Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released December 22, 2020, 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 November 2019 contained 21 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. November 2020 contained 21 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during November 2020 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.98 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the amount certified in November 2019. The October 2020 revised certified total at 4.43 billion pounds, was down 6 percent from October 2019. The October revision represented an increase of 6.10 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during November 2020 was 5.24 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 5.21 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.59 billion pounds, up 1 percent from November 2019. Mature chickens, at 57.7 million pounds, were down 7 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 573 million pounds, down 2 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 11.6 million pounds, down 23 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during November 2020 averaged 6.40 pounds per bird, up slightly from November 2019. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.84 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during November 2020 averaged 30.4 pounds per bird, up slightly from November 2019. Ante-mortem condemnations during November 2020 totaled 11.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 25.3 million pounds, were 0.63 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.72 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2020 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 712,323 787,752 718,028 101 91 8,466,474 8,460,268 100 Mature ...........: 9,038 10,240 8,441 93 82 106,048 107,543 101 Light ..........: 2,570 2,794 2,520 98 90 31,856 31,461 99 Heavy ..........: 6,468 7,446 5,921 92 80 74,192 76,082 103 Total ............: 721,361 797,992 726,469 101 91 8,572,522 8,567,811 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,204 20,903 18,714 97 90 209,152 203,826 97 Old ..............: 135 179 132 98 74 1,622 1,506 93 Total ............: 19,339 21,082 18,846 97 89 210,774 205,332 97 : Ducks ..............: 2,099 1,703 1,655 79 97 25,057 20,501 82 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,544,504 5,102,660 4,593,801 101 90 53,444,337 54,207,340 101 Mature ...........: 62,364 71,035 57,740 93 81 722,909 738,175 102 Light ..........: 9,084 9,689 8,695 96 90 110,526 109,105 99 Heavy ..........: 53,280 61,346 49,045 92 80 612,383 629,070 103 Total ............: 4,606,868 5,173,695 4,651,541 101 90 54,167,246 54,945,515 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 583,138 647,572 569,075 98 88 6,679,123 6,557,722 98 Old ..............: 4,088 5,415 3,862 94 71 48,134 45,333 94 Total ............: 587,226 652,987 572,937 98 88 6,727,257 6,603,055 98 : Ducks ..............: 14,992 11,993 11,584 77 97 175,944 142,758 81 : Other 1/ ...........: 426 773 400 94 52 4,033 3,415 85 : Total ..............: 5,209,512 5,839,448 5,236,462 101 90 61,074,480 61,694,743 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.38 6.48 6.40 100 99 6.31 6.41 102 Mature ...........: 6.90 6.94 6.84 99 99 6.82 6.86 101 Light ..........: 3.53 3.47 3.45 98 99 3.47 3.47 100 Heavy ..........: 8.24 8.24 8.28 100 100 8.25 8.27 100 Total ............: 6.39 6.48 6.40 100 99 6.32 6.41 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.37 30.98 30.41 100 98 31.93 32.17 101 Old ..............: 30.28 30.25 29.26 97 97 29.68 30.10 101 Total ............: 30.36 30.97 30.40 100 98 31.92 32.16 101 : Ducks ..............: 7.14 7.04 7.00 98 99 7.02 6.96 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2020 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,196,098 3,587,770 3,234,395 101 90 37,371,794 37,964,399 102 Mature ...........: 42,475 48,916 39,603 93 81 486,607 506,442 104 Light ..........: 4,553 4,906 4,363 96 89 56,225 55,652 99 Heavy ..........: 37,922 44,010 35,240 93 80 430,382 450,790 105 Total ............: 3,238,573 3,636,686 3,273,998 101 90 37,858,401 38,470,841 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 307,162 328,092 291,308 95 89 3,373,897 3,268,500 97 Old ..............: 3,102 4,115 2,798 90 68 35,035 33,447 95 Total ............: 310,264 332,207 294,106 95 89 3,408,932 3,301,947 97 : Ducks ..............: 4,665 3,390 3,116 67 92 48,772 38,807 80 : Other 1/ ...........: 199 157 124 62 79 1,686 1,438 85 : Total ..............: 3,553,701 3,972,440 3,571,344 100 90 41,317,791 41,813,033 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 231,028 261,101 234,939 102 90 2,885,939 2,888,366 100 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) 77 - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) 77 - (X) Total ............: 231,028 261,101 234,939 102 90 2,886,016 2,888,366 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 158,929 190,546 163,711 103 86 1,960,663 1,969,991 100 Old ..............: 40 79 223 558 282 1,291 905 70 Total ............: 