Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released October 24, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 1 Percent from Last Year September 2021 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. September 2022 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during September 2022 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.48 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the amount certified in September 2021. The August 2022 revised certified total at 4.73 billion pounds, was up 7 percent from August 2021. The August revision represented an increase of 8.98 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during September 2022 was 5.90 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 5.87 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.30 billion pounds, up 2 percent from September 2021. Mature chickens, at 64.9 million pounds, were down 2 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 523 million pounds, down 11 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.7 million pounds, up 8 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during September 2022 averaged 6.57 pounds per bird, up slightly from September 2021. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.01 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during September 2022 averaged 30.5 pounds per bird, down 5 percent from September 2021. Ante-mortem condemnations during September 2022 totaled 12.9 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.21 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 24.9 million pounds, were 0.55 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.60 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2022 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 794,794 862,696 807,091 102 94 6,923,989 7,051,011 102 Mature ...........: 9,380 10,578 9,252 99 87 87,190 85,939 99 Light ..........: 2,658 2,503 2,746 103 110 27,195 24,128 89 Heavy ..........: 6,722 8,075 6,506 97 81 59,995 61,811 103 Total ............: 804,174 873,274 816,343 102 93 7,011,179 7,136,950 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,176 18,194 17,036 94 94 159,312 153,691 96 Old ..............: 129 140 152 118 109 1,277 1,166 91 Total ............: 18,305 18,334 17,188 94 94 160,589 154,857 96 : Ducks ..............: 2,091 2,295 2,253 108 98 17,800 19,788 111 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,203,472 5,584,716 5,299,784 102 95 44,665,992 45,496,621 102 Mature ...........: 66,098 77,523 64,877 98 84 593,234 600,999 101 Light ..........: 9,200 8,794 9,669 105 110 94,147 83,818 89 Heavy ..........: 56,898 68,729 55,208 97 80 499,087 517,181 104 Total ............: 5,269,570 5,662,239 5,364,661 102 95 45,259,226 46,097,620 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 585,139 556,488 518,657 89 93 5,212,017 4,852,102 93 Old ..............: 3,875 4,106 4,823 124 117 38,635 36,048 93 Total ............: 589,014 560,594 523,480 89 93 5,250,652 4,888,150 93 : Ducks ..............: 14,502 15,954 15,653 108 98 123,541 138,850 112 : Other 1/ ...........: 594 537 562 95 105 2,292 2,600 113 : Total ..............: 5,873,680 6,239,324 5,904,356 101 95 50,635,711 51,127,220 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.55 6.47 6.57 100 102 6.45 6.45 100 Mature ...........: 7.05 7.33 7.01 99 96 6.80 6.99 103 Light ..........: 3.46 3.51 3.52 102 100 3.46 3.47 100 Heavy ..........: 8.46 8.51 8.49 100 100 8.32 8.37 101 Total ............: 6.55 6.48 6.57 100 101 6.46 6.46 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.19 30.59 30.44 95 100 32.72 31.57 96 Old ..............: 30.04 29.33 31.73 106 108 30.25 30.92 102 Total ............: 32.18 30.58 30.46 95 100 32.70 31.57 97 : Ducks ..............: 6.94 6.95 6.95 100 100 6.94 7.02 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2022 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,662,159 3,918,965 3,713,980 101 95 31,406,063 32,089,774 102 Mature ...........: 45,811 55,285 45,102 98 82 407,630 424,116 104 Light ..........: 4,751 4,709 5,022 106 107 48,543 44,170 91 Heavy ..........: 41,060 50,576 40,080 98 79 359,087 379,946 106 Total ............: 3,707,970 3,974,250 3,759,082 101 95 31,813,693 32,513,890 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 288,117 277,917 246,652 86 89 2,557,917 2,377,668 93 Old ..............: 2,879 2,620 3,172 110 121 28,714 23,758 83 Total ............: 290,996 280,537 249,824 86 89 2,586,631 2,401,426 93 : Ducks ..............: 3,524 5,005 4,489 127 90 30,212 39,566 131 : Other 1/ ...........: 116 145 146 126 101 1,069 1,174 110 : Total ..............: 4,002,606 4,259,937 4,013,541 100 94 34,431,605 34,956,056 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 266,369 292,012 289,854 109 99 2,300,055 2,258,306 98 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 266,369 292,012 289,854 