Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released February 22, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Special Note Beginning with this publication, the "Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type" tables on pages 6 and 9 will include a new category "Unknown". This change aligns the NASS report with the Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) poultry systems. Previous month's data is published in the same format for comparability purposes. The "Total" category will no longer be published. Data may be added to derive the cause totals. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 2 Percent from Last Year January 2021 contained 21 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. January 2022 contained 21 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during January 2022 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.19 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in January 2021. The December 2021 revised certified total at 4.18 billion pounds, was down 1 percent from December 2020. The December revision represented an increase of 9.52 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during January 2022 was 5.52 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 5.42 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.89 billion pounds, up 2 percent from January 2021. Mature chickens, at 61.5 million pounds, were up 3 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 554 million pounds, down 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.9 million pounds, up 19 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during January 2022 averaged 6.47 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from January 2021. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.65 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during January 2022 averaged 33.2 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from January 2021. Ante-mortem condemnations during January 2022 totaled 13.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.25 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.23 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 26.6 million pounds, were 0.63 percent of quantities inspected, unchanged from a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2022 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ----- percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 745,333 764,863 755,589 101 99 745,333 755,589 101 Mature ...........: 8,876 9,511 9,242 104 97 8,876 9,242 104 Light ..........: 2,831 3,223 2,937 104 91 2,831 2,937 104 Heavy ..........: 6,045 6,288 6,305 104 100 6,045 6,305 104 Total ............: 754,209 774,374 764,831 101 99 754,209 764,831 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,611 16,190 16,562 100 102 16,611 16,562 100 Old ..............: 130 197 149 115 76 130 149 115 Total ............: 16,741 16,387 16,711 100 102 16,741 16,711 100 : Ducks ..............: 1,914 2,234 2,282 119 102 1,914 2,282 119 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,790,027 4,900,080 4,890,928 102 100 4,790,027 4,890,928 102 Mature ...........: 59,946 63,989 61,460 103 96 59,946 61,460 103 Light ..........: 9,938 10,917 10,086 101 92 9,938 10,086 101 Heavy ..........: 50,008 53,072 51,374 103 97 50,008 51,374 103 Total ............: 4,849,973 4,964,069 4,952,388 102 100 4,849,973 4,952,388 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 556,649 530,470 549,577 99 104 556,649 549,577 99 Old ..............: 3,893 5,871 4,681 120 80 3,893 4,681 120 Total ............: 560,542 536,341 554,258 99 103 560,542 554,258 99 : Ducks ..............: 13,385 15,582 15,875 119 102 13,385 15,875 119 : Other 1/ ...........: 149 167 152 102 91 149 152 102 : Total ..............: 5,424,049 5,516,159 5,522,673 102 100 5,424,049 5,522,673 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.43 6.41 6.47 101 101 6.43 6.47 101 Mature ...........: 6.75 6.73 6.65 99 99 6.75 6.65 99 Light ..........: 3.51 3.39 3.43 98 101 3.51 3.43 98 Heavy ..........: 8.27 8.44 8.15 99 97 8.27 8.15 99 Total ............: 6.43 6.41 6.48 101 101 6.43 6.48 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 33.51 32.77 33.18 99 101 33.51 33.18 99 Old ..............: 29.95 29.80 31.42 105 105 29.95 31.42 105 Total ............: 33.48 32.73 33.17 99 101 33.48 33.17 99 : Ducks ..............: 6.99 6.97 6.96 100 100 6.99 6.96 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2022 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,371,757 3,455,943 3,443,882 102 100 3,371,757 3,443,882 102 Mature ...........: 40,759 44,718 42,594 105 95 40,759 42,594 105 Light ..........: 5,092 5,662 5,214 102 92 5,092 5,214 102 Heavy ..........: 35,667 39,056 37,380 105 96 35,667 37,380 105 Total ............: 3,412,516 3,500,661 3,486,476 102 100 3,412,516 3,486,476 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 