Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released September 24, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 2 Percent from Last Year August 2018 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. August 2019 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during August 2019 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.39 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the amount certified in August 2018. The July 2019 revised certified total at 4.42 billion pounds, was up 6 percent from July 2018. The July revision represented an increase of 23.7 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during August 2019 was 5.80 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 5.91 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.10 billion pounds, down 1 percent from August 2018. Mature chickens, at 61.2 million pounds, were down 24 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 628 million pounds, down 3 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.9 million pounds, up 1 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during August 2019 averaged 6.34 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from August 2018. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.79 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during August 2019 averaged 30.9 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from August 2018. Ante-mortem condemnations during August 2019 totaled 14.0 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 31.9 million pounds, were 0.72 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.83 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2019 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 822,867 814,385 804,154 98 99 6,076,703 6,135,093 101 Mature ...........: 11,997 9,015 9,003 75 100 86,085 75,334 88 Light ..........: 3,898 2,889 2,800 72 97 31,913 23,560 74 Heavy ..........: 8,099 6,126 6,203 77 101 54,172 51,774 96 Total ............: 834,864 823,400 813,157 97 99 6,162,788 6,210,427 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 21,028 19,296 20,124 96 104 156,354 149,807 96 Old ..............: 101 188 192 190 102 1,067 1,118 105 Total ............: 21,129 19,484 20,316 96 104 157,421 150,925 96 : Ducks ..............: 2,300 2,283 2,304 100 101 18,390 18,274 99 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,168,459 5,146,816 5,099,780 99 99 37,954,007 38,548,597 102 Mature ...........: 80,221 60,740 61,151 76 101 552,706 507,714 92 Light ..........: 13,321 9,868 9,844 74 100 109,650 81,346 74 Heavy ..........: 66,900 50,872 51,307 77 101 443,056 426,368 96 Total ............: 5,248,680 5,207,556 5,160,931 98 99 38,506,713 39,056,311 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 644,881 610,283 622,416 97 102 4,887,135 4,839,688 99 Old ..............: 3,063 5,668 5,404 176 95 31,453 32,965 105 Total ............: 647,944 615,951 627,820 97 102 4,918,588 4,872,653 99 : Ducks ..............: 15,739 15,561 15,854 101 102 127,977 128,006 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 240 310 249 104 80 1,559 1,775 114 : Total ..............: 5,912,603 5,839,378 5,804,854 98 99 43,554,837 44,058,745 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.28 6.32 6.34 101 100 6.25 6.28 100 Mature ...........: 6.69 6.74 6.79 101 101 6.42 6.74 105 Light ..........: 3.42 3.42 3.52 103 103 3.44 3.45 100 Heavy ..........: 8.26 8.30 8.27 100 100 8.18 8.24 101 Total ............: 6.29 6.32 6.35 101 100 6.25 6.29 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.67 31.63 30.93 101 98 31.26 32.31 103 Old ..............: 30.33 30.15 28.15 93 93 29.48 29.49 100 Total ............: 30.67 31.61 30.90 101 98 31.24 32.29 103 : Ducks ..............: 6.84 6.82 6.88 101 101 6.96 7.00 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2019 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,605,255 3,583,935 3,560,436 99 99 26,492,742 26,945,354 102 Mature ...........: 53,607 40,446 41,084 77 102 365,114 338,532 93 Light ..........: 6,834 4,984 5,126 75 103 56,281 41,486 74 Heavy ..........: 46,773 35,462 35,958 77 101 308,833 297,046 96 Total ............: 3,658,862 3,624,381 3,601,520 98 99 26,857,856 27,283,886 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 317,979 314,081 307,600 97 98 2,387,758 2,420,603 101 Old ..............: 2,145 4,067 3,651 170 90 23,080 23,920 104 Total ............: 320,124 318,148 311,251 97 98 2,410,838 2,444,523 101 : Ducks ..............: 4,259 4,064 4,167 98 103 35,328 34,756 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 154 185 156 101 84 994 1,105 111 : Total ..............: 3,983,399 3,946,778 3,917,094 98 99 29,305,016 29,764,270 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 287,082 290,931 280,556 98 96 2,101,588 2,088,062 99 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) 10 77 770 Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) 10 - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - 77 (X) Total ............: 287,082 290,931 280,556 98 96 2,101,598 2,088,139 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 196,811 173,345 189,374 96 109 1,520,040 1,443,495 95 Old ..............: 79 73 397 503 544 517 822 159 Total ............: 196,890 173,418 189,771 96 109 1,520,557 1,444,317 95 : Ducks ..............: 7,171 7,273 7,324 102 101 58,015 58,592 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 12 15 12 100 80 93 84 90 : Total ..............: 491,155 471,637 477,663 97 101 3,680,263 3,591,132 98 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,892,337 3,874,866 3,840,992 99 99 28,594,330 29,033,416 102 Mature ...........: 53,607 40,446 41,084 77 102 365,124 338,609 93 Light ..........: 6,834 4,984 5,126 75 103 56,291 41,486 74 Heavy ..........: 46,773 35,462 35,958 77 101 308,833 297,123 96 Total ............: 3,945,944 3,915,312 3,882,076 98 99 28,959,454 29,372,025 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 514,790 487,426 496,974 97 102 3,907,798 3,864,098 99 Old ..............: 2,224 4,140 4,048 182 98 23,597 24,742 105 Total ............: 517,014 491,566 501,022 97 102 3,931,395 3,888,840 99 : Ducks ..............: 11,430 11,337 11,491 101 101 93,343 93,348 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 166 200 168 101 84 1,087 1,189 109 : Total ..............: 4,474,554 4,418,415 4,394,757 98 99 32,985,279 33,355,402 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2019 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 11,813 11,783 11,625 98 99 87,269 86,169 99 Mature ...........: 694 574 506 73 88 5,882 4,739 81 Light ..........: 234 140 112 48 80 1,832 979 53 Heavy ..........: 460 434 394 86 91 4,050 3,760 93 Total ............: 12,507 12,357 12,131 97 98 93,151 90,908 98 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,787 1,897 1,695 95 89 12,964 13,755 106 Old ..............: 34 66 40 118 61 334 317 95 Total ............: 1,821 1,963 1,735 95 88 13,298 14,072 106 : Ducks ..............: 73 86 93 127 108 498 604 121 : Total 1/ ...........: 14,401 14,407 13,959 97 97 106,947 105,589 99 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.23 0.23 100 100 0.23 0.22 96 Mature ...........: 0.87 0.95 0.83 95 87 1.06 0.93 88 Light ..........: 1.76 1.42 1.14 65 80 1.67 1.20 72 Heavy ..........: 0.69 0.85 0.77 112 91 0.91 0.88 97 Total ............: 0.24 0.24 0.24 100 100 0.24 0.23 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.28 0.31 0.27 96 87 0.27 0.28 104 Old ..............: 1.11 1.16 0.74 67 64 1.06 0.96 91 Total ............: 0.28 0.32 0.28 100 88 0.27 0.29 107 : Ducks ..............: 0.46 0.55 0.59 128 107 0.39 0.47 121 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.25 0.24 100 96 0.25 0.24 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2019 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2019 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :of 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 27,503 23,320 22,570 82 97 223,162 196,852 88 Mature ...........: 2,014 1,788 1,728 86 97 14,311 13,162 92 Light ..........: 434 344 375 86 109 3,527 3,033 86 Heavy ..........: 1,580 1,444 1,353 86 94 10,784 10,129 94 Total ............: 29,517 25,108 24,298 82 97 237,473 210,014 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,419 6,876 7,083 95 103 55,608 56,638 102 Old ..............: 131 184 163 124 89 1,356 1,126 83 Total ............: 7,550 7,060 7,246 96 103 56,964 57,764 101 : Ducks ..............: 299 245 327 109 133 2,456 2,351 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 3 3 100 100 17 19 112 : Total ..............: 37,369 32,416 31,874 85 98 296,910 270,148 91 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.70 0.60 0.58 83 97 0.77 0.67 87 Mature ...........: 3.62 4.23 4.04 112 96 3.77 3.74 99 Light ..........: 5.97 6.46 6.82 114 106 5.90 6.81 115 Heavy ..........: 3.27 3.91 3.63 111 93 3.37 3.30 98 Total ............: 0.74 0.64 0.62 84 97 0.81 0.71 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.42 1.39 1.41 99 101 1.40 1.44 103 Old ..............: 5.56 4.26 3.87 70 91 5.43 4.35 80 Total ............: 1.44 1.42 1.43 99 101 1.43 1.46 102 : Ducks ..............: 2.55 2.12 2.77 109 131 2.56 2.46 96 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.78 1.48 1.75 98 118 1.54 1.57 102 : Total ..............: 0.83 0.73 0.72 87 99 0.89 0.80 90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: July and August 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 2,212 1,560 618,235 611,072 Mature ..........: - - 134 140 88,335 81,875 Light .........: - - 68 96 43,087 51,783 Heavy .........: - - 66 44 45,248 30,092 Total ...........: - - 2,346 1,700 706,570 692,947 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 32 99 13,335 17,833 Old .............: - - 11 5 1,001 985 Total ...........: - - 43 104 14,336 18,818 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 260,516 252,860 1,704 1,864 16,832 16,511 Mature ..........: 11,710 8,940 385 447 28,695 33,149 Light .........: 3,790 4,076 233 