Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released March 25, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 6 Percent from Last Year February 2021 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. February 2022 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during February 2022 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.95 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the amount certified in February 2021. The January 2022 revised certified total at 4.19 billion pounds, was up 2 percent from January 2021. The January revision represented an increase of 2.50 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during February 2022 was 5.21 billion pounds, up 6 percent from 4.92 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.61 billion pounds, up 7 percent from February 2021. Mature chickens, at 55.6 million pounds, were down 4 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 530 million pounds, up slightly from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.8 million pounds, up 21 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during February 2022 averaged 6.45 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from February 2021. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.91 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during February 2022 averaged 33.4 pounds per bird, down slightly from February 2021. Ante-mortem condemnations during February 2022 totaled 12.8 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.25 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 24.6 million pounds, were 0.62 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.66 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2022 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 676,811 755,990 713,815 105 94 1,422,144 1,469,805 103 Mature ...........: 8,622 9,242 8,050 93 87 17,498 17,292 99 Light ..........: 2,729 2,937 2,395 88 82 5,560 5,332 96 Heavy ..........: 5,893 6,305 5,655 96 90 11,938 11,960 100 Total ............: 685,433 765,232 721,865 105 94 1,439,642 1,487,097 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 15,598 16,585 15,753 101 95 32,209 32,338 100 Old ..............: 158 149 106 67 71 288 255 89 Total ............: 15,756 16,734 15,859 101 95 32,497 32,593 100 : Ducks ..............: 1,761 2,282 2,093 119 92 3,675 4,375 119 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,322,876 4,893,416 4,606,936 107 94 9,112,903 9,500,352 104 Mature ...........: 58,107 61,460 55,612 96 90 118,053 117,072 99 Light ..........: 9,434 10,086 8,368 89 83 19,372 18,454 95 Heavy ..........: 48,673 51,374 47,244 97 92 98,681 98,618 100 Total ............: 4,380,983 4,954,876 4,662,548 106 94 9,230,956 9,617,424 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 522,972 550,324 526,903 101 96 1,079,621 1,077,227 100 Old ..............: 4,578 4,681 3,266 71 70 8,471 7,947 94 Total ............: 527,550 555,005 530,169 100 96 1,088,092 1,085,174 100 : Ducks ..............: 12,287 15,875 14,813 121 93 25,672 30,688 120 : Other 1/ ...........: 135 152 126 93 83 284 278 98 : Total ..............: 4,920,955 5,525,908 5,207,656 106 94 10,345,004 10,733,564 104 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.39 6.47 6.45 101 100 6.41 6.46 101 Mature ...........: 6.74 6.65 6.91 103 104 6.75 6.77 100 Light ..........: 3.46 3.43 3.49 101 102 3.48 3.46 99 Heavy ..........: 8.26 8.15 8.35 101 102 8.27 8.25 100 Total ............: 6.39 6.47 6.46 101 100 6.41 6.47 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 33.53 33.18 33.45 100 101 33.52 33.31 99 Old ..............: 28.97 31.42 30.81 106 98 29.41 31.16 106 Total ............: 33.48 33.17 33.43 100 101 33.48 33.29 99 : Ducks ..............: 6.98 6.96 7.08 101 102 6.99 7.01 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2022 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,043,654 3,445,792 3,258,434 107 95 6,415,411 6,704,226 105 Mature ...........: 39,825 42,594 38,757 97 91 80,584 81,351 101 Light ..........: 4,806 5,214 4,380 91 84 9,898 9,594 97 Heavy ..........: 35,019 37,380 34,377 98 92 70,686 71,757 102 Total ............: 3,083,479 3,488,386 3,297,191 107 95 6,495,995 6,785,577 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 259,079 276,024 261,936 101 95 548,849 537,960 98 Old ..............: 3,356 2,840 1,993 59 70 6,292 4,833 77 Total ............: 262,435 278,864 263,929 101 95 555,141 542,793 98 : Ducks ..............: 2,848 4,167 4,007 141 96 6,153 8,174 133 : Other 1/ ...........: 87 97 82 94 85 183 179 98 : Total ..............: 3,348,849 3,771,514 3,565,209 106 95 7,057,472 7,336,723 104 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 227,119 244,505 222,906 98 91 468,375 467,411 100 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 