Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released July 25, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 5 Percent from Last Year June 2024 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. June 2025 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during June 2025 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.39 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the amount certified in June 2024. The May 2025 revised certified total at 4.44 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from May 2024. The May revision represented an increase of 12.3 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during June 2025 was 5.78 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 5.53 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.19 billion pounds, up 5 percent from June 2024. Mature chickens, at 52.9 million pounds, were down 23 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 522 million pounds, up 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.5 million pounds, up 8 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during June 2025 averaged 6.59 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from June 2024. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.76 pounds per bird, down 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during June 2025 averaged 31.8 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from June 2024. Ante-mortem condemnations during June 2025 totaled 13.3 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.23 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 24.8 million pounds, were 0.56 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.60 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2025 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 753,245 795,709 787,303 105 99 4,683,182 4,700,411 100 Mature ...........: 9,718 9,123 7,833 81 86 57,604 51,273 89 Light ..........: 2,796 2,392 2,741 98 115 16,484 16,151 98 Heavy ..........: 6,922 6,731 5,092 74 76 41,120 35,122 85 Total ............: 762,963 804,832 795,136 104 99 4,740,786 4,751,684 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 15,568 15,133 16,277 105 108 97,266 89,595 92 Old ..............: 114 160 141 124 88 841 926 110 Total ............: 15,682 15,293 16,418 105 107 98,107 90,521 92 : Ducks ..............: 1,814 2,132 1,922 106 90 12,798 12,055 94 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,934,082 5,286,595 5,189,887 105 98 30,538,643 30,997,085 102 Mature ...........: 68,616 65,639 52,934 77 81 402,469 351,914 87 Light ..........: 9,736 8,243 9,379 96 114 57,092 55,605 97 Heavy ..........: 58,880 57,396 43,555 74 76 345,377 296,309 86 Total ............: 5,002,698 5,352,234 5,242,821 105 98 30,941,112 31,348,999 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 511,037 492,753 517,517 101 105 3,212,188 2,899,322 90 Old ..............: 3,604 5,130 4,184 116 82 25,871 28,028 108 Total ............: 514,641 497,883 521,701 101 105 3,238,059 2,927,350 90 : Ducks ..............: 12,454 15,047 13,468 108 90 91,123 84,951 93 : Other 1/ ...........: 165 185 173 105 94 1,003 1,035 103 : Total ..............: 5,529,958 5,865,349 5,778,163 104 99 34,271,297 34,362,335 100 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.55 6.64 6.59 101 99 6.52 6.59 101 Mature ...........: 7.06 7.19 6.76 96 94 6.99 6.86 98 Light ..........: 3.48 3.45 3.42 98 99 3.46 3.44 99 Heavy ..........: 8.51 8.53 8.55 100 100 8.40 8.44 100 Total ............: 6.56 6.65 6.59 100 99 6.53 6.60 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.83 32.56 31.79 97 98 33.02 32.36 98 Old ..............: 31.61 32.06 29.67 94 93 30.76 30.27 98 Total ............: 32.82 32.56 31.78 97 98 33.01 32.34 98 : Ducks ..............: 6.87 7.06 7.01 102 99 7.12 7.05 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2025 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,481,919 3,711,402 3,672,909 105 99 21,562,451 21,891,865 102 Mature ...........: 47,674 46,557 36,802 77 79 280,458 242,321 86 Light ..........: 5,074 4,490 4,960 98 110 30,204 29,525 98 Heavy ..........: 42,600 42,067 31,842 75 76 250,254 212,796 85 Total ............: 3,529,593 3,757,959 3,709,711 105 99 21,842,909 22,134,186 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 255,234 248,566 251,563 99 101 1,620,272 1,441,411 89 Old ..............: 2,634 3,836 3,056 116 80 18,764 19,236 103 Total ............: 257,868 252,402 254,619 99 101 1,639,036 1,460,647 89 : Ducks ..............: 2,996 3,088 3,074 103 100 22,459 18,503 82 : Other 1/ ...........: 99 120 125 126 104 610 650 