Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released November 22, 2022, 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 October 2021 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. October 2022 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during October 2022 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.59 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the amount certified in October 2021. The September 2022 revised certified total at 4.48 billion pounds, was up 1 percent from September 2021. The September revision represented an increase of 2.28 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during October 2022 was 6.04 billion pounds, up 5 percent from 5.75 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.38 billion pounds, up 6 percent from October 2021. Mature chickens, at 66.2 million pounds, were up 4 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 582 million pounds, down 4 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 16.4 million pounds, up 6 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during October 2022 averaged 6.64 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from October 2021. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.12 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during October 2022 averaged 30.0 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from October 2021. Ante-mortem condemnations during October 2022 totaled 12.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.20 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 25.8 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2022 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 771,996 806,793 809,204 105 100 7,695,985 7,859,917 102 Mature ...........: 9,208 10,066 9,302 101 92 96,398 96,055 100 Light ..........: 2,868 2,746 2,426 85 88 30,063 26,554 88 Heavy ..........: 6,340 7,320 6,876 108 94 66,335 69,501 105 Total ............: 781,204 816,859 818,506 105 100 7,792,383 7,955,972 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,913 17,036 19,251 97 113 179,225 172,942 96 Old ..............: 155 152 171 110 113 1,432 1,337 93 Total ............: 20,068 17,188 19,422 97 113 180,657 174,279 96 : Ducks ..............: 2,182 2,253 2,316 106 103 19,982 22,104 111 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,061,251 5,295,606 5,375,226 106 102 49,727,243 50,867,669 102 Mature ...........: 63,679 71,954 66,242 104 92 656,913 674,318 103 Light ..........: 9,791 9,669 8,392 86 87 103,938 92,210 89 Heavy ..........: 53,888 62,285 57,850 107 93 552,975 582,108 105 Total ............: 5,124,930 5,367,560 5,441,468 106 101 50,384,156 51,541,987 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 601,445 518,659 577,073 96 111 5,813,462 5,429,177 93 Old ..............: 4,834 4,823 5,229 108 108 43,469 41,277 95 Total ............: 606,279 523,482 582,302 96 111 5,856,931 5,470,454 93 : Ducks ..............: 15,439 15,653 16,419 106 105 138,980 155,269 112 : Other 1/ ...........: 728 562 548 75 98 3,020 3,148 104 : Total ..............: 5,747,376 5,907,257 6,040,737 105 102 56,383,087 57,170,858 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.56 6.56 6.64 101 101 6.46 6.47 100 Mature ...........: 6.92 7.15 7.12 103 100 6.81 7.02 103 Light ..........: 3.41 3.52 3.46 101 98 3.46 3.47 100 Heavy ..........: 8.50 8.51 8.41 99 99 8.34 8.38 100 Total ............: 6.56 6.57 6.65 101 101 6.47 6.48 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.20 30.44 29.98 99 98 32.44 31.39 97 Old ..............: 31.19 31.73 30.58 98 96 30.36 30.87 102 Total ............: 30.21 30.46 29.98 99 98 32.42 31.39 97 : Ducks ..............: 7.08 6.95 7.09 100 102 6.96 7.02 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2022 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,576,391 3,710,676 3,798,779 106 102 34,982,454 35,885,249 103 Mature ...........: 44,319 50,685 47,071 106 93 451,949 476,770 105 Light ..........: 5,181 5,022 4,439 86 88 53,724 48,609 90 Heavy ..........: 39,138 45,663 42,632 109 93 398,225 428,161 108 Total ............: 3,620,710 3,761,361 3,845,850 106 102 35,434,403 36,362,019 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 298,368 246,654 284,020 95 115 2,856,285 2,661,690 93 Old ..............: 3,604 3,172 3,904 108 123 32,318 27,662 86 Total ............: 301,972 249,826 287,924 95 115 2,888,603 2,689,352 93 : Ducks ..............: 4,372 4,489 5,085 116 113 34,584 44,651 129 : Other 1/ ...........: 170 146 195 115 134 1,239 1,369 110 : Total ..............: 3,927,224 4,015,822 4,139,054 105 103 38,358,829 39,097,391 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 251,443 289,856 266,802 106 92 2,551,498 2,525,110 99 