Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released March 24, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 3 Percent from Last Year February 2016 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 2017 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during February 2017 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.66 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the amount certified in February 2016. The January 2017 revised certified total at 4.05 billion pounds, was up 7 percent from January 2016. The January revision represented an increase of 581 thousand pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during February 2017 was 4.83 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 4.97 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.18 billion pounds, down 3 percent from February 2016. Mature chickens, at 62.0 million pounds, were down 9 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 572 million pounds, up 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.6 million pounds, down 5 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during February 2017 averaged 6.16 pounds per bird, down slightly from February 2016. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.88 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during February 2017 averaged 31.6 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from February 2016. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 2017 totaled 12.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.25 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.26 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 36.9 million pounds, were 1.00 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.07 percent a year earlier. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2017 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ----- percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 699,896 749,302 679,482 97 91 1,399,242 1,428,784 102 Mature ...........: 11,448 11,080 10,537 92 95 22,742 21,617 95 Light ..........: 5,168 4,993 4,910 95 98 10,544 9,903 94 Heavy ..........: 6,280 6,087 5,627 90 92 12,198 11,714 96 Total ............: 711,344 760,382 690,019 97 91 1,421,984 1,450,401 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,169 19,433 17,973 99 92 36,673 37,406 102 Old ..............: 129 138 145 112 105 322 283 88 Total ............: 18,298 19,571 18,118 99 93 36,995 37,689 102 : Ducks ..............: 2,230 2,492 2,123 95 85 4,567 4,615 101 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,321,076 4,644,226 4,184,674 97 90 8,651,533 8,828,900 102 Mature ...........: 67,881 65,921 61,976 91 94 133,523 127,897 96 Light ..........: 16,907 16,723 16,280 96 97 34,621 33,003 95 Heavy ..........: 50,974 49,198 45,696 90 93 98,902 94,894 96 Total ............: 4,388,957 4,710,147 4,246,650 97 90 8,785,056 8,956,797 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 563,247 618,795 567,679 101 92 1,152,567 1,186,474 103 Old ..............: 3,672 4,073 4,197 114 103 9,083 8,270 91 Total ............: 566,919 622,868 571,876 101 92 1,161,650 1,194,744 103 : Ducks ..............: 15,309 17,190 14,620 95 85 31,330 31,810 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 168 167 158 94 95 363 325 90 : Total ..............: 4,971,353 5,350,372 4,833,304 97 90 9,978,399 10,183,676 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.17 6.20 6.16 100 99 6.18 6.18 100 Mature ...........: 5.93 5.95 5.88 99 99 5.87 5.92 101 Light ..........: 3.27 3.35 3.32 102 99 3.28 3.33 102 Heavy ..........: 8.12 8.08 8.12 100 100 8.11 8.10 100 Total ............: 6.17 6.19 6.15 100 99 6.18 6.18 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.00 31.84 31.59 102 99 31.43 31.72 101 Old ..............: 28.47 29.51 28.94 102 98 28.21 29.22 104 Total ............: 30.98 31.83 31.56 102 99 31.40 31.70 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.87 6.90 6.89 100 100 6.86 6.89 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2017 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,004,584 3,232,413 2,908,503 97 90 6,025,070 6,140,916 102 Mature ...........: 43,334 42,761 40,156 93 94 85,144 82,917 97 Light ..........: 8,905 8,718 8,392 