Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released November 27, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 8 Percent from Last Year October 2016 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. October 2017 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during October 2017 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.32 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the amount certified in October 2016. The September 2017 revised certified total at 3.95 billion pounds, was down 1 percent from September 2016. The September revision represented an increase of 451 thousand pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during October 2017 was 5.70 billion pounds, up 8 percent from 5.27 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.92 billion pounds, up 8 percent from October 2016. Mature chickens, at 72.9 million pounds, were up 7 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 692 million pounds, up 7 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.8 million pounds, up 5 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during October 2017 averaged a record 6.28 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from October 2016. The average live weight of mature chickens was a record 6.42 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during October 2017 averaged 30.1 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from October 2016. Ante-mortem condemnations during October 2017 totaled 13.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.23 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 39.3 million pounds, were 0.90 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.94 percent a year earlier. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2017 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 731,963 728,356 782,829 107 107 7,346,328 7,483,016 102 Mature ...........: 10,787 10,531 11,358 105 108 118,491 113,128 95 Light ..........: 4,197 4,139 4,089 97 99 51,942 48,847 94 Heavy ..........: 6,590 6,392 7,269 110 114 66,549 64,281 97 Total ............: 742,750 738,887 794,187 107 107 7,464,819 7,596,144 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 21,541 18,908 22,825 106 121 201,078 200,233 100 Old ..............: 132 115 183 139 159 1,556 1,434 92 Total ............: 21,673 19,023 23,008 106 121 202,634 201,667 100 : Ducks ..............: 2,184 2,130 2,274 104 107 22,468 22,160 99 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,535,961 4,554,748 4,920,001 108 108 45,212,361 46,325,971 102 Mature ...........: 68,063 66,643 72,896 107 109 714,027 689,498 97 Light ..........: 14,127 14,210 13,886 98 98 171,799 164,472 96 Heavy ..........: 53,936 52,433 59,010 109 113 542,228 525,026 97 Total ............: 4,604,024 4,621,391 4,992,897 108 108 45,926,388 47,015,469 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 641,103 581,261 686,143 107 118 6,180,433 6,203,504 100 Old ..............: 3,905 3,434 5,436 139 158 43,878 42,057 96 Total ............: 645,008 584,695 691,579 107 118 6,224,311 6,245,561 100 : Ducks ..............: 15,010 14,616 15,788 105 108 153,636 152,972 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 1,123 660 1,239 110 188 3,150 3,563 113 : Total ..............: 5,265,165 5,221,362 5,701,503 108 109 52,307,485 53,417,565 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.20 6.25 6.28 101 100 6.15 6.19 101 Mature ...........: 6.31 6.33 6.42 102 101 6.03 6.09 101 Light ..........: 3.37 3.43 3.40 101 99 3.31 3.37 102 Heavy ..........: 8.18 8.20 8.12 99 99 8.15 8.17 100 Total ............: 6.20 6.25 6.29 101 101 6.15 6.19 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 29.76 30.74 30.06 101 98 30.74 30.98 101 Old ..............: 29.58 29.86 29.70 100 99 28.20 29.33 104 Total ............: 29.76 30.74 30.06 101 98 30.72 30.97 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.87 6.86 6.94 101 101 6.84 6.90 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2017 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,162,913 3,158,548 3,412,287 108 108 31,523,603 32,176,745 102 Mature ...........: 44,620 43,694 48,259 108 110 461,169 448,664 97 Light ..........: 7,310 7,226 7,113 97 98 89,613 84,601 94 Heavy ..........: 37,310 36,468 41,146 110 113 371,556 364,063 98 Total ............: 3,207,533 3,202,242 3,460,546 108 108 31,984,772 32,625,409 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 331,210 265,307 366,741 111 138 2,885,521 2,883,612 100 Old ..............: 2,815 2,515 3,979 141 158 30,240 30,891 102 Total ............: 334,025 267,822 370,720 111 138 2,915,761 2,914,503 100 : Ducks ..............: 4,517 4,026 4,605 102 114 43,134 42,673 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 209 135 247 118 183 1,381 1,419 103 : Total ..............: 3,546,284 3,474,225 3,836,118 108 110 34,945,048 35,584,004 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 254,207 271,374 295,968 116 109 2,524,267 2,721,718 108 Mature ...........: 4 3 5 125 167 43 29 67 Light ..........: 4 3 5 125 167 12 27 225 Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) 31 2 6 Total ............: 254,211 271,377 295,973 116 109 2,524,310 2,721,747 108 : Turkeys : Young ............: 183,718 200,036 183,377 100 92 2,069,093 