Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released November 23, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 2 Percent from Last Year October 2015 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. October 2016 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during October 2016 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.99 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the amount certified in October 2015. The September 2016 revised certified total at 4.01 billion pounds, was up slightly from September 2015. The September revision represented an increase of 1.04 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during October 2016 was 5.26 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 5.35 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.53 billion pounds, down 1 percent from October 2015. Mature chickens, at 67.3 million pounds, were down 9 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 645 million pounds, down 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.0 million pounds, down 6 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during October 2016 averaged a record 6.20 pounds per bird, up slightly from October 2015. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.29 pounds per bird, down slightly from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during October 2016 averaged 29.8 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from October 2015. Ante-mortem condemnations during October 2016 totaled 12.4 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.23 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.23 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 37.9 million pounds, were 0.94 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.00 percent a year earlier. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2016 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 743,348 745,766 731,550 98 98 7,293,659 7,344,872 101 Mature ...........: 11,668 11,772 10,686 92 91 113,284 117,858 104 Light ..........: 4,435 4,814 4,197 95 87 49,576 51,942 105 Heavy ..........: 7,233 6,958 6,489 90 93 63,708 65,916 103 Total ............: 755,016 757,538 742,236 98 98 7,406,943 7,462,730 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 22,007 20,086 21,541 98 107 192,406 201,078 105 Old ..............: 162 161 132 81 82 1,260 1,556 123 Total ............: 22,169 20,247 21,673 98 107 193,666 202,634 105 : Ducks ..............: 2,314 2,283 2,184 94 96 22,981 22,458 98 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,602,641 4,584,382 4,534,295 99 99 44,580,867 45,204,619 101 Mature ...........: 73,561 72,934 67,256 91 92 679,624 708,903 104 Light ..........: 14,539 16,137 14,127 97 88 160,362 171,799 107 Heavy ..........: 59,022 56,797 53,129 90 94 519,262 537,104 103 Total ............: 4,676,202 4,657,316 4,601,551 98 99 45,260,491 45,913,522 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 649,866 615,552 641,103 99 104 5,819,986 6,180,528 106 Old ..............: 4,679 4,640 3,905 83 84 35,655 43,878 123 Total ............: 654,545 620,192 645,008 99 104 5,855,641 6,224,406 106 : Ducks ..............: 15,934 15,547 15,010 94 97 157,341 153,579 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 869 423 1,123 129 265 2,966 3,150 106 : Total ..............: 5,347,550 5,293,478 5,262,692 98 99 51,276,439 52,294,657 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.19 6.15 6.20 100 101 6.11 6.15 101 Mature ...........: 6.30 6.20 6.29 100 101 6.00 6.01 100 Light ..........: 3.28 3.35 3.37 103 101 3.23 3.31 102 Heavy ..........: 8.16 8.16 8.19 100 100 8.15 8.15 100 Total ............: 6.19 6.15 6.20 100 101 6.11 6.15 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 29.53 30.65 29.76 101 97 30.25 30.74 102 Old ..............: 28.88 28.82 29.58 102 103 28.30 28.20 100 Total ............: 29.53 30.63 29.76 101 97 30.24 30.72 102 : Ducks ..............: 6.89 6.81 6.87 100 101 6.85 6.84 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2016 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,185,324 3,201,642 3,161,959 99 99 30,745,995 31,518,246 103 Mature ...........: 47,571 47,321 44,023 93 93 439,427 457,644 104 Light ..........: 7,781 8,352 7,310 94 88 88,171 89,613 102 