United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 2159- 7480 Poultry Slaughter 2018 Summary April 2019 Contents Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total.................................................................................... 4 Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total............ 6 Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total....................... 8 Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total....................... 10 Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total............ 12 Young Chickens, Number Slaughtered and Total Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total.................................................................................... 18 Young Chickens, Average Live Weight and Pounds Certified by Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total.................................................................................... 20 Young Chickens, Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total..... 22 Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total.................................................................................... 24 Young Turkeys, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total..................................................................... 30 Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total.................................................................................... 32 Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates............................................. 34 Statistical Methodology................................................................................ 35 Information Contacts................................................................................... 35 Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 772,267 693,788 742,817 731,074 794,062 744,790 775,038 Mature ...........: 10,188 9,414 10,431 10,523 11,150 11,225 11,157 Light ..........: 3,601 3,631 4,221 4,290 4,288 3,987 3,997 Heavy ..........: 6,587 5,783 6,210 6,233 6,862 7,238 7,160 Total ............: 782,455 703,202 753,248 741,597 805,212 756,015 786,195 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,741 17,965 18,907 18,970 20,498 19,474 19,771 Old ..............: 112 144 142 161 155 126 126 Total ............: 19,853 18,109 19,049 19,131 20,653 19,600 19,897 : Ducks ..............: 2,510 2,164 2,353 2,229 2,353 2,208 2,273 : : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............:4,832,542 4,322,698 4,633,484 4,586,809 4,964,043 4,632,253 4,813,719 Mature ...........: 65,783 59,317 65,043 65,510 71,122 73,467 72,243 Light ..........: 12,532 12,560 14,534 14,537 14,811 13,808 13,547 Heavy ..........: 53,251 46,757 50,509 50,973 56,311 59,659 58,696 Total ............:4,898,325 4,382,015 4,698,527 4,652,319 5,035,165 4,705,720 4,885,962 : Turkeys : Young ............: 633,654 571,596 598,038 597,493 633,247 603,743 604,483 Old ..............: 3,270 4,170 4,199 4,720 4,649 3,714 3,668 Total ............: 636,924 575,766 602,237 602,213 637,896 607,457 608,151 : Ducks ..............: 17,730 15,214 16,496 15,720 16,323 15,238 15,517 : Other 1/ ...........: 212 150 192 153 167 217 228 : Total ..............:5,553,191 4,973,145 5,317,452 5,270,405 5,689,551 5,328,632 5,509,858 : : pounds : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.26 6.23 6.24 6.27 6.25 6.22 6.21 Mature ...........: 6.46 6.30 6.24 6.23 6.38 6.54 6.48 Light ..........: 3.48 3.46 3.44 3.39 3.45 3.46 3.39 Heavy ..........: 8.08 8.09 8.13 8.18 8.21 8.24 8.20 Total ............: 6.26 6.23 6.24 6.27 6.25 6.22 6.21 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.10 31.82 31.63 31.50 30.89 31.00 30.57 Old ..............: 29.20 28.96 29.57 29.32 29.99 29.48 29.11 Total ............: 32.08 31.79 31.62 31.48 30.89 30.99 30.56 : Ducks ..............: 7.06 7.03 7.01 7.05 6.94 6.90 6.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2018 Total:2017 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 822,867 719,006 819,956 729,068 689,771 9,034,504 8,916,083 Mature ...........: 11,997 9,618 11,711 10,161 8,831 126,406 134,619 Light ..........: 3,898 3,306 4,183 3,477 3,432 46,311 57,591 Heavy ..........: 8,099 6,312 7,528 6,684 5,399 80,095 77,028 Total ............: 834,864 728,624 831,667 739,229 698,602 9,160,910 9,050,702 : Turkeys : Young ............: 21,028 17,387 23,682 20,606 17,169 235,198 240,014 Old ..............: 101 156 194 126 119 1,662 1,666 Total ............: 21,129 17,543 23,876 20,732 17,288 236,860 241,680 : Ducks ..............: 2,300 2,047 2,600 2,249 2,361 27,647 26,628 : : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............:5,168,459 4,532,355 5,184,403 4,583,164 4,287,589 56,541,518 55,314,913 Mature ...........: 80,221 63,517 76,883 67,362 55,731 816,199 822,578 Light ..........: 13,321 11,433 14,251 12,122 11,395 158,851 194,394 Heavy ..........: 66,900 52,084 62,632 55,240 44,336 657,348 628,184 Total ............:5,248,680 4,595,872 5,261,286 4,650,526 4,343,320 57,357,717 56,137,491 : Turkeys : Young ............: 644,881 531,593 713,325 619,092 558,969 7,310,114 7,420,122 Old ..............: 3,063 4,722 5,577 3,570 3,659 48,981 48,973 Total ............: 647,944 536,315 718,902 622,662 562,628 7,359,095 7,469,095 : Ducks ..............: 15,739 14,082 18,165 15,867 16,889 192,980 184,338 : Other 1/ ...........: 240 697 1,040 354 222 3,872 4,211 : Total ..............:5,912,603 5,146,966 5,999,393 5,289,409 4,923,059 64,913,664 63,795,135 : : pounds : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.28 6.30 6.32 6.29 6.22 6.26 6.20 Mature ...........: 6.69 6.60 6.57 6.63 6.31 6.46 6.11 Light ..........: 3.42 3.46 3.41 3.49 3.32 3.43 3.38 Heavy ..........: 8.26 8.25 8.32 8.26 8.21 8.21 8.16 Total ............: 6.29 6.31 6.33 6.29 6.22 6.26 6.20 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.67 30.57 30.12 30.04 32.56 31.08 30.92 Old ..............: 30.33 30.27 28.75 28.33 30.75 29.47 29.40 Total ............: 30.67 30.57 30.11 30.03 32.54 31.07 30.90 : Ducks ..............: 6.84 6.88 6.99 7.06 7.15 6.98 6.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............:3,356,763 3,007,080 3,231,577 3,202,737 3,478,171 3,242,251 3,368,908 Mature ...........: 42,917 38,791 42,814 42,871 46,777 49,051 48,286 Light ..........: 6,384 6,455 7,601 7,402 7,479 7,109 7,017 Heavy ..........: 36,533 32,336 35,213 35,469 39,298 41,942 41,269 Total ............:3,399,680 3,045,871 3,274,391 3,245,608 3,524,948 3,291,302 3,417,194 : Turkeys : Young ............: 308,129 279,367 292,821 290,643 308,551 295,446 294,822 Old ..............: 2,356 3,128 3,101 3,480 3,419 2,747 2,704 Total ............: 310,485 282,495 295,922 294,123 311,970 298,193 297,526 : Ducks ..............: 5,150 4,513 4,621 4,509 4,558 3,791 3,927 : Other 1/ ...........: 139 96 122 94 107 137 145 : Total ..............:3,715,454 3,332,975 3,575,056 3,544,334 3,841,583 3,593,423 3,718,792 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 282,212 249,599 258,104 253,604 259,814 250,580 260,593 Mature ...........: - - 10 - - - - Light ..........: - - 10 - - - - Heavy ..........: - - - - - - - Total ............: 282,212 249,599 258,114 253,604 259,814 250,580 260,593 : Turkeys : Young ............: 198,954 177,756 185,735 187,495 198,002 187,199 188,088 Old ..............: 54 49 77 75 78 43 62 Total ............: 199,008 177,805 185,812 187,570 198,080 187,242 188,150 : Ducks ..............: 7,848 6,641 7,434 6,962 7,364 7,256 7,339 : Other 1/ ...........: 11 9 11 12 11 12 15 : Total ..............: 489,079 434,054 451,371 448,148 465,269 445,090 456,097 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............:3,638,975 3,256,679 3,489,681 3,456,341 3,737,985 3,492,831 3,629,501 Mature ...........: 42,917 38,791 42,824 42,871 46,777 49,051 48,286 Light ..........: 6,384 6,455 7,611 7,402 7,479 7,109 7,017 Heavy ..........: 36,533 32,336 35,213 35,469 39,298 41,942 41,269 Total ............:3,681,892 3,295,470 3,532,505 3,499,212 3,784,762 3,541,882 3,677,787 : Turkeys : Young ............: 507,083 457,123 478,556 478,138 506,553 482,645 482,910 Old ..............: 2,410 3,177 3,178 3,555 3,497 2,790 2,766 Total ............: 509,493 460,300 481,734 481,693 510,050 485,435 485,676 : Ducks ..............: 12,998 11,154 12,055 11,471 11,922 11,047 11,266 : Other 1/ ...........: 150 105 133 106 118 149 160 : Total ..............:4,204,533 3,767,029 4,026,427 3,992,482 4,306,852 4,038,513 4,174,889 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2018 Total:2017 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............:3,605,255 3,162,044 3,619,859 3,208,691 2,996,442 39,479,778 38,407,908 Mature ...........: 53,607 42,103 50,893 44,454 36,788 539,352 535,259 Light ..........: 6,834 5,864 7,304 6,118 5,829 81,396 99,916 Heavy ..........: 46,773 36,239 43,589 38,336 30,959 457,956 435,343 Total ............:3,658,862 3,204,147 3,670,752 3,253,145 3,033,230 40,019,130 38,943,167 : Turkeys : Young ............: 317,979 271,130 365,491 317,691 282,846 3,624,916 3,510,022 Old ..............: 2,145 3,440 4,183 2,693 2,732 36,128 35,946 Total ............: 320,124 274,570 369,674 320,384 285,578 3,661,044 3,545,968 : Ducks ..............: 4,259 3,993 5,368 5,032 5,215 54,936 52,780 : Other 1/ ...........: 154 131 197 139 141 1,602 1,700 : Total ..............:3,983,399 3,482,841 4,045,991 3,578,700 3,324,164 43,736,712 42,543,615 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 287,082 255,882 289,157 242,034 232,296 3,120,957 3,254,486 Mature ...........: - - - - - 10 32 Light ..........: - - - - - 10 30 Heavy ..........: - - - - - - 2 Total ............: 287,082 255,882 289,157 242,034 232,296 3,120,967 3,254,518 : Turkeys : Young ............: 196,811 153,495 203,178 176,997 162,456 2,216,166 2,433,805 Old ..............: 79 172 90 43 59 881 804 Total ............: 196,890 153,667 203,268 177,040 162,515 2,217,047 2,434,609 : Ducks ..............: 7,171 6,215 7,953 6,607 7,210 86,000 81,533 : Other 1/ ...........: 12 308 456 93 11 961 1,027 : Total ..............: 491,155 416,072 500,834 425,774 402,032 5,424,975 5,771,687 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............:3,892,337 3,417,926 3,909,016 3,450,725 3,228,738 42,600,735 41,662,394 Mature ...........: 53,607 42,103 50,893 44,454 36,788 539,362 535,291 Light ..........: 6,834 5,864 7,304 6,118 5,829 81,406 99,946 Heavy ..........: 46,773 36,239 43,589 38,336 30,959 457,956 435,345 Total ............:3,945,944 3,460,029 3,959,909 3,495,179 3,265,526 43,140,097 42,197,685 : Turkeys : Young ............: 514,790 424,625 568,669 494,688 445,302 5,841,082 5,943,827 Old ..............: 2,224 3,612 4,273 2,736 2,791 37,009 36,750 Total ............: 517,014 428,237 572,942 497,424 448,093 5,878,091 5,980,577 : Ducks ..............: 11,430 10,208 13,321 11,639 12,425 140,936 134,313 : Other 1/ ...........: 166 439 653 232 152 2,563 2,727 : Total ..............:4,474,554 3,898,913 4,546,825 4,004,474 3,726,196 49,161,687 48,315,302 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Live weight : Chickens : Young ...........: 12,375 10,223 10,806 9,978 10,691 10,477 10,906 Mature ..........: 826 723 727 651 735 737 789 Light .........: 202 223 203 193 257 279 241 Heavy .........: 624 500 524 458 478 458 548 Total ...........: 13,201 10,946 11,533 10,629 11,426 11,214 11,695 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,785 1,637 1,530 1,449 1,570 1,571 1,635 Old .............: 37 42 51 47 51 34 38 Total ...........: 1,822 1,679 1,581 1,496 1,621 1,605 1,673 : Ducks .............: 70 56 53 51 55 59 81 : Other 2/ ..........: - - - - - - - : Total .............: 15,093 12,681 13,167 12,176 13,102 12,878 13,449 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.26 0.24 0.23 0.22 0.22 0.23 0.23 Mature ..........: 1.26 1.22 1.12 0.99 1.03 1.00 1.09 Light .........: 1.61 1.78 1.40 1.33 1.74 2.02 1.78 Heavy .........: 1.17 1.07 1.04 0.90 0.85 0.77 0.93 Total ...........: 0.27 0.25 0.25 0.23 0.23 0.24 0.24 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 0.28 0.29 0.26 0.24 0.25 0.26 0.27 Old .............: 1.13 1.01 1.21 1.00 1.10 0.92 1.04 Total ...........: 0.29 0.29 0.26 0.25 0.25 0.26 0.28 : Ducks .............: 0.39 0.37 0.32 0.32 0.34 0.39 0.52 : Other 2/ ..........: - - - - - - - : Total .............: 0.27 0.25 0.25 0.23 0.23 0.24 0.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2018 Total:2017 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Live weight : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,813 10,408 11,690 11,114 9,971 130,452 124,241 Mature ..........: 694 527 613 608 537 8,167 9,563 Light .........: 234 171 186 137 171 2,497 3,201 Heavy .........: 460 356 427 471 366 5,670 6,362 Total ...........: 12,507 10,935 12,303 11,722 10,508 138,619 133,804 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,787 1,415 1,655 1,508 1,548 19,090 18,798 Old .............: 34 41 46 38 35 494 543 Total ...........: 1,821 1,456 1,701 1,546 1,583 19,584 19,341 : Ducks .............: 73 82 72 74 71 797 592 : Other 2/ ..........: - 3 2 - - 5 5 : Total .............: 14,401 12,476 14,078 13,342 12,162 159,005 153,742 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.24 0.23 0.23 0.22 Mature ..........: 0.87 0.83 0.80 0.90 0.96 1.00 1.16 Light .........: 1.76 1.50 1.31 1.13 1.50 1.57 1.65 Heavy .........: 0.69 0.68 0.68 0.85 0.83 0.86 1.01 Total .............: 0.24 0.24 0.23 0.25 0.24 0.24 0.24 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 0.28 0.27 0.23 0.24 0.28 0.26 0.25 Old .............: 1.11 0.87 0.82 1.06 0.96 1.01 1.11 Total ...........: 0.28 0.27 0.24 0.25 0.28 0.27 0.26 : Ducks .............: 0.46 0.58 0.40 0.47 0.42 0.41 0.32 : Other 2/ ..........: - 0.43 0.19 - - 0.13 0.12 : Total .............: 0.24 0.24 0.23 0.25 0.25 0.24 0.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ...........: 30,937 27,722 28,969 27,599 28,096 25,781 26,555 Mature ..........: 1,814 1,640 1,802 1,823 1,726 1,679 1,813 Light .........: 434 407 455 455 507 435 400 Heavy .........: 1,380 1,233 1,347 1,368 1,219 1,244 1,413 Total ...........: 32,751 29,362 30,771 29,422 29,822 27,460 28,368 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 7,183 6,588 6,606 6,900 7,205 6,651 7,056 Old .............: 146 152 188 189 205 151 194 Total ...........: 7,329 6,740 6,794 7,089 7,410 6,802 7,250 : Ducks .............: 313 284 324 297 338 335 266 : Other 2/ ..........: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 : Total .............: 40,395 36,388 37,891 36,810 37,572 34,599 35,886 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.84 0.84 0.82 0.79 0.75 0.73 0.73 Mature ..........: 4.06 4.06 4.04 4.08 3.56 3.31 3.62 Light .........: 6.37 5.93 5.64 5.79 6.35 5.77 5.39 Heavy .........: 3.64 3.67 3.68 3.71 3.01 2.88 3.31 Total ...........: 0.88 0.88 0.86 0.83 0.78 0.77 0.77 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1.40 1.42 1.36 1.42 1.40 1.36 1.44 Old .............: 5.71 4.57 5.59 5.05 5.54 5.13 6.55 Total ...........: 1.42 1.44 1.39 1.45 1.43 1.38 1.47 : Ducks .............: 2.35 2.48 2.62 2.52 2.76 2.94 2.31 : Other 2/ ..........: 1.32 1.87 1.48 1.85 1.67 1.32 1.23 : Total .............: 0.95 0.96 0.93 0.91 0.86 0.85 0.