94 96 18,281 17,110 94 Heavy ..........: 34,429 34,043 31,764 92 93 66,863 65,807 98 Total ............: 3,047,918 3,275,174 2,948,659 97 90 6,110,214 6,223,833 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 261,596 286,023 261,806 100 92 546,264 547,829 100 Old ..............: 2,283 3,010 3,062 134 102 5,735 6,072 106 Total ............: 263,879 289,033 264,868 100 92 551,999 553,901 100 : Ducks ..............: 4,158 5,084 4,023 97 79 8,583 9,107 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 111 109 100 90 92 232 209 90 : Total ..............: 3,316,066 3,569,400 3,217,650 97 90 6,671,028 6,787,050 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 252,074 264,502 244,424 97 92 488,369 508,926 104 Mature ...........: 5 - - (X) (X) 7 - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: 5 - - (X) (X) 7 - (X) Total ............: 252,079 264,502 244,424 97 92 488,376 508,926 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 190,164 209,740 193,159 102 92 377,911 402,899 107 Old ..............: 507 73 70 14 96 1,114 143 13 Total ............: 190,671 209,813 193,229 101 92 379,025 403,042 106 : Ducks ..............: 6,955 7,479 6,616 95 88 14,202 14,095 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 6 6 6 100 100 12 12 100 : Total ..............: 449,711 481,800 444,275 99 92 881,615 926,075 105 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,256,658 3,496,915 3,152,927 97 90 6,513,439 6,649,842 102 Mature ...........: 43,339 42,761 40,156 93 94 85,151 82,917 97 Light ..........: 8,905 8,718 8,392 94 96 18,281 17,110 94 Heavy ..........: 34,434 34,043 31,764 92 93 66,870 65,807 98 Total ............: 3,299,997 3,539,676 3,193,083 97 90 6,598,590 6,732,759 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 451,760 495,763 454,965 101 92 924,175 950,728 103 Old ..............: 2,790 3,083 3,132 112 102 6,849 6,215 91 Total ............: 454,550 498,846 458,097 101 92 931,024 956,943 103 : Ducks ..............: 11,113 12,563 10,639 96 85 22,785 23,202 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 117 115 106 91 92 244 221 91 : Total ..............: 3,765,777 4,051,200 3,661,925 97 90 7,552,643 7,713,125 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2017 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,401 10,954 9,763 94 89 21,231 20,717 98 Mature ...........: 820 866 762 93 88 1,635 1,628 100 Light ..........: 272 295 276 101 94 553 571 103 Heavy ..........: 548 571 486 89 85 1,082 1,057 98 Total ............: 11,221 11,820 10,525 94 89 22,866 22,345 98 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,499 1,781 1,590 106 89 3,116 3,371 108 Old ..............: 50 61 53 106 87 129 114 88 Total ............: 1,549 1,842 1,643 106 89 3,245 3,485 107 : Ducks ..............: 37 44 37 100 84 83 81 98 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,807 13,706 12,205 95 89 26,194 25,911 99 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.24 0.24 0.23 96 96 0.25 0.23 92 Mature ...........: 1.21 1.31 1.23 102 94 1.22 1.27 104 Light ..........: 1.61 1.76 1.70 106 97 1.60 1.73 108 Heavy ..........: 1.08 1.16 1.06 98 91 1.09 1.11 102 Total ............: 0.26 0.25 0.25 96 100 0.26 0.25 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.27 0.29 0.28 104 97 0.27 0.28 104 Old ..............: 1.36 1.50 1.26 93 84 1.42 1.38 97 Total ............: 0.27 0.30 0.29 107 97 0.28 0.29 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.24 0.26 0.25 104 96 0.26 0.25 96 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.26 0.26 0.25 96 96 0.26 0.25 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2017 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 31,171 29,961 27,551 88 92 61,825 57,512 93 Mature ...........: 2,591 2,249 2,054 79 91 5,293 4,303 81 Light ..........: 656 688 652 99 95 1,319 1,340 102 Heavy ..........: 1,935 1,561 1,402 72 90 3,974 2,963 75 Total ............: 33,762 32,210 29,605 88 92 67,118 61,815 92 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,636 7,539 6,863 103 91 13,879 14,402 104 Old ..............: 116 175 188 162 107 286 363 127 Total ............: 6,752 7,714 7,051 104 91 14,165 14,765 104 : Ducks ..............: 287 313 285 99 91 575 598 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 