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 251,443 289,856 266,802 106 92 2,551,498 2,525,110 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 183,461 170,170 179,287 98 105 1,788,357 1,686,482 94 Old ..............: 75 557 66 88 12 661 4,039 611 Total ............: 183,536 170,727 179,353 98 105 1,789,018 1,690,521 94 : Ducks ..............: 6,956 6,956 6,937 100 100 67,259 68,537 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 295 204 164 56 80 724 690 95 : Total ..............: 442,230 467,743 453,256 102 97 4,408,499 4,284,858 97 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,827,834 4,000,532 4,065,581 106 102 37,533,952 38,410,359 102 Mature ...........: 44,319 50,685 47,071 106 93 451,949 476,770 105 Light ..........: 5,181 5,022 4,439 86 88 53,724 48,609 90 Heavy ..........: 39,138 45,663 42,632 109 93 398,225 428,161 108 Total ............: 3,872,153 4,051,217 4,112,652 106 102 37,985,901 38,887,129 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 481,829 416,824 463,307 96 111 4,644,642 4,348,172 94 Old ..............: 3,679 3,729 3,970 108 106 32,979 31,701 96 Total ............: 485,508 420,553 467,277 96 111 4,677,621 4,379,873 94 : Ducks ..............: 11,328 11,445 12,022 106 105 101,843 113,188 111 : Other 1/ ...........: 465 350 359 77 103 1,963 2,059 105 : Total ..............: 4,369,454 4,483,565 4,592,310 105 102 42,767,328 43,382,249 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2022 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,457 10,575 10,320 109 98 99,766 106,323 107 Mature ...........: 517 864 663 128 77 6,359 8,713 137 Light ..........: 56 107 47 84 44 903 858 95 Heavy ..........: 461 757 616 134 81 5,456 7,855 144 Total ............: 9,974 11,439 10,983 110 96 106,125 115,036 108 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,557 1,410 1,462 94 104 18,024 16,743 93 Old ..............: 26 26 31 119 119 408 331 81 Total ............: 1,583 1,436 1,493 94 104 18,432 17,074 93 : Ducks ..............: 78 77 86 110 112 760 852 112 : Total 1/ ...........: 11,636 12,954 12,563 108 97 125,320 132,966 106 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.19 0.20 0.19 100 95 0.20 0.21 105 Mature ...........: 0.81 1.20 1.00 123 83 0.97 1.29 133 Light ..........: 0.57 1.11 0.56 98 50 0.87 0.93 107 Heavy ..........: 0.86 1.22 1.06 123 87 0.99 1.35 136 Total ............: 0.19 0.21 0.20 105 95 0.21 0.22 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.26 0.27 0.25 96 93 0.31 0.31 100 Old ..............: 0.54 0.54 0.59 109 109 0.94 0.80 85 Total ............: 0.26 0.27 0.26 100 96 0.31 0.31 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.51 0.49 0.52 102 106 0.55 0.55 100 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.20 0.22 0.21 105 95 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2022 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 17,745 18,184 18,690 105 103 185,956 187,197 101 Mature ...........: 2,418 1,648 1,599 66 97 21,392 15,782 74 Light ..........: 438 382 321 73 84 4,466 3,599 81 Heavy ..........: 1,980 1,266 1,278 65 101 16,926 12,183 72 Total ............: 20,163 19,832 20,289 101 102 207,348 202,979 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 5,741 4,751 5,010 87 105 59,357 51,518 87 Old ..............: 211 166 194 92 117 1,442 1,481 103 Total ............: 5,952 4,917 5,204 87 106 60,799 52,999 87 : Ducks ..............: 307 231 265 86 115 2,122 2,372 112 : Other 1/ ...........: 6 6 4 67 67 33 37 112 : Total ..............: 26,428 24,986 25,762 97 103 270,302 258,387 96 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.46 0.45 0.46 100 102 0.49 0.48 98 Mature ...........: 5.17 3.15 3.29 64 104 4.52 3.20 71 Light ..........: 7.79 7.07 6.74 87 95 7.67 6.89 90 Heavy ..........: 4.82 2.70 2.91 60 108 4.08 2.77 68 Total ............: 0.52 0.49 0.49 94 100 0.54 0.52 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.18 1.13 1.07 91 95 1.26 1.17 93 Old ..............: 5.42 4.26 4.66 86 109 4.19 4.46 106 Total ............: 1.21 1.16 1.10 91 95 1.28 1.20 94 : Ducks ..............: 2.64 1.98 2.16 82 109 2.04 2.05 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.27 1.69 1.10 87 65 1.65 1.77 107 : Total ..............: 0.60 0.55 0.56 93 102 0.63 0.59 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: September and October 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 382 429 79,964 89,392 Mature ..........: - - 90 64 51,609 40,862 Light .........: - - 71 37 45,524 35,764 Heavy .........: - - 19 27 6,085 5,098 Total ...........: - - 472 493 131,573 130,254 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 44 64 3,687 5,712 Old .............: - - 9 11 828 1,047 Total ...........: - - 53 75 4,515 6,759 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 