Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released June 24, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 2 Percent from Last Year May 2020 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. May 2021 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during May 2021 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.12 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in May 2020. The April 2021 revised certified total at 4.21 billion pounds, was up 3 percent from April 2020. The April revision represented an increase of 217,000 pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during May 2021 was 5.42 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 5.34 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.77 billion pounds, up 1 percent from May 2020. Mature chickens, at 65.6 million pounds, were up 3 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 565 million pounds, up 6 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.2 million pounds, up 16 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during May 2021 averaged 6.46 pounds per bird, up slightly from May 2020. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.82 pounds per bird, down slightly from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during May 2021 averaged 32.7 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from May 2020. Ante-mortem condemnations during May 2021 totaled 11.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.21 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 26.1 million pounds, were 0.63 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.75 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2021 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 732,215 762,423 738,543 101 97 3,832,714 3,755,255 98 Mature ...........: 9,275 9,966 9,627 104 97 48,788 47,103 97 Light ..........: 2,638 3,323 2,979 113 90 14,515 15,188 105 Heavy ..........: 6,637 6,643 6,648 100 100 34,273 31,915 93 Total ............: 741,490 772,389 748,170 101 97 3,881,502 3,802,358 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,356 17,009 17,161 105 101 88,839 85,806 97 Old ..............: 127 155 117 92 75 636 690 108 Total ............: 16,483 17,164 17,278 105 101 89,475 86,496 97 : Ducks ..............: 1,655 1,896 1,898 115 100 10,838 9,456 87 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,726,000 4,907,039 4,773,745 101 97 24,431,257 24,108,696 99 Mature ...........: 63,488 65,138 65,620 103 101 332,482 316,049 95 Light ..........: 8,971 11,172 10,283 115 92 50,154 52,309 104 Heavy ..........: 54,517 53,966 55,337 102 103 282,328 263,740 93 Total ............: 4,789,488 4,972,177 4,839,365 101 97 24,763,739 24,424,745 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 531,730 571,606 561,687 106 98 2,909,491 2,862,232 98 Old ..............: 3,687 4,702 3,589 97 76 19,314 20,619 107 Total ............: 535,417 576,308 565,276 106 98 2,928,805 2,882,851 98 : Ducks ..............: 11,366 13,285 13,191 116 99 75,847 66,169 87 : Other 1/ ...........: 199 160 160 80 100 1,055 775 73 : Total ..............: 5,336,470 5,561,930 5,417,992 102 97 27,769,446 27,374,540 99 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.45 6.44 6.46 100 100 6.37 6.42 101 Mature ...........: 6.85 6.54 6.82 100 104 6.81 6.71 99 Light ..........: 3.40 3.36 3.45 101 103 3.46 3.44 99 Heavy ..........: 8.21 8.12 8.32 101 102 8.24 8.26 100 Total ............: 6.46 6.44 6.47 100 100 6.38 6.42 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.51 33.61 32.73 101 97 32.75 33.36 102 Old ..............: 29.03 30.34 30.68 106 101 30.37 29.88 98 Total ............: 32.48 33.58 32.72 101 97 32.73 33.33 102 : Ducks ..............: 6.87 7.01 6.95 101 99 7.00 7.00 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2021 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,313,515 3,449,766 3,366,714 102 98 17,077,821 16,964,653 99 Mature ...........: 43,660 44,780 44,851 103 100 225,088 216,523 96 Light ..........: 4,660 5,759 5,367 115 93 25,691 26,859 105 Heavy ..........: 39,000 39,021 39,484 101 101 199,397 189,664 95 Total ............: 3,357,175 3,494,546 3,411,565 102 98 17,302,909 17,181,176 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 266,119 280,867 273,338 103 97 1,456,587 1,417,545 97 Old ..............: 2,625 3,524 2,626 100 75 14,087 15,323 109 Total ............: 268,744 284,391 275,964 103 97 1,470,674 1,432,868 97 : Ducks ..............: 3,252 2,994 3,441 106 115 19,833 15,777 80 : Other 1/ ...........: 125 97 98 78 101 655 485 74 : Total ..............: 3,629,296 3,782,028 3,691,068 102 98 18,794,071 18,630,306 99 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 246,555 246,610 242,906 99 98 1,320,183 