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2018 Total:2017 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ...........: 27,503 23,828 28,036 24,938 23,030 322,994 342,149 Mature ..........: 2,014 1,555 1,855 1,661 1,345 20,727 25,923 Light .........: 434 355 434 419 396 5,131 7,534 Heavy .........: 1,580 1,200 1,421 1,242 949 15,596 18,389 Total ...........: 29,517 25,383 29,891 26,599 24,375 343,721 368,072 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 7,419 6,350 7,474 6,517 6,329 82,278 84,726 Old .............: 131 172 159 116 141 1,944 2,025 Total ...........: 7,550 6,522 7,633 6,633 6,470 84,222 86,751 : Ducks .............: 299 322 330 280 279 3,667 3,531 : Other 2/ ..........: 3 6 8 3 1 35 40 : Total .............: 37,369 32,233 37,862 33,515 31,125 431,645 458,394 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.70 0.69 0.71 0.72 0.71 0.75 0.81 Mature ..........: 3.62 3.56 3.52 3.60 3.53 3.70 4.62 Light .........: 5.97 5.71 5.61 6.41 6.36 5.93 7.01 Heavy .........: 3.27 3.21 3.16 3.14 2.97 3.29 4.05 Total ...........: 0.74 0.73 0.75 0.76 0.74 0.79 0.86 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1.42 1.47 1.30 1.30 1.40 1.39 1.41 Old .............: 5.56 4.55 3.59 4.07 4.81 4.99 5.22 Total ...........: 1.44 1.50 1.31 1.32 1.42 1.41 1.43 : Ducks .............: 2.55 3.06 2.42 2.35 2.20 2.54 2.56 : Other 2/ ..........: 1.78 1.35 1.21 1.28 0.65 1.35 1.45 : Total .............: 0.83 0.82 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.87 0.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Tuberculosis : Chickens : Young ......: - - - - - - - Mature .....: - - - - - - - Light ....: - - - - - - - Heavy ....: - - - - - - - Total ......: - - - - - - - : Turkeys : Young ......: - - - - - - - Old ........: - - - - - - - Total ......: - - - - - - - : : number head : Leukosis : Chickens : Young ......: 4,298 4,537 3,791 3,837 3,332 3,443 3,437 Mature .....: 171 169 174 144 133 115 96 Light ....: 70 99 95 81 71 65 20 Heavy ....: 101 70 79 63 62 50 76 Total ......: 4,469 4,706 3,965 3,981 3,465 3,558 3,533 : Turkeys : Young ......: 62 58 44 33 34 25 30 Old ........: 16 18 12 7 5 - 23 Total ......: 78 76 56 40 39 25 53 : : number head : Septicaemia : Chickens : Young ......: 793,818 741,240 773,845 730,606 775,406 734,488 707,736 Mature .....: 106,255 102,328 100,965 107,212 114,675 107,409 89,535 Light ....: 60,062 53,827 50,229 54,684 63,537 56,615 39,370 Heavy ....: 46,193 48,501 50,736 52,528 51,138 50,794 50,165 Total ......: 900,073 843,568 874,810 837,818 890,081 841,897 797,271 : Turkeys : Young ......: 23,476 21,107 20,434 19,028 18,844 14,673 13,425 Old ........: 1,174 1,082 1,099 1,275 1,404 908 1,000 Total ......: 24,650 22,189 21,533 20,303 20,248 15,581 14,425 : : number head : Airsacculitis : Chickens : Young ......: 596,668 633,536 624,889 587,254 538,824 444,849 381,033 Mature .....: 17,728 16,462 17,567 18,854 19,078 18,673 15,992 Light ....: 4,488 3,753 3,868 4,919 5,181 3,645 2,453 Heavy ....: 13,240 12,709 13,699 13,935 13,897 15,028 13,539 Total ......: 614,396 649,998 642,456 606,108 557,902 463,522 397,025 : Turkeys : Young ......: 4,122 4,157 3,428 3,660 2,460 2,694 3,001 Old ........: 721 589 565 589 667 516 716 Total ......: 4,843 4,746 3,993 4,249 3,127 3,210 3,717 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2018 Total:2017 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Tuberculosis : Chickens : Young ......: - - - - - - - Mature .....: - - - - - - - Light ....: - - - - - - - Heavy ....: - - - - - - - Total ......: - - - - - - - : Turkeys : Young ......: - - - - - - - Old ........: - - - - - - - Total ......: - - - - - - - : : number head : Leukosis : Chickens : Young ......: 3,114 2,890 2,687 2,706 1,768 39,840 58,405 Mature .....: 112 114 140 137 121 1,626 2,452 Light ....: 55 74 92 80 73 875 1,629 Heavy ....: 57 40 48 57 48 751 823 Total ......: 3,226 3,004 2,827 2,843 1,889 41,466 60,857 : Turkeys : Young ......: 57 23 251 84 108 809 732 Old ........: 1 7 4 2 - 95 173 Total ......: 58 30 255 86 108 904 905 : : number head : Septicaemia : Chickens : Young ......: 714,332 675,546 731,939 701,429 653,304 8,733,689 9,188,878 Mature .....: 104,509 87,846 102,827 99,033 92,861 1,215,455 1,666,675 Light ....: 49,104 41,222 51,823 51,336 53,429 625,238 1,177,862 Heavy ....: 55,405 46,624 51,004 47,697 39,432 590,217 488,813 Total ......: 818,841 763,392 834,766 800,462 746,165 9,949,144 10,855,553 : Turkeys : Young ......: 16,211 12,881 23,048 24,687 19,683 227,497 278,559 Old ........: 829 1,080 1,243 1,069 1,193 13,356 14,906 Total ......: 17,040 13,961 24,291 25,756 20,876 240,853 293,465 : : number head : Airsacculitis : Chickens : Young ......: 319,734 281,918 306,736 362,433 399,624 5,477,498 6,554,163 Mature .....: 16,215 9,527 10,951 9,336 9,269 179,652 283,176 Light ....: 3,066 2,325 2,983 1,980 2,024 40,685 109,989 Heavy ....: 13,149 7,202 7,968 7,356 7,245 138,967 173,187 Total ......: 335,949 291,445 317,687 371,769 408,893 5,657,150 6,837,339 : Turkeys : Young ......: 3,757 3,252 6,033 5,784 2,726 45,074 50,336 Old ........: 376 466 405 296 330 6,236 7,413 Total ......: 4,133 3,718 6,438 6,080 3,056 51,310 57,749 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Chickens : Young ......: 2,814 2,462 2,387 2,142 2,040 2,277 2,746 Mature .....: 761 649 1,137 848 848 855 463 Light ....: 595 510 902 674 674 637 212 Heavy ....: 166 139 235 174 174 218 251 Total ......: 3,575 3,111 3,524 2,990 2,888 3,132 3,209 : Turkeys : Young ......: 309 283 284 231 300 148 206 Old ........: 27 21 19 26 30 20 36 Total ......: 336 304 303 257 330 168 242 : : number head : Tumors : Chickens : Young ......: 19,552 19,352 19,674 18,937 18,999 17,905 17,866 Mature .....: 35,554 36,184 33,550 36,583 38,451 42,179 32,206 Light ....: 18,274 18,655 14,388 17,877 17,224 21,403 16,357 Heavy ....: 17,280 17,529 19,162 18,706 21,227 20,776 15,849 Total ......: 55,106 55,536 53,224 55,520 57,450 60,084 50,072 : Turkeys : Young ......: 76 61 57 63 28 66 93 Old ........: 176 192 190 171 237 143 138 Total ......: 252 253 247 234 265 209 231 : : number head : Bruises : Chickens : Young ......: 11,838 10,958 11,163 11,745 12,189 11,063 11,025 Mature .....: 4,552 3,692 4,259 4,009 4,334 4,508 4,483 Light ....: 3,952 3,152 3,826 3,523 3,687 3,724 3,166 Heavy ....: 600 540 433 486 647 784 1,317 Total ......: 16,390 14,650 15,422 15,754 16,523 15,571 15,508 : Turkeys : Young ......: 76 88 85 91 95 81 70 Old ........: 58 41 51 40 67 42 30 Total ......: 134 129 136 131 162 123 100 : : number head : Cadaver : Chickens : Young ......: 58,606 53,377 55,528 51,376 54,751 49,710 49,883 Mature .....: 1,216 1,129 1,037 1,032 808 1,070 748 Light ....: 476 548 342 354 246 180 206 Heavy ....: 740 581 695 678 562 890 542 Total ......: 59,822 54,506 56,565 52,408 55,559 50,780 50,631 : Turkeys : Young ......: 517 443 394 348 328 369 408 Old ........: 108 87 96 68 62 45 26 Total ......: 625 530 490 416 390 414 434 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2018 Total:2017 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Chickens : Young ......: 2,767 2,693 3,305 2,578 2,040 30,251 36,902 Mature .....: 483 218 410 385 354 7,411 12,020 Light ....: 135 13 189 138 71 4,750 9,356 Heavy ....: 348 205 221 247 283 2,661 2,664 Total ......: 3,250 2,911 3,715 2,963 2,394 37,662 48,922 : Turkeys : Young ......: 178 156 497 655 274 3,521 6,070 Old ........: 16 16 2 20 - 233 174 Total ......: 194 172 499 675 274 3,754 6,244 : : number head : Tumors : Chickens : Young ......: 17,507 16,211 17,692 18,776 20,192 222,663 172,950 Mature .....: 31,948 24,784 30,732 27,276 22,714 392,161 420,569 Light ....: 15,933 13,416 15,083 13,441 12,449 194,500 227,155 Heavy ....: 16,015 11,368 15,649 13,835 10,265 197,661 193,414 Total ......: 49,455 40,995 48,424 46,052 42,906 614,824 593,519 : Turkeys : Young ......: 27 102 45 56 91 765 781 Old ........: 119 203 119 83 118 1,889 3,207 Total ......: 146 305 164 139 209 2,654 3,988 : : number head : Bruises : Chickens : Young ......: 11,620 11,022 12,143 11,751 10,415 136,932 144,389 Mature .....: 5,832 3,886 4,436 2,178 2,835 49,004 109,954 