Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released September 22, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 8 Percent from Last Year August 2015 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. August 2016 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during August 2016 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled a record 4.22 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the amount certified in August 2015. The July 2016 revised certified total at 3.78 billion pounds, was down 5 percent from July 2015. The July revision represented an increase of 8.49 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during August 2016 was a record 5.58 billion pounds, up 8 percent from 5.18 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled a record 4.81 billion pounds, up 6 percent from August 2015. Mature chickens, at 73.2 million pounds, were up 14 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 673 million pounds, up 20 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 16.4 million pounds, up 11 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during August 2016 averaged 6.09 pounds per bird, down slightly from August 2015. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.86 pounds per bird, down 8 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during August 2016 averaged 30.0 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from August 2015. Ante-mortem condemnations during August 2016 totaled 14.5 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.26 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 40.7 million pounds, were 0.95 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.97 percent a year earlier. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2016 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 740,822 708,391 790,750 107 112 5,801,622 5,865,810 101 Mature ...........: 10,078 10,984 12,480 124 114 90,688 94,854 105 Light ..........: 3,706 4,560 6,006 162 132 40,997 42,931 105 Heavy ..........: 6,372 6,424 6,474 102 101 49,691 51,923 104 Total ............: 750,900 719,375 803,230 107 112 5,892,310 5,960,664 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,096 19,586 22,232 116 114 151,510 159,448 105 Old ..............: 163 141 184 113 130 996 1,263 127 Total ............: 19,259 19,727 22,416 116 114 152,506 160,711 105 : Ducks ..............: 2,171 2,021 2,429 112 120 18,341 17,988 98 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,534,088 4,313,651 4,812,131 106 112 35,354,902 36,074,828 102 Mature ...........: 64,102 67,840 73,157 114 108 537,201 564,306 105 Light ..........: 11,789 15,188 19,930 169 131 132,284 141,535 107 Heavy ..........: 52,313 52,652 53,227 102 101 404,917 422,771 104 Total ............: 4,598,190 4,381,491 4,885,288 106 111 35,892,103 36,639,134 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 557,669 594,768 668,190 120 112 4,609,021 4,923,796 107 Old ..............: 4,523 4,019 5,033 111 125 28,068 35,333 126 Total ............: 562,192 598,787 673,223 120 112 4,637,089 4,959,129 107 : Ducks ..............: 14,755 13,760 16,441 111 119 125,537 123,000 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 188 213 188 100 88 1,596 1,604 101 : Total ..............: 5,175,325 4,994,251 5,575,140 108 112 40,656,325 41,722,867 103 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.12 6.09 6.09 100 100 6.09 6.15 101 Mature ...........: 6.36 6.18 5.86 92 95 5.92 5.95 101 Light ..........: 3.18 3.33 3.32 104 100 3.23 3.30 102 Heavy ..........: 8.21 8.20 8.22 100 100 8.15 8.14 100 Total ............: 6.12 6.09 6.08 99 100 6.09 6.15 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 29.20 30.37 30.06 103 99 30.42 30.88 102 Old ..............: 27.75 28.50 27.35 99 96 28.18 27.98 99 Total ............: 29.19 30.35 30.03 103 99 30.41 30.86 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.80 6.81 6.77 100 99 6.84 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2016 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,139,537 3,009,930 3,366,867 107 112 24,353,964 25,148,673 103 Mature ...........: 42,895 43,714 47,123 110 108 346,312 363,363 105 Light ..........: 6,417 7,822 10,327 161 132 73,101 73,951 101 Heavy ..........: 36,478 35,892 36,796 101 103 273,211 289,412 106 Total ............: 3,182,432 3,053,644 3,413,990 107 112 24,700,276 25,512,036 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 259,491 269,891 300,056 116 111 2,146,112 2,268,720 106 Old ..............: 3,341 2,938 3,442 103 117 20,014 24,077 120 Total ............: 262,832 272,829 303,498 115 111 2,166,126 2,292,797 106 : Ducks ..............: 4,107 3,900 4,666 114 120 33,890 34,317 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 119 135 117 98 87 1,011 1,024 101 : Total ..............: 3,449,490 3,330,508 3,722,271 108 112 26,901,303 27,840,174 103 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 277,933 236,225 257,884 93 109 2,270,993 2,014,587 89 Mature ...........: 3 - 