158,969 190,625 163,934 103 86 1,961,954 1,970,896 100 : Ducks ..............: 6,329 5,380 5,372 85 100 79,567 65,660 83 : Other 1/ ...........: 88 328 135 153 41 940 796 85 : Total ..............: 396,414 457,434 404,380 102 88 4,928,477 4,925,718 100 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,427,126 3,848,871 3,469,334 101 90 40,257,733 40,852,765 101 Mature ...........: 42,475 48,916 39,603 93 81 486,684 506,442 104 Light ..........: 4,553 4,906 4,363 96 89 56,225 55,652 99 Heavy ..........: 37,922 44,010 35,240 93 80 430,459 450,790 105 Total ............: 3,469,601 3,897,787 3,508,937 101 90 40,744,417 41,359,207 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 466,091 518,638 455,019 98 88 5,334,560 5,238,491 98 Old ..............: 3,142 4,194 3,021 96 72 36,326 34,352 95 Total ............: 469,233 522,832 458,040 98 88 5,370,886 5,272,843 98 : Ducks ..............: 10,994 8,770 8,488 77 97 128,339 104,467 81 : Other 1/ ...........: 287 485 259 90 53 2,626 2,234 85 : Total ..............: 3,950,115 4,429,874 3,975,724 101 90 46,246,268 46,738,751 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2020 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,653 9,712 9,109 86 94 119,974 108,440 90 Mature ...........: 531 560 544 102 97 6,373 6,508 102 Light ..........: 102 80 81 79 101 1,280 1,114 87 Heavy ..........: 429 480 463 108 96 5,093 5,394 106 Total ............: 11,184 10,272 9,653 86 94 126,347 114,948 91 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,348 1,612 1,500 111 93 18,217 17,875 98 Old ..............: 35 24 22 63 92 452 367 81 Total ............: 1,383 1,636 1,522 110 93 18,669 18,242 98 : Ducks ..............: 78 54 49 63 91 868 665 77 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,646 11,964 11,225 89 94 145,897 133,860 92 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.19 0.20 87 105 0.22 0.20 91 Mature ...........: 0.85 0.79 0.94 111 119 0.88 0.88 100 Light ..........: 1.12 0.83 0.93 83 112 1.16 1.02 88 Heavy ..........: 0.81 0.78 0.94 116 121 0.83 0.86 104 Total ............: 0.24 0.20 0.21 88 105 0.23 0.21 91 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.23 0.25 0.26 113 104 0.27 0.27 100 Old ..............: 0.86 0.44 0.57 66 130 0.94 0.81 86 Total ............: 0.24 0.25 0.27 113 108 0.28 0.28 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.52 0.45 0.42 81 93 0.49 0.47 96 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.20 0.21 88 105 0.24 0.22 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2020 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 20,276 20,271 17,608 87 87 262,262 233,809 89 Mature ...........: 1,682 2,230 1,649 98 74 18,245 19,338 106 Light ..........: 397 424 397 100 94 4,284 4,565 107 Heavy ..........: 1,285 1,806 1,252 97 69 13,961 14,773 106 Total ............: 21,958 22,501 19,257 88 86 280,507 253,147 90 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,296 6,282 5,844 93 93 76,611 69,004 90 Old ..............: 135 124 85 63 69 1,638 1,421 87 Total ............: 6,431 6,406 5,929 92 93 78,249 70,425 90 : Ducks ..............: 272 164 148 54 90 3,265 2,522 77 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 10 3 100 30 35 37 106 : Total ..............: 28,664 29,081 25,337 88 87 362,056 326,131 90 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.59 0.52 0.50 85 96 0.65 0.57 88 Mature ...........: 3.81 4.36 4.00 105 92 3.61 3.68 102 Light ..........: 8.02 7.95 8.34 104 105 7.08 7.58 107 Heavy ..........: 3.28 3.94 3.43 105 87 3.14 3.17 101 Total ............: 0.63 0.57 0.55 87 96 0.68 0.61 90 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.33 1.20 1.27 95 106 1.42 1.30 92 Old ..............: 4.12 2.87 2.74 67 95 4.31 3.97 92 Total ............: 1.35 1.21 1.28 95 106 1.44 1.32 92 : Ducks ..............: 2.41 1.84 1.71 71 93 2.48 2.36 95 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.03 2.02 1.15 112 57 1.32 1.63 123 : Total ..............: 0.72 0.65 0.63 88 97 0.78 0.69 88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: October and November 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 904 800 508,784 520,842 Mature ..........: - - 55 27 80,020 87,815 Light .........: - - 24 4 54,047 63,954 Heavy .........: - - 31 23 25,973 23,861 Total ...........: - - 959 827 588,804 608,657 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 14 30 14,608 12,444 Old .............: - - 8 8 602 438 Total ...........: - - 22 38 15,210 12,882 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 200,120 210,372 1,105 1,393 11,645 10,995 Mature ..........: 15,353 14,607 165 272 31,131 28,648 Light .........: 8,742 8,427 56 81 14,622 12,167 Heavy .........: 6,611 6,180 109 191 16,509 16,481 Total ...........: 215,473 224,979 1,270 1,665 42,776 39,643 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 2,743 2,090 240 289 33 54 Old .............: 200 209 6 3 132 83 Total ...........: 2,943 2,299 246 292 165 137 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 6,232 5,996 34,025 33,180 115,817 109,081 Mature ..........: 1,223 1,274 227 415 31,356 29,530 Light .........: 756 879 105 271 27,729 26,077 Heavy .........: 467 395 122 144 3,627 3,453 Total ...........: 7,455 7,270 34,252 33,595 147,173 138,611 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 146 155 290 253 1,024 1,252 Old .............: 10 7 23 11 25 12 Total ...........: 156 162 313 264 1,049 1,264 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 26,724 22,283 592,141 624,316 1,497,497 1,539,258 Mature ..........: 585 266 56,053 64,345 216,168 227,199 Light .........: 8 7 34,661 42,805 140,750 154,672 Heavy .........: 577 259 21,392 21,540 75,418 72,527 Total ...........: 27,309 22,549 648,194 688,661 1,713,665 1,766,457 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 247 128 9,463 8,267 28,808 24,962 Old .............: 15 3 584 641 1,605 1,415 Total ...........: 262 131 10,047 8,908 30,413 26,377 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: October and November 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 100,980 92,700 558,790 505,287 5.53 5.45 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 85,716 77,569 607,906 553,138 7.09 7.13 California ......: 21,703 21,032 129,405 126,826 5.96 6.03 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 29,422 24,479 234,459 197,517 7.97 8.07 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 108,989 99,731 679,723 590,684 6.24 5.92 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,410 5,471 29,786 24,701 4.65 4.51 Iowa ............: 832 867 4,708 4,977 5.66 5.74 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,639 21,743 160,792 137,347 6.53 6.32 Louisiana .......: 14,934 14,336 103,994 100,987 6.96 7.04 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,229 10,378 75,168 68,481 6.69 6.60 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 57,667 55,135 371,538 351,324 6.44 6.37 Missouri ........: 35,380 31,292 177,331 155,495 5.01 4.97 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 129 152 641 735 4.99 4.83 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,228 2,224 11,181 10,959 5.02 4.93 North Carolina ..: 79,513 70,681 660,860 589,649 8.31 8.34 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 10,673 10,077 74,981 68,455 7.03 6.79 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 11,069 10,232 62,846 58,386 5.68 5.71 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 25,231 22,843 197,435 177,205 7.83 7.76 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 26,985 23,720 148,859 129,828 5.52 5.47 Texas ...........: 61,501 55,063 406,851 366,592 6.62 6.66 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 27,307 24,680 167,780 149,535 6.14 6.06 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 ...: 787,752 718,028 5,102,660 4,593,801 6.48 6.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 425,999 384,957 2,038 1,609 0.48 0.42 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 457,645 415,440 1,828 1,577 0.40 0.38 California ......: 97,536 95,230 562 658 0.57 0.69 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 180,919 153,792 856 617 0.47 0.40 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 508,654 448,172 3,559 3,151 0.69 0.70 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 21,755 18,000 68 81 0.31 0.45 Iowa ............: 3,136 3,465 487 331 13.43 8.71 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 121,799 103,878 568 557 0.46 0.53 Louisiana .......: 78,607 76,279 355 311 0.45 0.41 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 56,594 51,364 270 235 0.47 0.46 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 277,659 261,898 1,068 1,063 0.38 0.40 Missouri ........: 130,184 114,361 367 314 0.28 0.27 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 473 543 6 7 1.21 1.35 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,821 6,641 75 109 1.09 1.61 North Carolina ..: 510,316 455,248 1,912 1,650 0.37 0.36 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 56,293 51,271 244 239 0.43 0.46 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 43,235 40,234 944 843 2.14 2.05 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 148,393 133,338 839 719 0.56 0.54 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 109,689 96,020 613 574 0.56 0.59 Texas ...........: 311,079 280,193 2,142 1,543 0.68 0.55 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 125,099 111,384 429 328 0.34 0.29 Washington ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,848,871 3,469,334 20,271 17,608 0.52 0.