65,876 96,452 480 765 2,523 2,713 Mature ..........: 12,776 9,935 119 97 25,368 27,359 Light .........: 5,077 2,106 27 34 21,153 23,525 Heavy .........: 7,699 7,829 92 63 4,215 3,834 Total ...........: 78,652 106,387 599 862 27,891 30,072 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,357 1,530 19 63 58 87 Old .............: 639 723 - - 170 336 Total ...........: 1,996 2,253 19 63 228 423 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 4,148 4,015 1,944 1,983 44,383 50,774 Mature ..........: 2,593 1,627 152 146 23,870 22,686 Light .........: 1,531 859 135 120 21,492 20,807 Heavy .........: 1,062 768 17 26 2,378 1,879 Total ...........: 6,741 5,642 2,096 2,129 68,253 73,460 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 65 84 178 309 600 1,073 Old .............: 8 4 15 66 121 163 Total ...........: 73 88 193 375 721 1,236 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 17,963 18,389 215,061 212,645 1,547,813 1,647,096 Mature ..........: 73 45 31,396 30,783 30,423 43,636 Light .........: 65 42 24,692 23,889 - - Heavy .........: 8 3 6,704 6,894 30,423 43,636 Total ...........: 18,036 18,434 246,457 243,428 1,578,236 1,690,732 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 78 50 2,916 4,572 43,217 41,708 Old .............: 4 - 262 488 189 - Total ...........: 82 50 3,178 5,060 43,406 41,708 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: September and October 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 101,124 99,531 573,188 562,898 5.67 5.66 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 87,375 86,536 614,995 630,765 7.04 7.29 California ......: 22,795 24,986 134,598 143,954 5.90 5.76 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 32,124 30,583 249,684 238,893 7.77 7.81 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 107,979 108,025 658,413 666,680 6.10 6.17 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 70 61 443 388 6.34 6.37 Indiana .........: 6,640 6,473 31,308 31,094 4.71 4.80 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,504 24,866 155,926 166,453 6.63 6.69 Louisiana .......: 14,360 15,216 102,381 111,813 7.13 7.35 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 12,684 12,358 81,755 80,902 6.45 6.55 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 58,584 59,579 384,853 397,271 6.57 6.67 Missouri ........: 33,926 33,426 191,816 190,606 5.65 5.70 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 173 168 841 802 4.85 4.77 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,725 2,421 13,050 12,116 4.79 5.00 North Carolina ..: 80,106 83,601 676,541 709,376 8.45 8.49 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 11,191 10,289 51,047 46,202 4.56 4.49 Oklahoma ........: 11,650 12,114 83,459 81,989 7.16 6.77 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 12,353 12,484 70,271 71,891 5.69 5.76 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 24,585 26,000 188,500 202,830 7.67 7.80 : South Dakota ....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Tennessee .......: 30,926 31,222 189,341 194,176 6.12 6.22 Texas ...........: 63,320 62,788 433,677 434,954 6.85 6.93 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 29,259 28,245 191,760 186,999 6.55 6.62 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 ...: 806,793 809,204 5,295,606 5,375,226 6.56 6.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: September and October 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 439,189 434,039 1,922 1,892 0.44 0.43 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 461,542 471,642 1,532 1,450 0.33 0.31 California ......: 101,038 108,481 643 679 0.63 0.62 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 193,868 184,754 650 685 0.33 0.37 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 499,582 504,495 2,823 2,908 0.56 0.57 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 328 289 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 22,777 22,637 86 103 0.38 0.45 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 117,610 125,483 638 732 0.54 0.58 Louisiana .......: 77,754 84,642 251 360 0.32 0.42 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 60,998 60,395 342 361 0.56 0.59 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 285,430 297,469 1,092 1,246 0.38 0.42 Missouri ........: 140,614 140,148 439 471 0.31 0.33 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 636 594 8 9 1.22 1.46 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,964 7,408 90 99 1.12 1.32 North Carolina ..: 520,731 546,629 1,772 1,919 0.34 0.35 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 38,175 34,404 273 264 0.71 0.76 Oklahoma ........: 62,504 61,510 180 193 0.29 0.31 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 48,849 49,237 793 695 1.60 1.39 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 141,805 152,607 892 946 0.63 0.62 : South Dakota ....: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Tennessee .......: 139,332 142,764 590 650 0.42 0.45 Texas ...........: 331,640 336,038 1,340 1,289 0.40 0.38 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 145,538 141,393 321 315 0.22 0.22 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 ...: 4,000,532 4,065,581 18,184 18,690 0.45 0.