Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released October 26, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up Slightly from Last Year September 2015 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. September 2016 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during September 2016 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.01 billion pounds, up slightly from the amount certified in September 2015. The August 2016 revised certified total at 4.23 billion pounds, was up 8 percent from August 2015. The August revision represented an increase of 11.3 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during September 2016 was 5.29 billion pounds, up slightly from 5.27 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.58 billion pounds, down 1 percent from September 2015. Mature chickens, at 72.9 million pounds, were up 6 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 620 million pounds, up 10 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.5 million pounds, down 2 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during September 2016 averaged 6.15 pounds per bird, down slightly from September 2015. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.20 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during September 2016 averaged 30.6 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from September 2015. Ante-mortem condemnations during September 2016 totaled 12.9 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.25 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 38.3 million pounds, were 0.95 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.99 percent a year earlier. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2016 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 748,689 792,496 745,571 100 94 6,550,311 6,613,127 101 Mature ...........: 10,928 13,026 11,772 108 90 101,616 107,172 105 Light ..........: 4,144 6,006 4,814 116 80 45,141 47,745 106 Heavy ..........: 6,784 7,020 6,958 103 99 56,475 59,427 105 Total ............: 759,617 805,522 757,343 100 94 6,651,927 6,720,299 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,889 22,235 20,086 106 90 170,399 179,537 105 Old ..............: 102 184 161 158 88 1,098 1,424 130 Total ............: 18,991 22,419 20,247 107 90 171,497 180,961 106 : Ducks ..............: 2,326 2,432 2,283 98 94 20,667 20,274 98 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,623,324 4,823,245 4,582,955 99 95 39,978,226 40,668,897 102 Mature ...........: 68,862 77,564 72,934 106 94 606,063 641,647 106 Light ..........: 13,539 19,930 16,137 119 81 145,823 157,672 108 Heavy ..........: 55,323 57,634 56,797 103 99 460,240 483,975 105 Total ............: 4,692,186 4,900,809 4,655,889 99 95 40,584,289 41,310,544 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 561,099 668,267 615,551 110 92 5,170,120 5,539,424 107 Old ..............: 2,908 5,033 4,640 160 92 30,976 39,973 129 Total ............: 564,007 673,300 620,191 110 92 5,201,096 5,579,397 107 : Ducks ..............: 15,870 16,463 15,547 98 94 141,407 138,569 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 501 188 423 84 225 2,097 2,027 97 : Total ..............: 5,272,564 5,590,760 5,292,050 100 95 45,928,889 47,030,537 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.18 6.09 6.15 100 101 6.10 6.15 101 Mature ...........: 6.30 5.95 6.20 98 104 5.96 5.99 101 Light ..........: 3.27 3.32 3.35 102 101 3.23 3.30 102 Heavy ..........: 8.15 8.21 8.16 100 99 8.15 8.14 100 Total ............: 6.18 6.08 6.15 100 101 6.10 6.15 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 29.71 30.05 30.65 103 102 30.34 30.85 102 Old ..............: 28.51 27.35 28.82 101 105 28.21 28.07 100 Total ............: 29.70 30.03 30.63 103 102 30.33 30.83 102 : Ducks ..............: 6.82 6.77 6.81 100 101 6.84 6.83 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2016 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,206,707 3,372,839 3,200,607 100 95 27,560,671 28,355,252 103 Mature ...........: 45,544 50,060 47,321 104 95 391,856 413,621 106 Light ..........: 7,289 10,327 8,352 115 81 80,390 82,303 102 Heavy ..........: 38,255 39,733 38,969 102 98 311,466 331,318 106 Total ............: 3,252,251 3,422,899 3,247,928 100 95 27,952,527 28,768,873 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 