Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released December 22, 2016, 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 November 2015 contained 21 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. November 2016 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during November 2016 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.91 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the amount certified in November 2015. The October 2016 revised certified total at 3.99 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from October 2015. The October revision represented an increase of 1.22 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during November 2016 was 5.15 billion pounds, up 7 percent from 4.82 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.43 billion pounds, up 6 percent from November 2015. Mature chickens, at 67.9 million pounds, were up 14 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 642 million pounds, up 10 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.7 million pounds, up 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during November 2016 averaged a record 6.21 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from November 2015. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.13 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during November 2016 averaged 29.5 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from November 2015. Ante-mortem condemnations during November 2016 totaled 12.3 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 38.1 million pounds, were 0.97 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.05 percent a year earlier. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2016 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 674,127 731,963 712,337 106 97 7,967,786 8,057,622 101 Mature ...........: 9,518 10,686 11,066 116 104 122,802 128,924 105 Light ..........: 3,750 4,197 4,701 125 112 53,326 56,643 106 Heavy ..........: 5,768 6,489 6,365 110 98 69,476 72,281 104 Total ............: 683,645 742,649 723,403 106 97 8,090,588 8,186,546 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 20,063 21,541 21,598 108 100 212,469 222,676 105 Old ..............: 182 132 129 71 98 1,442 1,685 117 Total ............: 20,245 21,673 21,727 107 100 213,911 224,361 105 : Ducks ..............: 2,216 2,184 2,284 103 105 25,197 24,742 98 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,159,180 4,535,961 4,426,527 106 98 48,740,047 49,632,812 102 Mature ...........: 59,301 67,256 67,881 114 101 738,925 776,784 105 Light ..........: 12,350 14,127 15,970 129 113 172,712 187,769 109 Heavy ..........: 46,951 53,129 51,911 111 98 566,213 589,015 104 Total ............: 4,218,481 4,603,217 4,494,408 107 98 49,478,972 50,409,596 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 581,043 641,103 638,102 110 100 6,401,029 6,818,630 107 Old ..............: 5,073 3,905 3,731 74 96 40,728 47,609 117 Total ............: 586,116 645,008 641,833 110 100 6,441,757 6,866,239 107 : Ducks ..............: 15,175 15,010 15,715 104 105 172,516 169,294 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 478 1,123 704 147 63 3,444 3,854 112 : Total ..............: 4,820,250 5,264,358 5,152,660 107 98 56,096,689 57,448,983 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.17 6.20 6.21 101 100 6.12 6.16 101 Mature ...........: 6.23 6.29 6.13 98 97 6.02 6.03 100 Light ..........: 3.29 3.37 3.40 103 101 3.24 3.31 102 Heavy ..........: 8.14 8.19 8.16 100 100 8.15 8.15 100 Total ............: 6.17 6.20 6.21 101 100 6.12 6.16 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 28.96 29.76 29.54 102 99 30.13 30.62 102 Old ..............: 27.87 29.58 28.92 104 98 28.24 28.25 100 Total ............: 28.95 29.76 29.54 102 99 30.11 30.60 102 : Ducks ..............: 6.85 6.87 6.88 100 100 6.85 6.84 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2016 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,887,555 3,162,913 3,085,152 107 98 33,633,550 34,604,352 103 Mature ...........: 38,753 44,023 43,903 113 100 478,180 501,547 105 Light ..........: 6,602 7,310 8,366 127 114 94,773 97,979 103 Heavy ..........: 32,151 36,713 35,537 111 97 383,407 403,568 105 Total ............: 2,926,308 3,206,936 3,129,055 107 98 34,111,730 35,105,899 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 305,673 331,210 320,357 105 97 3,026,605 3,205,878 106 Old ..............: 3,241 2,815 2,564 79 91 28,570 32,804 115 Total ............: 308,914 334,025 322,921 105 97 3,055,175 3,238,682 106 : Ducks ..............: 4,344 4,517 5,101 117 113 47,184 48,188 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 127 209 191 150 91 1,433 1,573 110 : Total ..............: 3,239,693 3,545,687 3,457,268 107 98 37,215,522 38,394,342 103 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 247,887 254,207 249,770 101 98 3,080,294 2,774,037 90 Mature ...........: 9 4 6 67 150 33 49 148 Light ..........: 6 4 6 100 150 8 18 225 Heavy ..........: 3 - - (X) (X) 25 31 124 Total ............: 247,896 254,211 249,776 101 98 3,080,327 2,774,086 90 : Turkeys : Young ............: 161,244 183,718 191,540 119 104 2,108,679 2,260,713 107 Old ..............: 581 123 258 44 210 2,157 2,988 139 Total ............: 161,825 183,841 191,798 119 104 2,110,836 2,263,701 107 : Ducks ..............: 6,704 6,346 6,348 95 100 77,603 74,918 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 177 498 264 149 53 815 947 116 : Total ..............: 416,602 444,896 448,186 108 101 5,269,581 5,113,652 97 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,135,442 3,417,120 3,334,922 106 98 36,713,844 37,378,389 102 Mature ...........: 38,762 44,027 43,909 113 100 478,213 501,596 105 Light ..........: 6,608 7,314 8,372 127 114 94,781 97,997 103 Heavy ..........: 32,154 36,713 35,537 111 97 383,432 403,599 105 Total ............: 3,174,204 3,461,147 3,378,831 106 98 37,192,057 37,879,985 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 466,917 514,928 511,897 110 99 5,135,284 5,466,591 106 Old ..............: 3,822 2,938 2,822 74 96 30,727 35,792 116 Total ............: 470,739 517,866 514,719 109 99 5,166,011 5,502,383 107 : Ducks ..............: 11,048 10,863 11,449 104 105 124,787 123,106 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 304 707 455 150 64 2,248 2,520 112 : Total ..............: 3,656,295 3,990,583 3,905,454 107 98 42,485,103 43,507,994 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2016 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,580 10,065 9,917 104 99 111,027 114,578 103 Mature ...........: 683 764 799 117 105 8,502 9,317 110 Light ..........: 201 251 289 144 115 2,882 3,229 112 Heavy ..........: 482 513 510 106 99 5,620 6,088 108 Total ............: 10,263 10,829 10,716 104 99 119,529 123,895 104 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,272 1,443 1,454 114 101 15,380 17,021 111 Old ..............: 56 54 43 77 80 530 607 115 Total ............: 1,328 1,497 1,497 113 100 15,910 17,628 111 : Ducks ..............: 47 48 39 83 81 444 478 108 : Total 1/ ...........: 11,639 12,375 12,254 105 99 135,885 142,005 105 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.22 0.22 96 100 0.23 0.23 100 Mature ...........: 1.15 1.14 1.18 103 104 1.15 1.20 104 Light ..........: 1.63 1.78 1.81 111 102 1.67 1.72 103 Heavy ..........: 1.03 0.97 0.98 95 101 0.99 1.03 104 Total ............: 0.24 0.24 0.24 100 100 0.24 0.25 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.22 0.23 0.23 105 100 0.24 0.25 104 Old ..............: 1.10 1.38 1.15 105 83 1.30 1.27 98 Total ............: 0.23 0.23 0.23 100 100 0.25 0.26 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.31 0.32 0.25 81 78 0.26 0.28 108 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.24 0.24 100 100 0.24 0.25 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2016 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2016 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 29,311 27,949 28,055 96 100 333,373 328,960 99 Mature ...........: 2,371 2,372 2,362 100 100 26,162 27,895 107 Light ..........: 462 595 679 147 114 7,383 7,382 100 Heavy ..........: 1,909 1,777 1,683 88 95 18,779 20,513 109 Total ............: 31,682 30,321 30,417 96 100 359,535 356,855 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,730 7,074 7,194 107 102 72,807 79,840 110 Old ..............: 144 158 146 101 92 1,515 1,712 113 Total ............: 6,874 7,232 7,340 107 101 74,322 81,552 110 : Ducks ..............: 304 311 319 105 103 3,393 3,305 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 6 4 133 67 23 26 113 : Total ..............: 38,863 37,870 38,080 98 101 437,273 441,738 101 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.93 0.81 0.83 89 102 0.90 0.87 97 Mature ...........: 5.76 5.11 5.10 89 100 5.19 5.27 102 Light ..........: 6.53 7.52 7.50 115 100 7.23 7.01 97 Heavy ..........: 5.60 4.62 4.52 81 98 4.67 4.84 104 Total ............: 0.99 0.87 0.89 90 102 0.96 0.93 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.42 1.36 1.39 98 102 1.40 1.44 103 Old ..............: 3.63 5.10 4.92 136 96 4.70 4.56 97 Total ............: 1.44 1.38 1.41 98 102 1.42 1.46 103 : Ducks ..............: 2.68 2.78 2.71 101 97 2.65 2.61 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 0.98 0.84 0.87 89 104 1.01 1.02 101 : Total ..............: 1.05 0.94 0.97 92 103 1.02 1.01 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: October and November 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 4,049 5,001 795,075 797,155 Mature ..........: - - 192 180 130,654 147,362 Light .........: - - 125 110 94,283 107,234 Heavy .........: - - 67 70 36,371 40,128 Total ...........: - - 4,241 5,181 925,729 944,517 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 77 82 22,376 25,831 Old .............: - - 12 3 1,292 1,130 Total ...........: - - 89 85 23,668 26,961 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 443,187 482,104 3,356 3,281 10,351 11,358 Mature ..........: 26,440 24,498 377 357 30,927 29,210 Light .........: 9,546 7,858 218 148 