109 99 2,300,055 2,258,306 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 179,475 168,011 170,170 95 101 1,604,896 1,507,195 94 Old ..............: 75 608 557 743 92 586 3,973 678 Total ............: 179,550 168,619 170,727 95 101 1,605,482 1,511,168 94 : Ducks ..............: 7,044 6,610 6,956 99 105 60,303 61,600 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 253 196 204 81 104 429 526 123 : Total ..............: 453,216 467,437 467,741 103 100 3,966,269 3,831,600 97 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,928,528 4,210,977 4,003,834 102 95 33,706,118 34,348,080 102 Mature ...........: 45,811 55,285 45,102 98 82 407,630 424,116 104 Light ..........: 4,751 4,709 5,022 106 107 48,543 44,170 91 Heavy ..........: 41,060 50,576 40,080 98 79 359,087 379,946 106 Total ............: 3,974,339 4,266,262 4,048,936 102 95 34,113,748 34,772,196 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 467,592 445,928 416,822 89 93 4,162,813 3,884,863 93 Old ..............: 2,954 3,228 3,729 126 116 29,300 27,731 95 Total ............: 470,546 449,156 420,551 89 94 4,192,113 3,912,594 93 : Ducks ..............: 10,568 11,615 11,445 108 99 90,515 101,166 112 : Other 1/ ...........: 369 341 350 95 103 1,498 1,700 113 : Total ..............: 4,455,822 4,727,374 4,481,282 101 95 38,397,874 38,787,656 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2022 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,893 11,798 10,575 107 90 90,309 96,003 106 Mature ...........: 529 1,053 841 159 80 5,842 8,027 137 Light ..........: 62 88 107 173 122 847 811 96 Heavy ..........: 467 965 734 157 76 4,995 7,216 144 Total ............: 10,422 12,851 11,416 110 89 96,151 104,030 108 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,813 1,653 1,410 78 85 16,467 15,281 93 Old ..............: 27 27 26 96 96 382 300 79 Total ............: 1,840 1,680 1,436 78 85 16,849 15,581 92 : Ducks ..............: 95 100 77 81 77 682 766 112 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,358 14,632 12,931 105 88 113,684 120,380 106 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.19 0.21 0.20 105 95 0.20 0.21 105 Mature ...........: 0.80 1.36 1.30 163 96 0.98 1.34 137 Light ..........: 0.67 1.00 1.11 166 111 0.90 0.97 108 Heavy ..........: 0.82 1.40 1.33 162 95 1.00 1.40 140 Total ............: 0.20 0.23 0.21 105 91 0.21 0.23 110 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.31 0.30 0.27 87 90 0.32 0.31 97 Old ..............: 0.70 0.66 0.54 77 82 0.99 0.83 84 Total ............: 0.31 0.30 0.27 87 90 0.32 0.32 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.66 0.63 0.49 74 78 0.55 0.55 100 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.21 0.23 0.22 105 96 0.22 0.24 109 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 condemned and establishment sorted and removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2022 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 17,930 19,158 18,179 101 95 168,211 168,502 100 Mature ...........: 2,456 1,780 1,604 65 90 18,974 14,139 75 Light ..........: 405 297 382 94 129 4,028 3,278 81 Heavy ..........: 2,051 1,483 1,222 60 82 14,946 10,861 73 Total ............: 20,386 20,938 19,783 97 94 187,185 182,641 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,017 5,273 4,751 79 90 53,616 46,508 87 Old ..............: 156 139 166 106 119 1,231 1,287 105 Total ............: 6,173 5,412 4,917 80 91 54,847 47,795 87 : Ducks ..............: 238 272 231 97 85 1,815 2,107 116 : Other 1/ ...........: 7 6 6 86 100 27 33 122 : Total ..............: 26,804 26,628 24,937 93 94 243,874 232,576 95 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.45 0.45 0.45 100 100 0.50 0.49 98 Mature ...........: 5.09 3.12 3.43 67 110 4.45 3.23 73 Light ..........: 7.85 5.93 7.07 90 119 7.66 6.91 90 Heavy ..........: 4.76 2.85 2.96 62 104 4.00 2.78 70 Total ............: 0.51 0.49 0.49 96 100 0.55 0.52 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.27 1.17 1.13 89 97 1.27 1.18 93 Old ..............: 5.02 4.13 4.26 85 103 4.03 4.44 110 Total ............: 1.29 1.19 1.16 90 97 1.29 1.21 94 : Ducks ..............: 2.20 2.29 1.98 90 86 1.97 2.04 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.86 1.73 1.69 91 98 1.77 1.90 107 : Total ..............: 0.60 0.56 0.55 92 98 0.63 0.60 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 283 382 93,644 79,777 Mature ..........: - - 73 90 34,156 51,609 Light .........: - - 67 71 28,130 45,524 Heavy .........: - - 6 19 6,026 6,085 Total ...........: - - 356 472 127,800 131,386 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 86 44 4,791 3,687 Old .............: - - 5 9 611 828 Total ...........: - - 91 53 5,402 4,515 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 68,618 65,756 492 480 2,507 2,523 Mature ..........: 10,147 12,776 111 119 21,271 25,368 Light .........: 3,302 5,077 19 27 16,278 