255,213 300,077 285,570 112 95 2,401,325 2,554,311 106 Old ..............: 2,065 3,442 3,348 162 97 22,079 27,425 124 Total ............: 257,278 303,519 288,918 112 95 2,423,404 2,581,736 107 : Ducks ..............: 4,410 4,666 4,253 96 91 38,300 38,570 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 125 117 149 119 127 1,136 1,173 103 : Total ..............: 3,514,064 3,731,201 3,541,248 101 95 30,415,367 31,390,352 103 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 279,572 260,235 253,122 91 97 2,550,565 2,270,060 89 Mature ...........: 8 4 - (X) (X) 23 39 170 Light ..........: - 4 - (X) (X) 1 8 800 Heavy ..........: 8 - - (X) (X) 22 31 141 Total ............: 279,580 260,239 253,122 91 97 2,550,588 2,270,099 89 : Turkeys : Young ............: 194,875 235,213 207,344 106 88 1,744,683 1,885,455 108 Old ..............: 121 326 120 99 37 1,248 2,607 209 Total ............: 194,996 235,539 207,464 106 88 1,745,931 1,888,062 108 : Ducks ..............: 7,052 7,339 6,997 99 95 63,886 62,224 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 191 9 127 66 1,411 253 185 73 : Total ..............: 481,819 503,126 467,710 97 93 4,360,658 4,220,570 97 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,486,279 3,633,074 3,453,729 99 95 30,111,236 30,625,312 102 Mature ...........: 45,552 50,064 47,321 104 95 391,879 413,660 106 Light ..........: 7,289 10,331 8,352 115 81 80,391 82,311 102 Heavy ..........: 38,263 39,733 38,969 102 98 311,488 331,349 106 Total ............: 3,531,831 3,683,138 3,501,050 99 95 30,503,115 31,038,972 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 450,088 535,290 492,914 110 92 4,146,008 4,439,766 107 Old ..............: 2,186 3,768 3,468 159 92 23,327 30,032 129 Total ............: 452,274 539,058 496,382 110 92 4,169,335 4,469,798 107 : Ducks ..............: 11,462 12,005 11,250 98 94 102,186 100,794 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 316 126 276 87 219 1,389 1,358 98 : Total ..............: 3,995,883 4,234,327 4,008,958 100 95 34,776,025 35,610,922 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2016 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,970 11,729 10,423 95 89 91,175 94,595 104 Mature ...........: 808 951 840 104 88 7,112 7,754 109 Light ..........: 276 351 285 103 81 2,476 2,689 109 Heavy ..........: 532 600 555 104 93 4,636 5,065 109 Total ............: 11,778 12,680 11,263 96 89 98,287 102,349 104 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,435 1,785 1,522 106 85 12,713 14,124 111 Old ..............: 40 61 68 170 111 419 510 122 Total ............: 1,475 1,846 1,590 108 86 13,132 14,634 111 : Ducks ..............: 43 59 53 123 90 362 391 108 : Total 1/ ...........: 13,296 14,585 12,907 97 88 111,781 117,375 105 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.24 0.24 0.23 96 96 0.23 0.23 100 Mature ...........: 1.17 1.23 1.15 98 93 1.17 1.21 103 Light ..........: 2.04 1.76 1.77 87 101 1.70 1.71 101 Heavy ..........: 0.96 1.04 0.98 102 94 1.01 1.05 104 Total ............: 0.25 0.26 0.24 96 92 0.24 0.25 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.26 0.27 0.25 96 93 0.25 0.25 100 Old ..............: 1.38 1.21 1.47 107 121 1.35 1.28 95 Total ............: 0.26 0.27 0.26 100 96 0.25 0.26 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.27 0.36 0.34 126 94 0.26 0.28 108 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.25 0.26 0.24 96 92 0.24 0.25 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2016 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 30,395 30,044 28,259 93 94 273,336 272,952 100 Mature ...........: 2,491 2,545 2,405 97 94 21,150 23,161 110 Light ..........: 518 745 608 117 82 6,303 6,108 97 Heavy ..........: 1,973 1,800 1,797 91 100 14,847 17,053 115 Total ............: 32,886 32,589 30,664 93 94 294,486 296,113 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,616 7,774 7,141 108 92 58,933 65,572 111 Old ..............: 109 193 172 158 89 1,224 1,408 115 Total ............: 6,725 7,967 7,313 109 92 60,157 66,980 111 : Ducks ..............: 313 298 286 91 96 2,751 2,675 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 4 2 3 75 150 16 16 100 : Total ..............: 39,928 40,856 38,266 96 94 357,410 365,784 102 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.86 0.82 0.81 94 99 0.90 0.88 98 Mature ...........: 5.18 4.84 4.84 93 100 5.12 5.30 104 Light ..........: 6.64 6.73 6.79 102 101 7.27 6.91 95 Heavy ..........: 4.90 4.33 4.41 90 102 4.55 4.89 107 Total ............: 0.92 0.88 0.87 95 99 0.96 0.94 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.45 1.43 1.43 99 100 1.40 1.46 104 Old ..............: 4.75 4.87 4.73 100 97 4.99 4.48 90 Total ............: 1.47 1.46 1.45 99 99 1.42 1.48 104 : Ducks ..............: 2.66 2.42 2.48 93 102 2.62 2.59 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.25 1.56 1.08 86 69 1.14 1.16 102 : Total ..............: 0.99 0.96 0.95 96 99 1.02 1.02 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: August and September 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 4,673 4,505 814,724 782,457 Mature ..........: - - 243 220 152,539 128,138 Light .........: - - 169 146 112,699 89,686 Heavy .........: - - 74 74 39,840 38,452 Total ...........: - - 4,916 4,725 967,263 910,595 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 36 32 19,194 20,315 Old .............: - - - 6 1,620 1,534 Total ...........: - - 36 38 20,814 21,849 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 409,899 424,814 4,954 3,512 9,855 9,587 Mature ..........: 33,202 27,864 332 405 35,423 32,712 Light .........: 11,096 8,876 150 216 25,166 21,493 Heavy .........: 22,106 18,988 182 189 10,257 11,219 Total ...........: 443,101 452,678 5,286 3,917 45,278 42,299 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 3,366 3,908 399 446 71 69 Old .............: 458 389 1 1 319 231 Total ...........: 3,824 4,297 400 447 390 300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 14,328 14,092 47,379 46,782 104,025 100,538 Mature ..........: 10,599 10,560 1,319 1,153 71,861 73,971 Light .........: 10,001 9,960 702 636 62,549 65,930 Heavy .........: 598 600 617 517 9,312 8,041 Total ...........: 24,927 24,652 48,698 47,935 175,886 174,509 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 121 98 516 454 853 1,015 Old .............: 14 18 107 74 133 128 Total ...........: 135 116 623 528 986 1,143 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 31,876 32,269 679,669 658,949 2,121,382 2,077,505 Mature ..........: 792 777 118,347 126,436 424,657 402,236 Light .........: 241 321 59,044 62,974 281,817 260,238 Heavy .........: 551 456 59,303 63,462 142,840 141,998 Total ...........: 32,668 33,046 798,016 785,385 2,546,039 2,479,741 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 452 578 10,809 11,059 35,817 37,974 Old .............: 27 17 300 342 2,979 2,740 Total ...........: 479 595 11,109 11,401 38,796 40,714 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: August and September 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 94,579 88,353 525,474 493,116 5.56 5.58 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 84,426 78,113 539,243 508,068 6.39 6.50 California ......: 23,702 22,212 141,193 131,455 5.96 5.92 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 34,760 33,167 252,953 244,273 7.28 7.37 Florida .........: 5,765 5,509 33,325 32,270 5.78 5.86 Georgia .........: 114,907 108,738 670,333 640,871 5.83 5.89 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,177 5,850 27,211 26,164 4.41 4.47 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,728 25,098 155,906 153,940 6.06 6.13 Louisiana .......: 16,975 15,698 102,852 96,098 6.06 6.12 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,137 10,104 69,885 63,787 6.28 6.31 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,816 3,799 29,152 23,283 6.05 6.13 Mississippi .....: 65,578 61,043 409,591 380,608 6.25 6.24 Missouri ........: 39,050 36,536 187,832 177,613 4.81 4.86 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 131 123 657 629 5.01 5.11 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,206 2,249 11,078 11,231 5.02 4.99 North Carolina ..: 68,554 65,495 535,002 518,748 7.80 7.92 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 8,058 7,650 43,823 41,123 5.44 5.38 Oklahoma ........: 12,919 12,523 81,080 80,903 6.28 6.46 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,170 9,639 57,047 54,345 5.61 5.64 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 26,289 23,378 189,350 171,740 7.20 7.35 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 27,501 25,975 145,659 138,688 5.30 5.34 Texas ...........: 56,740 54,215 341,667 327,444 6.02 6.04 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 30,299 29,771 170,445 171,360 5.63 5.76 Washington ......: 4,294 3,841 26,619 24,076 6.20 6.27 West Virginia ...: 10,311 9,697 40,204 37,974 3.90 3.92 Wisconsin .......: 4,718 4,145 19,589 17,457 4.15 4.21 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 792,496 745,571 4,823,245 4,582,955 6.09 6.