Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released April 25, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 1 Percent from Last Year March 2021 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. March 2022 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during March 2022 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.56 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the amount certified in March 2021. The February 2022 revised certified total at 3.96 billion pounds, was up 6 percent from February 2021. The February revision represented an increase of 7.01 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during March 2022 was 6.01 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 6.05 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.29 billion pounds, down slightly from March 2021. Mature chickens, at 67.9 million pounds, were up 1 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 634 million pounds, down 3 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 17.3 million pounds, up 24 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during March 2022 averaged 6.42 pounds per bird, up slightly from March 2021. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.87 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during March 2022 averaged 32.8 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from March 2021. Ante-mortem condemnations during March 2022 totaled 13.4 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 28.6 million pounds, were 0.62 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.64 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2022 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 832,268 714,577 823,940 99 115 2,254,412 2,294,507 102 Mature ...........: 10,012 8,632 9,884 99 115 27,510 27,758 101 Light ..........: 3,326 2,395 2,906 87 121 8,886 8,238 93 Heavy ..........: 6,686 6,237 6,978 104 112 18,624 19,520 105 Total ............: 842,280 723,209 833,824 99 115 2,281,922 2,322,265 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,427 15,753 19,205 99 122 51,636 51,543 100 Old ..............: 130 106 122 94 115 418 377 90 Total ............: 19,557 15,859 19,327 99 122 52,054 51,920 100 : Ducks ..............: 1,987 2,093 2,471 124 118 5,662 6,846 121 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,315,922 4,611,098 5,292,039 100 115 14,428,825 14,796,553 103 Mature ...........: 67,238 60,593 67,865 101 112 185,291 189,918 102 Light ..........: 11,482 8,368 10,043 87 120 30,854 28,497 92 Heavy ..........: 55,756 52,225 57,822 104 111 154,437 161,421 105 Total ............: 5,383,160 4,671,691 5,359,904 100 115 14,614,116 14,986,471 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 649,318 526,903 629,785 97 120 1,728,939 1,707,012 99 Old ..............: 3,857 3,266 3,746 97 115 12,328 11,693 95 Total ............: 653,175 530,169 633,531 97 119 1,741,267 1,718,705 99 : Ducks ..............: 14,021 14,813 17,321 124 117 39,693 48,009 121 : Other 1/ ...........: 171 126 180 105 143 455 458 101 : Total ..............: 6,050,527 5,216,799 6,010,936 99 115 16,395,531 16,753,643 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.39 6.45 6.42 100 100 6.40 6.45 101 Mature ...........: 6.72 7.02 6.87 102 98 6.74 6.84 101 Light ..........: 3.45 3.49 3.46 100 99 3.47 3.46 100 Heavy ..........: 8.34 8.37 8.29 99 99 8.29 8.27 100 Total ............: 6.39 6.46 6.43 101 100 6.40 6.45 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 33.42 33.45 32.79 98 98 33.48 33.12 99 Old ..............: 29.67 30.81 30.70 103 100 29.49 31.02 105 Total ............: 33.40 33.43 32.78 98 98 33.45 33.10 99 : Ducks ..............: 7.06 7.08 7.01 99 99 7.01 7.01 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2022 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,732,533 3,261,566 3,735,680 100 115 10,147,944 10,443,038 103 Mature ...........: 46,308 42,637 47,860 103 112 126,892 133,091 105 Light ..........: 5,835 4,380 5,372 92 123 15,733 14,966 95 Heavy ..........: 40,473 38,257 42,488 105 111 111,159 118,125 106 Total ............: 3,778,841 3,304,203 3,783,540 100 115 10,274,836 10,576,129 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 314,491 261,936 316,042 100 121 863,340 854,002 99 Old ..............: 2,881 1,993 2,437 85 122 9,173 7,270 79 Total ............: 317,372 263,929 318,479 100 121 872,513 861,272 99 : Ducks ..............: 3,189 4,007 4,415 138 110 9,342 12,589 135 : Other 1/ ...........: 107 82 114 107 139 290 293 101 : Total ..............: 4,099,509 3,572,221 4,106,548 100 115 11,156,981 11,450,283 103 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 276,965 222,906 258,289 93 116 745,340 725,700 97 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 