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: October and November 2020 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 60 51 30,577 29,415 Arkansas ..........: - - 36 36 31,041 31,061 Delaware ..........: - - 112 58 20,722 13,334 Georgia ...........: - - 5 4 48,698 49,943 Mississippi .......: - - 35 35 9,209 13,560 North Carolina ....: - - 68 68 41,381 41,385 Texas .............: - - 110 101 55,379 55,394 Virginia ..........: - - 18 21 17,539 15,526 : United States .....: - - 904 800 508,784 520,842 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 26,790 26,419 103 121 1,190 1,121 Arkansas ..........: 6,736 6,647 100 97 1,004 1,002 Delaware ..........: 9,888 8,768 45 22 247 177 Georgia ...........: 43,165 45,699 54 96 1,559 1,324 Mississippi .......: 5,276 5,276 10 10 572 572 North Carolina ....: 10,574 10,573 47 47 903 903 Texas .............: 16,266 17,648 99 100 878 878 Virginia ..........: 7,004 8,012 2 18 163 135 : United States .....: 200,120 210,372 1,105 1,393 11,645 10,995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 523 514 3,074 3,150 12,409 11,962 Arkansas ..........: 167 173 2,798 2,795 3,356 3,305 Delaware ..........: 545 342 1,337 654 3,295 1,839 Georgia ...........: 611 621 9,020 8,573 56,209 50,931 Mississippi .......: 433 433 1,888 1,888 790 790 North Carolina ....: 359 359 3,190 3,640 2,123 2,123 Texas .............: 314 306 338 315 3,567 3,662 Virginia ..........: 443 469 539 489 1,846 1,582 : United States .....: 6,232 5,996 34,025 33,180 115,817 109,081 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 426 377 38,447 30,745 113,599 103,875 Arkansas ..........: 1,871 1,790 81,379 81,317 128,488 128,223 Delaware ..........: 1,713 1,184 21,911 4,731 59,815 31,109 Georgia ...........: 6,081 4,167 94,570 157,392 259,972 318,750 Mississippi .......: 1,015 1,015 9,317 9,317 28,545 32,896 North Carolina ....: 1,986 1,986 19,711 19,713 80,342 80,797 Texas .............: 662 505 18,082 18,254 95,695 97,163 Virginia ..........: 378 328 13,193 9,471 41,125 36,051 : United States .....: 26,724 22,283 592,141 624,316 1,497,497 1,539,258 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: October and November 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 3,657 3,330 73,193 64,806 20.02 19.46 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 10 50 231 1,247 24.22 25.03 Indiana .........: 1,982 1,766 76,461 68,482 38.58 38.77 Iowa ............: 1,222 1,124 52,624 48,594 43.07 43.24 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,911 3,859 99,678 93,694 25.49 24.28 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 955 693 32,868 24,592 34.41 35.47 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,980 1,761 75,937 61,254 38.35 34.79 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 576 588 27,256 25,946 47.28 44.13 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Pennsylvania ....: 1,035 755 25,072 20,243 24.22 26.82 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: 1 1 31 43 30.60 30.42 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 8 42 254 1,042 29.95 24.71 Virginia ........: 2,281 1,943 65,847 56,703 28.87 29.18 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 441 359 19,329 15,547 43.82 43.33 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 20,903 18,714 647,572 569,075 30.98 30.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 61,007 54,070 476 436 0.77 0.80 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 183 1,002 2 11 1.20 1.09 Indiana .........: 61,605 55,163 799 714 1.28 1.28 Iowa ............: 41,431 38,455 630 606 1.50 1.55 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 79,952 74,907 1,072 1,112 1.32 1.46 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 26,543 19,982 247 206 0.92 1.02 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 ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 60,218 48,510 397 323 0.66 0.66 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 21,693 20,407 271 241 1.23 1.17 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 20,173 16,128 356 329 1.73 2.00 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: 24 35 (Z) (Z) 0.38 1.23 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 206 847 1 6 0.53 0.74 Virginia ........: 52,143 44,866 896 769 1.69 1.69 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 15,288 12,266 215 196 1.39 1.57 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 518,638 455,019 6,282 5,844 1.20 1.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (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 condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 370 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2019. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 33 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 Tony Dorn, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .................. (202) 690-3223 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter......................................... (202) 720-0585 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-4751 Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ........... (202) 720-8784 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ........................... (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Chicken Hatchery, Egg Products............................ (202) 690-3237 Adam Peters - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies .................................. (202) 690-4870 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs .............................................. (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery......................................... 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