1,234,808 94 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 246,555 246,610 242,906 99 98 1,320,183 1,234,808 94 : Turkeys : Young ............: 158,650 176,090 175,069 110 99 866,471 868,121 100 Old ..............: 80 73 60 75 82 348 309 89 Total ............: 158,730 176,163 175,129 110 99 866,819 868,430 100 : Ducks ..............: 5,105 6,732 6,292 123 93 35,475 32,868 93 : Other 1/ ...........: 14 13 12 86 92 63 49 78 : Total ..............: 410,404 429,518 424,339 103 99 2,222,540 2,136,155 96 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,560,070 3,696,376 3,609,620 101 98 18,398,004 18,199,461 99 Mature ...........: 43,660 44,780 44,851 103 100 225,088 216,523 96 Light ..........: 4,660 5,759 5,367 115 93 25,691 26,859 105 Heavy ..........: 39,000 39,021 39,484 101 101 199,397 189,664 95 Total ............: 3,603,730 3,741,156 3,654,471 101 98 18,623,092 18,415,984 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 424,769 456,957 448,407 106 98 2,323,058 2,285,666 98 Old ..............: 2,705 3,597 2,686 99 75 14,435 15,632 108 Total ............: 427,474 460,554 451,093 106 98 2,337,493 2,301,298 98 : Ducks ..............: 8,357 9,726 9,733 116 100 55,308 48,645 88 : Other 1/ ...........: 139 110 110 79 100 718 534 74 : Total ..............: 4,039,700 4,211,546 4,115,407 102 98 21,016,611 20,766,461 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2021 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,197 9,473 8,950 97 94 49,171 48,019 98 Mature ...........: 561 626 611 109 98 2,852 3,125 110 Light ..........: 66 74 86 130 116 435 440 101 Heavy ..........: 495 552 525 106 95 2,417 2,685 111 Total ............: 9,758 10,099 9,561 98 95 52,023 51,144 98 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,343 1,635 1,556 116 95 7,673 8,554 111 Old ..............: 24 44 26 108 59 184 218 118 Total ............: 1,367 1,679 1,582 116 94 7,857 8,772 112 : Ducks ..............: 50 51 60 120 118 324 289 89 : Total 1/ ...........: 11,175 11,829 11,203 100 95 60,204 60,205 100 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.19 0.19 0.19 100 100 0.20 0.20 100 Mature ...........: 0.88 0.96 0.93 106 97 0.86 0.99 115 Light ..........: 0.74 0.66 0.84 114 127 0.87 0.84 97 Heavy ..........: 0.91 1.02 0.95 104 93 0.86 1.02 119 Total ............: 0.20 0.20 0.20 100 100 0.21 0.21 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.25 0.29 0.28 112 97 0.26 0.30 115 Old ..............: 0.65 0.94 0.72 111 77 0.95 1.06 112 Total ............: 0.26 0.29 0.28 108 97 0.27 0.30 111 : Ducks ..............: 0.44 0.38 0.45 102 118 0.43 0.44 102 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.21 0.21 0.21 100 100 0.22 0.22 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : May 2021 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to May :2021 as Commodity : May : April : May : May : April :---------------------------:percent : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 22,782 19,498 17,897 79 92 114,217 93,336 82 Mature ...........: 1,551 1,949 2,168 140 111 7,203 9,537 132 Light ..........: 357 472 434 122 92 2,135 2,309 108 Heavy ..........: 1,194 1,477 1,734 145 117 5,068 7,228 143 Total ............: 24,333 21,447 20,065 82 94 121,420 102,873 85 : Turkeys : Young ............: 5,649 5,843 5,721 101 98 32,169 29,466 92 Old ..............: 155 132 110 71 83 744 607 82 Total ............: 5,804 5,975 5,831 100 98 32,913 30,073 91 : Ducks ..............: 197 173 166 84 96 1,493 917 61 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 2 2 100 100 11 10 91 : Total ..............: 30,336 27,597 26,064 86 94 155,837 133,873 86 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.64 0.52 0.49 77 94 0.62 0.51 82 Mature ...........: 3.43 4.17 4.61 134 111 3.10 4.22 136 Light ..........: 7.12 7.58 7.48 105 99 7.67 7.92 103 Heavy ..........: 2.97 3.65 4.21 142 115 2.48 3.67 148 Total ............: 0.67 0.57 0.55 82 96 0.65 0.56 86 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.31 1.26 1.26 96 100 1.37 1.27 93 Old ..............: 5.42 3.54 3.93 73 111 4.90 3.74 76 Total ............: 1.34 1.28 1.28 96 100 1.39 1.29 93 : Ducks ..............: 2.30 1.75 1.68 73 96 2.63 1.85 70 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.42 1.79 1.79 126 100 1.51 1.84 122 : Total ..............: 0.75 0.65 0.63 84 97 0.74 0.64 86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: April and May 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 969 811 493,712 484,193 Mature ..........: - - 23 45 90,474 84,369 Light .........: - - 5 22 66,060 61,028 Heavy .........: - - 18 23 24,414 23,341 Total ...........: - - 992 856 584,186 568,562 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 57 73 9,779 7,943 Old .............: - - 5 