227,119 244,505 222,906 98 91 468,375 467,411 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 158,145 163,333 158,473 100 97 312,486 321,806 103 Old ..............: 60 755 478 797 63 125 1,233 986 Total ............: 158,205 164,088 158,951 100 97 312,611 323,039 103 : Ducks ..............: 6,173 7,468 6,831 111 91 12,757 14,299 112 : Other 1/ ...........: 7 6 7 100 117 13 13 100 : Total ..............: 391,504 416,067 388,695 99 93 793,756 804,762 101 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,270,773 3,690,297 3,481,340 106 94 6,883,786 7,171,637 104 Mature ...........: 39,825 42,594 38,757 97 91 80,584 81,351 101 Light ..........: 4,806 5,214 4,380 91 84 9,898 9,594 97 Heavy ..........: 35,019 37,380 34,377 98 92 70,686 71,757 102 Total ............: 3,310,598 3,732,891 3,520,097 106 94 6,964,370 7,252,988 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 417,224 439,357 420,409 101 96 861,335 859,766 100 Old ..............: 3,416 3,595 2,471 72 69 6,417 6,066 95 Total ............: 420,640 442,952 422,880 101 95 867,752 865,832 100 : Ducks ..............: 9,021 11,635 10,838 120 93 18,910 22,473 119 : Other 1/ ...........: 94 103 89 95 86 196 192 98 : Total ..............: 3,740,353 4,187,581 3,953,904 106 94 7,851,228 8,141,485 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2022 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,420 10,887 10,087 107 93 19,430 20,974 108 Mature ...........: 675 795 754 112 95 1,246 1,549 124 Light ..........: 105 132 117 111 89 190 249 131 Heavy ..........: 570 663 637 112 96 1,056 1,300 123 Total ............: 10,095 11,682 10,841 107 93 20,676 22,523 109 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,649 1,940 1,822 110 94 3,403 3,762 111 Old ..............: 61 47 38 62 81 103 85 83 Total ............: 1,710 1,987 1,860 109 94 3,506 3,847 110 : Ducks ..............: 59 77 71 120 92 118 148 125 : Total 1/ ...........: 11,864 13,746 12,772 108 93 24,300 26,518 109 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.22 0.22 100 100 0.21 0.22 105 Mature ...........: 1.16 1.29 1.36 117 105 1.06 1.32 125 Light ..........: 1.11 1.31 1.40 126 107 0.98 1.35 138 Heavy ..........: 1.17 1.29 1.35 115 105 1.07 1.32 123 Total ............: 0.23 0.24 0.23 100 96 0.22 0.23 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.32 0.35 0.35 109 100 0.32 0.35 109 Old ..............: 1.33 1.00 1.16 87 116 1.22 1.07 88 Total ............: 0.32 0.36 0.35 109 97 0.32 0.35 109 : Ducks ..............: 0.48 0.49 0.48 100 98 0.46 0.48 104 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.25 0.25 104 100 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : February 2022 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to February :2022 as Commodity : February : January : February : February : January :---------------------------:percent : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 :of 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 17,104 19,149 17,697 103 92 35,161 36,846 105 Mature ...........: 1,837 1,473 1,314 72 89 3,710 2,787 75 Light ..........: 436 434 344 79 79 866 778 90 Heavy ..........: 1,401 1,039 970 69 93 2,844 2,009 71 Total ............: 18,941 20,622 19,011 100 92 38,871 39,633 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 5,452 5,599 5,244 96 94 11,424 10,843 95 Old ..............: 130 156 113 87 72 246 269 109 Total ............: 5,582 5,755 5,357 96 93 11,670 11,112 95 : Ducks ..............: 162 274 228 141 83 349 502 144 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 2 2 100 100 4 4 100 : Total ..............: 24,687 26,653 24,598 100 92 50,894 51,251 101 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.52 0.52 0.51 98 98 0.51 0.51 100 Mature ...........: 4.41 3.34 3.28 74 98 4.40 3.31 75 Light ..........: 8.32 7.68 7.28 88 95 8.05 7.50 93 Heavy ..........: 3.85 2.70 2.74 71 101 3.87 2.72 70 Total ............: 0.57 0.55 0.54 95 98 0.56 0.54 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.29 1.26 1.23 95 98 1.31 1.25 95 Old ..............: 3.67 4.16 4.37 119 105 3.69 4.25 115 Total ............: 1.31 1.28 1.25 95 98 1.33 1.27 95 : Ducks ..............: 1.76 2.30 2.06 117 90 1.81 2.18 120 : Other 1/ ...........: 2.08 1.90 2.20 106 116 2.00 2.04 102 : Total ..............: 0.66 0.63 0.62 94 98 0.64 0.63 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: January and February 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 579 552 126,654 107,753 Mature ..........: - - 19 22 71,251 52,594 Light .........: - - 14 9 67,011 48,441 Heavy .........: - - 5 13 4,240 4,153 Total ...........: - - 598 574 197,905 160,347 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 33 30 10,910 9,022 Old .............: - - 19 7 945 605 Total ...........: - - 52 37 11,855 9,627 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 134,214 152,939 552 492 2,722 2,836 Mature ..........: 12,584 9,754 144 152 24,869 22,321 Light .........: 6,344 3,729 75 64 18,955 16,776 Heavy .........: 6,240 6,025 69 88 5,914 5,545 Total ...........: 146,798 162,693 696 644 27,591 25,157 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,478 1,097 19 36 86 36 Old .............: 587 385 4 9 139 50 Total ...........: 2,065 1,482 23 45 225 86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 3,513 3,630 4,035 2,940 38,632 38,232 Mature ..........: 2,444 1,884 362 106 21,738 20,842 Light .........: 2,032 1,302 334 81 18,256 16,806 Heavy .........: 412 582 28 25 3,482 4,036 Total ...........: 5,957 5,514 4,397 3,046 60,370 59,074 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 108 87 723 512 984 803 Old .............: 9 12 11 4 159 191 Total ...........: 117 99 734 516 1,143 994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 12,048 9,613 353,795 345,757 1,607,784 1,557,077 Mature ..........: 52 48 55,492 35,391 23,456 36,054 Light .........: 41 40 50,009 28,387 - - Heavy .........: 11 8 5,483 7,004 23,456 36,054 Total ...........: 12,100 9,661 409,287 381,148 1,631,240 1,593,131 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 138 117 9,123 7,352 44,460 42,554 Old .............: 1 5 112 116 46 62 Total ...........: 139 122 9,235 7,468 44,506 42,616 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 95,462 90,418 528,168 497,017 5.53 5.50 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 81,850 73,984 583,018 525,221 7.12 7.10 California ......: 23,975 21,667 146,116 128,721 6.09 5.94 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 28,808 29,837 225,200 226,679 7.82 7.60 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 102,905 97,336 616,893 573,261 5.99 5.89 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Illinois ........: 56 53 355 333 6.35 6.28 Indiana .........: 6,326 5,605 29,682 26,798 4.69 4.78 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 21,066 17,627 140,157 119,769 6.65 6.79 Louisiana .......: 13,647 12,452 96,076 88,768 7.04 7.13 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 11,018 11,062 71,446 71,959 6.48 6.51 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 55,658 54,218 353,041 343,945 6.34 6.34 Missouri ........: 33,481 27,872 176,760 152,622 5.28 5.48 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 124 128 602 613 4.86 4.77 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,648 2,443 12,726 11,664 4.81 4.77 North Carolina ..: 72,806 72,702 608,993 595,638 8.36 8.19 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 9,986 9,399 44,694 41,570 4.48 4.42 Oklahoma ........: 11,219 10,661 78,998 76,356 7.04 7.16 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 12,077 10,634 71,008 60,559 5.88 5.69 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 23,489 22,692 183,000 176,559 7.79 7.78 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 27,714 26,479 167,522 157,299 6.04 5.94 Texas ...........: 58,083 56,452 388,181 380,992 6.68 6.75 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,348 25,216 163,541 161,729 6.45 6.41 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 ...: 755,990 713,815 4,893,416 4,606,936 6.47 6.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: January and February 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 403,607 380,568 1,789 1,753 0.44 0.46 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 437,543 394,700 1,532 1,334 0.35 0.34 California ......: 109,490 96,876 1,513 888 1.36 0.91 Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 174,371 175,593 606 602 0.35 0.34 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 464,527 434,944 3,167 2,965 0.68 0.68 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Illinois ........: 264 248 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 21,497 19,449 133 70 0.62 0.36 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 105,665 90,268 627 525 0.59 0.58 Louisiana .......: 73,183 67,767 352 348 0.48 0.51 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 53,362 53,848 389 484 0.72 0.89 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 261,208 254,453 977 922 0.37 0.36 Missouri ........: 129,814 111,707 456 468 0.35 0.42 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 444 452 10 9 2.10 2.04 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,824 7,064 100 100 1.27 1.40 North Carolina ..: 468,436 458,953 1,598 1,517 0.34 0.33 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 33,079 30,917 183 220 0.55 0.71 Oklahoma ........: 59,227 57,348 180 161 0.30 0.28 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 49,237 42,170 846 878 1.69 2.04 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 137,989 132,867 877 1,009 0.63 0.75 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 123,130 115,919 724 530 0.58 0.46 Texas ...........: 298,714 292,756 1,146 1,200 0.38 0.41 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 123,015 121,779 374 311 0.30 0.25 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 ...: 3,690,297 3,481,340 19,149 17,697 0.52 0.