Light ....: 3,920 2,230 2,539 1,783 2,554 38,056 102,438 Heavy ....: 1,912 1,656 1,897 395 281 10,948 7,516 Total ......: 17,452 14,908 16,579 13,929 13,250 185,936 254,343 : Turkeys : Young ......: 93 85 146 178 119 1,207 1,172 Old ........: 21 15 7 17 11 400 451 Total ......: 114 100 153 195 130 1,607 1,623 : : number head : Cadaver : Chickens : Young ......: 49,496 47,070 52,721 49,504 43,142 615,164 611,300 Mature .....: 1,167 891 988 1,217 1,129 12,432 14,586 Light ....: 336 264 209 361 467 3,989 7,280 Heavy ....: 831 627 779 856 662 8,443 7,306 Total ......: 50,663 47,961 53,709 50,721 44,271 627,596 625,886 : Turkeys : Young ......: 296 284 857 495 733 5,472 6,262 Old ........: 23 7 31 30 33 616 971 Total ......: 319 291 888 525 766 6,088 7,233 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Chickens : Young ........: 120,424 119,372 121,308 112,242 116,124 103,042 116,640 Mature .......: 38,075 34,396 34,366 35,249 30,008 38,441 36,700 Light ......: 32,046 28,662 29,047 29,537 24,191 32,312 30,998 Heavy ......: 6,029 5,734 5,319 5,712 5,817 6,129 5,702 Total ........: 158,499 153,768 155,674 147,491 146,132 141,483 153,340 : Turkeys : Young ........: 1,129 963 1,016 866 950 745 841 Old ..........: 152 145 189 150 274 158 133 Total ........: 1,281 1,108 1,205 1,016 1,224 903 974 : : number head : Overscald : Chickens : Young ........: 26,091 25,573 24,339 20,726 27,457 26,323 29,530 Mature .......: 1,103 899 1,129 815 1,332 811 1,109 Light ......: 121 132 99 109 95 120 128 Heavy ......: 982 767 1,030 706 1,237 691 981 Total ........: 27,194 26,472 25,468 21,541 28,789 27,134 30,639 : Turkeys : Young ........: 408 344 337 251 164 207 164 Old ..........: 57 47 67 47 59 36 21 Total ........: 465 391 404 298 223 243 185 : : number head : Miscellaneous 1/: Chickens : Young ........: 813,933 779,851 770,578 718,234 733,555 658,161 644,496 Mature .......: 69,623 70,031 72,744 74,200 66,675 77,865 76,914 Light ......: 26,714 27,946 31,800 34,573 29,964 37,869 39,486 Heavy ......: 42,909 42,085 40,944 39,627 36,711 39,996 37,428 Total ........: 883,556 849,882 843,322 792,434 800,230 736,026 721,410 : Turkeys : Young ........: 12,245 10,399 9,806 11,210 11,755 13,100 12,729 Old ..........: 377 389 393 350 619 550 484 Total ........: 12,622 10,788 10,199 11,560 12,374 13,650 13,213 : : number head : Total : Chickens : Young ........:2,448,042 2,390,258 2,407,502 2,257,099 2,282,677 2,051,261 1,964,392 Mature .......: 275,038 265,939 266,928 278,946 276,342 291,926 258,246 Light ......: 146,798 137,284 134,596 146,331 144,870 156,570 132,396 Heavy ......: 128,240 128,655 132,332 132,615 131,472 135,356 125,850 Total ........:2,723,080 2,656,197 2,674,430 2,536,045 2,559,019 2,343,187 2,222,638 : Turkeys : Young ........: 42,420 37,903 35,885 35,781 34,958 32,108 30,967 Old ..........: 2,866 2,611 2,681 2,723 3,424 2,418 2,607 Total ........: 45,286 40,514 38,566 38,504 38,382 34,526 33,574 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2018 Total:2017 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Chickens : Young ........: 120,642 118,566 129,046 121,116 107,499 1,406,021 1,297,382 Mature .......: 37,129 27,357 26,817 21,876 26,298 386,712 823,976 Light ......: 29,866 21,690 21,404 16,892 20,938 317,583 737,601 Heavy ......: 7,263 5,667 5,413 4,984 5,360 69,129 86,375 Total ........: 157,771 145,923 155,863 142,992 133,797 1,792,733 2,121,358 : Turkeys : Young ........: 805 663 1,748 1,725 1,076 12,527 13,953 Old ..........: 97 97 115 90 90 1,690 2,010 Total ........: 902 760 1,863 1,815 1,166 14,217 15,963 : : number head : Overscald : Chickens : Young ........: 32,528 37,341 35,368 34,991 29,877 350,144 371,741 Mature .......: 1,357 1,216 1,348 695 1,194 13,008 11,158 Light ......: 149 126 126 88 84 1,377 3,074 Heavy ......: 1,208 1,090 1,222 607 1,110 11,631 8,084 Total ........: 33,885 38,557 36,716 35,686 31,071 363,152 382,899 : Turkeys : Young ........: 337 313 454 377 326 3,682 5,156 Old ..........: 13 16 19 7 1 390 650 Total ........: 350 329 473 384 327 4,072 5,806 : : number head : Miscellaneous 1/: Chickens : Young ........: 689,389 632,194 728,642 639,101 639,005 8,447,139 9,489,274 Mature .......: 93,032 71,541 90,243 89,934 87,765 940,567 1,139,387 Light ......: 50,332 45,182 57,023 59,808 59,606 500,303 518,667 Heavy ......: 42,700 26,359 33,220 30,126 28,159 440,264 620,720 Total ........: 782,421 703,735 818,885 729,035 726,770 9,387,706 10,628,661 : Turkeys : Young ........: 15,420 12,089 18,950 21,082 16,528 165,313 142,774 Old ..........: 388 486 533 533 509 5,611 3,426 Total ........: 15,808 12,575 19,483 21,615 17,037 170,924 146,200 : : number head : Total : Chickens : Young ........:1,961,129 1,825,451 2,020,279 1,944,385 1,906,866 25,459,341 27,925,384 Mature .......: 291,784 227,380 268,892 252,067 244,540 3,198,028 4,483,953 Light ......: 152,896 126,542 151,471 145,907 151,695 1,727,356 2,895,051 Heavy ......: 138,888 100,838 117,421 106,160 92,845 1,470,672 1,588,902 Total ........:2,252,913 2,052,831 2,289,171 2,196,452 2,151,406 28,657,369 32,409,337 : Turkeys : Young ........: 37,181 29,848 52,029 55,123 41,664 465,867 505,795 Old ..........: 1,883 2,393 2,478 2,147 2,285 30,516 33,381 Total ........: 39,064 32,241 54,507 57,270 43,949 496,383 539,176 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 and Total Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Number slaughtered : Alabama ............: 91,404 84,569 90,280 87,744 94,851 88,352 92,896 Arkansas ...........: 85,403 75,730 79,564 80,151 87,220 82,483 84,351 California .........: 24,695 20,750 20,920 22,004 24,727 23,308 22,918 Delaware ...........: 33,085 29,560 33,233 32,485 35,123 33,373 32,704 Georgia ............: 109,190 97,024 105,902 103,820 111,721 104,232 110,083 Indiana ............: 6,112 4,952 5,291 5,411 5,820 6,191 6,464 Iowa ...............: 1,779 1,360 1,659 1,395 1,617 1,380 1,660 Kentucky ...........: 24,946 22,330 23,988 24,518 25,164 23,763 25,180 Louisiana ..........: 16,540 14,422 15,094 14,412 15,893 14,635 15,821 Maryland ...........: 11,345 9,596 10,139 9,932 10,972 10,415 10,813 : Mississippi ........: 61,809 57,490 61,242 59,350 66,756 59,642 62,528 Missouri ...........: 37,167 32,848 35,704 36,774 38,123 34,481 38,475 New Jersey .........: 108 86 96 116 144 113 98 New York ...........: 2,235 2,111 2,252 1,999 2,285 2,156 2,246 North Carolina .....: 67,182 62,800 66,594 61,343 71,868 68,560 69,469 Oklahoma ...........: 13,189 11,580 12,245 13,291 13,088 12,683 12,775 Pennsylvania .......: 10,952 9,364 10,139 9,227 10,134 10,387 10,686 South Carolina .....: 25,952 22,382 24,057 24,210 25,892 24,427 24,814 Tennessee ..........: 25,619 23,446 25,054 24,839 26,758 24,890 25,902 Texas ..............: 56,823 49,766 52,917 52,712 57,998 53,158 55,785 : Virginia ...........: 27,999 26,794 27,844 27,786 29,152 27,995 29,300 : United States ......: 772,267 693,788 742,817 731,074 794,062 744,790 775,038 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Alabama ............: 512,135 466,444 498,972 482,938 517,294 478,433 506,841 Arkansas ...........: 565,384 502,325 540,459 542,761 585,545 550,338 562,909 California .........: 151,782 125,792 126,733 135,545 152,437 144,282 136,201 Delaware ...........: 241,603 212,179 242,496 236,238 251,375 240,769 235,958 Georgia ............: 647,916 571,634 628,548 624,639 667,917 621,400 661,568 Indiana ............: 27,062 21,603 23,343 24,534 26,230 28,329 29,303 Iowa ...............: 11,017 7,715 9,496 8,076 9,063 7,630 9,227 Kentucky ...........: 161,314 145,761 155,588 161,670 164,557 152,555 160,226 Louisiana ..........: 104,094 92,290 95,043 94,119 99,395 91,849 98,020 Maryland ...........: 67,905 55,511 61,977 61,494 67,067 64,001 66,866 : Mississippi ........: 394,790 370,074 388,915 376,240 417,604 372,534 