Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released October 23, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 5 Percent from Last Year September 2019 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. September 2020 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during September 2020 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.41 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the amount certified in September 2019. The August 2020 revised certified total at 4.27 billion pounds, was down 3 percent from August 2019. The August revision represented an increase of 4.47 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during September 2020 was 5.81 billion pounds, up 5 percent from 5.55 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.14 billion pounds, up 5 percent from September 2019. Mature chickens, at 69.8 million pounds, were up 1 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 593 million pounds, up 3 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 11.4 million pounds, down 27 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during September 2020 averaged 6.50 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from September 2019. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.08 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during September 2020 averaged 32.3 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from September 2019. Ante-mortem condemnations during September 2020 totaled 11.9 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.20 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.25 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 28.3 million pounds, were 0.64 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.71 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2020 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 766,832 771,711 790,659 103 102 6,905,141 6,954,456 101 Mature ...........: 9,814 9,980 9,852 100 99 86,875 88,862 102 Light ..........: 2,641 2,880 2,531 96 88 26,201 26,147 100 Heavy ..........: 7,173 7,100 7,321 102 103 60,674 62,715 103 Total ............: 776,646 781,691 800,511 103 102 6,992,016 7,043,318 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 17,999 18,670 18,170 101 97 167,790 164,225 98 Old ..............: 131 143 180 137 126 1,249 1,195 96 Total ............: 18,130 18,813 18,350 101 98 169,039 165,420 98 : Ducks ..............: 2,220 1,743 1,648 74 95 20,492 17,143 84 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,888,978 4,955,096 5,139,940 105 104 43,460,551 44,509,866 102 Mature ...........: 68,894 69,030 69,801 101 101 591,086 609,400 103 Light ..........: 9,375 10,068 8,718 93 87 90,721 90,721 100 Heavy ..........: 59,519 58,962 61,083 103 104 500,365 518,679 104 Total ............: 4,957,872 5,024,126 5,209,741 105 104 44,051,637 45,119,266 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 573,499 590,712 587,723 102 99 5,414,019 5,341,073 99 Old ..............: 4,017 4,155 5,399 134 130 36,982 36,056 97 Total ............: 577,516 594,867 593,122 103 100 5,451,001 5,377,129 99 : Ducks ..............: 15,562 12,063 11,427 73 95 143,558 119,181 83 : Other 1/ ...........: 633 158 520 82 329 2,413 2,242 93 : Total ..............: 5,551,583 5,631,214 5,814,810 105 103 49,648,609 50,617,818 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.38 6.42 6.50 102 101 6.29 6.40 102 Mature ...........: 7.02 6.92 7.08 101 102 6.80 6.86 101 Light ..........: 3.55 3.50 3.44 97 98 3.46 3.47 100 Heavy ..........: 8.30 8.30 8.34 100 100 8.25 8.27 100 Total ............: 6.38 6.43 6.51 102 101 6.30 6.41 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.86 31.64 32.35 102 102 32.27 32.52 101 Old ..............: 30.66 29.06 29.99 98 103 29.61 30.17 102 Total ............: 31.85 31.62 32.32 101 102 32.25 32.51 101 : Ducks ..............: 7.01 6.92 6.93 99 100 7.01 6.95 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2020 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,417,055 3,467,608 3,612,860 106 104 30,377,058 31,141,552 103 Mature ...........: 47,427 48,120 48,467 102 101 397,644 417,923 105 Light ..........: 4,779 5,041 4,480 94 89 46,265 46,383 100 Heavy ..........: 42,648 43,079 43,987 103 102 351,379 371,540 106 Total ............: 3,464,482 3,515,728 3,661,327 106 104 30,774,702 31,559,475 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 291,252 299,436 278,966 96 93 2,712,523 2,649,098 98 Old ..............: 2,701 3,180 4,011 149 126 26,621 26,534 100 Total ............: 293,953 302,616 282,977 96 94 2,739,144 2,675,632 98 : Ducks ..............: 4,444 3,117 3,232 73 104 39,191 32,301 82 : Other 1/ ...........: 147 96 85 58 89 1,255 1,157 92 : Total ..............: 3,763,026 3,821,557 3,947,621 105 103 33,554,292 34,268,565 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 263,476 266,272 264,790 100 99 2,353,403 2,392,241 102 