289,770 260,906 275,431 95 106 289,770 275,431 95 Old ..............: 2,936 4,434 2,840 97 64 2,936 2,840 97 Total ............: 292,706 265,340 278,271 95 105 292,706 278,271 95 : Ducks ..............: 3,305 4,507 4,167 126 92 3,305 4,167 126 : Other 1/ ...........: 96 104 97 101 93 96 97 101 : Total ..............: 3,708,623 3,770,612 3,769,011 102 100 3,708,623 3,769,011 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 241,256 244,131 244,505 101 100 241,256 244,505 101 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 241,256 244,131 244,505 101 100 241,256 244,505 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 154,341 162,185 163,333 106 101 154,341 163,333 106 Old ..............: 65 71 755 1,162 1,063 65 755 1,162 Total ............: 154,406 162,256 164,088 106 101 154,406 164,088 106 : Ducks ..............: 6,584 6,891 7,468 113 108 6,584 7,468 113 : Other 1/ ...........: 6 12 6 100 50 6 6 100 : Total ..............: 402,252 413,290 416,067 103 101 402,252 416,067 103 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,613,013 3,700,074 3,688,387 102 100 3,613,013 3,688,387 102 Mature ...........: 40,759 44,718 42,594 105 95 40,759 42,594 105 Light ..........: 5,092 5,662 5,214 102 92 5,092 5,214 102 Heavy ..........: 35,667 39,056 37,380 105 96 35,667 37,380 105 Total ............: 3,653,772 3,744,792 3,730,981 102 100 3,653,772 3,730,981 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 444,111 423,091 438,764 99 104 444,111 438,764 99 Old ..............: 3,001 4,505 3,595 120 80 3,001 3,595 120 Total ............: 447,112 427,596 442,359 99 103 447,112 442,359 99 : Ducks ..............: 9,889 11,398 11,635 118 102 9,889 11,635 118 : Other 1/ ...........: 102 116 103 101 89 102 103 101 : Total ..............: 4,110,875 4,183,902 4,185,078 102 100 4,110,875 4,185,078 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2022 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,010 9,846 10,879 109 110 10,010 10,879 109 Mature ...........: 571 744 795 139 107 571 795 139 Light ..........: 85 104 132 155 127 85 132 155 Heavy ..........: 486 640 663 136 104 486 663 136 Total ............: 10,581 10,590 11,674 110 110 10,581 11,674 110 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,754 1,556 1,940 111 125 1,754 1,940 111 Old ..............: 42 26 47 112 181 42 47 112 Total ............: 1,796 1,582 1,987 111 126 1,796 1,987 111 : Ducks ..............: 59 63 77 131 122 59 77 131 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,436 12,235 13,738 110 112 12,436 13,738 110 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.21 0.20 0.22 105 110 0.21 0.22 105 Mature ...........: 0.95 1.16 1.29 136 111 0.95 1.29 136 Light ..........: 0.86 0.95 1.31 152 138 0.86 1.31 152 Heavy ..........: 0.97 1.21 1.29 133 107 0.97 1.29 133 Total ............: 0.22 0.21 0.24 109 114 0.22 0.24 109 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.32 0.29 0.35 109 121 0.32 0.35 109 Old ..............: 1.08 0.44 1.00 93 227 1.08 1.00 93 Total ............: 0.32 0.29 0.36 113 124 0.32 0.36 113 : Ducks ..............: 0.44 0.40 0.49 111 123 0.44 0.49 111 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.23 0.22 0.25 109 114 0.23 0.25 109 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally condemned and establishment sorted and removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2022 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 18,057 17,996 19,119 106 106 18,057 19,119 106 Mature ...........: 1,873 1,880 1,473 79 78 1,873 1,473 79 Light ..........: 430 492 434 101 88 430 434 101 Heavy ..........: 1,443 1,388 1,039 72 75 1,443 1,039 72 Total ............: 19,930 19,876 20,592 103 104 19,930 20,592 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 5,972 5,126 5,593 94 109 5,972 5,593 94 Old ..............: 116 210 156 134 74 116 156 134 Total ............: 6,088 5,336 5,749 94 108 6,088 5,749 94 : Ducks ..............: 187 252 274 147 109 187 274 147 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 2 2 100 100 2 2 100 : Total ..............: 26,207 25,466 26,617 102 105 26,207 26,617 102 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.50 0.48 0.52 104 108 0.50 0.52 104 Mature ...........: 4.39 4.03 3.34 76 83 4.39 3.34 76 Light ..........: 7.79 7.99 7.68 99 96 7.79 7.68 99 Heavy ..........: 3.89 3.43 2.70 69 79 3.89 2.70 69 Total ............: 0.54 0.53 0.55 102 104 0.54 0.55 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.33 1.20 1.26 95 105 1.33 1.26 95 Old ..............: 3.72 4.45 4.16 112 93 3.72 4.16 112 Total ............: 1.34 1.23 1.28 96 104 1.34 1.28 96 : Ducks ..............: 1.86 2.16 2.30 124 106 1.86 2.30 124 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.92 1.69 1.90 99 112 1.92 1.90 99 : Total ..............: 0.63 0.60 0.63 100 105 0.63 0.63 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: December 2021 and January 