Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released August 25, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 1 Percent from Last Year July 2024 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. July 2025 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during July 2025 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.63 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the amount certified in July 2024. The June 2025 revised certified total at 4.40 billion pounds, was up 5 percent from June 2024. The June revision represented an increase of 15.3 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during July 2025 was 6.10 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 6.01 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.49 billion pounds, up 2 percent from July 2024. Mature chickens, at 63.8 million pounds, were down 12 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 536 million pounds, down 2 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.8 million pounds, up 10 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during July 2025 averaged 6.59 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from July 2024. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.93 pounds per bird, down 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during July 2025 averaged 31.0 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from July 2024. Ante-mortem condemnations during July 2025 totaled 15.1 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.25 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.23 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 26.7 million pounds, were 0.57 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.58 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2025 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 825,627 789,676 833,338 101 106 5,508,809 5,536,122 100 Mature ...........: 10,017 8,145 9,211 92 113 67,621 60,796 90 Light ..........: 2,662 2,747 2,767 104 101 19,146 18,924 99 Heavy ..........: 7,355 5,398 6,444 88 119 48,475 41,872 86 Total ............: 835,644 797,821 842,549 101 106 5,576,430 5,596,918 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,883 16,320 17,126 101 105 114,149 106,764 94 Old ..............: 164 141 159 97 113 1,005 1,085 108 Total ............: 17,047 16,461 17,285 101 105 115,154 107,849 94 : Ducks ..............: 1,932 1,948 2,168 112 111 14,730 14,249 97 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,378,878 5,204,474 5,489,260 102 105 35,917,521 36,500,932 102 Mature ...........: 72,553 55,621 63,822 88 115 475,022 418,423 88 Light ..........: 9,388 9,401 9,838 105 105 66,480 65,465 98 Heavy ..........: 63,165 46,220 53,984 85 117 408,542 352,958 86 Total ............: 5,451,431 5,260,095 5,553,082 102 106 36,392,543 36,919,355 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 540,501 518,359 531,266 98 102 3,752,689 3,431,430 91 Old ..............: 4,930 4,184 5,026 102 120 30,801 33,054 107 Total ............: 545,431 522,543 536,292 98 103 3,783,490 3,464,484 92 : Ducks ..............: 13,517 13,676 14,825 110 108 104,640 99,984 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 399 173 275 69 159 1,402 1,310 93 : Total ..............: 6,010,778 5,796,487 6,104,474 102 105 40,282,075 40,485,133 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.51 6.59 6.59 101 100 6.52 6.59 101 Mature ...........: 7.24 6.83 6.93 96 101 7.02 6.88 98 Light ..........: 3.53 3.42 3.56 101 104 3.47 3.46 100 Heavy ..........: 8.59 8.56 8.38 98 98 8.43 8.43 100 Total ............: 6.52 6.59 6.59 101 100 6.53 6.60 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.01 31.76 31.02 97 98 32.88 32.14 98 Old ..............: 30.06 29.67 31.61 105 107 30.65 30.46 99 Total ............: 32.00 31.74 31.03 97 98 32.86 32.12 98 : Ducks ..............: 7.00 7.02 6.84 98 97 7.10 7.02 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2025 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,816,728 3,684,062 3,871,755 101 105 25,379,179 25,774,773 102 Mature ...........: 50,481 38,808 43,991 87 113 330,939 288,318 87 Light ..........: 4,920 4,976 5,273 107 106 35,124 34,814 99 Heavy ..........: 45,561 33,832 38,718 85 114 295,815 253,504 86 Total ............: 3,867,209 3,722,870 3,915,746 101 