276,965 222,906 258,289 93 116 745,340 725,700 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 204,476 158,473 188,854 92 119 516,962 510,660 99 Old ..............: 51 478 426 835 89 176 1,659 943 Total ............: 204,527 158,951 189,280 93 119 517,138 512,319 99 : Ducks ..............: 7,087 6,831 8,282 117 121 19,844 22,581 114 : Other 1/ ...........: 11 7 10 91 143 24 23 96 : Total ..............: 488,590 388,695 455,861 93 117 1,282,346 1,260,623 98 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 4,009,498 3,484,472 3,993,969 100 115 10,893,284 11,168,738 103 Mature ...........: 46,308 42,637 47,860 103 112 126,892 133,091 105 Light ..........: 5,835 4,380 5,372 92 123 15,733 14,966 95 Heavy ..........: 40,473 38,257 42,488 105 111 111,159 118,125 106 Total ............: 4,055,806 3,527,109 4,041,829 100 115 11,020,176 11,301,829 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 518,967 420,409 504,896 97 120 1,380,302 1,364,662 99 Old ..............: 2,932 2,471 2,863 98 116 9,349 8,929 96 Total ............: 521,899 422,880 507,759 97 120 1,389,651 1,373,591 99 : Ducks ..............: 10,276 10,838 12,697 124 117 29,186 35,170 121 : Other 1/ ...........: 118 89 124 105 139 314 316 101 : Total ..............: 4,588,099 3,960,916 4,562,409 99 115 12,439,327 12,710,906 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2022 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,169 10,102 10,563 104 105 29,599 31,552 107 Mature ...........: 642 819 880 137 107 1,888 2,494 132 Light ..........: 90 117 64 71 55 280 313 112 Heavy ..........: 552 702 816 148 116 1,608 2,181 136 Total ............: 10,811 10,921 11,443 106 105 31,487 34,046 108 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,960 1,822 1,842 94 101 5,363 5,604 104 Old ..............: 45 38 17 38 45 148 102 69 Total ............: 2,005 1,860 1,859 93 100 5,511 5,706 104 : Ducks ..............: 60 71 75 125 106 178 223 125 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,876 12,852 13,377 104 104 37,176 39,975 108 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.19 0.22 0.20 105 91 0.21 0.21 100 Mature ...........: 0.95 1.35 1.30 137 96 1.02 1.31 128 Light ..........: 0.78 1.40 0.64 82 46 0.91 1.10 121 Heavy ..........: 0.99 1.34 1.41 142 105 1.04 1.35 130 Total ............: 0.20 0.23 0.21 105 91 0.22 0.23 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.30 0.35 0.29 97 83 0.31 0.33 106 Old ..............: 1.17 1.16 0.45 38 39 1.20 0.87 73 Total ............: 0.31 0.35 0.29 94 83 0.32 0.33 103 : Ducks ..............: 0.43 0.48 0.43 100 90 0.45 0.46 102 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.21 0.25 0.22 105 88 0.23 0.24 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 condemned and establishment sorted and removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2022 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 20,784 17,730 20,599 99 116 55,945 57,478 103 Mature ...........: 1,710 1,347 1,645 96 122 5,420 4,465 82 Light ..........: 537 344 368 69 107 1,403 1,146 82 Heavy ..........: 1,173 1,003 1,277 109 127 4,017 3,319 83 Total ............: 22,494 19,077 22,244 99 117 61,365 61,943 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,478 5,244 5,942 92 113 17,902 16,785 94 Old ..............: 119 113 157 132 139 365 426 117 Total ............: 6,597 5,357 6,099 92 114 18,267 17,211 94 : Ducks ..............: 229 228 234 102 103 578 736 127 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 2 3 150 150 6 7 117 : Total ..............: 29,322 24,664 28,580 97 116 80,216 79,897 100 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.52 0.51 0.51 98 100 0.51 0.51 100 Mature ...........: 3.56 3.06 3.32 93 108 4.10 3.25 79 Light ..........: 8.43 7.28 6.41 76 88 8.19 7.11 87 Heavy ..........: 2.82 2.55 2.92 104 115 3.49 2.73 78 Total ............: 0.55 0.54 0.55 100 102 0.55 0.55 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.23 1.23 1.16 94 94 1.28 1.22 95 Old ..............: 3.90 4.37 5.20 133 119 3.76 4.55 121 Total ............: 1.25 1.25 1.19 95 95 1.30 1.24 95 : Ducks ..............: 2.18 2.06 1.81 83 88 1.94 2.05 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.67 2.20 2.36 141 107 1.88 2.17 115 : Total ..............: 0.64 0.62 0.62 97 100 0.64 0.62 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: February and March 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 552 809 110,301 130,962 Mature ..........: - - 22 21 52,594 51,520 Light .........: - - 9 11 48,441 46,345 Heavy .........: - - 13 10 4,153 5,175 Total ...........: - - 574 830 162,895 182,482 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 30 30 9,022 9,412 Old .............: - - 7 10 605 1,036 Total ...........: - - 37 40 9,627 10,448 