388,023 Missouri ...........: 182,282 162,541 176,487 184,154 190,687 167,510 190,910 New Jersey .........: 504 399 449 574 707 565 494 New York ...........: 11,202 10,566 11,173 10,113 11,413 10,729 10,983 North Carolina .....: 535,702 491,683 519,829 486,609 568,058 538,517 549,527 Oklahoma ...........: 87,917 78,957 82,661 89,385 87,013 83,849 85,132 Pennsylvania .......: 61,906 52,714 57,236 52,088 57,350 59,293 60,658 South Carolina .....: 198,743 169,685 180,741 184,565 193,590 181,467 188,709 Tennessee ..........: 135,004 123,054 129,914 131,408 143,232 131,687 138,020 Texas ..............: 368,880 326,877 343,390 347,150 378,640 343,175 357,377 : Virginia ...........: 166,321 156,023 159,727 162,987 175,835 167,070 172,713 : United States ......:4,832,542 4,322,698 4,633,484 4,586,809 4,964,043 4,632,253 4,813,719 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Young Chickens, Number Slaughtered and Total Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2018 Total:2017 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Number slaughtered : Alabama ............: 100,042 87,465 98,043 90,137 86,052 1,091,835 1,068,235 Arkansas ...........: 94,172 79,845 92,074 80,339 74,412 995,744 980,476 California .........: 23,443 21,008 23,715 18,815 19,891 266,194 258,555 Delaware ...........: 34,905 31,518 35,119 31,076 30,015 392,196 392,341 Georgia ............: 116,866 102,050 113,563 103,007 97,706 1,275,164 1,259,452 Indiana ............: 6,572 5,495 6,522 5,398 4,985 69,213 67,091 Iowa ...............: 2,066 1,526 1,910 1,788 1,773 19,913 21,505 Kentucky ...........: 26,500 23,682 26,741 23,161 21,676 291,649 285,733 Louisiana ..........: 17,022 15,514 17,448 15,606 14,289 186,696 185,168 Maryland ...........: 11,766 10,507 11,853 11,712 10,059 129,109 125,440 : Mississippi ........: 63,444 59,582 65,231 57,172 56,336 730,582 726,400 Missouri ...........: 40,086 35,260 40,217 35,751 32,935 437,821 433,987 New Jersey .........: 111 86 125 118 125 1,326 1,376 New York ...........: 2,475 2,060 2,417 2,158 2,293 26,687 25,970 North Carolina .....: 72,965 58,020 78,009 68,059 57,879 802,748 781,099 Oklahoma ...........: 13,731 12,354 13,240 11,629 12,161 151,966 153,791 Pennsylvania .......: 11,387 10,077 11,278 9,720 9,193 122,544 117,398 South Carolina .....: 26,649 23,094 27,043 23,955 23,061 295,536 291,017 Tennessee ..........: 27,767 25,203 26,503 24,107 23,241 303,329 297,780 Texas ..............: 59,902 52,267 58,371 52,649 51,967 654,315 655,265 : Virginia ...........: 31,204 27,490 30,991 27,095 24,777 338,427 341,175 : United States ......: 822,867 719,006 819,956 729,068 689,771 9,034,504 8,916,083 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Alabama ............: 554,379 488,673 546,683 508,679 473,392 6,034,863 5,939,886 Arkansas ...........: 635,694 539,105 618,098 537,128 488,633 6,668,379 6,522,175 California .........: 141,977 127,123 147,396 112,121 114,700 1,616,089 1,548,009 Delaware ...........: 254,790 230,250 254,704 229,764 220,714 2,850,840 2,828,604 Georgia ............: 704,007 617,420 687,438 621,090 583,126 7,636,703 7,411,814 Indiana ............: 29,455 24,233 28,906 23,848 22,762 309,608 294,329 Iowa ...............: 11,156 8,788 11,056 10,217 9,650 113,091 129,528 Kentucky ...........: 173,519 155,161 172,093 148,820 133,800 1,885,064 1,824,039 Louisiana ..........: 104,443 95,546 107,875 92,173 83,703 1,158,550 1,172,897 Maryland ...........: 71,284 64,146 72,169 68,441 60,412 781,273 751,824 : Mississippi ........: 405,401 378,495 413,579 352,299 349,923 4,607,877 4,654,469 Missouri ...........: 200,327 177,812 202,352 175,687 162,019 2,172,768 2,127,632 New Jersey .........: 531 425 585 571 628 6,432 6,774 New York ...........: 12,506 10,206 11,897 10,462 11,039 132,289 129,665 North Carolina .....: 584,075 468,986 630,305 547,656 465,882 6,386,829 6,136,554 Oklahoma ...........: 90,263 80,835 87,976 77,566 79,975 1,011,529 1,024,604 Pennsylvania .......: 65,771 58,225 64,685 55,236 51,100 696,262 661,877 South Carolina .....: 195,217 178,614 204,585 185,919 180,613 2,242,448 2,161,847 Tennessee ..........: 148,597 137,594 143,170 128,737 122,450 1,612,867 1,587,283 Texas ..............: 391,548 343,180 386,992 346,987 344,366 4,278,562 4,142,641 : Virginia ...........: 188,009 167,594 187,734 164,365 150,276 2,018,654 1,974,575 : United States ......:5,168,459 4,532,355 5,184,403 4,583,164 4,287,589 56,541,518 55,314,913 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens, Average Live Weight and Pounds Certified by Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Average live weight : Alabama ............: 5.60 5.52 5.53 5.50 5.45 5.42 5.46 Arkansas ...........: 6.62 6.63 6.79 6.77 6.71 6.67 6.67 California .........: 6.15 6.06 6.06 6.16 6.16 6.19 5.94 Delaware ...........: 7.30 7.18 7.30 7.27 7.16 7.21 7.22 Georgia ............: 5.93 5.89 5.94 6.02 5.98 5.96 6.01 Indiana ............: 4.43 4.36 4.41 4.53 4.51 4.58 4.53 Iowa ...............: 6.19 5.67 5.72 5.79 5.61 5.53 5.56 Kentucky ...........: 6.47 6.53 6.49 6.59 6.54 6.42 6.36 Louisiana ..........: 6.29 6.40 6.30 6.53 6.25 6.28 6.20 Maryland ...........: 5.99 5.78 6.11 6.19 6.11 6.14 6.18 : Mississippi ........: 6.39 6.44 6.35 6.34 6.26 6.25 6.21 Missouri ...........: 4.90 4.95 4.94 5.01 5.00 4.86 4.96 New Jersey .........: 4.66 4.62 4.69 4.94 4.91 5.00 5.04 New York ...........: 5.01 5.00 4.96 5.06 5.00 4.98 4.89 North Carolina .....: 7.97 7.83 7.81 7.93 7.90 7.85 7.91 Oklahoma ...........: 6.67 6.82 6.75 6.73 6.65 6.61 6.66 Pennsylvania .......: 5.65 5.63 5.65 5.65 5.66 5.71 5.68 South Carolina .....: 7.66 7.58 7.51 7.62 7.48 7.43 7.60 Tennessee ..........: 5.27 5.25 5.19 5.29 5.35 5.29 5.33 Texas ..............: 6.49 6.57 6.49 6.59 6.53 6.46 6.41 : Virginia ...........: 5.94 5.82 5.74 5.87 6.03 5.97 5.89 : United States ......: 6.26 6.23 6.24 6.27 6.25 6.22 6.21 : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : Alabama ............: 388,672 354,555 378,716 368,078 393,530 365,185 386,681 Arkansas ...........: 423,322 375,944 404,198 405,425 438,014 412,701 423,084 California .........: 113,255 93,986 94,470 100,762 113,655 107,287 101,132 Delaware ...........: 182,328 160,490 184,827 180,696 193,863 185,204 181,357 Georgia ............: 487,281 429,989 472,435 471,498 501,282 468,654 499,378 Indiana ............: 19,736 15,751 16,996 17,853 19,092 20,678 21,398 Iowa ...............: 7,966 5,538 6,839 5,844 6,475 5,529 6,706 Kentucky ...........: 122,241 110,703 118,393 122,506 124,424 115,536 121,534 Louisiana ..........: 79,021 70,124 71,844 71,345 74,989 69,415 73,963 Maryland ...........: 50,011 40,876 46,042 45,597 49,646 47,449 49,535 : Mississippi ........: 306,535 286,426 300,094 290,565 320,556 288,910 299,935 Missouri ...........: 134,258 119,772 130,044 135,352 139,914 123,246 139,962 New Jersey .........: 363 287 328 414 515 411 360 New York ...........: 6,937 6,644 6,977 6,272 7,146 6,679 6,763 North Carolina .....: 414,697 380,342 402,001 375,077 437,115 413,307 422,157 Oklahoma ...........: 66,120 59,333 62,128 67,248 65,461 63,008 64,037 Pennsylvania .......: 41,962 35,982 39,083 35,896 39,190 40,694 41,292 South Carolina .....: 149,697 127,791 135,980 138,988 145,763 136,585 142,087 Tennessee ..........: 98,914 90,222 95,388 96,112 105,389 96,640 101,273 Texas ..............: 278,880 247,489 259,779 264,065 288,678 261,088 272,511 : Virginia ...........: 118,214 110,758 113,291 115,624 124,847 118,291 122,627 : United States ......:3,638,975 3,256,679 3,489,681 3,456,341 3,737,985 3,492,831 3,629,501 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Average Live Weight and Pounds Certified by Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2018 Total:2017 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Average live weight : Alabama ............: 5.54 5.59 5.58 5.64 5.50 5.50 5.60 Arkansas ...........: 6.75 6.75 6.71 6.69 6.57 6.70 6.70 California .........: 6.06 6.05 6.22 5.96 5.77 6.10 6.00 Delaware ...........: 7.30 7.31 7.25 7.39 7.35 7.30 7.20 Georgia ............: 6.02 6.05 6.05 6.03 5.97 6.00 5.90 Indiana ............: 4.48 4.41 4.43 4.42 4.57 4.50 4.40 Iowa ...............: 5.40 5.76 5.79 5.71 5.44 5.70 6.00 Kentucky ...........: 6.55 6.55 6.44 6.43 6.17 6.50 6.40 Louisiana ..........: 6.14 6.16 6.18 5.91 5.86 6.20 6.30 Maryland ...........: 6.06 6.11 6.09 5.84 6.01 6.10 6.00 : Mississippi ........: 6.39 6.35 6.34 6.16 6.21 6.30 6.40 Missouri ...........: 5.00 5.04 5.03 4.91 4.92 5.00 4.90 New Jersey .........: 4.79 4.93 4.69 4.83 5.03 4.90 4.90 New York ...........: 5.05 4.95 4.92 4.85 4.81 5.00 5.00 North Carolina .....: 8.00 8.08 8.08 8.05 8.05 8.00 7.90 Oklahoma ...........: 6.57 6.54 6.64 6.67 6.58 6.70 6.70 Pennsylvania .......: 5.78 5.78 5.74 5.68 5.56 5.70 5.60 South Carolina .....: 7.33 7.73 7.57 7.76 7.83 7.60 7.40 Tennessee ..........: 5.35 5.46 5.40 5.34 5.27 5.30 5.30 Texas ..............: 6.54 6.57 6.63 6.59 6.63 6.50 6.30 : Virginia ...........: 6.03 6.10 6.06 6.07 6.07 6.00 5.80 : United States ......: 6.28 6.30 6.32 6.29 6.22 6.26 6.20 : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : Alabama ............: 422,367 372,319 416,226 387,437 361,585 4,595,351 4,515,542 Arkansas ...........: 477,278 404,741 464,103 402,741 366,230 4,997,781 4,896,126 California .........: 105,961 95,139 110,195 83,686 85,584 1,205,112 1,152,952 Delaware ...........: 194,940 177,439 196,255 177,060 170,306 2,184,765 2,089,687 Georgia ............: 530,065 466,487 518,322 469,486 441,394 5,756,271 5,578,626 Indiana ............: 21,492 17,679 21,082 17,392 16,546 225,695 214,841 Iowa ...............: 8,048 6,404 7,884 7,391 6,968 81,592 93,508 Kentucky ...........: 131,429 117,610 130,146 112,825 101,480 1,428,827 1,381,005 Louisiana ..........: 78,214 72,266 81,091 68,768 62,798 873,838 887,670 Maryland ...........: 52,692 47,580 53,388 50,576 44,663 578,055 554,964 : Mississippi ........: 312,584 290,314 319,152 269,476 268,517 3,553,064 3,594,525 Missouri ...........: 147,403 130,879 148,211 129,098 119,003 1,597,142 1,569,914 New Jersey .........: 386 311 420 414 453 4,662 4,846 New York ...........: 7,659 6,336 7,333 6,414 6,740 81,900 80,265 North Carolina .....: 448,637 360,955 485,112 420,163 356,152 4,915,715 4,771,460 Oklahoma ...........: 67,882 60,814 66,067 58,404 60,011 760,513 770,623 Pennsylvania .......: 44,569 39,754 44,454 37,954 35,150 475,980 448,464 South Carolina .....: 147,052 134,536 154,084 139,725 135,767 1,688,055 1,629,462 Tennessee ..........: 108,910 100,992 105,273 94,480 89,875 1,183,468 1,166,152 Texas ..............: 298,329 262,193 295,322 263,367 260,370 3,252,071 3,142,094 : Virginia ...........: 133,642 119,701 133,877 116,722 106,950 1,434,544 1,408,186 : United States ......:3,892,337 3,417,926 3,909,016 3,450,725 3,228,738 42,600,735 41,662,394 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total chilled and frozen ready-to-cook weight. Young Chickens, Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Alabama ............: 2,912 2,602 2,689 2,429 2,545 2,228 2,205 Arkansas ...........: 3,449 3,010 3,312 3,266 3,295 2,975 3,061 California .........: 1,547 1,203 1,156 1,168 1,307 1,124 1,604 Delaware ...........: 1,746 1,581 1,619 1,581 1,588 1,393 1,274 Georgia ............: 4,457 4,264 4,849 4,336 4,066 3,720 3,737 Indiana ............: 107 94 88 101 95 97 95 Iowa ...............: 445 339 360 286 423 316 298 Kentucky ...........: 1,356 1,082 1,147 1,104 951 857 905 Louisiana ..........: 453 394 377 373 411 365 373 Maryland ...........: 587 476 437 406 525 499 432 : Mississippi ........: 2,326 2,110 2,127 2,029 2,258 2,004 2,209 Missouri ...........: 975 904 1,128 1,134 929 833 833 New Jersey .........: 6 5 5 8 5 5 5 New York ...........: 230 211 239 223 223 228 245 North Carolina .....: 3,001 2,874 2,823 2,593 2,843 2,711 2,786 Oklahoma ...........: 397 365 410 395 355 317 296 Pennsylvania .......: 1,082 900 914 820 867 910 1,109 South Carolina .....: 910 779 829 959 1,044 1,034 1,065 Tennessee ..........: 735 686 639 749 668 642 675 Texas ..............: 2,244 1,944 1,989 1,751 1,808 1,743 1,671 : Virginia ...........: 939 900 780 744 702 642 527 : United States ......: 30,937 27,722 28,969 27,599 28,096 25,781 26,555 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Alabama ............: 0.74 0.73 0.71 0.66 0.64 0.61 0.57 Arkansas ...........: 0.81 0.79 0.81 0.80 0.75 0.72 0.72 California .........: 1.35 1.26 1.21 1.15 1.14 1.04 1.56 Delaware ...........: 0.95 0.98 0.87 0.87 0.81 0.75 0.70 Georgia ............: 0.91 0.98 1.02 0.91 0.80 0.79 0.74 Indiana ............: 0.54 0.59 0.52 0.56 0.49 0.47 0.44 Iowa ...............: 5.29 5.77 5.00 4.66 6.13 5.40 4.25 Kentucky ...........: 1.10 0.97 0.96 0.89 0.76 0.74 0.74 Louisiana ..........: 0.57 0.56 0.52 0.52 0.54 0.52 0.50 Maryland ...........: 1.16 1.15 0.94 0.88 1.05 1.04 0.86 : Mississippi ........: 0.75 0.73 0.70 0.69 0.70 0.69 0.73 Missouri ...........: 0.72 0.75 0.86 0.83 0.66 0.67 0.59 New Jersey .........: 1.55 1.62 1.55 1.88 0.89 1.09 1.34 New York ...........: 3.20 3.08 3.32 3.43 3.03 3.30 3.50 North Carolina .....: 0.72 0.75 0.70 0.69 0.65 0.65 0.66 Oklahoma ...........: 0.60 0.61 0.66 0.58 0.54 0.50 0.46 Pennsylvania .......: 2.51 2.44 2.28 2.23 2.16 2.19 2.62 South Carolina .....: 0.60 0.61 0.61 0.69 0.71 0.75 0.74 Tennessee ..........: 0.74 0.75 0.67 0.77 0.63 0.66 0.66 Texas ..............: 0.80 0.78 0.76 0.66 0.62 0.66 0.61 : Virginia ...........: 0.79 0.81 0.68 0.64 0.56 0.54 0.43 : United States ......: 0.84 0.84 0.82 0.79 0.75 0.73 0.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2018 Total:2017 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Alabama ............: 2,349 1,985 2,247 2,207 2,105 28,503 34,394 Arkansas ...........: 3,173 2,622 2,869 2,453 2,134 35,619 38,273 California .........: 1,149 1,015 1,141 1,154 1,314 14,882 16,654 Delaware ...........: 1,354 1,239 1,306 1,317 1,228 17,226 17,901 Georgia ............: 3,818 3,246 4,072 3,519 3,229 47,313 45,634 Indiana ............: 88 72 79 99 93 1,108 1,417 Iowa ...............: 464 294 477 406 344 4,452 4,828 Kentucky ...........: 920 915 1,154 920 1,011 12,322 15,492 Louisiana ..........: 383 366 371 292 239 4,397 5,925 Maryland ...........: 508 346 404 527 389 5,536 7,065 : Mississippi ........: 2,305 2,070 2,270 1,961 1,835 25,504 25,024 Missouri ...........: 968 694 743 824 687 10,652 12,845 New Jersey .........: 5 3 7 5 6 65 75 New York ...........: 301 229 292 236 216 2,873 2,905 North Carolina .....: 2,687 2,524 3,258 2,553 1,946 32,599 33,381 Oklahoma ...........: 272 208 247 182 164 3,608 4,372 Pennsylvania .......: 1,261 854 971 799 752 11,239 12,206 South Carolina .....: 1,192 1,168 1,527 1,340 1,246 13,093 9,058 Tennessee ..........: 792 738 764 610 659 8,357 6,215 Texas ..............: 1,858 1,682 2,032 1,786 1,735 22,243 25,534 : Virginia ...........: 559 503 532 595 548 7,971 8,664 : United States ......: 27,503 23,828 28,036 24,938 23,030 322,994 342,149 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Alabama ............: 0.55 0.53 0.54 0.57 0.58 0.62 0.76 Arkansas ...........: 0.66 0.64 0.61 0.61 0.58 0.71 0.78 California .........: 1.07 1.06 1.03 1.36 1.51 1.22 1.42 Delaware ...........: 0.69 0.69 0.66 0.74 0.72 0.78 0.85 Georgia ............: 0.72 0.69 0.78 0.74 0.73 0.82 0.81 Indiana ............: 0.41 0.41 0.37 0.56 0.56 0.49 0.66 Iowa ...............: 5.45 4.40 5.71 5.21 4.71 5.17 4.91 Kentucky ...........: 0.70 0.77 0.88 0.81 0.99 0.86 1.11 Louisiana ..........: 0.49 0.50 0.46 0.42 0.38 0.50 0.66 Maryland ...........: 0.95 0.72 0.75 1.03 0.86 0.95 1.26 : Mississippi ........: 0.73 0.71 0.71 0.72 0.68 0.71 0.69 Missouri ...........: 0.65 0.53 0.50 0.63 0.57 0.66 0.81 New Jersey .........: 1.23 0.89 1.61 1.17 1.28 1.38 1.52 New York ...........: 3.78 3.49 3.82 3.55 3.10 3.39 3.49 North Carolina .....: 0.60 0.69 0.67 0.60 0.54 0.66 0.69 Oklahoma ...........: 0.40 0.34 0.37 0.31 0.27 0.47 0.56 Pennsylvania .......: 2.75 2.10 2.14 2.06 2.10 2.31 2.65 South Carolina .....: 0.80 0.86 0.98 0.95 0.91 0.77 0.55 Tennessee ..........: 0.72 0.73 0.72 0.64 0.73 0.70 0.53 Texas ..............: 0.62 0.64 0.68 0.67 0.66 0.68 0.81 : Virginia ...........: 0.42 0.42 0.40 0.51 0.51 0.55 0.61 : United States ......: 0.70 0.69 0.71 0.72 0.71 0.75 0.