107 : Total ..............: 3,790,556 4,013,569 3,967,529 105 99 23,505,014 23,613,986 100 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 242,958 279,850 253,132 104 90 1,522,541 1,545,617 102 Mature ...........: - 5 - (X) (X) - 5 (X) Light ..........: - 5 - (X) (X) - 5 (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 242,958 279,855 253,132 104 90 1,522,541 1,545,622 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 150,945 142,411 160,191 106 112 935,020 863,442 92 Old ..............: 118 96 134 114 140 923 2,164 234 Total ............: 151,063 142,507 160,325 106 113 935,943 865,606 92 : Ducks ..............: 6,118 7,901 6,778 111 86 44,210 43,673 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 16 10 - (X) (X) 91 65 71 : Total ..............: 400,155 430,273 420,235 105 98 2,502,785 2,454,966 98 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,724,877 3,991,252 3,926,041 105 98 23,084,992 23,437,482 102 Mature ...........: 47,674 46,562 36,802 77 79 280,458 242,326 86 Light ..........: 5,074 4,495 4,960 98 110 30,204 29,530 98 Heavy ..........: 42,600 42,067 31,842 75 76 250,254 212,796 85 Total ............: 3,772,551 4,037,814 3,962,843 105 98 23,365,450 23,679,808 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 406,179 390,977 411,754 101 105 2,555,292 2,304,853 90 Old ..............: 2,752 3,932 3,190 116 81 19,687 21,400 109 Total ............: 408,931 394,909 414,944 101 105 2,574,979 2,326,253 90 : Ducks ..............: 9,114 10,989 9,852 108 90 66,669 62,176 93 : Other 1/ ...........: 115 130 125 109 96 701 715 102 : Total ..............: 4,190,711 4,443,842 4,387,764 105 99 26,007,799 26,068,952 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2025 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,381 9,416 10,347 110 110 58,576 61,389 105 Mature ...........: 835 1,141 712 85 62 4,828 4,968 103 Light ..........: 66 38 71 108 187 307 355 116 Heavy ..........: 769 1,103 641 83 58 4,521 4,613 102 Total ............: 10,216 10,557 11,059 108 105 63,404 66,357 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1,854 1,528 2,100 113 137 10,559 10,407 99 Old ..............: 33 24 44 133 183 240 198 83 Total ............: 1,887 1,552 2,144 114 138 10,799 10,605 98 : Ducks ..............: 88 79 132 150 167 549 542 99 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,191 12,188 13,336 109 109 74,752 77,506 104 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.19 0.18 0.20 105 111 0.19 0.20 105 Mature ...........: 1.22 1.74 1.35 111 78 1.20 1.41 118 Light ..........: 0.68 0.46 0.76 112 165 0.54 0.64 119 Heavy ..........: 1.31 1.92 1.47 112 77 1.31 1.56 119 Total ............: 0.20 0.20 0.21 105 105 0.20 0.21 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.36 0.31 0.41 114 132 0.33 0.36 109 Old ..............: 0.92 0.47 1.05 114 223 0.93 0.71 76 Total ............: 0.37 0.31 0.41 111 132 0.33 0.36 109 : Ducks ..............: 0.71 0.53 0.98 138 185 0.60 0.64 107 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.22 0.21 0.23 105 110 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2025 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 17,459 17,240 16,924 97 98 109,795 108,706 99 Mature ...........: 1,644 1,366 1,388 84 102 10,455 8,081 77 Light ..........: 308 303 371 120 122 2,351 2,210 94 Heavy ..........: 1,336 1,063 1,017 76 96 8,104 5,871 72 Total ............: 19,103 18,606 18,312 96 98 120,250 116,787 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 5,851 5,525 6,127 105 111 37,900 34,798 92 Old ..............: 133 191 152 114 80 894 985 110 Total ............: 5,984 5,716 6,279 105 110 38,794 35,783 92 : Ducks ..............: 162 166 189 117 114 1,157 1,035 89 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 3 8 267 267 18 28 156 : Total ..............: 25,252 24,491 24,788 98 101 160,219 153,633 96 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.47 0.43 0.43 91 100 0.47 0.46 98 Mature ...........: 3.33 2.85 3.63 109 127 3.59 3.23 90 Light ..........: 5.72 6.32 6.96 122 110 7.22 6.96 96 Heavy ..........: 3.04 2.46 3.10 102 126 3.14 2.68 85 Total ............: 0.50 0.46 0.46 92 100 0.51 0.49 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.42 1.39 1.47 104 106 1.46 1.49 102 Old ..............: 4.61 4.63 4.55 99 98 4.34 4.40 101 Total ............: 1.44 1.43 1.49 103 104 1.48 1.51 102 : Ducks ..............: 1.75 1.49 1.88 107 126 1.71 1.64 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 2.54 2.26 6.02 237 266 2.50 3.77 151 : Total ..............: 0.60 0.55 0.56 93 102 0.61 0.59 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: