Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released January 25, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 2 Percent from Last Year December 2019 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. December 2020 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during December 2020 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.23 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the amount certified in December 2019. The November 2020 revised certified total at 3.98 billion pounds, was up 1 percent from November 2019. The November revision represented an increase of 9.19 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during December 2020 was 5.58 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 5.48 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.92 billion pounds, up 2 percent from December 2019. Mature chickens, at 60.7 million pounds, were down slightly from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 589 million pounds, up 5 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.9 million pounds, down 21 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during December 2020 averaged 6.41 pounds per bird, up slightly from December 2019. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.69 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during December 2020 averaged 33.4 pounds per bird, up slightly from December 2019. Ante-mortem condemnations during December 2020 totaled 12.4 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 26.7 million pounds, were 0.63 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.75 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2020 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 757,769 719,240 766,650 101 107 9,224,243 9,228,130 100 Mature ...........: 8,958 8,512 9,080 101 107 115,006 116,694 101 Light ..........: 2,730 2,520 2,852 104 113 34,586 34,313 99 Heavy ..........: 6,228 5,992 6,228 100 104 80,420 82,381 102 Total ............: 766,727 727,752 775,730 101 107 9,339,249 9,344,824 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,763 18,717 17,495 104 93 225,915 221,324 98 Old ..............: 123 132 174 141 132 1,745 1,680 96 Total ............: 16,886 18,849 17,669 105 94 227,660 223,004 98 : Ducks ..............: 2,487 1,655 1,960 79 118 27,544 22,461 82 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,842,657 4,605,473 4,916,012 102 107 58,286,994 59,135,024 101 Mature ...........: 60,755 58,293 60,738 100 104 783,664 799,466 102 Light ..........: 9,156 8,695 9,696 106 112 119,682 118,801 99 Heavy ..........: 51,599 49,598 51,042 99 103 663,982 680,665 103 Total ............: 4,903,412 4,663,766 4,976,750 101 107 59,070,658 59,934,490 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 557,236 569,190 584,091 105 103 7,236,359 7,141,928 99 Old ..............: 3,833 3,862 5,198 136 135 51,967 50,531 97 Total ............: 561,069 573,052 589,289 105 103 7,288,326 7,192,459 99 : Ducks ..............: 17,624 11,584 13,908 79 120 193,568 156,666 81 : Other 1/ ...........: 220 408 171 78 42 4,253 3,594 85 : Total ..............: 5,482,325 5,248,810 5,580,118 102 106 66,556,805 67,287,209 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.39 6.40 6.41 100 100 6.32 6.41 101 Mature ...........: 6.78 6.85 6.69 99 98 6.81 6.85 101 Light ..........: 3.35 3.45 3.40 101 99 3.46 3.46 100 Heavy ..........: 8.29 8.28 8.20 99 99 8.26 8.26 100 Total ............: 6.40 6.41 6.42 100 100 6.32 6.41 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 33.24 30.41 33.39 100 110 32.03 32.27 101 Old ..............: 31.16 29.26 29.87 96 102 29.78 30.08 101 Total ............: 33.23 30.40 33.35 100 110 32.01 32.25 101 : Ducks ..............: 7.09 7.00 7.10 100 101 7.03 6.98 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2020 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,382,091 3,242,967 3,458,569 102 107 40,753,885 41,431,540 102 Mature ...........: 41,835 40,000 41,644 100 104 528,442 548,483 104 Light ..........: 4,785 4,363 4,896 102 112 61,010 60,548 99 Heavy ..........: 37,050 35,637 36,748 99 103 467,432 487,935 104 Total ............: 3,423,926 3,282,967 3,500,213 102 107 41,282,327 41,980,023 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 291,901 291,380 292,469 100 100 3,665,798 3,561,041 97 Old ..............: 2,816 2,798 3,875 138 138 37,851 37,322 99 Total ............: 294,717 294,178 296,344 101 101 3,703,649 3,598,363 97 : Ducks ..............: 5,385 3,116 3,977 74 128 54,157 42,784 79 : Other 1/ ...........: 139 130 111 80 85 1,825 1,555 85 : Total ..............: 3,724,167 3,580,391 3,800,645 102 106 45,041,958 45,622,725 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 265,259 235,082 253,323 96 108 3,151,198 3,141,832 100 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) 77 - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) 77 - (X) Total ............: 265,259 235,082 253,323 96 108 3,151,275 3,141,832 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 151,873 163,711 173,901 115 106 2,112,536 