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 386 579 131,178 124,619 Mature ..........: - - 39 19 71,232 71,251 Light .........: - - 21 14 67,224 67,011 Heavy .........: - - 18 5 4,008 4,240 Total ...........: - - 425 598 202,410 195,870 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 34 33 8,289 10,760 Old .............: - - 6 19 1,085 945 Total ...........: - - 40 52 9,374 11,705 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 135,205 133,452 789 552 3,151 2,722 Mature ..........: 14,584 12,584 218 144 28,571 24,869 Light .........: 6,463 6,344 75 75 22,161 18,955 Heavy .........: 8,121 6,240 143 69 6,410 5,914 Total ...........: 149,789 146,036 1,007 696 31,722 27,591 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 955 1,469 107 19 37 86 Old .............: 624 587 - 4 291 139 Total ...........: 1,579 2,056 107 23 328 225 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 3,440 3,513 5,488 4,035 39,453 38,632 Mature ..........: 2,793 2,444 281 362 26,776 21,738 Light .........: 2,284 2,032 234 334 22,909 18,256 Heavy .........: 509 412 47 28 3,867 3,482 Total ...........: 6,233 5,957 5,769 4,397 66,229 60,370 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 80 108 216 723 825 984 Old .............: 14 9 41 11 157 159 Total ...........: 94 117 257 734 982 1,143 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 18,783 12,048 347,863 353,795 1,475,655 1,607,279 Mature ..........: 63 52 57,662 55,492 45,113 23,456 Light .........: 59 41 50,772 50,009 - - Heavy .........: 4 11 6,890 5,483 45,113 23,456 Total ...........: 18,846 12,100 405,525 409,287 1,520,768 1,630,735 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 58 138 7,381 9,123 42,604 44,460 Old .............: 20 1 1,324 112 - 46 Total ...........: 78 139 8,705 9,235 42,604 44,506 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 2021 and January 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 95,780 95,462 539,126 528,168 5.63 5.53 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 80,675 81,751 559,058 582,100 6.93 7.12 California ......: 22,971 23,829 131,993 145,434 5.75 6.10 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 28,598 28,808 224,501 225,200 7.85 7.82 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 102,547 102,842 614,761 616,392 5.99 5.99 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 56 56 348 355 6.24 6.35 Indiana .........: 6,321 6,326 29,233 29,682 4.62 4.69 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 22,698 21,066 143,249 140,157 6.31 6.65 Louisiana .......: 13,701 13,634 97,022 96,084 7.08 7.05 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,939 11,018 77,191 71,446 6.47 6.48 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 58,081 55,658 359,139 353,041 6.18 6.34 Missouri ........: 33,801 33,481 176,388 176,760 5.22 5.28 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 169 124 823 602 4.88 4.86 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,634 2,648 12,545 12,726 4.76 4.81 North Carolina ..: 75,998 72,762 625,724 608,635 8.23 8.36 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 10,300 9,986 45,092 44,694 4.38 4.48 Oklahoma ........: 11,061 11,219 79,412 78,998 7.18 7.04 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 10,665 12,070 63,317 70,971 5.94 5.88 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 24,370 23,489 189,401 183,000 7.77 7.79 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 27,038 27,675 155,788 167,522 5.76 6.05 Texas ...........: 59,141 58,093 390,881 388,181 6.61 6.68 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 27,319 25,348 174,505 163,541 6.39 6.45 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 ...: 764,863 755,589 4,900,080 4,890,928 6.41 6.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: December 2021 and January 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 410,750 403,607 1,760 1,788 0.43 0.44 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 421,163 436,758 1,472 1,531 0.35 0.35 California ......: 98,668 108,988 1,430 1,487 1.43 1.35 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 173,790 174,371 519 606 0.30 0.35 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 468,444 464,176 3,024 3,166 0.64 0.68 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 259 264 - - 0.01 (X) Indiana .........: 21,229 21,497 121 133 0.57 0.62 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 108,195 105,665 604 627 0.56 0.59 Louisiana .......: 73,836 73,183 331 352 0.45 0.48 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 57,893 53,362 344 389 0.59 0.72 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 264,937 261,208 956 977 0.36 0.37 Missouri ........: 129,712 129,814 393 456 0.30 0.35 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 604 444 13 10 2.15 2.10 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,666 7,824 99 100 1.27 1.27 North Carolina ..: 480,801 468,189 1,494 1,598 0.31 0.34 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 33,492 33,079 171 183 0.51 0.55 Oklahoma ........: 59,611 59,227 200 180 0.33 0.30 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 44,567 49,212 611 845 1.35 1.69 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 142,735 137,989 853 877 0.59 0.63 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 114,923 123,130 662 724 0.57 0.58 Texas ...........: 298,955 298,714 1,061 1,146 0.35 0.38 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 131,397 123,015 388 374 0.29 0.30 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 ...: 3,700,074 3,688,387 17,996 19,119 0.48 0.