17,996 19,071 19,192 107 101 221,549 225,465 102 Mature ...........: 1,880 1,646 1,698 90 103 25,277 19,136 76 Light ..........: 492 376 422 86 112 5,435 4,397 81 Heavy ..........: 1,388 1,270 1,276 92 100 19,842 14,739 74 Total ............: 19,876 20,717 20,890 105 101 246,826 244,601 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 5,126 4,971 4,870 95 98 70,154 61,359 87 Old ..............: 210 113 200 95 177 1,810 1,794 99 Total ............: 5,336 5,084 5,070 95 100 71,964 63,153 88 : Ducks ..............: 252 200 257 102 129 2,606 2,829 109 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 3 3 150 100 38 43 113 : Total ..............: 25,466 26,004 26,220 103 101 321,434 310,626 97 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.48 0.48 0.50 104 104 0.49 0.49 100 Mature ...........: 4.03 3.50 3.56 88 102 4.49 3.25 72 Light ..........: 7.99 7.60 7.79 97 103 7.73 7.03 91 Heavy ..........: 3.43 3.01 3.02 88 100 4.03 2.80 69 Total ............: 0.53 0.52 0.53 100 102 0.54 0.52 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.20 1.15 1.17 98 102 1.26 1.17 93 Old ..............: 4.45 3.96 4.31 97 109 4.36 4.41 101 Total ............: 1.23 1.17 1.21 98 103 1.28 1.19 93 : Ducks ..............: 2.16 1.70 2.03 94 119 2.06 2.02 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.69 1.81 2.36 140 130 1.64 1.80 110 : Total ..............: 0.60 0.58 0.60 100 103 0.62 0.59 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: November and December 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 405 259 102,074 101,380 Mature ..........: - - 41 38 50,858 59,003 Light .........: - - 34 28 45,763 54,385 Heavy .........: - - 7 10 5,095 4,618 Total ...........: - - 446 297 152,932 160,383 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 111 87 5,822 6,113 Old .............: - - 2 7 552 1,110 Total ...........: - - 113 94 6,374 7,223 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 120,310 153,668 675 646 2,970 3,451 Mature ..........: 10,200 11,424 194 99 26,314 29,542 Light .........: 3,190 3,965 74 37 23,105 25,131 Heavy .........: 7,010 7,459 120 62 3,209 4,411 Total ...........: 130,510 165,092 869 745 29,284 32,993 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,151 986 91 30 85 41 Old .............: 342 733 - 9 119 239 Total ...........: 1,493 1,719 91 39 204 280 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 3,622 3,747 1,700 2,286 53,737 54,652 Mature ..........: 2,457 2,268 185 311 23,085 23,809 Light .........: 1,778 1,671 174 301 21,718 22,114 Heavy .........: 679 597 11 10 1,367 1,695 Total ...........: 6,079 6,015 1,885 2,597 76,822 78,461 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 115 68 328 201 1,320 529 Old .............: 2 2 - 22 84 158 Total ...........: 117 70 328 223 1,404 687 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 20,229 12,240 224,428 225,192 1,679,505 1,684,659 Mature ..........: 24 120 37,271 43,035 31,483 31,087 Light .........: 22 34 30,919 36,415 - - Heavy .........: 2 86 6,352 6,620 31,483 31,087 Total ...........: 20,253 12,360 261,699 268,227 1,710,988 1,715,746 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 79 145 3,115 1,953 44,212 47,993 Old .............: 1 1 598 479 126 83 Total ...........: 80 146 3,713 2,432 44,338 48,076 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 97,298 94,025 536,399 522,010 5.51 5.55 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 86,793 81,639 622,763 579,311 7.18 7.10 California ......: 23,245 22,715 133,541 130,592 5.74 5.75 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 30,568 30,508 237,235 237,082 7.76 7.77 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 105,590 105,603 651,941 646,402 6.17 6.12 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Illinois ........: 45 51 290 331 6.38 6.49 Indiana .........: 6,684 6,463 31,315 30,656 4.68 4.74 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,199 23,483 152,241 153,636 6.56 6.54 Louisiana .......: 14,075 14,150 99,581 100,255 7.07 7.09 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 12,435 12,028 79,948 76,656 6.43 6.37 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 58,128 57,735 387,464 392,997 6.67 6.81 Missouri ........: 36,458 33,142 209,988 187,393 5.76 5.65 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 186 187 921 895 4.94 4.78 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,712 2,726 13,325 13,843 4.91 5.08 North Carolina ..: 78,641 77,035 660,801 644,632 8.40 8.37 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 10,496 10,563 46,367 47,621 4.42 4.51 Oklahoma ........: 12,999 10,567 90,398 71,171 6.95 6.74 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 13,285 12,609 74,204 71,009 5.59 5.63 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 24,414 24,986 188,043 193,539 7.70 7.75 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 29,883 29,577 182,828 181,753 6.12 6.14 Texas ...........: 60,943 60,363 428,032 417,398 7.02 6.91 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 27,455 27,186 176,657 174,210 6.43 6.41 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 ...: 793,686 775,702 5,215,896 5,088,135 6.57 6.