Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released February 24, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 7 Percent from Last Year January 2016 contained 21 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. January 2017 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during January 2017 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.05 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the amount certified in January 2016. The December 2016 revised certified total at 3.85 billion pounds, was down slightly from December 2015. The December revision represented an increase of 5.42 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during January 2017 was 5.35 billion pounds, up 7 percent from 5.01 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.64 billion pounds, up 7 percent from January 2016. Mature chickens, at 65.9 million pounds, were up slightly from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 622 million pounds, up 5 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 17.2 million pounds, up 7 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during January 2017 averaged 6.20 pounds per bird, up slightly from January 2016. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.95 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during January 2017 averaged 31.8 pounds per bird, up slightly from January 2016. Ante-mortem condemnations during January 2017 totaled 13.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.26 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.27 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 40.2 million pounds, were 0.98 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.07 percent a year earlier. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2017 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ----- percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 699,346 709,319 749,283 107 106 699,346 749,283 107 Mature ...........: 11,294 10,886 11,080 98 102 11,294 11,080 98 Light ..........: 5,376 4,858 4,993 93 103 5,376 4,993 93 Heavy ..........: 5,918 6,028 6,087 103 101 5,918 6,087 103 Total ............: 710,640 720,205 760,363 107 106 710,640 760,363 107 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,504 18,742 19,403 105 104 18,504 19,403 105 Old ..............: 193 152 138 72 91 193 138 72 Total ............: 18,697 18,894 19,541 105 103 18,697 19,541 105 : Ducks ..............: 2,337 2,516 2,492 107 99 2,337 2,492 107 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,330,457 4,395,633 4,644,099 107 106 4,330,457 4,644,099 107 Mature ...........: 65,642 65,321 65,921 100 101 65,642 65,921 100 Light ..........: 17,714 16,304 16,723 94 103 17,714 16,723 94 Heavy ..........: 47,928 49,017 49,198 103 100 47,928 49,198 103 Total ............: 4,396,099 4,460,954 4,710,020 107 106 4,396,099 4,710,020 107 : Turkeys : Young ............: 589,320 593,508 618,151 105 104 589,320 618,151 105 Old ..............: 5,411 4,357 4,073 75 93 5,411 4,073 75 Total ............: 594,731 597,865 622,224 105 104 594,731 622,224 105 : Ducks ..............: 16,021 17,364 17,190 107 99 16,021 17,190 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 195 200 167 86 84 195 167 86 : Total ..............: 5,007,046 5,076,383 5,349,601 107 105 5,007,046 5,349,601 107 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.19 6.20 6.20 100 100 6.19 6.20 100 Mature ...........: 5.81 6.00 5.95 102 99 5.81 5.95 102 Light ..........: 3.30 3.36 3.35 102 100 3.30 3.35 102 Heavy ..........: 8.10 8.13 8.08 100 99 8.10 8.08 100 Total ............: 6.19 6.19 6.19 100 100 6.19 6.19 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.85 31.67 31.86 100 101 31.85 31.86 100 Old ..............: 28.04 28.66 29.51 105 103 28.04 29.51 105 Total ............: 31.81 31.64 31.84 100 101 31.81 31.84 100 : Ducks ..............: 6.86 6.90 6.90 101 100 6.86 6.90 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2017 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2017 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ---- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,020,486 3,061,504 3,232,336 107 106 3,020,486 3,232,336 107 Mature ...........: 41,810 42,411 42,761 102 101 41,810 42,761 102 Light ..........: 9,376 8,542 8,718 93 102 9,376 8,718 93 Heavy ..........: 32,434 33,869 34,043 