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 153,302 181,348 492 621 2,836 2,789 Mature ..........: 9,754 12,608 152 252 22,321 28,361 Light .........: 3,729 4,619 64 85 16,776 21,691 Heavy .........: 6,025 7,989 88 167 5,545 6,670 Total ...........: 163,056 193,956 644 873 25,157 31,150 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,097 1,034 36 54 36 45 Old .............: 385 481 9 - 50 98 Total ...........: 1,482 1,515 45 54 86 143 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 3,630 4,237 2,940 2,808 38,232 46,058 Mature ..........: 1,884 2,102 106 270 20,842 25,185 Light .........: 1,302 1,460 81 146 16,806 20,612 Heavy .........: 582 642 25 124 4,036 4,573 Total ...........: 5,514 6,339 3,046 3,078 59,074 71,243 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 87 83 512 457 803 626 Old .............: 12 17 4 8 191 213 Total ...........: 99 100 516 465 994 839 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 9,613 13,410 345,757 352,430 1,557,270 1,726,578 Mature ..........: 48 315 35,391 33,090 37,908 27,519 Light .........: 40 63 28,387 25,930 - - Heavy .........: 8 252 7,004 7,160 37,908 27,519 Total ...........: 9,661 13,725 381,148 385,520 1,595,178 1,754,097 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 117 66 7,352 6,483 42,554 44,998 Old .............: 5 5 116 612 62 80 Total ...........: 122 71 7,468 7,095 42,616 45,078 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: February and March 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 90,418 104,685 497,017 569,361 5.50 5.44 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 73,984 90,229 525,221 639,241 7.10 7.08 California ......: 21,881 25,291 129,702 149,406 5.93 5.91 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 29,837 33,374 226,679 254,658 7.60 7.63 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 97,344 110,237 573,323 652,672 5.89 5.92 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Illinois ........: 53 48 333 300 6.28 6.22 Indiana .........: 5,605 6,407 26,798 29,878 4.78 4.66 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 17,627 21,367 119,769 141,275 6.79 6.61 Louisiana .......: 12,517 14,743 89,370 104,746 7.14 7.10 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,062 12,081 71,959 78,490 6.51 6.50 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 54,218 60,229 343,945 378,303 6.34 6.28 Missouri ........: 28,226 37,128 154,505 201,576 5.47 5.43 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 128 160 613 791 4.77 4.94 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,443 2,943 11,664 14,069 4.77 4.78 North Carolina ..: 72,768 81,171 596,272 668,508 8.19 8.24 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 9,399 11,747 41,570 52,728 4.42 4.49 Oklahoma ........: 10,661 12,518 76,356 89,797 7.16 7.17 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 10,634 12,259 60,559 69,667 5.69 5.68 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 22,692 25,628 176,559 195,804 7.78 7.64 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 26,479 30,566 157,299 181,581 5.94 5.94 Texas ...........: 56,507 63,786 380,992 426,949 6.74 6.69 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,216 27,812 161,729 176,393 6.41 6.34 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 ...: 714,577 823,940 4,611,098 5,292,039 6.45 6.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: February and March 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 380,568 436,037 1,753 2,072 0.46 0.47 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 394,700 482,352 1,334 1,709 0.34 0.35 California ......: 97,606 111,573 918 1,544 0.93 1.37 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 175,593 196,964 602 749 0.34 0.38 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 434,993 494,419 2,965 3,126 0.68 0.63 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Illinois ........: 248 223 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 19,449 21,690 70 80 0.36 0.37 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 90,268 106,661 525 697 0.58 0.65 Louisiana .......: 68,236 79,607 349 422 0.51 0.53 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 53,848 58,457 484 565 0.89 0.96 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 254,453 280,037 922 1,145 0.36 0.41 Missouri ........: 113,138 148,329 468 581 0.41 0.39 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 452 580 9 12 2.04 2.04 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,064 8,510 100 140 1.40 1.62 North Carolina ..: 459,406 512,572 1,519 1,680 0.33 0.33 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 30,917 39,147 220 281 0.71 0.71 Oklahoma ........: 57,348 67,355 161 186 0.28 0.28 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 42,170 48,265 878 954 2.04 1.94 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 132,867 147,591 1,009 1,117 0.75 0.75 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 115,919 133,475 530 549 0.46 0.41 Texas ...........: 292,756 326,307 1,200 1,221 0.41 0.37 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 121,779 132,667 311 362 0.25 0.27 Washington ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,484,472 3,993,969 17,730 20,599 0.51 0.