May and June 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 218 220 47,906 39,144 Mature ..........: - - 3 4 48,966 63,627 Light .........: - - 2 4 40,032 56,389 Heavy .........: - - 1 - 8,934 7,238 Total ...........: - - 221 224 96,872 102,771 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 25 10 3,575 3,215 Old .............: - - - - 807 576 Total ...........: - - 25 10 4,382 3,791 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 52,996 28,379 620 639 986 854 Mature ..........: 10,833 7,858 76 94 15,554 17,452 Light .........: 3,788 3,499 10 8 10,602 14,091 Heavy .........: 7,045 4,359 66 86 4,952 3,361 Total ...........: 63,829 36,237 696 733 16,540 18,306 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,235 2,179 10 42 77 63 Old .............: 680 534 60 17 343 150 Total ...........: 1,915 2,713 70 59 420 213 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 1,796 1,551 611 494 19,700 17,725 Mature ..........: 2,875 4,827 132 126 17,439 17,506 Light .........: 2,224 4,197 119 120 16,886 17,129 Heavy .........: 651 630 13 6 553 377 Total ...........: 4,671 6,378 743 620 37,139 35,231 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 42 56 337 156 597 554 Old .............: 20 11 30 8 133 55 Total ...........: 62 67 367 164 730 609 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 2,443 1,986 64,979 47,091 1,886,938 1,988,984 Mature ..........: 1,042 570 31,323 27,603 42,076 30,948 Light .........: 218 194 19,643 21,013 - - Heavy .........: 824 376 11,680 6,590 42,076 30,948 Total ...........: 3,485 2,556 96,302 74,694 1,929,014 2,019,932 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 34 68 3,190 3,554 59,642 72,296 Old .............: 7 2 218 66 97 492 Total ...........: 41 70 3,408 3,620 59,739 72,788 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ---- pounds --- : Alabama .........: 99,159 101,928 553,053 574,679 5.58 5.64 Arkansas ........: 87,440 87,681 644,880 649,668 7.38 7.41 Delaware ........: 33,654 31,779 259,838 239,054 7.72 7.52 Georgia .........: 104,742 105,528 643,253 643,200 6.14 6.10 Illinois ........: 59 78 376 502 6.35 6.40 Iowa ............: 839 762 4,633 4,264 5.52 5.59 Kentucky ........: 24,760 25,547 165,772 169,084 6.70 6.62 Louisiana .......: 14,864 15,184 102,451 105,312 6.89 6.94 Maryland ........: 12,428 11,824 83,029 77,293 6.68 6.54 Mississippi .....: 61,920 61,743 410,972 419,413 6.64 6.79 : Missouri ........: 28,052 26,379 153,002 147,091 5.45 5.58 New Jersey ......: 241 252 1,393 1,352 5.78 5.36 New York ........: 3,231 2,924 16,525 14,845 5.11 5.08 North Carolina ..: 78,929 75,100 678,347 629,680 8.59 8.38 Ohio ............: 11,431 10,546 52,339 48,205 4.58 4.57 Oklahoma ........: 8,511 8,629 72,433 68,587 8.51 7.95 Pennsylvania ....: 14,358 15,263 83,157 87,247 5.79 5.72 South Carolina ..: 24,485 25,322 179,458 184,537 7.33 7.29 Tennessee .......: 34,376 33,302 211,910 204,596 6.16 6.14 Texas ...........: 61,214 60,608 427,377 398,965 6.98 6.58 : Vermont .........: 53 46 348 301 6.61 6.57 Virginia ........: 24,222 24,099 155,656 154,162 6.43 6.40 : United States ...: 795,709 787,303 5,286,595 5,189,887 6.64 6.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: May and June 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 419,037 441,271 1,366 1,592 0.33 0.36 Arkansas ........: 490,307 496,369 2,158 2,083 0.44 0.42 Delaware ........: 202,555 186,132 1,094 888 0.54 0.47 Georgia .........: 488,354 487,924 1,995 1,947 0.41 0.40 Illinois ........: 279 359 (Z) (Z) 0.02 0.02 Iowa ............: 3,328 3,090 88 104 2.56 3.24 Kentucky ........: 124,868 128,462 841 887 0.67 0.69 Louisiana .......: 75,022 76,710 442 415 0.59 0.54 Maryland ........: 62,117 57,826 440 394 0.70 0.68 Mississippi .....: 295,277 304,556 995 1,011 0.34 0.33 : Missouri ........: 111,474 107,036 497 283 0.44 0.26 New Jersey ......: 1,079 1,010 12 16 1.07 1.61 New York ........: 10,366 9,307 75 55 0.72 0.59 North Carolina ..: 524,822 486,722 1,370 1,173 0.26 0.24 Ohio ............: 39,143 36,145 167 172 0.42 0.47 Oklahoma ........: 54,284 51,488 255 301 0.47 0.58 Pennsylvania ....: 58,677 61,535 1,015 1,055 1.70 1.69 South Carolina ..: 134,977 139,125 999 1,117 0.74 0.80 Tennessee .......: 157,391 151,670 656 730 0.42 0.48 Texas ...........: 322,700 307,844 727 720 0.22 0.23 : Vermont .........: 261 226 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 117,160 116,134 316 302 0.27 0.26 : United States ...: 3,991,252 3,926,041 17,240 16,924 0.43 0.