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Tuberculosis : Alabama ..........: - - - - - - - Arkansas .........: - - - - - - - Delaware .........: - - - - - - - Georgia ..........: - - - - - - - Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - Missouri .........: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: - - - - - - - Virginia .........: - - - - - - - : United States ....: - - - - - - - : number head : Leukosis : Alabama ..........: 408 311 393 306 292 350 274 Arkansas .........: 114 151 96 82 137 112 196 Delaware .........: 739 692 823 759 595 403 553 Georgia ..........: 30 13 10 34 27 11 10 Mississippi ......: 98 102 147 91 95 127 105 Missouri .........: 33 10 20 15 5 5 3 North Carolina ...: 82 113 148 113 107 77 77 Texas ............: 222 131 112 103 112 107 106 Virginia .........: 47 78 46 41 42 40 34 : United States ....: 4,298 4,537 3,791 3,837 3,332 3,443 3,437 : number head : Septicaemia : Alabama ..........: 59,576 52,204 54,470 47,622 54,724 49,695 45,003 Arkansas .........: 72,660 65,921 69,733 63,656 70,702 74,820 75,927 Delaware .........: 61,616 58,993 59,295 55,162 62,838 60,706 53,820 Georgia ..........: 67,982 65,574 71,224 65,043 70,448 64,225 63,654 Mississippi ......: 21,409 19,028 19,699 19,755 22,068 18,380 16,907 Missouri .........: 31,683 28,522 29,323 27,340 28,098 25,962 25,809 North Carolina ...: 85,128 74,952 75,560 72,707 80,790 75,410 71,329 Texas ............: 69,745 61,475 63,023 61,338 62,816 62,571 57,283 Virginia .........: 19,299 20,377 20,258 19,857 19,967 21,060 18,745 : United States ....: 793,818 741,240 773,845 730,606 775,406 734,488 707,736 : number head : Airsacculitis : Alabama ..........: 40,921 42,043 44,231 46,951 45,276 34,951 32,575 Arkansas .........: 33,048 33,484 35,366 39,607 36,924 31,875 27,065 Delaware .........: 68,952 77,653 78,978 76,496 72,395 67,973 56,412 Georgia ..........: 133,190 170,638 174,649 157,008 128,487 114,209 98,257 Mississippi ......: 10,874 11,206 9,431 9,486 8,662 7,196 6,260 Missouri .........: 6,909 5,099 5,564 4,213 4,847 4,050 3,537 North Carolina ...: 44,114 51,714 51,455 41,965 39,414 33,466 24,746 Texas ............: 27,098 23,198 21,493 18,218 18,059 16,662 15,038 Virginia .........: 24,094 26,198 28,386 25,787 21,415 19,142 14,527 : United States ....: 596,668 633,536 624,889 587,254 538,824 444,849 381,033 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2018 Total:2017 Total : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Tuberculosis : Alabama ..........: - - - - - - - Arkansas .........: - - - - - - - Delaware .........: - - - - - - - Georgia ..........: - - - - - - - Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - Missouri .........: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: - - - - - - - Virginia .........: - - - - - - - : United States ....: - - - - - - - : number head : Leukosis : Alabama ..........: 211 250 256 179 144 3,374 4,915 Arkansas .........: 106 48 65 51 45 1,203 2,015 Delaware .........: 497 521 716 977 487 7,762 16,351 Georgia ..........: 36 7 18 31 3 230 494 Mississippi ......: 131 64 45 59 50 1,114 1,503 Missouri .........: - - 2 1 1 95 368 North Carolina ...: 65 103 82 73 55 1,095 1,455 Texas ............: 124 301 111 107 101 1,637 1,862 Virginia .........: 45 71 45 25 57 571 648 : United States ....: 3,114 2,890 2,687 2,706 1,768 39,840 58,405 : number head : Septicaemia : Alabama ..........: 40,282 40,317 46,417 46,863 47,959 585,132 799,772 Arkansas .........: 69,343 62,502 59,214 53,770 50,663 788,911 813,750 Delaware .........: 57,530 52,224 59,777 59,080 49,792 690,833 644,952 Georgia ..........: 59,794 54,425 58,666 59,700 57,055 757,790 776,912 Mississippi ......: 16,251 17,509 18,641 17,022 19,303 225,972 235,701 Missouri .........: 27,459 26,265 29,014 28,062 29,302 336,839 447,359 North Carolina ...: 72,190 68,025 74,725 70,444 53,777 875,037 1,000,079 Texas ............: 59,385 58,248 57,313 54,196 55,711 723,104 777,850 Virginia .........: 22,523 20,595 23,051 21,473 18,061 245,266 192,339 : United States ....: 714,332 675,546 731,939 701,429 653,304 8,733,689 9,188,878 : number head : Airsacculitis : Alabama ..........: 31,243 28,692 31,363 25,727 31,966 435,939 502,250 Arkansas .........: 22,275 20,755 20,270 20,981 19,593 341,243 329,098 Delaware .........: 37,252 28,817 24,806 33,263 36,779 659,776 620,019 Georgia ..........: 76,196 65,536 73,818 98,533 97,131 1,387,652 1,594,942 Mississippi ......: 6,268 7,405 9,527 8,187 9,397 103,899 100,575 Missouri .........: 3,363 3,368 3,361 3,407 3,610 51,328 69,910 North Carolina ...: 21,461 19,822 17,990 22,296 20,832 389,275 488,821 Texas ............: 15,677 14,732 14,710 16,414 16,885 218,184 266,767 Virginia .........: 11,636 9,554 11,110 14,627 17,305 223,781 222,374 : United States ....: 319,734 281,918 306,736 362,433 399,624 5,477,498 6,554,163 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Alabama ..........: 448 366 345 342 272 198 142 Arkansas .........: 149 158 186 137 159 203 216 Delaware .........: 117 88 100 104 69 49 33 Georgia ..........: 165 196 121 196 132 193 223 Mississippi ......: 135 101 124 155 172 151 146 Missouri .........: 27 22 20 10 25 18 22 North Carolina ...: 202 220 219 174 116 169 126 Texas ............: 459 342 213 204 164 160 197 Virginia .........: 13 9 16 21 16 21 14 : United States ....: 2,814 2,462 2,387 2,142 2,040 2,277 2,746 : number head : Tumors : Alabama ..........: 2,474 2,298 2,297 2,462 2,560 2,324 2,376 Arkansas .........: 1,351 1,392 1,517 1,304 1,369 1,230 1,210 Delaware .........: 971 894 1,007 992 1,003 922 815 Georgia ..........: 2,418 2,475 2,445 2,370 2,274 2,156 2,121 Mississippi ......: 997 1,046 895 831 811 781 933 Missouri .........: 603 491 540 459 433 392 457 North Carolina ...: 1,872 1,863 2,006 2,033 2,229 2,002 2,173 Texas ............: 846 794 766 837 838 888 849 Virginia .........: 465 501 514 453 568 588 460 : United States ....: 19,552 19,352 19,674 18,937 18,999 17,905 17,866 : number head : Bruises : Alabama ..........: 824 777 782 691 724 608 617 Arkansas .........: 403 351 336 325 381 386 383 Delaware .........: 906 762 806 688 877 872 781 Georgia ..........: 596 535 651 547 593 596 693 Mississippi ......: 723 772 835 848 855 767 760 Missouri .........: 95 103 81 57 49 54 46 North Carolina ...: 680 628 552 532 619 630 675 Texas ............: 470 471 472 463 419 396 372 Virginia .........: 781 781 716 726 890 862 840 : United States ....: 11,838 10,958 11,163 11,745 12,189 11,063 11,025 : number head : Cadaver : Alabama ..........: 6,080 5,251 5,266 4,247 4,279 3,391 3,727 Arkansas .........: 4,595 3,952 3,701 4,037 4,006 4,896 5,612 Delaware .........: 2,821 2,745 3,054 2,288 3,046 2,749 2,767 Georgia ..........: 14,218 12,598 14,241 13,338 14,961 13,333 13,755 Mississippi ......: 2,586 2,519 2,482 2,454 2,673 2,115 2,375 Missouri .........: 467 421 420 376 344 284 336 North Carolina ...: 6,449 5,771 5,177 4,583 4,907 5,026 4,602 Texas ............: 510 439 421 410 410 380 325 Virginia .........: 1,089 1,145 988 1,050 982 930 848 : United States ....: 58,606 53,377 55,528 51,376 54,751 49,710 49,883 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2018 