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: November and December 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 412,228 400,354 1,810 1,737 0.44 0.43 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 466,479 435,090 1,694 1,579 0.36 0.36 California ......: 100,843 98,431 674 569 0.66 0.57 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 183,795 183,236 726 780 0.39 0.42 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 492,651 489,693 2,903 2,965 0.59 0.60 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Illinois ........: 215 245 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 22,692 22,283 106 99 0.47 0.44 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 115,101 116,320 678 675 0.59 0.58 Louisiana .......: 74,680 75,408 380 417 0.51 0.55 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 59,848 57,345 430 527 0.71 0.91 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 291,802 295,055 1,209 1,352 0.41 0.46 Missouri ........: 154,450 137,232 567 527 0.37 0.38 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 676 657 10 15 1.48 2.26 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 8,102 8,466 133 128 1.61 1.49 North Carolina ..: 508,522 496,718 1,705 1,586 0.33 0.32 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 34,619 35,513 236 197 0.68 0.55 Oklahoma ........: 67,781 53,337 205 159 0.30 0.30 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 50,642 48,643 830 845 1.61 1.71 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 141,777 145,712 934 956 0.65 0.65 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 135,048 134,031 631 600 0.46 0.45 Texas ...........: 327,742 320,987 1,353 1,328 0.41 0.41 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 133,785 132,287 327 304 0.24 0.23 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 ...: 3,940,893 3,847,119 19,071 19,192 0.48 0.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2022 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 41 48 10,704 10,955 Arkansas ..........: - - 2 1 284 176 Delaware ..........: - - 17 11 14,082 12,787 Georgia ...........: - - - - 15,587 16,593 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - 2 Texas .............: - - 6 - 7,410 7,364 Virginia ..........: - - 7 4 4,116 4,574 : United States .....: - - 405 259 102,074 101,380 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 3,509 4,450 18 5 156 240 Arkansas ..........: 460 333 6 1 - - Delaware ..........: 4,228 5,042 7 3 87 53 Georgia ...........: 27,276 40,236 45 31 660 771 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 2 - - - - - Texas .............: 6,857 9,493 4 24 291 382 Virginia ..........: 4,677 5,159 - 3 109 80 : United States .....: 120,310 153,668 675 646 2,970 3,451 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 350 293 374 595 4,935 4,079 Arkansas ..........: 5 1 - - 467 145 Delaware ..........: 187 257 73 59 1,648 2,090 Georgia ...........: 799 843 643 906 7,351 5,917 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 1 - Texas .............: 65 92 9 11 316 350 Virginia ..........: 326 446 31 24 424 574 : United States .....: 3,622 3,747 1,700 2,286 53,737 54,652 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 450 538 16,026 10,300 163,897 152,174 Arkansas ..........: 23 8 417 490 129,710 132,762 Delaware ..........: 1,449 716 2,949 1,940 3,172 4,299 Georgia ...........: 15,336 7,605 82,096 75,759 159,955 160,362 Mississippi .......: - - - - 239,465 198,954 North Carolina ....: - - 1 - 125,057 126,398 Texas .............: 725 915 3,941 4,212 90,910 90,552 Virginia ..........: 8 11 9,182 8,187 70,207 118,429 : United States .....: 20,229 12,240 224,428 225,192 1,679,505 1,684,659 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 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 ........: 58 10 1,335 247 23.10 24.50 Indiana .........: 1,688 1,760 64,010 70,525 37.92 40.08 Iowa ............: 1,107 1,012 47,413 45,880 42.84 45.33 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 .......: 3,433 2,762 85,877 75,022 25.01 27.16 Mississippi .....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Missouri ........: 490 522 10,871 10,903 22.18 20.89 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 24 10 411 211 17.03 20.96 North Carolina ..: 1,852 1,692 68,071 63,599 36.75 37.58 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 603 524 25,838 24,500 42.88 46.71 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 774 553 19,964 15,972 25.81 28.86 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 259 246 11,344 10,803 43.79 43.99 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 52 2 1,550 73 30.07 32.12 Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 231 237 9,212 9,911 39.80 41.78 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 17,682 15,967 532,304 512,111 30.10 32.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: November and December 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 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 ........: 1,071 199 16 4 1.46 1.82 Indiana .........: 51,293 56,793 888 845 1.70 1.47 Iowa ............: 37,538 36,119 557 490 1.46 1.34 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 68,831 60,294 731 703 1.05 1.15 Mississippi .....: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Missouri ........: 8,991 8,968 94 119 1.04 1.31 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 275 133 5 4 1.83 3.12 North Carolina ..: 53,853 50,051 335 307 0.62 0.61 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 20,275 19,543 262 269 1.27 1.36 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 15,804 12,688 277 204 1.72 1.58 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 9,163 8,703 105 110 1.13 1.25 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 1,234 58 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 7,271 7,810 125 156 1.69 1.96 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 425,453 409,778 4,971 4,870 1.15 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 ............................... 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