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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: May and June 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: - - - - 400 297 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: - - 2 1 10,567 5,099 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: - - - 2 59 72 Virginia ..........: - - - - 6 1 : United States .....: - - 218 220 47,906 39,144 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 128 193 25 49 - - Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 13,171 1,406 14 28 218 106 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - 1 - - - - Texas .............: 23 10 - 3 3 6 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 52,996 28,379 620 639 986 854 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 10 22 2 - 49 51 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 146 45 60 9 1,669 286 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - 2 - - 1 Texas .............: 9 21 - 8 16 18 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 1,796 1,551 611 494 19,700 17,725 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - 205,639 209,130 Arkansas ..........: 7 10 119 152 198,436 165,938 Delaware ..........: - - - - 56,130 31,634 Georgia ...........: 532 59 10,327 2,478 181,825 193,295 Mississippi .......: - - - - 161,623 232,818 North Carolina ....: - 3 - 2 123,376 107,330 Texas .............: 3 11 822 809 50,875 53,435 Virginia ..........: - - 4 - 156,646 211,596 : United States .....: 2,443 1,986 64,979 47,091 1,886,938 1,988,984 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May and June 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : California ......: 189 159 3,777 3,034 19.98 19.05 Illinois ........: - 2 - 25 - 13.61 Indiana .........: 1,645 1,636 68,394 66,425 41.59 40.60 Iowa ............: 954 1,106 44,101 48,151 46.23 43.53 Michigan ........: 275 312 11,709 13,145 42.57 42.08 Minnesota .......: 3,314 3,421 99,716 103,236 30.09 30.18 North Carolina ..: 1,866 1,843 72,154 72,099 38.66 39.12 Ohio ............: 420 548 18,322 24,552 43.60 44.81 Pennsylvania ....: 530 554 16,290 17,357 30.74 31.31 South Carolina ..: 458 529 18,494 21,146 40.36 40.00 : Vermont .........: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) 24.86 15.00 : United States ...: 15,133 16,277 492,753 517,517 32.56 31.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: May and June 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : California ......: 3,026 2,458 11 3 0.37 0.12 Illinois ........: - 19 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 54,715 53,304 924 868 1.66 1.60 Iowa ............: 34,585 37,781 493 606 1.41 1.58 Michigan ........: 9,074 10,021 140 225 1.52 2.20 Minnesota .......: 79,840 83,187 881 967 1.09 1.15 North Carolina ..: 56,503 56,700 349 338 0.61 0.59 Ohio ............: 14,638 19,621 297 395 1.99 1.98 Pennsylvania ....: 12,801 13,456 318 316 2.42 2.30 South Carolina ..: 13,616 15,494 338 524 2.42 3.27 : Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (Z) (Z) - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 390,977 411,754 5,525 6,127 1.39 1.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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 361 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2024. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 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 and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch................................................ (202) 692-0069 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter............................................. (202) 690-8632 Tiffany Byrne - Dairy Products...................................................... (651) 440-7789 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed................................................. (202) 720-3040 Kim DaPra - Milk Production......................................................... (202) 720-3278 Fatema Haque - Poultry Slaughter, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised................... (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Catfish, Census of Aquaculture, Egg Products, Mink, Trout........... (202) 690-3237 Ralph Mondesir - Hogs and Pigs...................................................... (202) 720-3106 Suzanne Richards - Cost of Pollination, Honey, Honey Bee Colonies, Sheep and Goats.. (202) 720-4448 Shulonda Shaw - Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses, Cold Storage................... (202) 720-3240 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs......................................................... 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