105 25,710,118 26,063,091 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 268,438 251,860 261,695 97 104 1,888,710 1,703,403 90 Old ..............: 3,702 3,056 3,702 100 121 22,466 22,938 102 Total ............: 272,140 254,916 265,397 98 104 1,911,176 1,726,341 90 : Ducks ..............: 3,203 3,124 4,127 129 132 25,662 22,680 88 : Other 1/ ...........: 130 125 129 99 103 740 779 105 : Total ..............: 4,142,682 3,981,035 4,185,399 101 105 27,647,696 27,812,891 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 255,815 254,427 274,259 107 108 1,778,356 1,821,171 102 Mature ...........: - - 124 (X) (X) - 129 (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - 5 (X) Heavy ..........: - - 124 (X) (X) - 124 (X) Total ............: 255,815 254,427 274,383 107 108 1,778,356 1,821,300 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 161,330 160,576 161,127 100 100 1,096,350 1,024,954 93 Old ..............: 68 134 73 107 54 991 2,237 226 Total ............: 161,398 160,710 161,200 100 100 1,097,341 1,027,191 94 : Ducks ..............: 6,618 6,871 7,315 111 106 50,828 51,081 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 137 - 42 31 (X) 228 107 47 : Total ..............: 423,968 422,008 442,940 104 105 2,926,753 2,899,679 99 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 4,072,543 3,938,489 4,146,014 102 105 27,157,535 27,595,944 102 Mature ...........: 50,481 38,808 44,115 87 114 330,939 288,447 87 Light ..........: 4,920 4,976 5,273 107 106 35,124 34,819 99 Heavy ..........: 45,561 33,832 38,842 85 115 295,815 253,628 86 Total ............: 4,123,024 3,977,297 4,190,129 102 105 27,488,474 27,884,391 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 429,768 412,436 422,822 98 103 2,985,060 2,728,357 91 Old ..............: 3,770 3,190 3,775 100 118 23,457 25,175 107 Total ............: 433,538 415,626 426,597 98 103 3,008,517 2,753,532 92 : Ducks ..............: 9,821 9,995 11,442 117 114 76,490 73,761 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 267 125 171 64 137 968 886 92 : Total ..............: 4,566,650 4,403,043 4,628,339 101 105 30,574,449 30,712,570 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2025 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,651 10,396 11,855 111 114 69,227 73,293 106 Mature ...........: 893 772 770 86 100 5,721 5,798 101 Light ..........: 64 71 81 127 114 371 436 118 Heavy ..........: 829 701 689 83 98 5,350 5,362 100 Total ............: 11,544 11,168 12,625 109 113 74,948 79,091 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1,991 2,101 2,216 111 105 12,550 12,624 101 Old ..............: 58 44 71 122 161 298 269 90 Total ............: 2,049 2,145 2,287 112 107 12,848 12,893 100 : Ducks ..............: 117 132 140 120 106 666 682 102 : Total 1/ ...........: 13,711 13,446 15,053 110 112 88,463 92,669 105 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.20 0.20 0.22 110 110 0.19 0.20 105 Mature ...........: 1.23 1.39 1.21 98 87 1.20 1.39 116 Light ..........: 0.68 0.76 0.82 121 108 0.56 0.67 120 Heavy ..........: 1.31 1.52 1.28 98 84 1.31 1.52 116 Total ............: 0.21 0.21 0.23 110 110 0.21 0.21 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.37 0.41 0.42 114 102 0.33 0.37 112 Old ..............: 1.18 1.05 1.41 119 134 0.97 0.81 84 Total ............: 0.38 0.41 0.43 113 105 0.34 0.37 109 : Ducks ..............: 0.87 0.97 0.94 108 97 0.64 0.68 106 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.23 0.23 0.25 109 109 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2025 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2025 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 : 2024 : 2025 :of 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 17,998 17,008 18,027 100 106 127,793 126,817 99 Mature ...........: 1,938 1,478 1,373 71 93 12,393 9,544 77 Light ..........: 395 374 429 109 115 2,746 2,642 96 Heavy ..........: 1,543 1,104 944 61 86 9,647 6,902 72 Total ............: 19,936 18,486 19,400 97 105 140,186 136,361 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,413 6,130 6,681 104 109 44,313 41,482 94 Old ..............: 164 152 205 125 135 1,058 1,190 112 Total ............: 6,577 6,282 6,886 105 110 45,371 42,672 94 : Ducks ..............: 177 190 366 207 193 1,334 1,402 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 