1 2 2 200 100 2 4 200 : Total ..............: 40,802 40,239 36,943 91 92 81,860 77,182 94 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.95 0.85 0.87 92 102 0.94 0.86 91 Mature ...........: 5.64 5.00 4.87 86 97 5.85 4.93 84 Light ..........: 6.86 7.31 7.21 105 99 6.73 7.26 108 Heavy ..........: 5.32 4.38 4.23 80 97 5.61 4.31 77 Total ............: 1.01 0.90 0.92 91 102 1.01 0.91 90 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.45 1.50 1.49 103 99 1.48 1.49 101 Old ..............: 3.99 5.37 5.66 142 105 4.01 5.52 138 Total ............: 1.46 1.52 1.52 104 100 1.50 1.52 101 : Ducks ..............: 2.52 2.43 2.61 104 107 2.46 2.51 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 0.85 1.71 1.85 218 108 0.81 1.78 220 : Total ..............: 1.07 0.98 1.00 93 102 1.07 0.99 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: January and February 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 5,450 5,554 831,612 757,184 Mature ..........: - - 195 243 148,798 151,118 Light .........: - - 118 168 106,412 111,391 Heavy .........: - - 77 75 42,386 39,727 Total ...........: - - 5,645 5,797 980,410 908,302 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 46 34 28,846 25,584 Old .............: - - 1 7 1,446 1,306 Total ...........: - - 47 41 30,292 26,890 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 652,279 666,308 3,897 3,285 14,629 13,195 Mature ..........: 23,706 24,768 560 666 36,838 32,824 Light .........: 7,624 9,349 297 402 22,857 19,349 Heavy .........: 16,082 15,419 263 264 13,981 13,475 Total ...........: 675,985 691,076 4,457 3,951 51,467 46,019 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 3,664 3,663 668 443 62 48 Old .............: 469 461 - 3 325 320 Total ...........: 4,133 4,124 668 446 387 368 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 13,452 12,435 51,766 46,007 103,589 97,315 Mature ..........: 9,118 9,962 1,456 1,313 83,613 82,948 Light .........: 8,562 9,274 722 584 76,540 75,579 Heavy .........: 556 688 734 729 7,073 7,369 Total ...........: 22,570 22,397 53,222 47,320 187,202 180,263 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 96 74 783 604 1,018 794 Old .............: 32 41 60 85 173 149 Total ...........: 128 115 843 689 1,191 943 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 29,152 31,074 791,774 788,646 2,497,600 2,421,003 Mature ..........: 758 710 100,357 99,313 405,399 403,865 Light .........: 279 258 52,727 49,674 276,138 276,028 Heavy .........: 479 452 47,630 49,639 129,261 127,837 Total ...........: 29,910 31,784 892,131 887,959 2,902,999 2,824,868 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 556 396 12,620 10,510 48,359 42,150 Old .............: 10 32 149 230 2,665 2,634 Total ...........: 566 428 12,769 10,740 51,024 44,784 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 89,006 82,815 493,785 461,762 5.55 5.58 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 81,327 74,487 539,044 486,038 6.63 6.53 California ......: 24,004 19,832 139,997 116,136 5.83 5.86 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 33,792 30,336 243,280 216,222 7.20 7.13 Florida .........: 5,758 4,714 33,098 26,378 5.75 5.60 Georgia .........: 105,439 95,151 616,685 560,522 5.85 5.89 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,807 5,227 25,785 23,062 4.44 4.41 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,013 21,647 148,119 135,393 6.17 6.25 Louisiana .......: 15,371 14,746 96,728 91,903 6.29 6.23 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,077 9,215 63,020 52,590 6.25 5.71 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,452 4,258 26,185 24,799 5.88 5.82 Mississippi .....: 59,016 57,176 381,157 370,836 6.46 6.49 Missouri ........: 36,750 33,543 178,540 163,285 4.86 4.87 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 112 83 566 412 5.06 4.95 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,362 1,951 11,873 9,748 5.03 5.00 North Carolina ..: 64,832 57,543 521,434 452,965 8.04 7.87 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 7,813 7,436 43,165 39,986 5.52 5.38 Oklahoma ........: 13,153 11,716 88,171 78,110 6.70 6.67 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,326 9,080 58,665 50,749 5.68 5.59 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 24,545 21,591 183,372 159,792 7.47 7.40 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 25,383 22,655 134,990 120,579 5.32 5.32 Texas ...........: 56,714 50,400 353,089 310,406 6.23 6.16 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 28,578 25,450 164,585 145,753 5.76 5.73 Washington ......: 4,223 3,428 26,576 21,368 6.29 6.23 West Virginia ...: 9,151 8,364 35,146 32,620 3.84 3.90 Wisconsin .......: 4,313 3,831 18,419 16,212 4.27 4.23 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 749,302 679,482 4,644,226 4,184,674 6.20 6.