21,153 Heavy .........: 6,845 7,699 92 92 4,993 4,215 Total ...........: 78,765 78,532 603 599 23,778 27,891 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,118 1,357 25 19 47 58 Old .............: 503 639 14 - 186 170 Total ...........: 1,621 1,996 39 19 233 228 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 3,780 4,148 1,688 1,944 50,113 44,383 Mature ..........: 1,494 2,593 296 152 22,420 23,870 Light .........: 475 1,531 232 135 20,115 21,492 Heavy .........: 1,019 1,062 64 17 2,305 2,378 Total ...........: 5,274 6,741 1,984 2,096 72,533 68,253 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 68 65 170 178 960 600 Old .............: 12 8 59 15 90 121 Total ...........: 80 73 229 193 1,050 721 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 18,252 17,963 217,237 215,061 1,531,485 1,547,535 Mature ..........: 151 73 27,217 31,396 33,605 29,410 Light .........: 64 65 20,286 24,692 - - Heavy .........: 87 8 6,931 6,704 33,605 29,410 Total ...........: 18,403 18,036 244,454 246,457 1,565,090 1,576,945 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 60 78 3,587 2,916 45,855 43,217 Old .............: 2 4 425 262 167 189 Total ...........: 62 82 4,012 3,178 46,022 43,406 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: August and September 2022 [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 .........: 109,516 101,078 612,088 575,333 5.59 5.69 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 92,582 87,375 642,933 614,995 6.94 7.04 California ......: 24,329 22,922 143,277 135,459 5.89 5.91 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 33,032 32,124 250,729 249,684 7.59 7.77 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 113,658 107,567 684,569 656,862 6.02 6.11 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 63 70 397 443 6.29 6.34 Indiana .........: 6,724 6,659 31,847 31,438 4.74 4.72 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,170 23,504 164,539 155,926 6.54 6.63 Louisiana .......: 15,674 14,360 110,241 102,381 7.03 7.13 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 13,394 12,684 85,043 81,755 6.35 6.45 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 63,988 58,562 412,465 384,853 6.45 6.57 Missouri ........: 38,181 33,926 214,291 191,816 5.61 5.65 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 159 173 793 841 4.99 4.85 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,860 2,725 14,290 13,050 5.00 4.79 North Carolina ..: 86,468 80,106 720,122 676,541 8.33 8.45 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 11,807 11,191 52,732 51,047 4.47 4.56 Oklahoma ........: 12,944 11,650 92,176 83,459 7.12 7.16 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 13,155 12,318 74,853 70,075 5.69 5.69 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 26,966 24,585 201,669 188,500 7.48 7.67 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 33,233 31,105 200,209 189,341 6.02 6.09 Texas ...........: 67,180 63,867 455,293 436,899 6.78 6.84 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 30,057 29,200 192,383 191,327 6.40 6.55 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 ...: 862,696 807,091 5,584,716 5,299,784 6.47 6.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2022 [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 .........: 467,736 440,789 2,101 1,931 0.45 0.44 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 484,067 461,542 1,518 1,532 0.31 0.33 California ......: 107,725 101,678 816 643 0.75 0.63 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 193,219 193,868 641 650 0.33 0.33 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 518,458 498,446 2,870 2,811 0.55 0.56 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 295 328 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 23,149 22,874 104 86 0.45 0.37 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 124,037 117,610 732 638 0.59 0.54 Louisiana .......: 83,578 77,754 371 251 0.44 0.32 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 63,411 60,998 322 342 0.50 0.56 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 302,818 285,430 1,107 1,092 0.36 0.38 Missouri ........: 157,212 140,614 525 439 0.33 0.31 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 591 636 8 8 1.31 1.22 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 8,665 7,964 105 90 1.20 1.12 North Carolina ..: 551,715 520,731 1,970 1,772 0.36 0.34 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 39,321 38,175 285 273 0.72 0.71 Oklahoma ........: 69,080 62,504 180 180 0.26 0.29 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 51,468 48,752 972 790 1.85 1.59 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 152,073 141,805 895 892 0.59 0.63 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 147,516 139,332 637 590 0.43 0.42 Texas ...........: 349,553 334,164 1,325 1,344 0.38 0.40 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 145,272 145,212 300 318 0.21 0.22 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 ...: 4,210,977 4,003,834 19,158 18,179 0.45 0.