105 101 32,434 34,043 105 Total ............: 3,062,296 3,103,915 3,275,097 107 106 3,062,296 3,275,097 107 : Turkeys : Young ............: 284,668 290,589 286,010 100 98 284,668 286,010 100 Old ..............: 3,452 3,004 3,010 87 100 3,452 3,010 87 Total ............: 288,120 293,593 289,020 100 98 288,120 289,020 100 : Ducks ..............: 4,425 5,405 5,084 115 94 4,425 5,084 115 : Other 1/ ...........: 121 130 109 90 84 121 109 90 : Total ..............: 3,354,962 3,403,043 3,569,310 106 105 3,354,962 3,569,310 106 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 236,295 249,959 264,500 112 106 236,295 264,500 112 Mature ...........: 2 - - (X) (X) 2 - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: 2 - - (X) (X) 2 - (X) Total ............: 236,297 249,959 264,500 112 106 236,297 264,500 112 : Turkeys : Young ............: 187,747 184,964 209,251 111 113 187,747 209,251 111 Old ..............: 607 229 73 12 32 607 73 12 Total ............: 188,354 185,193 209,324 111 113 188,354 209,324 111 : Ducks ..............: 7,247 7,263 7,479 103 103 7,247 7,479 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 6 6 6 100 100 6 6 100 : Total ..............: 431,904 442,421 481,309 111 109 431,904 481,309 111 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,256,781 3,311,463 3,496,836 107 106 3,256,781 3,496,836 107 Mature ...........: 41,812 42,411 42,761 102 101 41,812 42,761 102 Light ..........: 9,376 8,542 8,718 93 102 9,376 8,718 93 Heavy ..........: 32,436 33,869 34,043 105 101 32,436 34,043 105 Total ............: 3,298,593 3,353,874 3,539,597 107 106 3,298,593 3,539,597 107 : Turkeys : Young ............: 472,415 475,553 495,261 105 104 472,415 495,261 105 Old ..............: 4,059 3,233 3,083 76 95 4,059 3,083 76 Total ............: 476,474 478,786 498,344 105 104 476,474 498,344 105 : Ducks ..............: 11,672 12,668 12,563 108 99 11,672 12,563 108 : Other 1/ ...........: 127 136 115 91 85 127 115 91 : Total ..............: 3,786,866 3,845,464 4,050,619 107 105 3,786,866 4,050,619 107 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2016 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,830 10,402 10,954 101 105 10,830 10,954 101 Mature ...........: 815 816 866 106 106 815 866 106 Light ..........: 281 282 295 105 105 281 295 105 Heavy ..........: 534 534 571 107 107 534 571 107 Total ............: 11,645 11,218 11,820 102 105 11,645 11,820 102 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,617 1,659 1,778 110 107 1,617 1,778 110 Old ..............: 79 55 61 77 111 79 61 77 Total ............: 1,696 1,714 1,839 108 107 1,696 1,839 108 : Ducks ..............: 46 50 44 96 88 46 44 96 : Total 1/ ...........: 13,387 12,982 13,703 102 106 13,387 13,703 102 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.25 0.24 0.24 96 100 0.25 0.24 96 Mature ...........: 1.24 1.25 1.31 106 105 1.24 1.31 106 Light ..........: 1.59 1.73 1.76 111 102 1.59 1.76 111 Heavy ..........: 1.11 1.09 1.16 105 106 1.11 1.16 105 Total ............: 0.26 0.25 0.25 96 100 0.26 0.25 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.27 0.28 0.29 107 104 0.27 0.29 107 Old ..............: 1.46 1.26 1.50 103 119 1.46 1.50 103 Total ............: 0.29 0.29 0.30 103 103 0.29 0.30 103 : Ducks ..............: 0.29 0.29 0.26 90 90 0.29 0.26 90 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.27 0.26 0.26 96 100 0.27 0.26 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : January 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to January :2016 as Commodity : January : December : January : January : December :---------------------------:percent : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 :of 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 30,654 27,784 29,956 98 108 30,654 29,956 98 Mature ...........: 2,702 2,393 2,249 83 94 2,702 2,249 83 Light ..........: 663 699 688 104 98 663 688 104 Heavy ..........: 2,039 1,694 1,561 77 92 2,039 1,561 77 Total ............: 33,356 30,177 32,205 97 107 33,356 32,205 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,243 7,099 7,531 104 106 7,243 7,531 104 Old ..............: 170 188 175 103 93 170 175 103 Total ............: 7,413 7,287 7,706 104 106 7,413 7,706 104 : Ducks ..............: 288 327 313 109 96 288 313 109 : Other 1/ ...........: 1 2 2 200 100 1 2 200 : Total ..............: 41,058 37,793 40,226 98 106 