4 8 6 150 75 22 34 155 : Total ..............: 26,694 24,966 26,658 100 107 186,913 180,469 97 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.44 0.43 0.43 98 100 0.47 0.46 98 Mature ...........: 3.70 3.67 3.02 82 82 3.61 3.20 89 Light ..........: 7.43 6.99 7.52 101 108 7.25 7.05 97 Heavy ..........: 3.28 3.16 2.37 72 75 3.16 2.65 84 Total ............: 0.48 0.46 0.46 96 100 0.51 0.49 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.47 1.46 1.56 106 107 1.46 1.50 103 Old ..............: 4.17 4.55 5.15 124 113 4.32 4.51 104 Total ............: 1.49 1.49 1.59 107 107 1.49 1.53 103 : Ducks ..............: 1.77 1.87 3.10 175 166 1.71 1.87 109 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.48 6.02 3.39 229 56 2.22 3.70 167 : Total ..............: 0.58 0.56 0.57 98 102 0.61 0.58 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: June and July 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 220 118 39,930 35,630 Mature ..........: - - 4 36 63,845 73,128 Light .........: - - 4 6 56,394 62,715 Heavy .........: - - - 30 7,451 10,413 Total ...........: - - 224 154 103,775 108,758 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 10 1 3,191 3,937 Old .............: - - - - 576 1,283 Total ...........: - - 10 1 3,767 5,220 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 28,497 24,142 639 798 854 895 Mature ..........: 9,968 7,331 94 10 17,452 15,491 Light .........: 3,499 4,531 8 6 14,091 12,958 Heavy .........: 6,469 2,800 86 4 3,361 2,533 Total ...........: 38,465 31,473 733 808 18,306 16,386 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 2,195 1,877 41 47 63 21 Old .............: 534 667 17 16 150 225 Total ...........: 2,729 2,544 58 63 213 246 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 1,548 1,827 492 521 17,830 28,395 Mature ..........: 4,888 4,379 126 76 17,532 13,206 Light .........: 4,197 3,876 120 74 17,129 12,892 Heavy .........: 691 503 6 2 403 314 Total ...........: 6,436 6,206 618 597 35,362 41,601 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 56 45 155 290 554 656 Old .............: 11 11 8 4 55 143 Total ...........: 67 56 163 294 609 799 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 1,924 3,591 47,154 55,532 1,992,784 2,038,259 Mature ..........: 570 453 28,199 30,479 30,948 41,155 Light .........: 194 445 21,018 30,466 - - Heavy .........: 376 8 7,181 13 30,948 41,155 Total ...........: 2,494 4,044 75,353 86,011 2,023,732 2,079,414 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 66 72 3,555 3,262 72,296 101,190 Old .............: 2 2 66 73 492 267 Total ...........: 68 74 3,621 3,335 72,788 101,457 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ---- pounds --- : Alabama .........: 101,999 106,123 575,466 597,908 5.64 5.63 Arkansas ........: 87,765 92,018 648,269 673,836 7.39 7.32 Delaware ........: 31,779 32,691 239,054 250,822 7.52 7.67 Georgia .........: 105,521 117,370 643,091 729,419 6.09 6.21 Illinois ........: 78 63 502 416 6.40 6.61 Iowa ............: 762 746 4,264 4,034 5.59 5.41 Kentucky ........: 25,547 25,269 169,084 163,628 6.62 6.48 Louisiana .......: 15,319 15,205 106,634 104,088 6.96 6.85 Maryland ........: 11,824 12,321 77,293 78,048 6.54 6.33 Mississippi .....: 61,743 65,477 419,413 430,299 6.79 6.57 : Missouri ........: 26,756 27,827 148,770 152,240 5.56 5.47 New Jersey ......: 257 274 1,374 1,407 5.35 5.14 New York ........: 3,041 3,245 15,449 16,843 5.08 5.19 North Carolina ..: 76,117 80,614 638,637 669,319 8.39 8.30 Ohio ............: 10,546 12,153 48,205 57,701 4.57 4.75 Oklahoma ........: 8,629 9,118 68,587 74,105 7.95 8.13 Pennsylvania ....: 15,338 15,333 87,595 88,047 5.71 5.74 South Carolina ..: 25,325 25,770 184,542 190,596 7.29 7.40 Tennessee .......: 33,302 36,555 204,596 222,723 6.14 6.09 Texas ...........: 60,468 63,004 397,551 435,319 6.57 6.91 : Vermont .........: 46 50 301 337 6.57 6.68 Virginia ........: 24,099 25,124 154,162 158,482 6.40 6.31 : United States ...: 789,676 833,338 5,204,474 5,489,260 6.59 6.