Heavy ..........: 39,790 38,969 36,713 92 94 351,256 368,031 105 Total ............: 3,232,895 3,248,963 3,205,982 99 99 31,185,422 31,975,890 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 319,607 285,570 331,210 104 116 2,720,932 2,885,521 106 Old ..............: 3,250 3,348 2,815 87 84 25,329 30,240 119 Total ............: 322,857 288,918 334,025 103 116 2,746,261 2,915,761 106 : Ducks ..............: 4,540 4,253 4,517 99 106 42,840 43,087 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 170 149 209 123 140 1,306 1,382 106 : Total ..............: 3,560,462 3,542,283 3,544,733 100 100 33,975,829 34,936,120 103 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 281,842 253,122 253,940 90 100 2,832,407 2,524,000 89 Mature ...........: 1 - 4 400 (X) 24 43 179 Light ..........: 1 - 4 400 (X) 2 12 600 Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) 22 31 141 Total ............: 281,843 253,122 253,944 90 100 2,832,431 2,524,043 89 : Turkeys : Young ............: 202,752 207,344 183,718 91 89 1,947,435 2,069,173 106 Old ..............: 328 120 123 38 103 1,576 2,730 173 Total ............: 203,080 207,464 183,841 91 89 1,949,011 2,071,903 106 : Ducks ..............: 7,013 6,997 6,346 90 91 70,899 68,570 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 385 127 498 129 392 638 683 107 : Total ..............: 492,321 467,710 444,629 90 95 4,852,979 4,665,199 96 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,467,166 3,454,764 3,415,899 99 99 33,578,402 34,042,246 101 Mature ...........: 47,572 47,321 44,027 93 93 439,451 457,687 104 Light ..........: 7,782 8,352 7,314 94 88 88,173 89,625 102 Heavy ..........: 39,790 38,969 36,713 92 94 351,278 368,062 105 Total ............: 3,514,738 3,502,085 3,459,926 98 99 34,017,853 34,499,933 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 522,359 492,914 514,928 99 104 4,668,367 4,954,694 106 Old ..............: 3,578 3,468 2,938 82 85 26,905 32,970 123 Total ............: 525,937 496,382 517,866 98 104 4,695,272 4,987,664 106 : Ducks ..............: 11,553 11,250 10,863 94 97 113,739 111,657 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 555 276 707 127 256 1,944 2,065 106 : Total ..............: 4,052,783 4,009,993 3,989,362 98 99 38,828,808 39,601,319 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2016 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,272 10,424 10,050 98 96 101,447 104,646 103 Mature ...........: 707 840 764 108 91 7,819 8,518 109 Light ..........: 205 285 251 122 88 2,681 2,940 110 Heavy ..........: 502 555 513 102 92 5,138 5,578 109 Total ............: 10,979 11,264 10,814 98 96 109,266 113,164 104 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,395 1,522 1,443 103 95 14,108 15,567 110 Old ..............: 55 68 54 98 79 474 564 119 Total ............: 1,450 1,590 1,497 103 94 14,582 16,131 111 : Ducks ..............: 35 53 48 137 91 397 439 111 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,465 12,908 12,360 99 96 124,246 129,736 104 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.23 0.22 100 96 0.23 0.23 100 Mature ...........: 0.96 1.15 1.14 119 99 1.15 1.20 104 Light ..........: 1.41 1.77 1.78 126 101 1.67 1.71 102 Heavy ..........: 0.85 0.98 0.97 114 99 0.99 1.04 105 Total ............: 0.23 0.24 0.24 104 100 0.24 0.25 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.21 0.25 0.23 110 92 0.24 0.25 104 Old ..............: 1.18 1.47 1.38 117 94 1.33 1.29 97 Total ............: 0.22 0.26 0.23 105 88 0.25 0.26 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.22 0.34 0.32 145 94 0.25 0.29 116 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.23 0.24 0.23 100 96 0.24 0.25 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2016 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 30,726 28,263 27,942 91 99 304,062 300,898 99 Mature ...........: 2,641 2,405 2,372 90 99 23,791 25,533 107 Light ..........: 618 608 595 96 98 6,921 6,703 97 Heavy ..........: 2,023 1,797 1,777 88 99 16,870 18,830 112 Total ............: 33,367 30,668 30,314 91 99 327,853 326,431 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,144 7,141 7,074 99 99 66,077 72,646 110 Old ..............: 147 172 158 107 92 1,371 1,566 114 Total ............: 7,291 7,313 7,232 99 99 67,448 74,212 