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: January and February 2017 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 375,252 350,701 2,880 2,746 0.76 0.78 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 407,162 365,702 3,326 3,019 0.81 0.82 California ......: 104,128 86,458 1,360 1,240 1.29 1.41 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 177,751 158,227 1,607 1,516 0.90 0.95 Florida .........: 24,830 19,784 138 126 0.55 0.63 Georgia .........: 464,174 422,115 3,714 3,546 0.79 0.83 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 18,787 16,841 134 125 0.71 0.74 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 112,248 102,597 1,652 1,403 1.45 1.35 Louisiana .......: 73,467 69,489 565 539 0.76 0.77 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 46,345 38,725 640 619 1.36 1.57 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 21,864 20,851 213 212 0.97 1.01 Mississippi .....: 293,198 287,126 1,981 1,910 0.67 0.66 Missouri ........: 131,722 120,487 1,223 1,158 0.92 0.95 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 407 296 6 6 1.43 1.97 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,414 6,001 244 233 3.18 3.74 North Carolina ..: 406,302 353,187 3,304 2,793 0.81 0.78 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 32,203 29,716 499 448 1.53 1.48 Oklahoma ........: 66,311 58,731 336 336 0.50 0.57 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 39,828 34,478 1,097 881 2.68 2.49 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 138,183 120,313 693 669 0.50 0.55 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 98,891 88,458 545 495 0.55 0.56 Texas ...........: 267,317 235,774 2,388 2,087 0.89 0.88 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 117,292 103,549 668 692 0.57 0.66 Washington ......: 19,801 15,933 118 91 0.59 0.57 West Virginia ...: 25,181 23,360 99 108 0.39 0.46 Wisconsin .......: 13,452 11,840 109 101 0.80 0.85 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,496,915 3,152,927 29,961 27,551 0.85 0.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2017 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 582 501 72,287 72,112 Arkansas ..........: - - 124 115 66,917 58,686 Delaware ..........: - - 1,435 1,307 56,090 53,367 Georgia ...........: - - 78 105 74,746 67,070 Mississippi .......: - - 136 122 21,884 19,772 Missouri ..........: - - 41 32 50,684 43,819 North Carolina ....: - - 164 126 97,873 88,067 Texas .............: - - 261 133 65,704 61,563 Virginia ..........: - - 57 29 13,811 14,415 : United States .....: - - 5,450 5,554 831,612 757,184 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 50,942 45,342 380 356 1,746 1,670 Arkansas ..........: 28,948 31,468 234 233 945 784 Delaware ..........: 62,010 64,459 66 43 958 752 Georgia ...........: 159,828 167,302 469 480 1,977 1,524 Mississippi .......: 11,373 9,409 94 109 671 781 Missouri ..........: 10,180 7,586 39 24 390 356 North Carolina ....: 51,017 45,303 343 261 1,659 1,519 Texas .............: 30,759 24,838 310 277 863 728 Virginia ..........: 20,042 24,219 7 4 443 407 : United States .....: 652,279 666,308 3,897 3,285 14,629 13,195 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,002 915 6,293 5,273 15,562 14,359 Arkansas ..........: 334 319 3,389 2,736 5,022 4,460 Delaware ..........: 1,127 1,150 1,663 1,543 3,883 3,999 Georgia ...........: 653 606 13,876 13,088 27,489 23,270 Mississippi .......: 665 613 1,824 1,722 1,552 1,504 Missouri ..........: 184 143 485 402 2,498 2,004 North Carolina ....: 957 774 9,852 7,845 4,832 4,324 Texas .............: 573 478 533 740 4,527 4,361 Virginia ..........: 