18,984 16,943 Heavy .........: 16,894 16,640 159 209 11,943 12,267 Total ...........: 469,627 506,602 3,733 3,638 41,278 40,568 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 3,765 4,465 414 555 70 95 Old .............: 337 341 2 1 278 294 Total ...........: 4,102 4,806 416 556 348 389 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 12,737 12,634 47,359 48,854 96,311 97,708 Mature ..........: 12,623 12,610 1,022 1,411 75,486 85,058 Light .........: 11,993 11,916 507 764 67,441 77,195 Heavy .........: 630 694 515 647 8,045 7,863 Total ...........: 25,360 25,244 48,381 50,265 171,797 182,766 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 118 160 455 607 1,118 1,463 Old .............: 19 12 43 27 112 90 Total ...........: 137 172 498 634 1,230 1,553 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 30,539 27,828 698,026 731,852 2,140,990 2,217,775 Mature ..........: 622 600 123,303 112,546 401,646 413,832 Light .........: 222 286 68,637 60,855 271,956 283,309 Heavy .........: 400 314 54,666 51,691 129,690 130,523 Total ...........: 31,161 28,428 821,329 844,398 2,542,636 2,631,607 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 576 471 10,752 11,685 39,721 45,414 Old .............: 22 12 265 201 2,382 2,111 Total ...........: 598 483 11,017 11,886 42,103 47,525 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 89,881 87,113 500,462 483,329 5.57 5.55 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 80,706 78,105 532,008 515,153 6.59 6.60 California ......: 21,125 22,101 125,874 130,068 5.96 5.89 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 32,519 30,856 240,858 224,927 7.41 7.29 Florida .........: 5,641 5,843 33,074 34,573 5.86 5.92 Georgia .........: 106,976 102,408 631,623 608,465 5.90 5.94 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,801 5,503 25,968 24,891 4.48 4.52 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 20,609 23,837 135,081 148,576 6.55 6.23 Louisiana .......: 15,673 14,754 96,278 91,029 6.14 6.17 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 9,938 10,013 62,941 63,077 6.33 6.30 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,366 4,389 26,436 26,843 6.06 6.12 Mississippi .....: 60,527 58,069 382,914 371,095 6.33 6.39 Missouri ........: 35,831 35,633 173,248 175,048 4.84 4.91 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 132 100 674 517 5.12 5.14 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,860 2,152 9,224 10,578 4.96 4.92 North Carolina ..: 61,053 61,938 495,339 503,502 8.11 8.13 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 7,834 7,551 42,410 41,475 5.41 5.49 Oklahoma ........: 12,709 11,565 83,286 75,621 6.55 6.54 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,375 9,321 53,089 52,389 5.66 5.62 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 24,521 23,398 182,579 177,311 7.45 7.58 : South Dakota ....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Tennessee .......: 24,629 23,364 130,256 122,993 5.29 5.26 Texas ...........: 52,699 50,611 320,991 311,740 6.09 6.16 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 27,046 25,199 155,432 146,922 5.75 5.83 Washington ......: 3,788 3,054 23,919 19,130 6.31 6.26 West Virginia ...: 9,916 8,855 38,802 34,601 3.91 3.91 Wisconsin .......: 4,411 4,154 18,647 17,722 4.23 4.27 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 731,963 712,337 4,535,961 4,426,527 6.20 6.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 381,001 367,744 2,869 2,742 0.75 0.74 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 399,836 388,371 3,392 3,266 0.84 0.83 California ......: 94,041 96,947 1,160 1,234 1.22 1.26 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 176,690 164,802 1,461 1,471 0.82 0.88 Florida .........: 24,805 25,928 133 148 0.53 0.57 Georgia .........: 476,759 457,419 3,788 3,538 0.79 0.77 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 18,928 18,123 132 128 0.69 0.70 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 101,920 112,845 1,491 1,651 1.44 1.44 Louisiana .......: 73,102 69,008 517 533 0.70 0.77 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 46,300 46,412 426 464 0.91 0.99 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 22,016 22,517 311 313 1.39 1.37 Mississippi .....: 293,613 284,632 2,193 2,119 0.74 0.74 Missouri ........: 127,812 129,141 1,167 1,182 0.90 0.91 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 480 363 6 4 1.28 1.21 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 5,654 6,538 241 280 4.08 4.10 North Carolina ..: 384,730 392,315 2,820 2,997 0.73 0.76 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 31,599 30,857 381 403 1.19 1.29 Oklahoma ........: 62,737 56,964 323 284 0.51 0.50 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 36,482 36,046 835 908 2.24 2.46 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 137,481 133,348 675 654 0.49 0.49 : South Dakota ....: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Tennessee .......: 95,421 90,010 641 572 0.67 0.63 Texas ...........: 244,214 236,638 1,792 2,026 0.73 0.85 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 111,808 105,240 569 545 0.51 0.52 Washington ......: 17,840 14,281 134 124 0.75 0.86 West Virginia ...: 27,857 24,835 95 87 0.34 0.35 Wisconsin .......: 13,623 12,945 117 112 0.85 0.86 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,417,120 3,334,922 27,949 28,055 0.81 0.