41,058 40,226 98 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.93 0.83 0.85 91 102 0.93 0.85 91 Mature ...........: 6.07 5.34 5.00 82 94 6.07 5.00 82 Light ..........: 6.60 7.56 7.31 111 97 6.60 7.31 111 Heavy ..........: 5.91 4.76 4.38 74 92 5.91 4.38 74 Total ............: 1.00 0.89 0.90 90 101 1.00 0.90 90 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.51 1.47 1.50 99 102 1.51 1.50 99 Old ..............: 4.02 5.50 5.37 134 98 4.02 5.37 134 Total ............: 1.53 1.50 1.52 99 101 1.53 1.52 99 : Ducks ..............: 2.41 2.52 2.43 101 96 2.41 2.43 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 0.78 1.45 1.71 219 118 0.78 1.71 219 : Total ..............: 1.07 0.97 0.98 92 101 1.07 0.98 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: December 2016 and January 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 4,344 5,450 813,511 831,558 Mature ..........: - - 192 195 156,323 148,798 Light .........: - - 135 118 111,113 106,412 Heavy .........: - - 57 77 45,210 42,386 Total ...........: - - 4,536 5,645 969,834 980,356 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 45 46 26,338 28,766 Old .............: - - 4 1 1,297 1,446 Total ...........: - - 49 47 27,635 30,212 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 566,663 652,277 3,617 3,897 12,931 14,629 Mature ..........: 25,921 23,706 460 560 33,381 36,838 Light .........: 7,917 7,624 230 297 20,710 22,857 Heavy .........: 18,004 16,082 230 263 12,671 13,981 Total ...........: 592,584 675,983 4,077 4,457 46,312 51,467 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 3,506 3,663 691 667 61 61 Old .............: 369 469 1 - 176 325 Total ...........: 3,875 4,132 692 667 237 386 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 13,359 13,444 50,682 51,746 102,968 103,569 Mature ..........: 10,357 9,118 1,649 1,456 90,666 83,613 Light .........: 9,653 8,562 935 722 82,073 76,540 Heavy .........: 704 556 714 734 8,593 7,073 Total ...........: 23,716 22,562 52,331 53,202 193,634 187,182 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 146 95 546 782 1,264 1,017 Old .............: 29 32 25 60 151 173 Total ...........: 175 127 571 842 1,415 1,190 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 27,309 29,152 756,249 791,764 2,351,633 2,497,486 Mature ..........: 632 758 109,844 100,357 429,425 405,399 Light .........: 239 279 55,217 52,727 288,222 276,138 Heavy .........: 393 479 54,627 47,630 141,203 129,261 Total ...........: 27,941 29,910 866,093 892,121 2,781,058 2,902,885 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 547 555 12,282 12,604 45,426 48,256 Old .............: 24 10 191 149 2,267 2,665 Total ...........: 571 565 12,473 12,753 47,693 50,921 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Chickens, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: December 2016 and January 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 84,940 89,006 467,998 493,785 5.51 5.55 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 75,813 81,327 503,958 539,044 6.65 6.63 California ......: 22,364 24,004 132,052 139,997 5.90 5.83 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 30,792 33,792 224,102 243,280 7.28 7.20 Florida .........: 5,804 5,758 34,128 33,098 5.88 5.75 Georgia .........: 101,828 105,439 599,047 616,685 5.88 5.85 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,634 5,807 25,002 25,785 4.44 4.44 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 22,767 24,013 143,066 148,119 6.28 6.17 Louisiana .......: 14,751 15,371 91,065 96,728 6.17 6.29 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,312 10,077 66,006 63,020 6.40 6.25 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,231 4,452 24,988 26,185 5.91 5.88 Mississippi .....: 57,720 59,016 369,247 381,157 6.40 6.46 Missouri ........: 34,677 36,750 169,862 178,540 4.90 4.86 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 128 112 649 566 5.08 5.06 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,093 2,362 10,340 11,873 4.94 5.03 North Carolina ..: 61,428 64,832 489,320 521,399 7.97 8.04 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 7,710 7,812 42,782 43,161 5.55 5.52 Oklahoma ........: 11,785 13,153 77,877 88,171 6.61 6.70 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,578 10,309 54,295 58,584 5.67 5.68 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 23,503 24,545 176,843 183,372 7.52 7.47 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 23,874 25,383 125,776 134,990 5.27 5.32 Texas ...........: 52,273 56,714 323,619 353,089 6.19 6.23 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 26,622 28,578 154,216 164,585 5.79 5.76 Washington ......: 3,767 4,223 23,365 26,576 6.20 6.29 West Virginia ...: 8,267 9,151 32,121 35,146 3.89 3.84 Wisconsin .......: 4,007 4,313 17,185 18,419 4.29 4.27 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 709,319 749,283 4,395,633 4,644,099 6.20 6.