7 805 619 Total ...........: - - 62 80 10,584 8,562 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 272,449 251,960 1,077 1,081 12,668 12,548 Mature ..........: 10,659 7,812 120 354 36,258 30,969 Light .........: 6,261 4,663 70 176 19,991 17,064 Heavy .........: 4,398 3,149 50 178 16,267 13,905 Total ...........: 283,108 259,772 1,197 1,435 48,926 43,517 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,178 959 28 36 32 111 Old .............: 210 156 3 18 251 79 Total ...........: 1,388 1,115 31 54 283 190 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 6,811 6,838 32,394 33,355 80,321 76,218 Mature ..........: 1,510 1,511 266 245 36,120 25,307 Light .........: 1,188 1,169 116 129 32,805 22,025 Heavy .........: 322 342 150 116 3,315 3,282 Total ...........: 8,321 8,349 32,660 33,600 116,441 101,525 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 63 105 131 236 775 789 Old .............: 24 20 25 30 52 43 Total ...........: 87 125 156 266 827 832 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 28,220 33,609 606,956 629,247 1,535,577 1,529,860 Mature ..........: 463 244 65,627 57,308 241,520 208,164 Light .........: 34 24 43,604 35,581 170,134 141,881 Heavy .........: 429 220 22,023 21,727 71,386 66,283 Total ...........: 28,683 33,853 672,583 686,555 1,777,097 1,738,024 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 115 56 8,344 7,850 20,502 18,158 Old .............: 1 11 1,222 1,406 2,598 2,389 Total ...........: 116 67 9,566 9,256 23,100 20,547 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2021 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 96,783 93,362 542,338 524,623 5.60 5.62 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 83,499 76,572 595,439 544,618 7.13 7.11 California ......: 23,509 22,076 145,382 137,022 6.18 6.21 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 29,643 28,170 224,088 220,275 7.56 7.82 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 101,104 100,085 611,090 607,814 6.04 6.07 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,338 6,292 30,342 28,614 4.79 4.55 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,158 23,002 151,153 150,562 6.53 6.55 Louisiana .......: 13,758 13,661 96,731 94,586 7.03 6.92 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,045 10,751 72,002 70,635 6.52 6.57 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 58,876 54,785 371,087 343,178 6.30 6.26 Missouri ........: 34,187 33,258 174,884 172,387 5.12 5.18 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,196 2,282 10,322 10,681 4.70 4.68 North Carolina ..: 74,972 75,710 611,061 627,652 8.15 8.29 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 10,717 10,058 76,364 70,641 7.13 7.02 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,232 10,256 59,249 58,685 5.79 5.72 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 23,894 23,862 177,425 179,883 7.43 7.54 : South Dakota ....: - (D) - (D) - (D) Tennessee .......: 26,343 25,823 152,039 151,145 5.77 5.85 Texas ...........: 59,560 56,344 402,503 373,989 6.76 6.64 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 26,872 26,276 166,393 165,580 6.19 6.30 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 ...: 762,423 738,543 4,907,039 4,773,745 6.44 6.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: April and May 2021 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 411,840 397,178 2,104 1,979 0.51 0.50 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 448,742 410,937 1,757 1,578 0.39 0.38 California ......: 108,678 102,916 1,048 1,118 0.96 1.07 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 172,497 169,145 698 645 0.40 0.38 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 455,580 461,687 2,927 2,678 0.64 0.58 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 22,023 20,812 180 116 0.81 0.55 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 114,267 113,465 550 480 0.48 0.42 Louisiana .......: 73,513 71,820 305 307 0.41 0.43 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 53,918 53,005 365 341 0.67 0.64 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 273,046 257,424 1,269 1,044 0.46 0.40 Missouri ........: 128,531 126,503 408 510 0.32 0.40 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 ........: 6,343 6,480 104 82 1.61 1.25 North Carolina ..: 470,220 483,054 1,482 1,499 0.31 0.31 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 57,187 52,910 253 211 0.44 0.40 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 40,957 40,931 750 762 1.80 1.83 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 133,687 135,654 918 784 0.68 0.57 : South Dakota ....