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2016 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 594 709 81,876 79,157 Arkansas ..........: - - 153 163 68,533 63,812 Delaware ..........: - - 678 938 62,286 60,410 Georgia ...........: - - 53 43 65,861 67,482 Mississippi .......: - - 119 84 21,431 19,169 Missouri ..........: - - 38 52 40,962 43,867 North Carolina ....: - - 163 237 88,519 92,297 Texas .............: - - 149 187 58,147 62,594 Virginia ..........: - - 79 58 15,651 12,957 : United States .....: - - 4,049 5,001 795,075 797,155 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 39,671 43,155 320 427 1,389 1,520 Arkansas ..........: 25,555 21,686 350 241 807 876 Delaware ..........: 34,734 42,606 70 56 598 724 Georgia ...........: 121,799 123,823 266 201 1,348 1,540 Mississippi .......: 7,444 8,044 198 165 522 552 Missouri ..........: 5,555 6,812 70 92 352 366 North Carolina ....: 21,656 28,908 271 241 1,068 1,199 Texas .............: 17,779 21,529 398 466 515 636 Virginia ..........: 8,970 12,030 3 17 282 262 : United States .....: 443,187 482,104 3,356 3,281 10,351 11,358 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 968 889 5,801 5,526 15,634 15,660 Arkansas ..........: 356 343 2,946 2,800 6,075 5,535 Delaware ..........: 1,202 1,190 1,904 1,716 4,656 3,998 Georgia ...........: 680 716 13,241 14,590 19,637 22,675 Mississippi .......: 520 557 1,999 1,872 1,570 1,530 Missouri ..........: 148 162 497 541 2,275 2,290 North Carolina ....: 809 824 7,345 8,239 4,367 4,048 Texas .............: 443 544 403 415 3,975 4,393 Virginia ..........: 533 474 625 728 1,825 1,993 : United States .....: 12,737 12,634 47,359 48,854 96,311 97,708 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,607 1,309 51,116 46,002 198,976 194,354 Arkansas ..........: 1,875 2,369 117,573 128,064 224,223 225,889 Delaware ..........: 3,814 3,871 5,655 6,259 115,597 121,768 Georgia ...........: 3,869 3,418 77,923 77,953 304,677 312,441 Mississippi .......: 96 49 13,579 11,696 47,478 43,718 Missouri ..........: 91 78 26,037 26,481 76,025 80,741 North Carolina ....: 2,400 2,196 40,892 45,162 167,490 183,351 Texas .............: 869 1,125 16,451 19,135 99,129 111,024 Virginia ..........: 881 705 7,647 8,900 36,496 38,124 : United States .....: 30,539 27,828 698,026 731,852 2,140,990 2,217,775 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 3,524 3,033 73,183 59,735 20.77 19.70 California ......: 1,704 1,459 43,423 36,187 25.48 24.80 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 .........: 1,861 1,744 71,228 65,705 38.27 37.68 Iowa ............: 1,146 1,234 48,549 51,382 42.36 41.63 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,891 4,085 98,234 100,654 25.25 24.64 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 950 883 30,256 28,899 31.86 32.73 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) North Carolina ..: 1,859 1,988 66,561 71,882 35.81 36.16 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 464 516 20,001 20,810 43.06 40.35 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 892 1,024 22,684 24,668 25.43 24.08 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 ...........: 579 569 8,883 8,594 15.35 15.10 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,246 2,334 63,064 64,168 28.08 27.49 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 21,541 21,598 641,103 638,102 29.76 29.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 61,617 50,418 438 365 0.71 0.72 California ......: 34,888 29,036 292 284 0.83 0.97 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 .........: 57,681 53,275 881 778 1.51 1.44 Iowa ............: 38,272 40,480 492 534 1.27 1.30 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 78,607 80,544 1,238 1,357 1.55 1.66 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 24,492 23,425 196 171 0.80 0.72 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) North Carolina ..: 52,076 56,349 595 670 1.13 1.18 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 15,980 16,604 302 279 1.85 1.65 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 18,084 19,651 483 508 2.60 2.52 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 ...........: 7,413 7,210 37 39 0.49 0.53 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 51,160 52,100 623 614 1.20 1.17 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 514,928 511,897 7,074 7,194 1.36 1.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ................................................ (202) 690-3676 Miste Salmon - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery, Mink .................................. 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