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 399,686 375,063 3,041 2,928 0.76 0.77 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 408,900 383,044 3,591 3,350 0.87 0.87 California ......: 105,681 98,043 1,199 1,110 1.12 1.12 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 184,971 179,035 1,662 1,530 0.89 0.85 Florida .........: 24,992 24,201 131 117 0.52 0.48 Georgia .........: 503,437 484,097 4,070 3,971 0.80 0.81 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 19,854 19,091 132 119 0.66 0.62 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 118,311 116,450 1,820 1,502 1.51 1.27 Louisiana .......: 77,573 72,761 498 490 0.64 0.67 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 50,939 46,862 586 480 1.14 1.01 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 24,374 19,415 291 276 1.18 1.40 Mississippi .....: 314,447 292,135 2,180 2,142 0.69 0.73 Missouri ........: 138,179 131,075 1,285 1,112 0.92 0.84 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 465 450 7 8 1.56 1.80 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,834 6,880 241 254 3.41 3.56 North Carolina ..: 416,062 404,003 2,858 2,699 0.68 0.66 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 32,709 30,539 402 352 1.21 1.14 Oklahoma ........: 61,033 60,924 370 335 0.60 0.55 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 38,532 37,016 916 881 2.32 2.33 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 142,590 129,129 700 726 0.49 0.56 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 106,692 101,458 699 659 0.65 0.65 Texas ...........: 259,731 249,545 2,032 1,904 0.78 0.76 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 122,631 123,377 659 645 0.53 0.52 Washington ......: 19,843 17,970 159 153 0.80 0.85 West Virginia ...: 28,826 27,223 105 89 0.36 0.32 Wisconsin .......: 14,310 12,752 148 122 1.02 0.95 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,633,074 3,453,729 30,044 28,259 0.82 0.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: August and September 2016 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 584 663 86,702 81,447 Arkansas ..........: - - 162 133 70,765 68,784 Delaware ..........: - - 1,596 948 67,089 62,115 Georgia ...........: - - 58 42 65,020 67,211 Mississippi .......: - - 88 100 23,519 20,703 Missouri ..........: - - 47 49 41,789 39,493 North Carolina ....: - - 148 152 96,849 89,673 Texas .............: - - 73 78 55,908 55,410 Virginia ..........: - - 52 69 14,489 16,671 : United States .....: - - 4,673 4,505 814,724 782,457 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 40,387 40,333 326 270 1,372 1,260 Arkansas ..........: 23,986 21,531 359 288 703 732 Delaware ..........: 33,545 28,740 66 89 605 505 Georgia ...........: 111,800 122,358 326 349 1,384 1,306 Mississippi .......: 6,787 6,220 121 93 493 457 Missouri ..........: 4,501 4,764 68 88 246 274 North Carolina ....: 32,820 24,926 454 323 1,006 1,193 Texas .............: 16,913 18,993 403 425 547 516 Virginia ..........: 9,136 9,463 28 6 217 240 : United States .....: 409,899 424,814 4,954 3,512 9,855 9,587 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,180 960 6,031 6,386 18,395 16,018 Arkansas ..........: 415 389 2,961 2,562 7,055 5,751 Delaware ..........: 1,449 1,386 2,095 2,042 4,803 5,182 Georgia ...........: 738 748 14,127 13,557 13,746 15,566 Mississippi .......: 590 514 1,973 1,895 1,835 1,787 Missouri ..........: 149 146 431 538 2,829 2,325 North Carolina ....: 1,005 909 6,031 6,743 6,134 5,011 Texas .............: 524 510 486 415 4,650 4,362 Virginia ..........: 550 589 552 684 1,877 2,037 : United States .....: 14,328 14,092 47,379 46,782 104,025 100,538 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 2,093 2,446 48,165 49,210 205,235 198,993 Arkansas ..........: 2,619 1,964 129,943 110,556 238,968 212,690 Delaware ..........: 3,004 3,952 6,314 5,814 120,566 110,773 Georgia ...........: 4,608 4,405 62,692 69,001 274,499 294,543 Mississippi .......: 135 68 14,524 9,876 50,065 41,713 Missouri ..........: 163 153 23,126 19,961 73,349 67,791 North Carolina ....: 2,664 2,478 36,535 38,667 183,646 170,075 Texas .............: 1,369 1,006 17,089 15,822 97,962 97,537 Virginia ..........: 705 968 5,469 7,410 33,075 38,137 : United States .....: 31,876 32,269 679,669 658,949 2,121,382 2,077,505 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: August and September 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 3,226 2,681 63,823 55,997 19.79 20.89 California ......: 1,016 980 27,308 26,945 26.87 27.49 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 2,094 1,815 82,176 70,264 39.25 38.72 Iowa ............: 1,158 1,137 47,632 46,756 41.14 41.11 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,573 4,003 111,259 99,446 24.33 24.84 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 1,002 913 32,745 29,084 32.67 31.87 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 2,152 2,030 78,957 74,944 36.69 36.93 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 503 483 21,705 20,818 43.16 43.11 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 874 825 24,521 22,933 28.04 27.79 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 517 431 6,720 6,174 12.99 14.32 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,430 2,202 67,060 61,396 27.59 27.88 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 22,235 20,086 668,267 615,551 30.05 30.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 53,780 47,003 419 392 0.77 0.83 California ......: 21,875 21,622 232 232 1.05 1.06 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 ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 66,528 56,999 1,042 917 1.54 1.58 Iowa ............: 37,487 36,816 521 490 1.37 1.31 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 89,023 79,608 1,457 1,285 1.61 1.59 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 26,489 23,514 231 191 0.86 0.80 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 61,669 58,843 657 595 1.05 1.00 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 17,333 16,612 359 309 2.03 1.82 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 19,310 17,964 486 508 2.45 2.75 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 5,526 5,063 30 27 0.54 0.53 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 54,419 49,799 709 618 1.29 1.23 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 535,290 492,914 7,774 7,141 1.43 1.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 310 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2015. Young chickens were slaughtered in 37 States, young turkeys in 30 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current year's and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ...................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ............... (202) 720-4447 Aaron Cosgrove - Egg Products, Poultry Slaughter, Trout Production ...... (202) 690-3237 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage ...................................... (202) 720-4751 Heidi Gleich - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery ....................... (202) 720-0585 Tom Kruchten - Census of Aquaculture .................................... (202) 690-4870 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs .............................................. (202) 690-8632 Sammy Neal - Catfish Production, Mink, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised .. (202) 720-3244 Joshua O'Rear - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ............................... (202) 690-3676 Access to NASS Reports For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways: All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: www.nass.usda.gov Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e- mail subscription. To set-up this free subscription, visit www.nass.usda.gov and click on "National" or "State" in upper right corner above "search" box to create an account and select the reports you would like to receive. For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the NASS Agricultural Statistics Hotline at (800) 727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.) If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF), found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.