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2022 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 27 51 7,371 9,026 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 119 143 Delaware ..........: - - 53 17 11,572 9,516 Georgia ...........: - - 1 3 11,703 12,073 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - 1 1 - Texas .............: - - 19 1 7,235 4,795 Virginia ..........: - - 3 1 4,098 4,924 : United States .....: - - 283 382 93,644 79,777 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 2,902 2,570 5 4 146 126 Arkansas ..........: 317 304 4 4 - - Delaware ..........: 3,161 2,957 61 3 107 70 Georgia ...........: 20,982 20,864 35 37 594 501 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 1 - - - - - Texas .............: 3,066 2,079 30 9 212 241 Virginia ..........: 1,458 1,813 5 2 58 93 : United States .....: 68,618 65,756 492 480 2,507 2,523 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 359 338 314 529 7,081 4,822 Arkansas ..........: 2 5 - - 47 159 Delaware ..........: 245 170 161 107 1,882 1,570 Georgia ...........: 750 872 433 574 5,202 6,632 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 83 100 3 2 616 405 Virginia ..........: 267 459 52 60 557 727 : United States .....: 3,780 4,148 1,688 1,944 50,113 44,383 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 439 204 30,492 22,099 164,085 151,329 Arkansas ..........: 21 19 141 208 104,029 100,317 Delaware ..........: 994 1,047 1,241 1,211 9,252 5,563 Georgia ...........: 12,631 13,286 74,383 66,898 186,291 172,562 Mississippi .......: - - - - 139,237 139,160 North Carolina ....: - - - - 137,470 117,028 Texas .............: 1,111 742 3,309 1,583 82,474 94,164 Virginia ..........: 30 23 3,228 5,487 59,080 70,623 : United States .....: 18,252 17,963 217,237 215,061 1,531,485 1,547,535 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: August and September 2022 [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 .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 1 1 39 35 30.41 26.95 Indiana .........: 2,072 1,852 78,524 70,041 37.90 37.81 Iowa ............: 1,111 1,000 44,174 41,957 39.75 41.94 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,492 3,343 91,452 80,244 26.19 24.01 Mississippi .....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Missouri ........: 570 532 12,080 11,460 21.20 21.53 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 9 9 181 193 19.83 20.32 North Carolina ..: 1,880 1,893 67,054 67,669 35.67 35.74 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 621 559 28,637 25,158 46.10 45.00 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 726 776 19,893 19,581 27.41 25.24 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 128 168 5,727 7,234 44.72 43.08 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 2 4 67 135 30.41 30.58 Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 273 213 11,667 9,188 42.67 43.08 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 18,194 17,036 556,488 518,657 30.59 30.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: August and September 2022 [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 .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 32 27 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 63,260 56,563 845 724 1.32 1.26 Iowa ............: 35,065 33,286 560 429 1.57 1.27 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 73,334 64,602 855 749 1.15 1.15 Mississippi .....: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Missouri ........: 9,963 9,449 102 100 1.01 1.05 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 ........: 119 124 3 3 2.33 2.21 North Carolina ..: 53,101 53,790 320 323 0.60 0.60 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 22,885 20,115 321 265 1.38 1.30 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 15,774 15,679 263 197 1.64 1.24 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 4,619 5,846 60 59 1.29 1.00 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 54 108 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 9,202 7,259 164 117 1.75 1.59 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 445,928 416,822 5,273 4,751 1.17 1.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 federally condemned prior to entry into the slaughter plant which includes Dead-On-Arrival (DOA) and condemned for other causes. 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 of birds condemned includes federally inspected and establishment sorted 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 349 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2021. 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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