110 : Ducks ..............: 338 286 311 92 109 3,089 2,986 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 4 3 6 150 200 20 22 110 : Total ..............: 41,000 38,270 37,863 92 99 398,410 403,651 101 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.88 0.81 0.81 92 100 0.90 0.88 98 Mature ...........: 5.26 4.84 5.11 97 106 5.14 5.28 103 Light ..........: 7.36 6.79 7.52 102 111 7.28 6.96 96 Heavy ..........: 4.84 4.41 4.62 95 105 4.58 4.87 106 Total ............: 0.94 0.87 0.87 93 100 0.95 0.94 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.35 1.43 1.36 101 95 1.40 1.45 104 Old ..............: 3.95 4.73 5.10 129 108 4.85 4.53 93 Total ............: 1.37 1.45 1.38 101 95 1.42 1.47 104 : Ducks ..............: 2.84 2.48 2.78 98 112 2.64 2.60 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 0.72 1.08 0.84 117 78 1.02 1.05 103 : Total ..............: 1.00 0.95 0.94 94 99 1.02 1.01 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 4,505 4,049 782,539 794,724 Mature ..........: - - 220 192 128,138 130,654 Light .........: - - 146 125 89,686 94,283 Heavy .........: - - 74 67 38,452 36,371 Total ...........: - - 4,725 4,241 910,677 925,378 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 32 77 20,315 22,376 Old .............: - - 6 12 1,534 1,292 Total ...........: - - 38 89 21,849 23,668 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 424,832 442,768 3,512 3,356 9,593 10,351 Mature ..........: 27,864 26,440 405 377 32,712 30,927 Light .........: 8,876 9,546 216 218 21,493 18,984 Heavy .........: 18,988 16,894 189 159 11,219 11,943 Total ...........: 452,696 469,208 3,917 3,733 42,305 41,278 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 3,908 3,765 446 414 69 70 Old .............: 389 337 1 2 231 278 Total ...........: 4,297 4,102 447 416 300 348 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 14,094 12,737 46,788 47,355 100,550 96,293 Mature ..........: 10,560 12,623 1,153 1,022 73,971 75,486 Light .........: 9,960 11,993 636 507 65,930 67,441 Heavy .........: 600 630 517 515 8,041 8,045 Total ...........: 24,654 25,360 47,941 48,377 174,521 171,779 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 98 118 454 455 1,015 1,118 Old .............: 18 19 74 43 128 112 Total ...........: 116 137 528 498 1,143 1,230 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 32,269 30,539 659,008 698,012 2,077,690 2,140,184 Mature ..........: 777 622 126,436 123,303 402,236 401,646 Light .........: 321 222 62,974 68,637 260,238 271,956 Heavy .........: 456 400 63,462 54,666 141,998 129,690 Total ...........: 33,046 31,161 785,444 821,315 2,479,926 2,541,830 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 578 576 11,059 10,752 37,974 39,721 Old .............: 17 22 342 265 2,740 2,382 Total ...........: 595 598 11,401 11,017 40,714 42,103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2016 [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 .........: 88,546 89,881 494,426 500,462 5.58 5.57 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 78,115 80,705 508,078 532,002 6.50 6.59 California ......: 22,212 21,125 131,455 125,874 5.92 5.96 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 33,167 32,519 244,273 240,858 7.37 7.41 Florida .........: 5,509 5,641 32,270 33,074 5.86 5.86 Georgia .........: 108,738 106,565 640,871 629,955 5.89 5.91 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,850 5,801 26,164 25,968 4.47 4.48 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,098 20,609 153,940 135,081 6.13 6.55 Louisiana .......: 15,698 15,673 96,098 96,278 6.12 6.14 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,104 9,938 63,892 62,941 6.32 6.33 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,799 4,366 23,283 26,436 6.13 6.06 Mississippi .....: 61,043 60,527 380,608 382,925 6.24 6.33 Missouri ........: 36,536 35,831 177,613 173,248 4.86 4.84 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 123 132 629 674 5.11 5.12 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,249 1,860 11,231 9,224 4.99 4.96 North Carolina ..: 65,495 61,052 518,748 495,336 7.92 8.11 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 7,650 7,834 41,123 42,410 5.38 5.41 Oklahoma ........: 12,523 12,709 80,903 83,286 6.46 6.55 