2,086,288 101 Old ..............: 123 65 85 69 131 2,730 699 26 Total ............: 183,841 200,101 183,462 100 92 2,071,823 2,086,987 101 : Ducks ..............: 6,346 6,612 6,870 108 104 68,570 68,710 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 498 273 531 107 195 683 877 128 : Total ..............: 444,896 478,363 486,836 109 102 4,665,386 4,878,321 105 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,417,120 3,429,922 3,708,255 109 108 34,047,870 34,898,463 102 Mature ...........: 44,624 43,697 48,264 108 110 461,212 448,693 97 Light ..........: 7,314 7,229 7,118 97 98 89,625 84,628 94 Heavy ..........: 37,310 36,468 41,146 110 113 371,587 364,065 98 Total ............: 3,461,744 3,473,619 3,756,519 109 108 34,509,082 35,347,156 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 514,928 465,343 550,118 107 118 4,954,614 4,969,900 100 Old ..............: 2,938 2,580 4,064 138 158 32,970 31,590 96 Total ............: 517,866 467,923 554,182 107 118 4,987,584 5,001,490 100 : Ducks ..............: 10,863 10,638 11,475 106 108 111,704 111,383 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 707 408 778 110 191 2,064 2,296 111 : Total ..............: 3,991,180 3,952,588 4,322,954 108 109 39,610,434 40,462,325 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2017 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,065 10,365 10,829 108 104 104,675 103,452 99 Mature ...........: 768 718 743 97 103 8,568 8,056 94 Light ..........: 251 240 216 86 90 2,940 2,760 94 Heavy ..........: 517 478 527 102 110 5,628 5,296 94 Total ............: 10,833 11,083 11,572 107 104 113,243 111,508 98 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,443 1,439 1,556 108 108 15,567 15,872 102 Old ..............: 54 30 46 85 153 564 482 85 Total ............: 1,497 1,469 1,602 107 109 16,131 16,354 101 : Ducks ..............: 48 61 60 125 98 439 471 107 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,379 12,614 13,236 107 105 129,815 128,336 99 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.23 0.22 100 96 0.23 0.22 96 Mature ...........: 1.13 1.08 1.02 90 94 1.20 1.17 98 Light ..........: 1.78 1.69 1.56 88 92 1.71 1.68 98 Heavy ..........: 0.96 0.91 0.89 93 98 1.04 1.01 97 Total ............: 0.24 0.24 0.23 96 96 0.25 0.24 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.23 0.25 0.23 100 92 0.25 0.26 104 Old ..............: 1.38 0.87 0.85 62 98 1.29 1.15 89 Total ............: 0.23 0.25 0.23 100 92 0.26 0.26 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.32 0.42 0.38 119 90 0.29 0.31 107 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.24 0.23 96 96 0.25 0.24 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2017 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 27,949 27,065 29,206 104 108 300,959 287,339 95 Mature ...........: 2,375 1,980 2,095 88 106 25,605 22,054 86 Light ..........: 595 502 515 87 103 6,703 6,482 97 Heavy ..........: 1,780 1,478 1,580 89 107 18,902 15,572 82 Total ............: 30,324 29,045 31,301 103 108 326,564 309,393 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,074 6,521 7,454 105 114 72,646 71,038 98 Old ..............: 158 140 207 131 148 1,566 1,736 111 Total ............: 7,232 6,661 7,661 106 115 74,212 72,774 98 : Ducks ..............: 311 280 319 103 114 2,987 2,935 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 6 6 8 133 133 22 34 155 : Total ..............: 37,873 35,992 39,289 104 109 403,785 385,136 95 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.81 0.78 0.78 96 100 0.88 0.82 93 Mature ...........: 5.05 4.33 4.16 82 96 5.26 4.68 89 Light ..........: 7.52 6.49 6.75 90 104 6.96 7.11 102 Heavy ..........: 4.55 3.90 3.70 81 95 4.84 4.10 85 Total ............: 0.87 0.83 0.83 95 100 0.94 0.87 93 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.36 1.38 1.34 99 97 1.45 1.41 97 Old ..............: 5.10 5.15 4.85 95 94 4.53 5.21 115 Total ............: 1.38 1.40 1.36 99 97 1.47 1.43 97 : Ducks ..............: 2.78 2.56 2.70 97 105 2.60 2.57 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 0.84 1.45 1.02 121 70 1.05 1.46 139 : Total ..............: 0.94 0.90 0.90 96 100 1.01 0.94 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: September and October 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 4,269 4,347 721,166 760,520 Mature ..........: - - 154 150 114,596 114,313 Light .........: - - 98 88 78,829 74,327 Heavy .........: - - 56 62 35,767 39,986 Total ...........: - - 4,423 4,497 835,762 874,833 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 79 106 20,547 22,435 Old .............: - - 24 31 1,051 1,050 Total ...........: - - 103 137 21,598 23,485 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 390,562 411,507 3,412 3,145 14,285 15,384 Mature ..........: 21,354 20,700 1,049 1,289 31,735 36,281 Light .........: 7,951 7,089 816 1,096 15,242 17,832 Heavy .........: 13,403 13,611 233 193 16,493 18,449 Total ...........: 411,916 432,207 4,461 4,434 46,020 51,665 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 4,683 4,886 471 584 62 69 Old .............: 655 689 24 22 270 262 Total ...........: 5,338 5,575 495 606 332 331 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,074 11,461 52,034 55,398 109,488 109,150 Mature ..........: 8,408 6,956 1,097 1,261 