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: December 2016 and January 2017 [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 .........: 355,886 375,252 2,685 2,880 0.75 0.76 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 379,525 407,162 3,114 3,326 0.81 0.81 California ......: 98,353 104,128 1,219 1,360 1.22 1.29 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 164,656 177,751 1,414 1,607 0.85 0.90 Florida .........: 25,595 24,830 159 138 0.62 0.55 Georgia .........: 451,327 464,174 3,471 3,714 0.76 0.79 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 18,221 18,787 133 134 0.72 0.71 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 108,623 112,248 1,568 1,652 1.42 1.45 Louisiana .......: 69,323 73,467 490 565 0.70 0.76 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 48,603 46,345 553 640 1.12 1.36 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 20,751 21,864 276 213 1.31 0.97 Mississippi .....: 283,709 293,198 1,962 1,981 0.69 0.67 Missouri ........: 125,171 131,722 1,085 1,223 0.86 0.92 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 465 407 8 6 1.64 1.43 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,419 7,414 243 244 3.65 3.18 North Carolina ..: 381,443 406,276 3,039 3,304 0.79 0.81 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 31,936 32,201 446 499 1.38 1.53 Oklahoma ........: 58,601 66,311 278 336 0.47 0.50 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 36,939 39,782 934 1,092 2.47 2.67 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 133,058 138,183 715 693 0.53 0.50 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 92,187 98,891 589 545 0.63 0.55 Texas ...........: 245,073 267,317 2,167 2,388 0.88 0.89 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 110,609 117,292 616 668 0.55 0.57 Washington ......: 17,446 19,801 109 118 0.62 0.59 West Virginia ...: 23,017 25,181 83 99 0.36 0.39 Wisconsin .......: 12,552 13,452 109 109 0.86 0.80 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,311,463 3,496,836 27,784 29,956 0.83 0.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: December 2016 and January 2017 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 629 582 74,758 72,287 Arkansas ..........: - - 147 124 64,079 66,917 Delaware ..........: - - 720 1,435 55,836 56,090 Georgia ...........: - - 60 78 68,882 74,746 Mississippi .......: - - 88 136 19,453 21,884 Missouri ..........: - - 41 41 46,663 50,684 North Carolina ....: - - 244 164 91,664 97,873 Texas .............: - - 387 261 69,374 65,704 Virginia ..........: - - 40 57 13,020 13,811 : United States .....: - - 4,344 5,450 813,511 831,558 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 45,761 50,942 483 380 1,605 1,746 Arkansas ..........: 22,160 28,948 325 234 881 945 Delaware ..........: 49,179 62,010 40 66 795 958 Georgia ...........: 145,070 159,828 339 469 1,765 1,977 Mississippi .......: 9,282 11,373 138 94 577 671 Missouri ..........: 8,101 10,180 61 39 349 390 North Carolina ....: 39,514 51,017 221 343 1,369 1,659 Texas .............: 27,753 30,759 412 310 734 863 Virginia ..........: 16,076 20,042 29 7 336 443 : United States .....: 566,663 652,277 3,617 3,897 12,931 14,629 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 873 1,002 5,778 6,293 17,230 15,562 Arkansas ..........: 372 334 3,161 3,389 5,360 5,022 Delaware ..........: 1,163 1,127 1,574 1,663 3,510 3,883 Georgia ...........: 636 653 13,934 13,876 25,825 27,489 Mississippi .......: 569 665 1,746 1,824 1,608 1,552 Missouri ..........: 145 184 495 485 2,103 2,498 North Carolina ....: 850 957 8,417 9,852 4,172 4,832 Texas .............: 580 573 478 533 4,754 4,527 Virginia ..........: 560 702 778 648 1,969 2,126 : United States .....: 13,359 13,444 50,682 51,746 102,968 103,569 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 