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) 77 - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) 77 - (X) Total ............: 263,476 266,272 264,790 100 99 2,353,480 2,392,241 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 166,515 172,241 190,710 115 111 1,610,010 1,615,734 100 Old ..............: 349 58 65 19 112 1,171 603 51 Total ............: 166,864 172,299 190,775 114 111 1,611,181 1,616,337 100 : Ducks ..............: 6,910 5,805 5,168 75 89 65,502 54,908 84 : Other 1/ ...........: 248 10 234 94 2,340 332 333 100 : Total ..............: 437,498 444,386 460,967 105 104 4,030,495 4,063,819 101 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,680,531 3,733,880 3,877,650 105 104 32,730,461 33,533,793 102 Mature ...........: 47,427 48,120 48,467 102 101 397,721 417,923 105 Light ..........: 4,779 5,041 4,480 94 89 46,265 46,383 100 Heavy ..........: 42,648 43,079 43,987 103 102 351,456 371,540 106 Total ............: 3,727,958 3,782,000 3,926,117 105 104 33,128,182 33,951,716 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 457,767 471,677 469,676 103 100 4,322,533 4,264,832 99 Old ..............: 3,050 3,238 4,076 134 126 27,792 27,137 98 Total ............: 460,817 474,915 473,752 103 100 4,350,325 4,291,969 99 : Ducks ..............: 11,354 8,922 8,400 74 94 104,693 87,209 83 : Other 1/ ...........: 395 106 319 81 301 1,587 1,490 94 : Total ..............: 4,200,524 4,265,943 4,408,588 105 103 37,584,787 38,332,384 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2020 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent -- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 11,350 9,928 9,698 85 98 97,564 89,616 92 Mature ...........: 572 709 522 91 74 5,362 5,404 101 Light ..........: 117 149 80 68 54 1,096 953 87 Heavy ..........: 455 560 442 97 79 4,266 4,451 104 Total ............: 11,922 10,637 10,220 86 96 102,926 95,020 92 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,588 1,860 1,603 101 86 15,347 14,763 96 Old ..............: 47 35 25 53 71 364 321 88 Total ............: 1,635 1,895 1,628 100 86 15,711 15,084 96 : Ducks ..............: 91 65 58 64 89 695 562 81 : Total 1/ ...........: 13,651 12,597 11,908 87 95 119,340 110,668 93 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.20 0.19 83 95 0.22 0.20 91 Mature ...........: 0.83 1.03 0.75 90 73 0.91 0.89 98 Light ..........: 1.25 1.48 0.92 74 62 1.21 1.05 87 Heavy ..........: 0.76 0.95 0.72 95 76 0.85 0.86 101 Total ............: 0.24 0.21 0.20 83 95 0.23 0.21 91 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.28 0.31 0.27 96 87 0.28 0.28 100 Old ..............: 1.17 0.84 0.46 39 55 0.98 0.89 91 Total ............: 0.28 0.32 0.27 96 84 0.29 0.28 97 : Ducks ..............: 0.58 0.54 0.51 88 94 0.48 0.47 98 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.25 0.22 0.20 80 91 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2020 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 21,533 21,056 20,402 95 97 218,528 195,927 90 Mature ...........: 1,632 2,253 1,845 113 82 14,884 15,459 104 Light ..........: 382 396 361 95 91 3,415 3,744 110 Heavy ..........: 1,250 1,857 1,484 119 80 11,469 11,715 102 Total ............: 23,165 23,309 22,247 96 95 233,412 211,386 91 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,386 6,196 5,754 90 93 63,034 56,878 90 Old ..............: 152 109 138 91 127 1,278 1,212 95 Total ............: 6,538 6,305 5,892 90 93 64,312 58,090 90 : Ducks ..............: 315 165 170 54 103 2,666 2,210 83 : Other 1/ ...........: 5 2 7 140 350 24 24 100 : Total ..............: 30,023 29,781 28,316 94 95 300,414 271,710 90 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.58 0.56 0.52 90 93 0.66 0.58 88 Mature ...........: 3.33 4.47 3.67 110 82 3.61 3.57 99 Light ..........: 7.40 7.28 7.46 101 102 6.87 7.47 109 Heavy ..........: 2.85 4.13 3.26 114 79 3.16 3.06 97 Total ............: 0.62 0.61 0.56 90 92 0.70 0.62 89 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.38 1.30 1.21 88 93 1.44 1.32 92 Old ..............: 4.75 3.26 3.27 69 100 4.40 4.28 97 Total ............: 1.40 1.31 1.23 88 94 1.46 1.34 92 : Ducks ..............: 2.70 1.82 1.98 73 109 2.48 2.47 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.25 1.85 2.15 172 116 1.49 1.59 107 : Total ..............: 0.71 0.69 0.64 90 93 0.79 0.70 89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: August and September 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 904 953 527,939 525,550 Mature ..........: - - 30 63 64,886 68,756 Light .........: - - 11 16 40,089 45,271 Heavy .........: - - 19 47 24,797 23,485 Total ...........: - - 934 1,016 592,825 594,306 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 28 42 11,156 9,426 Old .............: - - 7 6 756 627 Total ...........: - - 35 48 11,912 10,053 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 188,553 199,022 1,743 1,188 11,294 11,370 Mature ..........: 11,474 13,174 56 110 25,050 