198 12,487 13,758 Heavy .........: 7,920 4,864 152 249 16,208 19,391 Total ...........: 272,226 261,800 2,089 2,311 45,527 49,660 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 2,831 2,845 95 208 99 104 Old .............: 304 576 1 - 215 192 Total ...........: 3,135 3,421 96 208 314 296 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 8,791 8,010 46,578 44,464 106,598 100,706 Mature ..........: 2,119 2,236 429 319 18,281 17,747 Light .........: 1,900 2,017 154 156 14,599 14,683 Heavy .........: 219 219 275 163 3,682 3,064 Total ...........: 10,910 10,246 47,007 44,783 124,879 118,453 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 111 129 510 738 733 735 Old .............: 4 8 10 16 34 107 Total ...........: 115 137 520 754 767 842 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 36,416 38,290 638,455 591,061 1,736,337 1,666,398 Mature ..........: 325 1,002 68,233 80,717 218,646 226,572 Light .........: 135 30 31,997 29,379 108,450 116,176 Heavy .........: 190 972 36,236 51,338 110,196 110,396 Total ...........: 36,741 39,292 706,688 671,778 1,954,983 1,892,970 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 294 386 11,883 9,161 29,923 32,238 Old .............: 19 33 1,311 1,207 2,910 3,129 Total ...........: 313 419 13,194 10,368 32,833 35,367 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: July and August 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 100,159 97,704 552,100 542,018 5.51 5.55 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 90,032 88,921 605,301 596,266 6.72 6.71 California ......: 23,134 23,976 146,716 146,575 6.34 6.11 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 33,452 34,501 239,844 250,059 7.17 7.25 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 112,041 110,585 687,822 680,143 6.14 6.15 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 6,650 6,763 30,551 31,189 4.59 4.61 Iowa ............: 1,981 907 11,505 4,924 5.81 5.43 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,512 24,498 163,853 159,033 6.42 6.49 Louisiana .......: 17,160 16,620 109,033 106,728 6.35 6.42 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 12,235 11,491 76,439 72,365 6.25 6.30 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 65,785 63,313 411,059 402,231 6.25 6.35 Missouri ........: 39,098 38,793 195,211 195,540 4.99 5.04 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 132 119 650 576 4.92 4.86 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,489 2,339 12,594 11,859 5.06 5.07 North Carolina ..: 77,897 78,296 623,560 632,495 8.00 8.08 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 12,863 12,724 92,738 91,360 7.21 7.18 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,849 10,704 61,965 60,276 5.71 5.63 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 25,803 25,140 191,001 186,563 7.40 7.42 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 27,834 27,851 151,370 151,992 5.44 5.46 Texas ...........: 61,223 60,375 403,488 391,982 6.59 6.49 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 28,659 28,777 177,072 179,642 6.18 6.24 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 ...: 814,385 804,154 5,146,816 5,099,780 6.32 6.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 2019 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 422,508 414,912 2,262 2,167 0.53 0.52 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 454,546 447,150 2,113 2,014 0.46 0.45 California ......: 109,842 109,348 1,027 1,166 0.93 1.05 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 185,002 192,717 1,213 1,185 0.65 0.61 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 517,016 512,686 3,248 3,100 0.62 0.60 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 22,245 22,824 112 84 0.50 0.37 Iowa ............: 8,358 3,471 526 261 5.92 7.00 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 124,006 120,388 844 834 0.68 0.69 Louisiana .......: 82,536 80,613 334 343 0.40 0.42 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 56,916 53,866 303 274 0.53 0.51 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 311,787 306,287 1,854 1,779 0.59 0.58 Missouri ........: 143,059 143,862 771 599 0.54 0.41 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 474 415 6 6 1.22 1.37 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,713 7,321 237 209 2.99 2.77 North Carolina ..: 479,499 485,027 2,297 2,310 0.48 0.47 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 69,627 68,575 242 282 0.35 0.41 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 41,790 40,933 1,078 1,106 2.51 2.63 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 144,052 140,590 926 865 0.64 0.61 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 111,458 111,927 671 706 0.60 0.63 Texas ...........: 304,483 296,451 1,756 1,858 0.57 0.62 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 127,328 128,835 397 400 0.31 0.31 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 ...: 3,874,866 3,840,992 23,320 22,570 0.60 0.