54,956 50,621 Light .........: 7,715 6,213 600 526 48,518 43,509 Heavy .........: 693 743 497 735 6,438 7,112 Total ...........: 19,482 18,417 53,131 56,659 164,444 159,771 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 96 121 382 429 1,535 1,749 Old .............: 39 32 50 59 148 187 Total ...........: 135 153 432 488 1,683 1,936 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 32,559 31,250 755,539 782,370 2,094,388 2,184,532 Mature ..........: 1,206 982 84,574 80,720 319,129 313,273 Light .........: 228 185 35,175 29,539 195,172 180,404 Heavy .........: 978 797 49,399 51,181 123,957 132,869 Total ...........: 33,765 32,232 840,113 863,090 2,413,517 2,497,805 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 409 462 11,139 12,667 39,403 43,508 Old .............: 55 64 261 325 2,577 2,721 Total ...........: 464 526 11,400 12,992 41,980 46,229 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: September and October 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 86,555 93,590 487,633 528,580 5.63 5.65 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Arkansas ........: 78,602 88,678 531,036 599,103 6.76 6.76 California ......: 20,801 23,243 125,781 141,861 6.05 6.10 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 32,145 33,312 233,827 243,301 7.27 7.30 Florida .........: 5,128 5,616 30,522 32,803 5.95 5.84 Georgia .........: 101,077 112,102 599,183 668,787 5.93 5.97 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,379 5,552 24,045 24,176 4.47 4.35 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,603 25,428 152,683 166,202 6.47 6.54 Louisiana .......: 15,556 14,767 98,414 96,140 6.33 6.51 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,547 10,978 63,946 65,969 6.06 6.01 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,310 4,922 24,907 29,890 5.78 6.07 Mississippi .....: 58,630 62,954 374,977 405,719 6.40 6.44 Missouri ........: 35,784 38,013 176,561 189,274 4.93 4.98 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 117 112 593 541 5.06 4.83 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,222 2,028 11,197 10,242 5.04 5.05 North Carolina ..: 65,327 68,429 514,758 537,367 7.88 7.85 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 9,107 9,065 47,861 47,764 5.26 5.27 Oklahoma ........: 12,480 13,449 83,033 90,358 6.65 6.72 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,870 10,508 56,819 59,464 5.76 5.66 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 23,869 25,799 177,682 192,499 7.44 7.46 : South Dakota ....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Tennessee .......: 24,601 25,627 132,319 137,557 5.38 5.37 Texas ...........: 54,084 57,847 345,861 377,459 6.39 6.53 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 28,064 29,435 163,810 172,882 5.84 5.87 Washington ......: 3,714 3,971 23,615 25,073 6.36 6.31 West Virginia ...: 9,124 9,324 34,929 35,717 3.83 3.83 Wisconsin .......: 3,991 4,445 16,500 18,723 4.13 4.21 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 728,356 782,829 4,554,748 4,920,001 6.25 6.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2017 [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 .........: 370,854 402,306 2,883 3,081 0.77 0.76 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Arkansas ........: 397,948 449,917 3,069 3,225 0.77 0.71 California ......: 93,744 105,564 1,341 1,627 1.41 1.52 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 173,956 181,399 1,373 1,432 0.78 0.78 Florida .........: 22,892 24,602 110 129 0.48 0.52 Georgia .........: 450,220 503,379 3,579 4,128 0.79 0.81 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 17,551 17,662 121 101 0.68 0.57 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 115,762 126,135 1,079 1,279 0.92 1.00 Louisiana .......: 74,424 73,150 441 471 0.59 0.64 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 47,206 48,699 466 436 0.98 0.89 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 20,269 24,151 143 158 0.70 0.65 Mississippi .....: 288,901 314,063 2,078 2,259 0.71 0.71 Missouri ........: 130,307 139,803 972 1,094 0.74 0.78 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 426 386 7 7 1.71 1.79 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,924 6,375 245 207 3.42 3.14 North Carolina ..: 400,188 416,812 2,683 2,646 0.67 0.63 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 35,779 35,496 421 389 1.16 1.08 Oklahoma ........: 62,509 67,986 350 382 0.56 0.56 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 38,311 40,213 1,001 1,042 2.55 2.53 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 133,923 145,254 717 855 0.53 0.58 : South Dakota ....: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Tennessee .......: 97,376 101,218 534 526 0.55 0.52 Texas ...........: 262,522 285,868 2,010 2,165 0.76 0.75 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 117,116 123,433 616 675 0.52 0.54 Washington ......: 17,664 18,710 109 102 0.61 0.54 West Virginia ...: 25,028 25,646 75 73 0.30 0.28 Wisconsin .......: 12,155 13,830 93 97 0.76 0.70 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,429,922 3,708,255 27,065 29,206 0.78 0.