4 133 (X) 15 39 260 Light ..........: - - 4 (X) (X) 1 8 800 Heavy ..........: 3 - - (X) (X) 14 31 221 Total ............: 277,936 236,225 257,888 93 109 2,271,008 2,014,626 89 : Turkeys : Young ............: 187,810 206,313 235,187 125 114 1,549,808 1,678,085 108 Old ..............: 104 71 326 313 459 1,127 2,487 221 Total ............: 187,914 206,384 235,513 125 114 1,550,935 1,680,572 108 : Ducks ..............: 6,603 6,092 7,326 111 120 56,834 55,214 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 7 7 9 129 129 62 58 94 : Total ..............: 472,460 448,708 500,736 106 112 3,878,839 3,750,470 97 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,417,470 3,246,155 3,624,751 106 112 26,624,957 27,163,260 102 Mature ...........: 42,898 43,714 47,127 110 108 346,327 363,402 105 Light ..........: 6,417 7,822 10,331 161 132 73,102 73,959 101 Heavy ..........: 36,481 35,892 36,796 101 103 273,225 289,443 106 Total ............: 3,460,368 3,289,869 3,671,878 106 112 26,971,284 27,526,662 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 447,301 476,204 535,243 120 112 3,695,920 3,946,805 107 Old ..............: 3,445 3,009 3,768 109 125 21,141 26,564 126 Total ............: 450,746 479,213 539,011 120 112 3,717,061 3,973,369 107 : Ducks ..............: 10,710 9,992 11,992 112 120 90,724 89,531 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 126 142 126 100 89 1,073 1,082 101 : Total ..............: 3,921,950 3,779,216 4,223,007 108 112 30,780,142 31,590,644 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2016 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,484 10,533 11,686 111 111 80,205 84,129 105 Mature ...........: 702 867 889 127 103 6,304 6,852 109 Light ..........: 210 297 351 167 118 2,200 2,404 109 Heavy ..........: 492 570 538 109 94 4,104 4,448 108 Total ............: 11,186 11,400 12,575 112 110 86,509 90,981 105 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,377 1,647 1,785 130 108 11,278 12,602 112 Old ..............: 49 60 61 124 102 379 442 117 Total ............: 1,426 1,707 1,846 129 108 11,657 13,044 112 : Ducks ..............: 34 47 59 174 126 319 338 106 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,646 13,154 14,480 115 110 98,485 104,363 106 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.24 0.24 104 100 0.23 0.23 100 Mature ...........: 1.10 1.28 1.22 111 95 1.17 1.21 103 Light ..........: 1.78 1.96 1.76 99 90 1.66 1.70 102 Heavy ..........: 0.94 1.08 1.01 107 94 1.01 1.05 104 Total ............: 0.24 0.26 0.26 108 100 0.24 0.25 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.25 0.28 0.27 108 96 0.24 0.26 108 Old ..............: 1.08 1.49 1.21 112 81 1.35 1.25 93 Total ............: 0.25 0.29 0.27 108 93 0.25 0.26 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.23 0.34 0.36 157 106 0.25 0.27 108 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.26 0.26 108 100 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2016 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 29,294 27,655 29,932 102 108 242,941 244,581 101 Mature ...........: 2,024 2,314 2,477 122 107 18,659 20,688 111 Light ..........: 449 597 745 166 125 5,785 5,500 95 Heavy ..........: 1,575 1,717 1,732 110 101 12,874 15,188 118 Total ............: 31,318 29,969 32,409 103 108 261,600 265,269 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,470 7,196 7,771 120 108 52,317 58,428 112 Old ..............: 152 158 193 127 122 1,115 1,236 111 Total ............: 6,622 7,354 7,964 120 108 53,432 59,664 112 : Ducks ..............: 304 281 297 98 106 2,438 2,388 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 2 2 67 100 12 13 108 : Total ..............: 38,247 37,606 40,672 106 108 317,482 327,334 103 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.85 0.84 0.82 96 98 0.90 0.89 99 Mature ...........: 4.51 5.03 4.99 111 99 5.11 5.39 105 Light ..........: 6.54 7.09 6.73 103 95 7.33 6.92 94 Heavy ..........: 4.14 4.57 4.50 109 98 4.50 4.99 111 Total ............: 0.90 0.90 0.87 97 97 0.96 0.95 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.43 1.49 1.43 100 96 1.40 1.46 104 Old ..............: 4.23 4.99 4.87 115 98 5.01 4.45 89 Total ............: 1.45 1.51 1.46 101 97 1.42 1.48 104 : Ducks ..............: 2.76 2.74 2.42 88 88 2.62 2.60 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 2.33 1.39 1.56 67 112 1.11 1.19 107 : Total ..............: 0.97 0.99 0.95 98 96 1.02 1.03 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: July and August 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 5,548 4,673 778,672 812,123 Mature ..........: - - 337 243 138,306 152,539 Light .........: - - 238 169 95,096 112,699 Heavy .........: - - 99 74 43,210 39,840 Total ...........: - - 5,885 4,916 916,978 964,662 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 38 36 19,953 19,190 Old .............: - - 8 - 1,455 1,620 Total ...........: - - 46 36 21,408 20,810 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 410,292 408,454 3,201 4,020 9,056 9,744 Mature ..........: 28,857 33,202 343 332 29,795 35,423 Light .........: 9,328 11,096 184 150 20,357 25,166 Heavy .........: 19,529 22,106 159 182 9,438 10,257 Total ...........: 439,149 441,656 3,544 4,352 38,851 45,167 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 2,657 3,366 301 399 58 71 Old .............: 428 458 1 1 244 319 Total ...........: 3,085 3,824 302 400 302 390 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 13,203 14,299 42,845 47,333 96,811 103,531 Mature ..........: 9,113 10,599 1,372 1,319 61,387 71,861 Light .........: 8,559 10,001 801 702 51,969 62,549 Heavy .........: 554 598 571 617 9,418 9,312 Total ...........: 22,316 24,898 44,217 48,652 158,198 175,392 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 132 121 624 516 789 853 Old .............: 20 14 86 107 120 133 Total ...........: 152 135 710 623 909 986 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 30,332 31,871 656,339 675,659 2,046,299 2,111,707 Mature ..........: 639 792 98,766 118,347 368,915 424,657 Light .........: 164 241 49,556 59,044 236,252 281,817 Heavy .........: 475 551 49,210 59,303 132,663 142,840 Total ...........: 30,971 32,663 755,105 794,006 2,415,214 2,536,364 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 388 452 9,762 10,764 34,702 35,768 Old .............: 26 27 255 300 2,643 2,979 Total ...........: 414 479 10,017 11,064 37,345 38,747 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 84,931 94,579 472,572 525,474 5.56 5.56 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 72,661 84,426 459,902 539,243 6.33 6.39 California ......: 22,642 23,702 136,427 141,193 6.03 5.96 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 31,271 34,760 225,078 252,953 7.20 7.28 Florida .........: 5,411 5,765 31,196 33,325 5.77 5.78 Georgia .........: 101,218 114,392 592,575 666,655 5.85 5.83 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,811 6,177 25,796 27,211 4.44 4.41 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,618 24,838 142,696 150,531 6.04 6.06 Louisiana .......: 15,505 16,975 93,241 102,852 6.01 6.06 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 9,714 11,137 63,091 69,885 6.49 6.28 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,887 4,816 23,269 29,152 5.99 6.05 Mississippi .....: 58,427 65,578 365,180 409,591 6.25 6.25 Missouri ........: 34,510 39,050 162,095 187,832 4.70 4.81 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 120 131 618 657 5.14 5.01 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,062 2,206 10,363 11,078 5.02 5.02 North Carolina ..: 62,018 68,554 484,131 535,002 7.81 7.80 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 7,255 8,058 40,005 43,823 5.51 5.44 Oklahoma ........: 12,395 12,919 78,901 81,080 6.37 6.28 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 8,542 10,050 47,776 56,406 5.59 5.61 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 23,414 26,289 169,832 189,350 7.25 7.20 : South Dakota ....: - (D) - (D) - (D) Tennessee .......: 23,842 27,501 124,414 145,659 5.22 5.30 Texas ...........: 51,695 56,682 315,828 341,270 6.11 6.02 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 27,888 30,136 157,606 169,422 5.65 5.62 Washington ......: 3,807 4,294 23,890 26,619 6.28 6.20 West Virginia ...: 9,418 10,311 36,933 40,204 3.92 3.90 Wisconsin .......: 4,109 4,718 17,172 19,589 4.18 4.15 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 708,391 790,750 4,313,651 4,812,131 6.09 6.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 359,101 399,686 2,719 3,041 0.75 0.76 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 348,183 408,900 3,291 3,590 0.94 0.87 California ......: 101,951 105,681 1,304 1,199 1.26 1.12 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 164,377 184,971 1,482 1,662 0.89 0.89 Florida .........: 23,394 24,992 117 131 0.50 0.52 Georgia .........: 444,063 500,441 3,444 4,048 0.77 0.80 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 18,817 19,854 132 132 0.70 0.66 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 108,123 114,442 1,849 1,773 1.68 1.53 Louisiana .......: 70,699 77,573 487 498 0.68 0.64 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 46,119 50,939 536 586 1.15 1.14 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 19,383 24,374 241 291 1.23 1.18 Mississippi .....: 280,413 314,447 1,918 2,180 0.68 0.69 Missouri ........: 119,563 138,179 1,177 1,285 0.97 0.92 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 444 465 9 7 1.93 1.56 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,353 6,834 246 241 3.73 3.41 North Carolina ..: 375,840 416,062 2,706 2,858 0.71 0.68 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 29,730 32,709 361 402 1.20 1.21 Oklahoma ........: 59,421 61,033 358 370 0.60 0.60 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 32,496 38,189 775 887 2.33 2.27 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 128,026 142,590 572 700 0.44 0.49 : South Dakota ....