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: June and July 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 442,694 459,007 1,592 1,545 0.36 0.34 Arkansas ........: 495,231 513,918 2,098 2,740 0.42 0.53 Delaware ........: 186,132 195,547 888 1,021 0.47 0.52 Georgia .........: 487,834 550,971 1,947 2,257 0.40 0.41 Illinois ........: 359 308 (Z) (Z) (X) (X) Iowa ............: 3,090 2,924 104 84 3.24 2.79 Kentucky ........: 128,462 123,631 887 911 0.69 0.73 Louisiana .......: 77,741 75,526 418 418 0.54 0.55 Maryland ........: 57,826 58,036 394 422 0.68 0.72 Mississippi .....: 304,556 315,366 1,011 1,054 0.33 0.33 : Missouri ........: 108,313 110,754 286 300 0.26 0.27 New Jersey ......: 1,026 1,166 17 21 1.64 1.79 New York ........: 9,739 10,507 59 58 0.61 0.55 North Carolina ..: 494,193 516,062 1,196 1,252 0.24 0.24 Ohio ............: 36,145 43,255 172 170 0.47 0.39 Oklahoma ........: 51,488 55,622 301 348 0.58 0.62 Pennsylvania ....: 61,745 61,860 1,063 1,054 1.69 1.68 South Carolina ..: 139,127 143,679 1,117 1,088 0.80 0.75 Tennessee .......: 151,670 165,357 730 429 0.48 0.26 Texas ...........: 306,925 331,587 716 710 0.23 0.21 : Vermont .........: 226 253 (X) (X) (X) (X) Virginia ........: 116,134 120,102 302 286 0.26 0.24 : United States ...: 3,938,489 4,146,014 17,008 18,027 0.43 0.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June and July 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: - - - - 297 320 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: - - 1 2 5,099 5,009 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - 3 Texas .............: - - 2 - 72 113 Virginia ..........: - - - - 1 - : United States .....: - - 220 118 39,930 35,630 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - - Arkansas ..........: 193 234 49 29 - - Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 1,406 1,009 28 4 106 127 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 1 1 - - - - Texas .............: 10 10 3 2 6 1 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 28,497 24,142 639 798 854 895 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - - 200 Arkansas ..........: 22 11 - - 51 192 Delaware ..........: - - - - - - Georgia ...........: 45 37 9 15 286 341 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - 1 1 - Texas .............: 21 17 8 10 18 20 Virginia ..........: - - - - - - : United States .....: 1,548 1,827 492 521 17,830 28,395 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - - - 209,104 201,620 Arkansas ..........: 10 8 152 155 166,077 178,565 Delaware ..........: - - - - 31,634 81,803 Georgia ...........: 59 208 2,478 2,954 193,295 208,099 Mississippi .......: - - - - 232,818 177,438 North Carolina ....: 3 4 2 - 107,330 113,034 Texas .............: 11 11 809 505 53,311 58,998 Virginia ..........: - - - - 211,596 143,590 : United States .....: 1,924 3,591 47,154 55,532 1,992,784 2,038,259 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 2025 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : California ......: 180 135 3,405 2,741 18.87 20.27 Illinois ........: 2 (Z) 25 4 13.61 31.02 Indiana .........: 1,636 1,848 66,425 73,402 40.60 39.71 Iowa ............: 1,106 1,084 48,151 49,210 43.53 45.38 Michigan ........: 312 400 13,145 16,368 42.08 40.92 Minnesota .......: 3,438 3,641 103,559 103,600 30.12 28.45 North Carolina ..: 1,843 1,920 72,099 74,430 39.12 38.76 Ohio ............: 548 626 24,552 27,060 44.81 43.26 Pennsylvania ....: 559 651 17,505 18,559 31.29 28.51 South Carolina ..: 529 576 21,146 24,088 40.00 41.83 : Vermont .........: (Z) 3 (Z) 96 (Z) 31.02 Wisconsin .......: (Z) 1 (Z) 35 (Z) 30.50 : United States ...: 16,320 17,126 518,359 531,266 31.76 31.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: June and July 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : California ......: 2,754 2,165 3 4 0.12 0.20 Illinois ........: 19 3 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 53,304 58,564 868 925 1.60 1.56 Iowa ............: 37,781 38,612 606 589 1.58 1.50 Michigan ........: 10,021 12,692 225 165 2.20 1.28 Minnesota .......: 83,454 83,032 969 1,052 1.15 1.25 North Carolina ..: 56,700 58,653 338 391 0.59 0.66 Ohio ............: 19,621 21,624 395 445 1.98 2.02 Pennsylvania ....: 13,575 14,497 317 412 2.28 2.76 South Carolina ..: 15,494 17,659 524 642 3.27 3.51 : Vermont .........: - 76 - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (Z) 28 - - (X) 0.16 : United States ...: 412,436 422,822 6,130 6,681 1.46 1.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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