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: February and March 2022 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 56 74 8,953 11,207 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 166 87 Delaware ..........: - - 38 184 9,615 13,576 Georgia ...........: - - 10 27 16,299 18,195 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - 1 Texas .............: - - - - 11,185 11,271 Virginia ..........: - - 34 23 4,745 5,423 : United States .....: - - 552 809 110,301 130,962 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 3,498 5,083 5 3 104 124 Arkansas ..........: 896 403 1 - - 1 Delaware ..........: 5,879 7,290 13 17 73 116 Georgia ...........: 34,362 22,942 70 54 697 701 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - 11 - - - - Texas .............: 7,633 10,303 55 30 375 425 Virginia ..........: 4,073 5,974 30 36 140 147 : United States .....: 153,302 181,348 492 621 2,836 2,789 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 214 307 469 494 5,343 5,570 Arkansas ..........: 20 13 1 - 367 415 Delaware ..........: 125 195 147 205 580 943 Georgia ...........: 500 546 1,116 1,014 7,627 8,162 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 166 185 10 10 468 502 Virginia ..........: 420 432 75 53 646 773 : United States .....: 3,630 4,237 2,940 2,808 38,232 46,058 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 206 241 44,994 55,314 146,683 164,483 Arkansas ..........: 29 46 387 229 92,529 121,763 Delaware ..........: 446 755 1,265 1,607 7,314 7,911 Georgia ...........: 4,769 6,754 144,360 148,217 160,585 171,411 Mississippi .......: - - - - 125,741 158,986 North Carolina ....: - - - 1 133,383 141,057 Texas .............: 368 304 1,702 1,851 92,060 102,607 Virginia ..........: 78 103 6,434 6,873 147,985 87,387 : United States .....: 9,613 13,410 345,757 352,430 1,557,270 1,726,578 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: February and March 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 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 .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Illinois ........: (Z) (Z) 8 4 33.44 31.17 Indiana .........: 1,844 2,218 76,514 89,924 41.50 40.54 Iowa ............: 999 1,232 46,118 57,039 46.18 46.31 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,264 3,941 92,338 110,982 28.29 28.16 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 451 616 9,961 13,405 22.06 21.76 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - (D) - (D) - (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 16 18 284 372 17.63 20.65 North Carolina ..: 1,638 1,867 66,123 71,510 40.36 38.30 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 486 575 23,565 28,204 48.52 49.04 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 504 605 14,821 16,509 29.41 27.29 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 349 455 16,892 20,663 48.47 45.37 Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 324 349 14,070 14,619 43.45 41.92 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 15,753 19,205 526,903 629,785 33.45 32.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: February and March 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 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 .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Illinois ........: 6 3 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 61,469 72,567 759 903 1.22 1.23 Iowa ............: 36,513 45,191 566 632 1.53 1.38 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 74,103 89,068 961 1,105 1.28 1.23 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 8,214 11,037 85 125 1.02 1.12 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 ........: 175 231 6 6 3.56 2.66 North Carolina ..: 51,254 56,631 307 325 0.60 0.57 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 18,826 22,542 240 288 1.26 1.26 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 11,787 12,943 194 283 1.62 2.14 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 13,488 16,574 234 273 1.70 1.62 Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 11,079 11,505 228 179 2.01 1.53 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 420,409 504,896 5,244 5,942 1.23 1.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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