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,639 9,375 54,345 53,089 5.64 5.66 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 23,378 24,521 171,740 182,579 7.35 7.45 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 25,975 24,629 138,688 130,256 5.34 5.29 Texas ...........: 54,215 52,699 327,444 320,991 6.04 6.09 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 29,771 27,046 171,360 155,432 5.76 5.75 Washington ......: 3,841 3,788 24,076 23,919 6.27 6.31 West Virginia ...: 9,697 9,916 37,974 38,802 3.92 3.91 Wisconsin .......: 4,145 4,411 17,457 18,647 4.21 4.23 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 745,766 731,550 4,584,382 4,534,295 6.15 6.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2016 [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 .........: 376,022 381,001 2,932 2,869 0.77 0.75 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 383,051 399,832 3,350 3,392 0.87 0.84 California ......: 98,043 94,041 1,110 1,160 1.12 1.22 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 179,035 176,690 1,530 1,461 0.85 0.82 Florida .........: 24,201 24,805 117 133 0.48 0.53 Georgia .........: 484,097 475,544 3,971 3,781 0.81 0.79 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 19,091 18,928 119 132 0.62 0.69 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 116,450 101,920 1,502 1,491 1.27 1.44 Louisiana .......: 72,761 73,102 490 517 0.67 0.70 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 46,930 46,300 480 426 1.01 0.91 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 19,415 22,016 276 311 1.40 1.39 Mississippi .....: 292,135 293,613 2,142 2,193 0.73 0.74 Missouri ........: 131,075 127,812 1,112 1,167 0.84 0.90 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 450 480 8 6 1.80 1.28 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,880 5,654 254 241 3.56 4.08 North Carolina ..: 404,003 384,728 2,699 2,820 0.66 0.73 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 30,539 31,599 352 381 1.14 1.19 Oklahoma ........: 60,924 62,737 335 323 0.55 0.51 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 37,016 36,482 881 835 2.33 2.24 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 129,129 137,481 726 675 0.56 0.49 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 101,458 95,421 659 641 0.65 0.67 Texas ...........: 249,545 244,214 1,904 1,792 0.76 0.73 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 123,377 111,808 645 569 0.52 0.51 Washington ......: 17,970 17,840 153 134 0.85 0.75 West Virginia ...: 27,223 27,857 89 95 0.32 0.34 Wisconsin .......: 12,752 13,623 122 117 0.95 0.85 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,454,764 3,415,899 28,263 27,942 0.81 0.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2016 [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 ...........: - - 663 594 81,521 81,876 Arkansas ..........: - - 133 153 68,792 68,533 Delaware ..........: - - 948 678 62,115 62,286 Georgia ...........: - - 42 53 67,211 65,510 Mississippi .......: - - 100 119 20,703 21,431 Missouri ..........: - - 49 38 39,493 40,962 North Carolina ....: - - 152 163 89,673 88,519 Texas .............: - - 78 149 55,410 58,147 Virginia ..........: - - 69 79 16,671 15,651 : United States .....: - - 4,505 4,049 782,539 794,724 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 40,351 39,671 270 320 1,266 1,389 Arkansas ..........: 21,531 25,555 288 350 732 807 Delaware ..........: 28,740 34,734 89 70 505 598 Georgia ...........: 122,358 121,380 349 266 1,306 1,348 Mississippi .......: 6,220 7,444 93 198 457 522 Missouri ..........: 4,764 5,555 88 70 274 352 North Carolina ....: 24,926 21,656 323 271 1,193 1,068 Texas .............: 18,993 17,779 425 398 516 515 Virginia ..........: 9,463 8,970 6 3 240 282 : United States .....: 424,832 442,768 3,512 3,356 9,593 10,351 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 962 968 6,392 5,801 16,028 15,634 Arkansas ..........: 389 356 2,562 2,946 5,753 6,075 Delaware ..........: 1,386 1,202 2,042 1,904 5,182 4,656 Georgia ...........: 748 680 13,557 13,239 15,566 19,619 Mississippi .......: 514 520 1,895 1,999 1,787 1,570 Missouri ..........: 146 148 538 497 2,325 2,275 North Carolina ....: 909 809 6,743 7,343 5,011 4,367 Texas .............: 510 443 415 403 