2,143,892 101 Old ..............: 89 223 59 66 26 1,380 964 70 Total ............: 151,962 163,934 173,960 114 106 2,113,916 2,144,856 101 : Ducks ..............: 7,480 5,372 6,240 83 116 87,047 71,900 83 : Other 1/ ...........: 13 135 8 62 6 953 804 84 : Total ..............: 424,714 404,523 433,531 102 107 5,353,191 5,359,392 100 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,647,350 3,478,049 3,711,892 102 107 43,905,083 44,573,372 102 Mature ...........: 41,835 40,000 41,644 100 104 528,519 548,483 104 Light ..........: 4,785 4,363 4,896 102 112 61,010 60,548 99 Heavy ..........: 37,050 35,637 36,748 99 103 467,509 487,935 104 Total ............: 3,689,185 3,518,049 3,753,536 102 107 44,433,602 45,121,855 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 443,774 455,091 466,370 105 102 5,778,334 5,704,933 99 Old ..............: 2,905 3,021 3,934 135 130 39,231 38,286 98 Total ............: 446,679 458,112 470,304 105 103 5,817,565 5,743,219 99 : Ducks ..............: 12,865 8,488 10,217 79 120 141,204 114,684 81 : Other 1/ ...........: 152 265 119 78 45 2,778 2,359 85 : Total ..............: 4,148,881 3,984,914 4,234,176 102 106 50,395,149 50,982,117 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2020 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 11,029 9,147 10,014 91 109 131,003 118,492 90 Mature ...........: 546 546 611 112 112 6,919 7,121 103 Light ..........: 110 81 124 113 153 1,390 1,238 89 Heavy ..........: 436 465 487 112 105 5,529 5,883 106 Total ............: 11,575 9,693 10,625 92 110 137,922 125,613 91 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,495 1,500 1,674 112 112 19,712 19,549 99 Old ..............: 29 22 54 186 245 481 421 88 Total ............: 1,524 1,522 1,728 113 114 20,193 19,970 99 : Ducks ..............: 95 49 67 71 137 963 732 76 : Total 1/ ...........: 13,194 11,265 12,420 94 110 159,091 146,320 92 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.23 0.20 0.20 87 100 0.22 0.20 91 Mature ...........: 0.90 0.94 1.01 112 107 0.88 0.89 101 Light ..........: 1.20 0.93 1.28 107 138 1.16 1.04 90 Heavy ..........: 0.84 0.94 0.95 113 101 0.83 0.86 104 Total ............: 0.24 0.21 0.21 88 100 0.23 0.21 91 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.27 0.26 0.29 107 112 0.27 0.27 100 Old ..............: 0.76 0.57 1.04 137 182 0.93 0.83 89 Total ............: 0.27 0.27 0.29 107 107 0.28 0.28 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.54 0.42 0.48 89 114 0.50 0.47 94 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.21 0.22 92 105 0.24 0.22 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2020 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2020 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 23,003 17,660 18,860 82 107 285,265 252,721 89 Mature ...........: 1,296 1,650 1,618 125 98 19,541 20,957 107 Light ..........: 426 397 441 104 111 4,710 5,006 106 Heavy ..........: 870 1,253 1,177 135 94 14,831 15,951 108 Total ............: 24,299 19,310 20,478 84 106 304,806 273,678 90 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,411 5,845 5,953 93 102 83,022 74,958 90 Old ..............: 124 85 122 98 144 1,762 1,543 88 Total ............: 6,535 5,930 6,075 93 102 84,784 76,501 90 : Ducks ..............: 330 148 172 52 116 3,595 2,694 75 : Other 1/ ...........: 2 3 2 100 67 37 39 105 : Total ..............: 31,166 25,391 26,727 86 105 393,222 352,912 90 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.63 0.51 0.51 81 100 0.65 0.56 86 Mature ...........: 3.00 3.96 3.74 125 94 3.57 3.68 103 Light ..........: 8.18 8.34 8.26 101 99 7.17 7.64 107 Heavy ..........: 2.29 3.40 3.10 135 91 3.07 3.17 103 Total ............: 0.65 0.55 0.54 83 98 0.68 0.60 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.42 1.27 1.26 89 99 1.42 1.30 92 Old ..............: 4.09 2.74 3.01 74 110 4.30 3.87 90 Total ............: 1.44 1.28 1.28 89 100 1.44 1.31 91 : Ducks ..............: 2.50 1.71 1.66 66 97 2.48 2.30 93 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.30 1.12 1.65 127 147 1.31 1.63 124 : Total ..............: 0.75 0.63 0.63 84 100 0.77 0.69 90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: November and December 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 800 967 520,850 503,319 Mature ..........: - - 27 19 87,815 90,172 Light .........: - - 4 1 63,954 67,101 Heavy .........: - - 23 18 23,861 23,071 Total ...........: - - 827 986 608,665 593,491 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 30 45 12,449 12,068 Old .............: - - 8 8 438 753 Total ...........: - - 38 53 12,887 12,821 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 210,381 232,105 1,393 1,359 10,995 12,316 Mature ..........: 14,607 13,856 272 124 28,648 30,639 Light .........: 8,427 7,725 81 63 12,167 15,885 Heavy .........: 6,180 6,131 191 61 16,481 14,754 Total ...........: 224,988 245,961 1,665 1,483 39,643 42,955 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 2,090 1,354 289 48 54 36 Old .............: 209 283 3 7 83 176 Total ...........: 2,299 1,637 292 55 137 212 