23,057 Light .........: 7,067 8,114 14 47 10,351 10,737 Heavy .........: 4,407 5,060 42 63 14,699 12,320 Total ...........: 200,027 212,196 1,799 1,298 36,344 34,427 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,707 1,883 58 140 102 32 Old .............: 246 363 12 19 131 78 Total ...........: 1,953 2,246 70 159 233 110 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 6,565 6,542 34,816 33,390 113,267 117,700 Mature ..........: 966 1,437 269 246 22,488 24,077 Light .........: 872 1,191 117 89 19,826 21,180 Heavy .........: 94 246 152 157 2,662 2,897 Total ...........: 7,531 7,979 35,085 33,636 135,755 141,777 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 62 77 426 188 710 699 Old .............: 11 11 49 14 13 46 Total ...........: 73 88 475 202 723 745 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 38,602 32,063 582,385 572,350 1,506,068 1,500,128 Mature ..........: 310 1,177 59,240 49,963 184,769 182,060 Light .........: 61 8 36,703 26,210 115,111 112,863 Heavy .........: 249 1,169 22,537 23,753 69,658 69,197 Total ...........: 38,912 33,240 641,625 622,313 1,690,837 1,682,188 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 154 82 11,585 8,219 25,988 20,788 Old .............: 38 25 771 1,255 2,034 2,444 Total ...........: 192 107 12,356 9,474 28,022 23,232 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: August and September 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 95,688 99,502 530,784 559,144 5.55 5.62 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 83,628 84,468 589,770 598,435 7.05 7.08 California ......: 23,585 21,245 142,866 130,739 6.06 6.15 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 26,761 28,012 206,058 218,946 7.70 7.82 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 107,414 110,664 650,918 686,218 6.06 6.20 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,146 6,524 28,696 30,555 4.67 4.68 Iowa ............: 862 965 4,757 5,548 5.52 5.75 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,569 24,934 155,677 165,077 6.61 6.62 Louisiana .......: 13,459 15,500 93,386 106,520 6.94 6.87 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,992 11,663 71,328 77,026 6.49 6.60 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 59,292 59,190 371,296 378,989 6.26 6.40 Missouri ........: 35,714 35,294 182,731 179,122 5.12 5.08 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 90 120 453 602 5.03 5.01 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,402 2,479 11,730 12,424 4.88 5.01 North Carolina ..: 75,936 78,893 624,136 653,617 8.22 8.28 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 10,082 11,159 73,636 81,755 7.30 7.33 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 11,172 11,199 63,552 64,901 5.69 5.80 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 25,011 24,492 188,646 189,643 7.54 7.74 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 26,639 26,922 149,800 152,078 5.62 5.65 Texas ...........: 60,036 61,346 402,007 413,560 6.70 6.74 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 26,791 28,399 165,819 179,198 6.19 6.31 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 ...: 771,711 790,659 4,955,096 5,139,940 6.42 6.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: August and September 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 403,693 426,024 1,982 2,042 0.49 0.48 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 441,871 449,315 1,870 1,869 0.42 0.41 California ......: 107,313 98,304 923 653 0.85 0.66 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 158,726 169,741 583 618 0.37 0.36 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 493,001 516,690 4,629 3,885 0.93 0.75 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 20,939 22,267 100 84 0.47 0.38 Iowa ............: 3,297 3,746 374 485 10.19 11.47 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 117,739 124,910 743 584 0.63 0.47 Louisiana .......: 70,725 80,465 295 342 0.42 0.42 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 53,430 57,732 264 281 0.49 0.48 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 275,700 283,837 1,123 1,174 0.41 0.41 Missouri ........: 134,326 131,799 415 365 0.31 0.28 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 335 446 4 6 1.27 1.25 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,149 7,505 77 96 1.07 1.26 North Carolina ..: 480,942 502,892 1,920 1,925 0.40 0.38 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 55,031 61,246 175 217 0.32 0.35 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 43,675 44,721 910 953 2.04 2.09 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 141,812 142,837 875 756 0.61 0.53 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 110,827 112,203 559 565 0.50 0.50 Texas ...........: 306,754 318,206 1,857 1,888 0.60 0.59 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 123,076 132,818 440 529 0.36 0.40 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 ...: 3,733,880 3,877,650 21,056 20,402 0.56 0.