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: September and October 2022 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 51 35 9,026 7,645 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 143 133 Delaware ..........: - - 17 7 9,516 12,032 Georgia ...........: - - 3 4 12,152 14,337 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - 1 - - 3 Texas .............: - - 1 3 4,795 6,805 Virginia ..........: - - 1 6 4,924 4,440 : United States .....: - - 382 429 79,964 89,392 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 2,570 2,801 4 19 126 95 Arkansas ..........: 304 348 4 6 - 2 Delaware ..........: 2,957 4,626 3 2 70 77 Georgia ...........: 20,925 26,678 37 79 501 644 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 2,079 4,883 9 174 241 229 Virginia ..........: 1,813 3,304 2 3 93 77 : United States .....: 65,876 96,452 480 765 2,523 2,713 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 338 283 529 529 4,822 4,197 Arkansas ..........: 5 4 - - 159 383 Delaware ..........: 170 252 107 126 1,570 1,377 Georgia ...........: 872 1,026 574 622 6,632 9,598 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - 10 Texas .............: 100 77 2 3 405 359 Virginia ..........: 459 367 60 44 727 472 : United States .....: 4,148 4,015 1,944 1,983 44,383 50,774 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 204 251 22,099 35,035 151,329 166,091 Arkansas ..........: 19 1 208 256 100,317 102,822 Delaware ..........: 1,047 289 1,211 1,162 5,563 17,150 Georgia ...........: 13,286 15,366 66,898 65,774 172,666 169,911 Mississippi .......: - - - - 139,160 232,906 North Carolina ....: - - - 2 117,028 133,566 Texas .............: 742 846 1,583 4,025 94,164 83,873 Virginia ..........: 23 17 5,487 4,912 70,797 75,271 : United States .....: 17,963 18,389 215,061 212,645 1,547,813 1,647,096 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: September and October 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 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 ........: 1 11 35 277 26.95 24.85 Indiana .........: 1,852 1,982 70,041 77,141 37.81 38.92 Iowa ............: 1,000 1,125 41,957 49,236 41.94 43.78 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,343 3,511 80,244 84,549 24.01 24.08 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 532 511 11,460 11,133 21.53 21.79 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 9 7 193 171 20.32 25.15 North Carolina ..: 1,893 1,925 67,669 70,824 35.74 36.79 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 559 562 25,158 25,657 45.00 45.68 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 776 955 19,583 23,844 25.24 24.97 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 168 331 7,234 14,049 43.08 42.48 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 4 16 135 471 30.58 29.96 Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 213 228 9,188 9,115 43.08 39.97 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 17,036 19,251 518,659 577,073 30.44 29.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: September and October 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 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 ........: 27 221 - 3 (X) 1.21 Indiana .........: 56,563 62,251 724 731 1.26 1.16 Iowa ............: 33,286 39,106 429 619 1.27 1.56 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 64,602 67,992 749 745 1.15 1.08 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 9,449 9,203 100 69 1.05 0.74 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 ........: 124 127 3 1 2.21 0.61 North Carolina ..: 53,790 55,846 323 340 0.60 0.60 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 20,115 20,413 265 252 1.30 1.22 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 15,681 19,276 197 237 1.24 1.21 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 5,846 11,353 59 125 1.00 1.09 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 108 376 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 7,259 7,186 117 132 1.59 1.81 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 416,824 463,307 4,751 5,010 1.13 1.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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