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Tennessee .......: 112,880 112,311 408 410 0.36 0.36 Texas ...........: 312,669 290,670 1,815 1,360 0.58 0.47 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 123,808 123,304 342 338 0.28 0.27 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 ...: 3,696,376 3,609,620 19,498 17,897 0.52 0.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2021 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 167 57 33,160 28,394 Arkansas ..........: - - 36 36 30,942 31,069 Delaware ..........: - - 51 53 15,789 15,450 Georgia ...........: - - 3 2 51,661 48,870 Mississippi .......: - - 34 34 9,389 9,749 North Carolina ....: - - 68 68 41,380 41,380 Texas .............: - - 96 95 55,204 53,444 Virginia ..........: - - 10 8 15,613 16,032 : United States .....: - - 969 811 493,712 484,193 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 26,990 27,031 94 95 1,270 1,147 Arkansas ..........: 6,682 6,693 81 108 1,002 1,002 Delaware ..........: 9,657 10,063 25 21 202 232 Georgia ...........: 70,726 65,280 58 105 1,912 1,773 Mississippi .......: 5,237 5,237 10 10 568 568 North Carolina ....: 10,576 10,573 47 47 903 903 Texas .............: 16,184 15,432 128 95 914 860 Virginia ..........: 10,564 10,343 3 3 168 156 : United States .....: 272,449 251,960 1,077 1,081 12,668 12,548 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 566 582 2,942 2,897 12,032 10,148 Arkansas ..........: 168 163 2,795 2,794 3,282 3,265 Delaware ..........: 377 352 691 695 2,418 2,193 Georgia ...........: 718 912 8,865 8,482 18,779 17,669 Mississippi .......: 433 433 1,885 1,885 787 787 North Carolina ....: 359 359 3,640 3,640 2,123 2,123 Texas .............: 364 348 320 290 3,970 3,856 Virginia ..........: 710 700 539 509 1,734 1,852 : United States .....: 6,811 6,838 32,394 33,355 80,321 76,218 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 462 501 61,594 68,063 139,277 138,915 Arkansas ..........: 1,798 1,795 81,396 81,299 128,182 128,224 Delaware ..........: 2,580 1,520 4,284 4,195 36,074 34,774 Georgia ...........: 7,255 8,220 94,717 124,560 254,694 275,873 Mississippi .......: 1,015 1,015 5,717 5,717 25,075 25,435 North Carolina ....: 1,987 1,986 19,712 19,711 80,795 80,790 Texas .............: 839 940 17,900 16,578 95,919 91,938 Virginia ..........: 336 341 13,146 13,094 42,823 43,038 : United States .....: 28,220 33,609 606,956 629,247 1,535,577 1,529,860 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2021 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,628 2,639 53,411 55,260 20.33 20.94 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (Z) (Z) 2 1 24.69 32.76 Indiana .........: 1,964 1,920 82,458 81,202 41.99 42.30 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: - - - - - - Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,641 3,772 95,811 90,925 26.31 24.11 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 765 702 29,165 25,553 38.14 36.39 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 513 520 25,271 25,200 49.24 48.48 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 528 510 16,481 15,884 31.21 31.12 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 ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 17,009 17,161 571,606 561,687 33.61 32.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April and May 2021 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April : May : April : May : April : May ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 44,538 46,085 345 381 0.77 0.82 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 2 (Z) - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 66,214 65,011 883 807 1.32 1.23 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 76,722 72,745 941 893 1.21 1.21 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 23,697 20,915 224 232 0.93 1.10 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 20,206 20,148 261 315 1.27 1.54 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 13,110 12,589 239 287 1.79 2.23 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 ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 456,957 448,407 5,843 5,721 1.26 1.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 361 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2020. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 31 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................... (202) 692-0069 Jean Porter, 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 Seth Riggins - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ................................. (202) 690-4870 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs .............................................. (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery......................................... 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