4,362 3,975 Virginia ..........: 589 533 684 625 2,037 1,825 : United States .....: 14,094 12,737 46,788 47,355 100,550 96,293 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 2,446 1,607 49,265 51,116 199,164 198,976 Arkansas ..........: 1,964 1,875 110,560 117,573 212,704 224,223 Delaware ..........: 3,952 3,814 5,814 5,655 110,773 115,597 Georgia ...........: 4,405 3,869 69,001 77,916 294,543 303,880 Mississippi .......: 68 96 9,876 13,579 41,713 47,478 Missouri ..........: 153 91 19,961 26,037 67,791 76,025 North Carolina ....: 2,478 2,400 38,667 40,885 170,075 167,481 Texas .............: 1,006 869 15,822 16,451 97,537 99,129 Virginia ..........: 968 881 7,410 7,647 38,137 36,496 : United States .....: 32,269 30,539 659,008 698,012 2,077,690 2,140,184 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2016 [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) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,681 3,524 55,997 73,183 20.89 20.77 California ......: 980 1,704 26,945 43,423 27.49 25.48 Colorado ........: - - - - - - 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 .........: 1,815 1,861 70,264 71,228 38.72 38.27 Iowa ............: 1,137 1,146 46,756 48,549 41.11 42.36 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 .......: 4,003 3,891 99,446 98,234 24.84 25.25 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 913 950 29,084 30,256 31.87 31.86 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - North Carolina ..: 2,030 1,859 74,944 66,561 36.93 35.81 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 483 464 20,818 20,001 43.11 43.06 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 825 892 22,933 22,684 27.79 25.43 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 ...........: 431 579 6,174 8,883 14.32 15.35 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,202 2,246 61,396 63,064 27.88 28.08 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 20,086 21,541 615,552 641,103 30.65 29.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2016 [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) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 47,003 61,617 392 438 0.83 0.71 California ......: 21,622 34,888 232 292 1.06 0.83 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 ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 56,999 57,681 917 881 1.58 1.51 Iowa ............: 36,816 38,272 490 492 1.31 1.27 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 .......: 79,608 78,607 1,285 1,238 1.59 1.55 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 23,514 24,492 191 196 0.80 0.80 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (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) (X) North Carolina ..: 58,843 52,076 595 595 1.00 1.13 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 16,612 15,980 309 302 1.82 1.85 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 17,964 18,084 508 483 2.75 2.60 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 ...........: 5,063 7,413 27 37 0.53 0.49 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 49,799 51,160 618 623 1.23 1.20 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 492,914 514,928 7,141 7,074 1.43 1.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ....................................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ................................ (202) 720-4447 Aaron Cosgrove - Catfish Production, Egg Products, Poultry Slaughter, Trout Production, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised...................................................... (202) 690-3237 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage ....................................................... (202) 720-4751 Heidi Gleich - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery, Mink .................................. (202) 720-0585 Tom Kruchten - Census of Aquaculture ..................................................... (202) 690-4870 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs ............................................................... (202) 690-8632 Joshua O'Rear - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ................................................ 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