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: January and February 2022 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 69 56 8,855 8,953 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 168 166 Delaware ..........: - - 25 38 9,909 9,615 Georgia ...........: - - 9 10 19,434 16,299 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 1 - Texas .............: - - 1 - 12,991 11,185 Virginia ..........: - - 4 34 8,546 4,745 : United States .....: - - 579 552 126,654 107,753 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 2,471 3,498 5 5 87 104 Arkansas ..........: 151 896 7 1 - - Delaware ..........: 3,597 5,879 9 13 57 73 Georgia ...........: 40,801 34,362 63 70 682 697 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 7,740 7,633 76 55 349 375 Virginia ..........: 3,996 4,073 10 30 86 140 : United States .....: 134,214 152,939 552 492 2,722 2,836 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 163 214 637 469 4,625 5,343 Arkansas ..........: 8 20 - 1 64 367 Delaware ..........: 146 125 150 147 579 580 Georgia ...........: 463 500 1,596 1,116 5,486 7,627 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 150 166 44 10 735 468 Virginia ..........: 382 420 85 75 1,036 646 : United States .....: 3,513 3,630 4,035 2,940 38,632 38,232 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 63 206 39,782 44,994 158,270 146,683 Arkansas ..........: - 29 293 387 109,991 92,529 Delaware ..........: 712 446 901 1,265 3,583 7,314 Georgia ...........: 6,841 4,769 138,036 144,360 161,600 160,511 Mississippi .......: - - - - 146,494 125,741 North Carolina ....: - - - - 133,824 133,348 Texas .............: 505 368 1,287 1,702 83,728 92,060 Virginia ..........: 207 78 6,010 6,434 135,849 147,985 : United States .....: 12,048 9,613 353,795 345,757 1,607,784 1,557,077 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Georgia .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (Z) (Z) 3 8 29.90 33.44 Indiana .........: 1,906 1,844 80,031 76,514 41.99 41.50 Iowa ............: 1,054 999 47,542 46,118 45.13 46.18 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,362 3,264 94,936 92,338 28.24 28.29 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 504 451 10,161 9,961 20.18 22.06 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - - - - - - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 21 16 389 284 18.30 17.63 North Carolina ..: 1,656 1,638 67,483 66,123 40.76 40.36 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 535 486 26,439 23,565 49.41 48.52 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 526 504 15,521 14,821 29.52 29.41 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 268 349 12,811 16,892 47.82 48.47 Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 3 - 106 - 33.28 - Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 359 324 16,153 14,070 45.03 43.45 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 16,585 15,753 550,324 526,903 33.18 33.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January and February 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January : February : January : February : January : February ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Georgia .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: 2 6 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 64,250 61,469 805 759 1.24 1.22 Iowa ............: 37,434 36,513 594 566 1.56 1.53 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 76,232 74,103 1,071 961 1.39 1.28 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 8,334 8,214 112 85 1.33 1.02 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: - - - - (X) (X) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 244 175 9 6 3.37 3.56 North Carolina ..: 52,545 51,254 340 307 0.64 0.60 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 21,178 18,826 259 240 1.21 1.26 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 12,365 11,787 219 194 1.74 1.62 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 10,253 13,488 163 234 1.56 1.70 Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 84 - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 12,728 11,079 246 228 1.90 2.01 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 439,357 420,409 5,599 5,244 1.26 1.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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