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: September and October 2017 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 271 307 61,842 63,191 Arkansas ..........: - - 248 203 70,978 76,432 Delaware ..........: - - 1,028 734 52,782 55,362 Georgia ...........: - - 22 34 59,006 65,917 Mississippi .......: - - 97 88 18,317 20,155 Missouri ..........: - - 32 23 33,109 32,444 North Carolina ....: - - 79 92 77,562 77,613 Texas .............: - - 128 114 60,332 62,266 Virginia ..........: - - 64 40 13,971 15,655 : United States .....: - - 4,269 4,347 721,166 760,520 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 35,857 35,364 411 363 2,019 2,169 Arkansas ..........: 23,802 23,818 218 200 928 1,086 Delaware ..........: 35,014 40,043 63 98 771 732 Georgia ...........: 92,485 97,140 156 213 1,665 1,989 Mississippi .......: 5,852 7,336 105 139 631 766 Missouri ..........: 3,589 4,598 21 17 549 551 North Carolina ....: 33,307 29,289 164 149 1,275 1,441 Texas .............: 18,332 18,211 1,095 821 586 661 Virginia ..........: 9,547 11,339 8 8 298 343 : United States .....: 390,562 411,507 3,412 3,145 14,285 15,384 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 897 959 4,675 5,245 18,919 17,379 Arkansas ..........: 326 362 3,194 3,790 5,947 5,473 Delaware ..........: 803 812 2,375 2,527 4,334 4,284 Georgia ...........: 856 753 13,296 14,677 27,822 29,941 Mississippi .......: 685 748 2,436 2,483 1,663 1,703 Missouri ..........: 110 106 457 447 1,726 1,573 North Carolina ....: 709 691 9,229 8,530 4,027 4,202 Texas .............: 539 547 564 542 4,843 4,516 Virginia ..........: 546 605 854 853 1,972 2,238 : United States .....: 11,074 11,461 52,034 55,398 109,488 109,150 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,299 1,059 41,774 46,293 167,964 172,329 Arkansas ..........: 4,151 3,528 166,481 169,064 276,273 283,956 Delaware ..........: 1,937 2,037 7,136 7,896 106,243 114,525 Georgia ...........: 4,071 4,757 69,064 73,500 268,443 288,921 Mississippi .......: 222 261 12,438 14,357 42,446 48,036 Missouri ..........: 112 112 22,777 24,060 62,482 63,931 North Carolina ....: 2,474 2,213 47,699 49,579 176,525 173,799 Texas .............: 2,432 2,649 20,684 19,970 109,535 110,297 Virginia ..........: 1,255 1,410 8,171 7,808 36,686 40,299 : United States .....: 32,559 31,250 755,539 782,370 2,094,388 2,184,532 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: September and October 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Arkansas ........: 2,712 3,591 57,143 73,950 21.07 20.60 California ......: 897 1,815 25,680 44,783 28.64 24.67 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,808 1,963 72,348 77,951 40.01 39.72 Iowa ............: 1,111 1,313 45,062 54,349 40.58 41.38 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 .......: 3,559 3,844 91,111 102,418 25.60 26.64 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 872 991 29,711 33,188 34.07 33.49 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,778 2,011 61,472 70,254 34.57 34.93 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 483 526 21,952 23,577 45.45 44.82 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 769 1,041 21,224 25,873 27.59 24.85 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 .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 459 548 6,843 8,442 14.91 15.41 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,154 2,499 59,676 66,606 27.70 26.66 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 18,908 22,825 581,261 686,143 30.74 30.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2017 [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 .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Arkansas ........: 47,548 61,697 365 427 0.76 0.69 California ......: 20,655 36,034 265 373 1.27 1.02 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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 ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 58,557 63,113 1,008 1,091 1.69 1.70 Iowa ............: 35,476 42,811 520 578 1.44 1.33 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 .......: 72,674 81,769 1,028 1,137 1.40 1.37 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 24,025 26,892 145 155 0.60 0.57 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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 ..: 48,323 55,342 321 373 0.66 0.67 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 17,517 18,825 361 378 2.02 1.97 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 16,915 20,620 285 432 1.66 2.05 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 .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 5,805 7,091 36 49 0.62 0.68 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 48,059 53,736 696 710 1.43 1.30 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 465,343 550,118 6,521 7,454 1.38 1.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 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 310 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2015. Young chickens were slaughtered in 37 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 year's 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@nass.usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch .............................................. (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ......................... 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