702 616 648 598 2,126 1,949 : United States .....: 13,452 12,435 51,766 46,007 103,589 97,315 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 878 882 50,827 52,140 200,499 193,550 Arkansas ..........: 3,392 3,527 144,738 147,721 254,043 250,049 Delaware ..........: 4,189 4,238 6,823 6,214 138,244 137,072 Georgia ...........: 3,113 3,806 84,463 92,003 366,692 369,254 Mississippi .......: 155 244 16,160 16,911 54,514 51,187 Missouri ..........: 390 183 25,554 24,536 90,445 79,085 North Carolina ....: 2,508 2,287 60,044 63,248 229,249 213,754 Texas .............: 706 584 20,581 17,189 124,817 110,891 Virginia ..........: 1,114 1,074 11,724 11,010 50,674 54,321 : United States .....: 29,152 31,074 791,774 788,646 2,497,600 2,421,003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,814 2,903 56,759 56,496 20.17 19.46 California ......: 778 751 23,897 22,241 30.73 29.60 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,780 1,726 71,496 69,045 40.17 40.00 Iowa ............: 1,184 1,113 51,172 47,867 43.23 43.00 Kansas ..........: - - - - - - Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,530 2,873 94,925 78,093 26.89 27.18 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 918 890 31,884 30,158 34.74 33.90 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - (D) - (D) - (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,873 1,743 70,429 66,057 37.60 37.91 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 478 456 22,059 21,177 46.16 46.41 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 709 697 21,532 20,927 30.36 30.03 Rhode Island ....: (D) - (D) - (D) - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 558 455 8,656 6,388 15.50 14.05 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,201 2,070 61,008 57,854 27.72 27.95 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 19,433 17,973 618,795 567,679 31.84 31.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: January and February 2017 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 47,795 47,365 391 359 0.81 0.75 California ......: 19,298 17,853 225 206 1.15 1.14 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 57,983 56,033 779 782 1.33 1.38 Iowa ............: 40,290 37,662 581 581 1.42 1.52 Kansas ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 75,586 62,147 1,379 1,161 1.79 1.83 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 25,790 24,398 179 193 0.69 0.79 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 55,131 52,015 703 556 1.26 1.06 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 17,635 16,934 343 305 1.91 1.77 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 16,939 16,474 512 508 2.94 2.99 Rhode Island ....: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 7,358 5,441 43 32 0.58 0.59 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 49,573 46,933 630 609 1.26 1.28 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 495,763 454,965 7,539 6,863 1.50 1.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 310 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2015. Young chickens were slaughtered in 37 States, young turkeys in 30 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current year's and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ....................................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ................................ (202) 720-4447 Aaron Cosgrove - Catfish Production, Egg Products, Poultry Slaughter, Trout Production, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised...................................................... (202) 690-3237 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage ....................................................... (202) 720-4751 Tom Kruchten - Census of Aquaculture ..................................................... (202) 690-4870 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs ............................................................... (202) 690-8632 Joshua O'Rear - Cost of Pollination, Honey, Honey Bee Colonies............................ (202) 690-3676 Miste Salmon - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery, Mink .................................. 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