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 5,996 6,370 33,180 34,819 109,081 101,091 Mature ..........: 1,274 1,537 415 278 29,530 33,599 Light .........: 879 1,237 271 161 26,077 30,676 Heavy .........: 395 300 144 117 3,453 2,923 Total ...........: 7,270 7,907 33,595 35,097 138,611 134,690 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 155 99 253 317 1,252 607 Old .............: 7 16 11 51 12 112 Total ...........: 162 115 264 368 1,264 719 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 22,283 26,751 624,316 597,614 1,539,275 1,516,711 Mature ..........: 266 227 64,345 63,757 227,199 234,208 Light .........: 7 19 42,805 39,318 154,672 162,186 Heavy .........: 259 208 21,540 24,439 72,527 72,022 Total ...........: 22,549 26,978 688,661 661,371 1,766,474 1,750,919 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 128 109 8,267 8,245 24,967 22,928 Old .............: 3 2 641 933 1,415 2,341 Total ...........: 131 111 8,908 9,178 26,382 25,269 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: November and December 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 92,700 96,088 505,287 523,626 5.45 5.45 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 77,661 82,755 553,350 591,332 7.13 7.15 California ......: 21,038 21,110 126,854 125,633 6.03 5.95 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 24,497 28,393 198,254 223,488 8.09 7.87 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 99,836 105,504 591,307 646,272 5.92 6.13 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,471 6,215 24,701 28,788 4.51 4.63 Iowa ............: 867 654 4,977 3,735 5.74 5.71 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 21,678 23,862 137,347 151,947 6.34 6.37 Louisiana .......: 14,336 14,687 100,987 101,144 7.04 6.89 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 10,378 10,964 68,481 71,314 6.60 6.50 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 55,135 58,813 351,324 371,025 6.37 6.31 Missouri ........: 31,292 35,346 155,495 178,798 4.97 5.06 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 152 179 735 844 4.83 4.71 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,224 2,352 10,959 11,498 4.93 4.89 North Carolina ..: 71,737 75,998 599,716 623,759 8.36 8.21 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 10,077 9,912 68,455 71,209 6.79 7.18 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,232 10,751 58,388 60,975 5.71 5.67 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 22,843 24,184 177,205 187,415 7.76 7.75 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 23,720 26,008 129,828 144,709 5.47 5.56 Texas ...........: 55,063 58,558 366,595 387,245 6.66 6.61 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 24,680 27,025 149,535 167,730 6.06 6.21 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 ...: 719,240 766,650 4,605,473 4,916,012 6.40 6.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: November and December 2020 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 384,957 399,664 1,609 1,704 0.42 0.42 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 415,583 444,866 1,579 1,702 0.38 0.38 California ......: 95,248 94,274 659 700 0.69 0.74 Colorado ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: 154,355 172,532 621 802 0.40 0.46 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 448,608 488,431 3,153 3,255 0.70 0.66 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 18,000 20,942 81 131 0.45 0.62 Iowa ............: 3,465 2,575 331 287 8.71 10.02 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 103,878 115,292 557 568 0.53 0.49 Louisiana .......: 76,279 76,728 311 307 0.41 0.40 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 51,364 53,350 235 290 0.46 0.54 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 261,898 278,855 1,063 1,191 0.40 0.43 Missouri ........: 114,361 131,533 314 368 0.27 0.28 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 543 609 7 8 1.35 1.28 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 6,641 6,939 109 104 1.61 1.47 North Carolina ..: 462,798 480,240 1,693 1,853 0.36 0.38 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 51,271 53,452 239 272 0.46 0.51 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 40,236 42,104 843 877 2.05 2.04 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 133,338 141,195 719 791 0.54 0.56 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 96,020 107,089 574 579 0.59 0.54 Texas ...........: 280,196 295,600 1,543 1,564 0.55 0.53 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 111,384 124,793 328 327 0.29 0.26 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 ...: 3,478,049 3,711,892 17,660 18,860 0.51 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: November and December 2020 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 51 81 29,415 29,269 Arkansas ..........: - - 36 36 31,061 31,068 Delaware ..........: - - 58 88 13,334 15,702 Georgia ...........: - - 4 13 49,943 53,762 Mississippi .......: - - 35 35 13,560 9,771 North Carolina ....: - - 68 68 41,385 41,380 Texas .............: - - 101 98 55,394 57,864 Virginia ..........: - - 21 10 15,526 15,657 : United States .....: - - 800 967 520,850 503,319 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 26,419 26,787 121 86 1,121 1,202 Arkansas ..........: 6,647 6,662 97 95 1,002 1,005 Delaware ..........: 8,768 9,402 22 27 177 181 Georgia ...........: 45,699 51,138 96 139 1,324 1,632 Mississippi .......: 5,276 5,276 10 10 572 572 North Carolina ....: 10,573 10,573 47 47 903 903 Texas .............: 17,651 18,357 100 118 878 1,017 Virginia ..........: 8,012 9,150 18 8 135 160 : United States .....: 210,381 232,105 1,393 1,359 10,995 12,316 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 514 496 3,150 3,029 11,962 10,637 Arkansas ..........: 173 179 2,795 2,794 3,305 3,284 Delaware ..........: 342 385 654 737 1,839 2,288 Georgia ...........: 621 651 8,573 9,343 50,931 42,001 Mississippi .......: 433 433 1,888 1,888 790 790 North Carolina ....: 359 359 3,640 3,640 2,123 2,123 Texas .............: 306 323 315 362 3,662 4,392 Virginia ..........: 469 499 489 529 1,582 1,723 : United States .....: 5,996 6,370 33,180 34,819 109,081 101,091 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 377 400 30,745 37,913 103,875 109,900 Arkansas ..........: 1,790 1,791 81,317 81,285 128,223 128,199 Delaware ..........: 1,184 1,521 4,731 11,416 31,109 41,747 Georgia ...........: 4,167 7,901 157,392 89,629 318,750 256,209 Mississippi .......: 1,015 1,015 9,317 9,317 32,896 29,107 North Carolina ....: 1,986 1,986 19,713 19,711 80,797 80,790 Texas .............: 505 1,030 18,254 19,067 97,166 102,628 Virginia ..........: 328 630 9,471 10,793 36,051 39,159 : United States .....: 22,283 26,751 624,316 597,614 1,539,275 1,516,711 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: November and December 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 3,330 2,810 64,806 56,717 19.46 20.18 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 50 2 1,247 68 25.03 33.08 Indiana .........: 1,766 1,861 68,482 75,580 38.77 40.62 Iowa ............: 1,124 1,203 48,594 52,512 43.24 43.64 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) - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,859 3,330 93,694 92,246 24.28 27.70 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 693 875 24,592 31,682 35.47 36.19 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,761 1,702 61,254 65,507 34.79 38.49 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 591 517 26,050 25,197 44.05 48.69 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Pennsylvania ....: 755 604 20,254 18,874 26.82 31.24 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 .......: (D) - (D) - (D) - Texas ...........: 1 (Z) 43 4 30.42 33.81 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 42 7 1,042 243 24.71 33.82 Virginia ........: 1,943 2,068 56,703 60,457 29.18 29.23 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 359 416 15,547 18,866 43.33 45.38 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 18,717 17,495 569,190 584,091 30.41 33.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2020 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 54,070 47,168 436 418 0.80 0.88 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 1,002 54 11 - 1.09 (X) Indiana .........: 55,163 60,787 714 766 1.28 1.24 Iowa ............: 38,455 41,450 606 627 1.55 1.49 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) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 74,907 73,758 1,112 899 1.46 1.20 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 19,982 25,721 206 239 1.02 0.92 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 48,510 51,749 323 352 0.66 0.67 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 20,470 20,085 242 246 1.17 1.21 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 16,137 15,127 329 278 2.00 1.81 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 .......: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Texas ...........: 35 3 (Z) - 1.23 (X) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 847 194 6 - 0.74 (X) Virginia ........: 44,866 48,023 769 834 1.69 1.71 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 12,266 14,902 196 249 1.57 1.64 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 455,091 466,370 5,845 5,953 1.27 1.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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 370 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2019. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 33 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................... (202) 692-0069 Tony Dorn, 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 Adam Peters - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies .................................. (202) 690-4870 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs .............................................. (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery......................................... 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