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: August and September 2020 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 47 61 27,859 31,778 Arkansas ..........: - - 36 36 30,955 30,933 Delaware ..........: - - 140 118 23,512 24,660 Georgia ...........: - - 4 12 49,440 49,440 Mississippi .......: - - 35 35 9,771 9,771 North Carolina ....: - - 68 68 42,031 41,381 Texas .............: - - 98 104 56,670 56,129 Virginia ..........: - - 97 116 18,235 19,880 : United States .....: - - 904 953 527,939 525,550 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 24,242 26,165 77 74 1,019 1,170 Arkansas ..........: 6,692 6,679 92 99 1,001 1,005 Delaware ..........: 10,888 11,372 30 71 258 266 Georgia ...........: 36,879 41,318 93 94 1,599 1,596 Mississippi .......: 5,276 5,276 10 10 572 572 North Carolina ....: 11,204 10,573 47 47 988 903 Texas .............: 15,570 15,765 115 133 743 793 Virginia ..........: 9,669 9,714 1 6 193 209 : United States .....: 188,553 199,022 1,743 1,188 11,294 11,370 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 463 508 2,571 3,136 11,784 13,005 Arkansas ..........: 163 169 2,794 2,794 3,330 3,346 Delaware ..........: 750 765 1,902 1,507 2,887 2,725 Georgia ...........: 768 557 9,064 8,638 54,441 54,458 Mississippi .......: 433 433 1,888 1,888 790 790 North Carolina ....: 391 359 4,038 3,640 2,261 2,123 Texas .............: 408 338 316 335 3,917 3,587 Virginia ..........: 613 691 817 839 2,200 2,363 : United States .....: 6,565 6,542 34,816 33,390 113,267 117,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 300 421 39,278 27,920 107,640 104,238 Arkansas ..........: 1,809 1,841 81,313 81,316 128,185 128,218 Delaware ..........: 3,483 2,236 5,289 6,120 49,139 49,840 Georgia ...........: 13,873 12,719 114,204 105,233 280,365 274,065 Mississippi .......: 1,015 1,015 9,317 9,317 29,107 29,107 North Carolina ....: 2,078 1,986 22,522 19,711 85,628 80,791 Texas .............: 583 552 18,151 18,371 96,571 96,107 Virginia ..........: 1,132 453 11,235 12,517 44,192 46,788 : United States .....: 38,602 32,063 582,385 572,350 1,506,068 1,500,128 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: August and September 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,978 2,496 57,529 50,523 19.32 20.24 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Georgia .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 1 1 38 40 31.70 31.79 Indiana .........: 1,915 1,945 77,287 77,541 40.35 39.86 Iowa ............: 1,120 1,057 46,538 45,449 41.55 43.00 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,029 3,709 110,310 98,438 27.38 26.54 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 944 841 31,701 29,922 33.59 35.57 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 ..: 1,551 1,837 55,715 68,323 35.92 37.20 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 554 554 25,457 25,759 45.99 46.47 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 611 808 17,957 21,375 29.41 26.44 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 ...........: (Z) (Z) 2 14 31.69 32.38 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 2 1 63 18 31.70 32.38 Virginia ........: 2,091 2,155 57,885 61,439 27.69 28.52 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 488 461 21,842 20,344 44.78 44.10 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 18,670 18,170 590,712 587,723 31.64 32.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: August and September 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 47,844 41,986 397 385 0.82 0.91 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Georgia .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 30 32 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 62,200 62,530 779 702 1.24 1.11 Iowa ............: 36,690 35,992 605 571 1.62 1.56 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 88,205 78,765 1,134 927 1.27 1.16 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 25,694 24,066 209 190 0.81 0.78 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 ..: 44,051 54,064 298 379 0.67 0.70 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 20,341 20,598 306 266 1.48 1.27 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 14,100 16,953 290 314 2.01 1.82 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 .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 2 11 - - (X) (X) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 50 14 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 45,706 48,735 850 853 1.83 1.72 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 17,245 16,052 286 224 1.63 1.38 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 471,677 469,676 6,196 5,754 1.30 1.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 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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