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2019 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 183 122 36,832 40,043 Arkansas ..........: - - 45 45 50,916 49,268 Delaware ..........: - - 591 244 43,747 41,919 Georgia ...........: - - 37 54 59,333 57,471 Mississippi .......: - - 75 60 15,042 13,998 North Carolina ....: - - 81 83 49,212 46,010 Texas .............: - - 100 175 58,605 56,872 Virginia ..........: - - 20 19 17,407 16,780 : United States .....: - - 2,212 1,560 618,235 611,072 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 26,953 28,624 102 143 1,527 1,363 Arkansas ..........: 20,102 19,363 104 100 1,080 1,090 Delaware ..........: 26,483 21,158 50 54 552 577 Georgia ...........: 68,686 67,582 80 75 2,184 2,069 Mississippi .......: 8,933 6,912 70 172 843 730 North Carolina ....: 13,324 12,597 56 41 1,246 1,220 Texas .............: 14,501 14,490 195 176 1,111 1,062 Virginia ..........: 10,773 11,907 6 6 298 357 : United States .....: 260,516 252,860 1,704 1,864 16,832 16,511 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 564 571 3,541 3,033 14,384 13,149 Arkansas ..........: 222 217 4,848 3,271 5,455 5,148 Delaware ..........: 737 676 2,861 2,537 4,305 4,153 Georgia ...........: 707 532 11,637 11,898 28,813 29,667 Mississippi .......: 867 765 2,808 3,221 2,205 2,157 North Carolina ....: 434 431 4,444 4,616 3,228 2,955 Texas .............: 621 624 329 311 4,173 3,850 Virginia ..........: 590 622 676 753 1,869 1,960 : United States .....: 8,791 8,010 46,578 44,464 106,598 100,706 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 591 744 36,128 27,785 120,805 115,577 Arkansas ..........: 1,945 1,879 129,563 104,840 214,280 185,221 Delaware ..........: 2,511 3,324 7,065 9,006 88,902 83,648 Georgia ...........: 6,232 5,676 88,567 74,003 266,276 249,027 Mississippi .......: 356 945 10,725 10,263 41,924 39,223 North Carolina ....: 3,081 3,317 31,067 33,214 106,173 104,484 Texas .............: 972 817 15,507 15,519 96,114 93,896 Virginia ..........: 460 831 8,513 9,615 40,612 42,850 : United States .....: 36,416 38,290 638,455 591,061 1,736,337 1,666,398 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: July and August 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,919 2,889 58,684 54,413 20.10 18.84 California ......: 709 790 21,615 23,335 30.49 29.52 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 2,006 2,019 79,279 78,016 39.51 38.63 Iowa ............: 1,130 1,065 46,285 43,225 40.96 40.57 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,709 3,757 100,814 97,233 27.18 25.88 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 933 969 34,535 33,087 37.00 34.15 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 ..: 1,551 2,045 54,976 75,620 35.44 36.98 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 550 554 25,482 24,912 46.37 44.95 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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 ...........: 441 423 6,930 5,834 15.72 13.80 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - 6 - 30.94 Virginia ........: 2,240 2,258 62,952 61,277 28.10 27.14 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 568 572 24,700 24,271 43.49 42.46 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 19,296 20,124 610,283 622,416 31.63 30.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 2019 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 48,893 45,275 423 414 0.86 0.91 California ......: 17,325 18,725 213 199 1.21 1.05 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) 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 .........: 64,188 63,196 1,021 975 1.57 1.52 Iowa ............: 36,460 34,110 546 588 1.48 1.70 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 80,458 77,907 1,041 1,028 1.28 1.30 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 27,903 26,587 167 152 0.60 0.57 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 ..: 42,996 59,148 321 472 0.74 0.79 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 20,368 19,905 340 302 1.64 1.49 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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 ...........: 5,654 4,900 49 49 0.85 0.98 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - 5 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 50,005 48,634 871 899 1.71 1.81 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 19,538 19,192 283 294 1.43 1.51 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 487,426 496,974 6,876 7,083 1.39 1.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 320 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2017. Young chickens were slaughtered in 40 States, young turkeys in 33 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@nass.usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch .......................................... (202) 720-3570 Tony Dorn, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ....................... 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