907 878 47,373 50,827 195,397 200,499 Arkansas ..........: 2,840 3,392 133,442 144,738 232,767 254,043 Delaware ..........: 4,231 4,189 5,829 6,823 122,877 138,244 Georgia ...........: 2,789 3,113 80,457 84,463 339,757 366,692 Mississippi .......: 79 155 14,729 16,160 48,269 54,514 Missouri ..........: 60 390 24,088 25,554 82,106 90,445 North Carolina ....: 2,409 2,508 51,712 60,044 200,572 229,249 Texas .............: 955 706 21,981 20,581 127,408 124,817 Virginia ..........: 1,064 1,114 10,875 11,724 44,747 50,674 : United States .....: 27,309 29,152 756,249 791,764 2,351,633 2,497,486 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Turkeys, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: December 2016 and January 2017 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : January : December : January : December : January ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,915 2,814 56,998 56,759 19.55 20.17 California ......: 963 778 27,534 23,897 28.59 30.73 Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,804 1,780 71,558 71,496 39.66 40.17 Iowa ............: 1,117 1,184 47,581 51,172 42.60 43.23 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 2,970 3,530 83,906 94,925 28.25 26.89 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 818 918 28,031 31,884 34.29 34.74 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,827 1,873 68,614 70,429 37.56 37.60 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 484 478 21,495 22,059 44.43 46.16 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Pennsylvania ....: 710 708 19,645 21,495 27.67 30.36 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 ...........: 423 558 6,345 8,656 15.01 15.50 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,178 2,201 60,994 61,008 28.00 27.72 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 18,742 19,403 593,508 618,151 31.67 31.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: December 2016 and January 2017 [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 .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 47,972 47,795 376 391 0.78 0.81 California ......: 22,163 19,298 248 225 1.11 1.15 Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 57,956 57,983 827 779 1.41 1.33 Iowa ............: 37,427 40,290 562 581 1.48 1.42 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 66,816 75,586 1,116 1,379 1.64 1.79 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 22,672 25,790 161 179 0.71 0.69 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 ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 53,898 55,131 689 703 1.26 1.26 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 17,183 17,635 283 343 1.62 1.91 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 15,299 16,923 499 511 3.16 2.93 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 ...........: 5,423 7,358 30 43 0.56 0.58 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 49,499 49,573 636 630 1.27 1.26 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 475,553 495,261 7,099 7,531 1.47 1.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 310 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2015. Young chickens were slaughtered in 37 States, young turkeys in 30 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current year's and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ....................................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ................................ (202) 720-4447 Aaron Cosgrove - Catfish Production, Egg Products, Poultry Slaughter, Trout Production, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised...................................................... (202) 690-3237 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage ....................................................... (202) 720-4751 Tom Kruchten - Census of Aquaculture ..................................................... (202) 690-4870 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs ............................................................... (202) 690-8632 Joshua O'Rear - Cost of Pollination, Honey, Honey Bee Colonies............................ (202) 690-3676 Miste Salmon - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery, Mink .................................. 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