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Tennessee .......: 91,071 106,692 690 699 0.75 0.65 Texas ...........: 239,345 259,436 1,958 2,022 0.81 0.77 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 113,088 121,811 647 656 0.57 0.54 Washington ......: 17,815 19,843 167 159 0.93 0.80 West Virginia ...: 26,470 28,826 98 105 0.37 0.36 Wisconsin .......: 12,543 14,310 142 148 1.12 1.02 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,246,155 3,624,751 27,655 29,932 0.84 0.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2016 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 457 584 77,969 86,702 Arkansas ..........: - - 199 162 58,246 70,750 Delaware ..........: - - 2,237 1,596 60,679 67,089 Georgia ...........: - - 34 58 69,102 64,797 Mississippi .......: - - 125 88 18,677 23,519 Missouri ..........: - - 70 47 40,033 41,789 North Carolina ....: - - 142 148 88,304 96,849 Texas .............: - - 69 73 60,815 55,534 Virginia ..........: - - 64 52 14,787 14,429 : United States .....: - - 5,548 4,673 778,672 812,123 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 36,787 40,387 325 326 1,207 1,372 Arkansas ..........: 21,638 23,986 332 320 652 700 Delaware ..........: 38,985 33,545 87 66 574 605 Georgia ...........: 94,849 111,657 204 322 1,361 1,376 Mississippi .......: 5,793 6,787 97 121 412 493 Missouri ..........: 4,288 4,501 49 68 244 246 North Carolina ....: 30,516 32,820 428 454 1,056 1,006 Texas .............: 17,299 16,879 139 403 560 545 Virginia ..........: 13,137 9,120 6 25 228 211 : United States .....: 410,292 408,454 3,201 4,020 9,056 9,744 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 956 1,180 5,869 6,031 20,078 18,395 Arkansas ..........: 349 415 2,535 2,961 6,735 7,055 Delaware ..........: 1,489 1,449 1,934 2,095 4,508 4,803 Georgia ...........: 699 729 12,635 14,096 10,925 13,714 Mississippi .......: 616 590 1,497 1,973 1,589 1,835 Missouri ..........: 131 149 486 431 2,660 2,829 North Carolina ....: 929 1,005 5,433 6,031 5,062 6,134 Texas .............: 451 523 534 486 4,117 4,624 Virginia ..........: 635 543 551 550 2,153 1,865 : United States .....: 13,203 14,299 42,845 47,333 96,811 103,531 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,801 2,093 66,420 48,165 211,869 205,235 Arkansas ..........: 3,510 2,619 117,592 129,943 211,788 238,911 Delaware ..........: 2,479 3,004 7,808 6,314 120,780 120,566 Georgia ...........: 3,375 4,606 53,293 62,677 246,477 274,032 Mississippi .......: 101 135 11,071 14,524 39,978 50,065 Missouri ..........: 213 163 26,275 23,126 74,449 73,349 North Carolina ....: 3,323 2,664 38,198 36,535 173,391 183,646 Texas .............: 1,499 1,368 18,128 17,059 103,611 97,494 Virginia ..........: 1,383 703 8,084 5,444 41,028 32,942 : United States .....: 30,332 31,871 656,339 675,659 2,046,299 2,111,707 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,679 3,226 52,831 63,823 19.72 19.79 California ......: 1,013 1,016 27,412 27,308 27.05 26.87 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,743 2,094 69,451 82,176 39.84 39.25 Iowa ............: 1,174 1,158 47,526 47,632 40.49 41.14 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,975 4,573 99,666 111,259 25.07 24.33 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 905 1,002 30,517 32,745 33.72 32.67 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 ..: 1,845 2,152 67,092 78,957 36.36 36.69 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 439 503 19,591 21,705 44.62 43.16 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 750 871 20,461 24,444 27.27 28.07 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 ...........: 493 517 6,227 6,720 12.64 12.99 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Virginia ........: 2,104 2,430 57,263 67,060 27.21 27.59 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 19,586 22,232 594,768 668,190 30.37 30.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 44,575 53,780 342 419 0.76 0.77 California ......: 22,058 21,875 179 232 0.80 1.05 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) (X) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 56,020 66,528 872 1,042 1.53 1.54 Iowa ............: 37,392 37,487 573 521 1.51 1.37 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 79,572 89,023 1,510 1,457 1.86 1.61 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 24,745 26,489 227 231 0.91 0.86 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 ..: 52,269 61,669 583 657 1.10 1.05 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 15,642 17,333 307 359 1.93 2.03 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 16,208 19,263 422 483 2.54 2.45 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 ...........: 5,230 5,526 32 30 0.61 0.54 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Virginia ........: 46,485 54,419 553 709 1.18 1.29 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 476,204 535,243 7,196 7,771 1.49 1.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 ............... 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