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 2021 and January 2022 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 79 69 9,529 8,855 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 36 168 Delaware ..........: - - 9 25 5,814 9,909 Georgia ...........: - - 8 9 19,188 19,434 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - 1 Texas .............: - - 3 1 11,628 12,991 Virginia ..........: - - 21 4 10,205 8,546 : United States .....: - - 386 579 131,178 124,619 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 2,441 2,471 11 5 104 87 Arkansas ..........: 47 151 - 7 1 - Delaware ..........: 1,959 3,597 4 9 65 57 Georgia ...........: 49,850 40,801 82 63 653 682 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 6,638 7,740 28 76 259 349 Virginia ..........: 4,220 3,996 10 10 135 86 : United States .....: 135,205 133,452 789 552 3,151 2,722 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 170 163 722 637 3,595 4,625 Arkansas ..........: 5 8 2 - 64 64 Delaware ..........: 93 146 54 150 595 579 Georgia ...........: 486 463 1,424 1,596 6,072 5,486 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 123 150 35 44 415 735 Virginia ..........: 546 382 102 85 967 1,036 : United States .....: 3,440 3,513 5,488 4,035 39,453 38,632 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 127 63 25,108 39,782 156,648 158,260 Arkansas ..........: 28 - 130 293 99,536 109,901 Delaware ..........: 250 712 794 901 4,356 3,583 Georgia ...........: 10,397 6,841 128,045 138,036 154,266 161,195 Mississippi .......: - - - - 143,815 146,494 North Carolina ....: - - - - 122,870 133,824 Texas .............: 214 505 1,014 1,287 91,720 83,728 Virginia ..........: 514 207 6,340 6,010 117,800 135,849 : United States .....: 18,783 12,048 347,863 353,795 1,475,655 1,607,279 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 2021 and January 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Illinois ........: 14 (Z) 361 3 25.35 29.90 Indiana .........: 1,953 1,906 80,261 80,031 41.10 41.99 Iowa ............: 1,016 1,054 45,339 47,542 44.61 45.13 Kansas ..........: - - - - - - Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 2,889 3,362 78,190 94,936 27.07 28.24 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 480 504 9,507 10,161 19.81 20.18 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 16 21 294 389 18.63 18.30 North Carolina ..: 1,708 1,656 67,660 67,483 39.61 40.76 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 523 535 25,077 26,439 47.96 49.41 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 543 526 16,274 15,521 29.98 29.52 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 313 268 14,082 12,811 44.96 47.82 Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 2 3 70 106 32.68 33.28 Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 351 359 15,590 16,153 44.41 45.03 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 16,190 16,562 530,470 549,577 32.77 33.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 2021 and January 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (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) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Illinois ........: 291 2 6 - 1.99 (X) Indiana .........: 64,403 64,250 803 805 1.23 1.24 Iowa ............: 35,710 37,434 513 594 1.42 1.56 Kansas ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 62,493 76,232 695 1,071 1.10 1.39 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 7,801 8,334 103 112 1.31 1.33 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 184 244 6 9 2.95 3.37 North Carolina ..: 53,175 52,545 367 340 0.69 0.64 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 20,010 21,178 235 259 1.16 1.21 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 12,834 12,365 291 219 2.21 1.74 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 11,333 10,253 162 163 1.41 1.56 Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 56 84 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 12,285 12,728 226 246 1.80 1.90 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 423,091 438,764 5,126 5,593 1.20 1.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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