Total:2017 Total : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Alabama ..........: 93 96 222 175 305 3,004 4,418 Arkansas .........: 194 115 145 112 108 1,882 2,573 Delaware .........: 33 19 28 39 69 748 738 Georgia ..........: 203 181 232 261 168 2,271 2,967 Mississippi ......: 107 119 112 105 72 1,499 1,325 Missouri .........: 30 16 20 16 17 243 263 North Carolina ...: 99 60 234 117 75 1,811 2,483 Texas ............: 210 280 417 132 101 2,879 7,510 Virginia .........: 29 15 30 13 18 215 117 : United States ....: 2,767 2,693 3,305 2,578 2,040 30,251 36,902 : number head : Tumors : Alabama ..........: 2,225 2,003 1,934 2,086 2,031 27,070 24,015 Arkansas .........: 1,126 1,052 1,149 1,089 1,135 14,924 11,162 Delaware .........: 767 644 804 676 706 10,201 9,517 Georgia ..........: 2,218 1,772 2,071 2,315 2,402 27,037 21,537 Mississippi ......: 1,133 1,026 961 907 1,028 11,349 9,366 Missouri .........: 414 393 438 472 486 5,578 6,164 North Carolina ...: 2,041 1,620 1,898 1,941 1,284 22,962 17,570 Texas ............: 857 896 907 876 978 10,332 7,870 Virginia .........: 554 505 513 517 605 6,243 4,292 : United States ....: 17,507 16,211 17,692 18,776 20,192 222,663 172,950 : number head : Bruises : Alabama ..........: 611 570 670 704 734 8,312 11,362 Arkansas .........: 317 308 300 218 231 3,939 4,033 Delaware .........: 857 826 835 833 656 9,699 11,317 Georgia ..........: 777 605 570 583 475 7,221 8,611 Mississippi ......: 700 718 888 733 688 9,287 7,927 Missouri .........: 49 50 60 53 56 753 1,544 North Carolina ...: 587 546 657 579 449 7,134 9,056 Texas ............: 432 499 460 381 365 5,200 6,055 Virginia .........: 868 722 715 749 657 9,307 7,771 : United States ....: 11,620 11,022 12,143 11,751 10,415 136,932 144,389 : number head : Cadaver : Alabama ..........: 3,382 3,253 4,047 5,142 4,164 52,229 59,786 Arkansas .........: 5,477 4,738 5,982 3,730 3,361 54,087 42,483 Delaware .........: 3,051 3,064 3,015 2,918 2,329 33,847 26,033 Georgia ..........: 14,232 13,230 12,733 13,161 13,236 163,036 160,927 Mississippi ......: 2,645 2,656 3,206 2,502 2,445 30,658 26,384 Missouri .........: 315 249 252 267 245 3,976 5,376 North Carolina ...: 4,467 4,784 5,354 5,226 3,718 60,064 99,663 Texas ............: 378 374 327 354 326 4,654 6,350 Virginia .........: 816 721 940 963 734 11,206 9,620 : United States ....: 49,496 47,070 52,721 49,504 43,142 615,164 611,300 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Alabama ..........: 17,423 15,809 19,218 14,050 20,367 16,221 15,485 Arkansas .........: 6,073 5,869 5,417 5,988 6,566 6,655 6,447 Delaware .........: 4,166 4,106 4,029 4,405 4,915 4,509 4,862 Georgia ..........: 34,717 38,438 34,010 32,008 25,511 22,301 33,178 Mississippi ......: 1,838 1,903 1,691 1,864 2,033 1,802 1,963 Missouri .........: 1,843 1,912 1,919 1,713 1,819 1,672 1,575 North Carolina ...: 4,605 4,050 3,646 3,678 4,639 4,469 5,023 Texas ............: 5,021 4,782 4,730 5,128 4,852 4,385 4,136 Virginia .........: 2,365 1,704 2,324 2,314 2,630 2,217 2,236 : United States ....: 120,424 119,372 121,308 112,242 116,124 103,042 116,640 : number head : Overscald : Alabama ..........: 1,038 1,337 928 797 1,520 1,324 1,865 Arkansas .........: 3,174 2,429 2,304 1,587 3,158 1,828 3,495 Delaware .........: 2,067 2,132 2,214 1,795 2,276 1,683 1,782 Georgia ..........: 3,734 4,078 3,773 2,811 4,505 5,082 4,918 Mississippi ......: 275 300 344 251 205 323 352 Missouri .........: 86 70 95 56 69 59 53 North Carolina ...: 2,343 2,258 2,912 2,493 3,031 2,822 2,350 Texas ............: 1,630 1,290 1,107 908 1,253 835 1,665 Virginia .........: 796 660 672 553 459 929 446 : United States ....: 26,091 25,573 24,339 20,726 27,457 26,323 29,530 : number head : Miscellaneous 1/ : Alabama ..........: 50,412 46,812 51,573 42,841 45,560 34,818 31,827 Arkansas .........: 163,416 153,998 142,409 155,610 139,447 150,532 131,884 Delaware .........: 10,890 12,389 13,426 11,785 13,344 10,133 7,393 Georgia ..........: 84,268 89,404 93,762 84,038 78,362 61,275 55,155 Mississippi ......: 18,678 19,345 17,508 17,219 18,064 13,484 14,502 Missouri .........: 18,848 17,744 16,938 17,826 15,634 16,009 22,238 North Carolina ...: 59,780 63,943 72,162 64,565 62,142 54,071 46,940 Texas ............: 21,245 18,535 18,881 19,411 20,355 19,798 17,573 Virginia .........: 14,155 15,696 18,489 19,064 14,271 13,715 9,943 : United States ....: 813,933 779,851 770,578 718,234 733,555 658,161 644,496 : number head : Total : Alabama ..........: 179,604 167,208 179,503 160,309 175,574 143,880 133,891 Arkansas .........: 284,983 267,705 261,065 272,333 262,849 272,537 252,435 Delaware .........: 153,245 160,454 163,732 154,474 161,358 149,999 129,218 Georgia ..........: 341,318 383,949 394,886 357,393 325,300 283,381 271,964 Mississippi ......: 57,613 56,322 53,156 52,954 55,638 45,126 44,303 Missouri .........: 60,594 54,394 54,920 52,065 51,323 48,505 54,076 North Carolina ...: 205,255 205,512 213,837 192,843 197,994 178,142 158,041 Texas ............: 127,246 111,457 111,218 107,020 109,278 106,182 97,544 Virginia .........: 63,104 67,149 72,409 69,866 61,240 59,504 48,093 : United States ....:2,448,042 2,390,258 2,407,502 2,257,099 2,282,677 2,051,261 1,964,392 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2018 Total:2017 Total : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Alabama ..........: 15,093 16,143 20,197 24,163 18,959 213,128 219,499 Arkansas .........: 6,399 5,006 4,639 5,734 5,023 69,816 66,388 Delaware .........: 5,926 6,299 4,450 3,284 2,793 53,744 49,767 Georgia ..........: 35,794 36,944 39,969 37,121 31,137 401,128 319,627 Mississippi ......: 1,860 2,021 1,984 1,699 1,558 22,216 18,722 Missouri .........: 1,631 1,552 1,653 1,509 1,512 20,310 23,457 North Carolina ...: 4,273 4,168 4,540 4,764 2,861 50,716 51,565 Texas ............: 4,248 4,064 3,915 3,642 3,816 52,719 56,799 Virginia .........: 2,140 1,993 2,278 1,995 1,848 26,044 24,600 : United States ....: 120,642 118,566 129,046 121,116 107,499 1,406,021 1,297,382 : number head : Overscald : Alabama ..........: 1,367 2,174 857 2,283 830 16,320 12,542 Arkansas .........: 1,758 2,297 1,883 2,544 1,862 28,319 39,686 Delaware .........: 1,797 2,821 1,783 1,816 2,029 24,195 34,311 Georgia ..........: 6,833 7,485 11,424 8,956 8,715 72,314 48,885 Mississippi ......: 366 393 312 308 237 3,666 2,402 Missouri .........: 50 58 56 54 61 767 1,654 North Carolina ...: 2,340 2,602 3,119 3,247 3,444 32,961 30,789 Texas ............: 1,343 1,293 1,045 941 851 14,161 18,493 Virginia .........: 488 378 489 780 721 7,371 14,579 : United States ....: 32,528 37,341 35,368 34,991 29,877 350,144 371,741 : number head : Miscellaneous 1/ : Alabama ..........: 35,826 35,958 31,808 34,637 34,924 476,996 551,177 Arkansas .........: 137,654 114,290 133,037 107,621 103,187 1,633,085 1,845,441 Delaware .........: 7,635 5,696 5,753 7,212 7,978 113,634 84,217 Georgia ..........: 68,434 62,571 76,352 77,612 74,178 905,411 953,549 Mississippi ......: 13,242 12,521 14,228 11,723 11,538 182,052 181,643 Missouri .........: 20,122 16,187 20,599 20,406 20,350 222,901 268,911 North Carolina ...: 44,475 45,360 42,998 34,471 29,327 620,234 680,763 Texas ............: 20,225 17,064 17,011 15,155 15,354 220,607 235,745 Virginia .........: 9,712 10,664 11,728 14,089 12,798 164,324 119,170 : United States ....: 689,389 632,194 728,642 639,101 639,005 8,447,139 9,489,274 : number head : Total : Alabama ..........: 130,333 129,456 137,771 141,959 142,016 1,821,504 2,189,736 Arkansas .........: 244,649 211,111 226,684 195,850 185,208 2,937,409 3,156,629 Delaware .........: 115,345 100,931 101,967 110,098 103,618 1,604,439 1,497,222 Georgia ..........: 264,517 242,756 275,853 298,273 284,500 3,724,090 3,888,451 Mississippi ......: 42,703 44,432 49,904 43,245 46,316 591,712 585,548 Missouri .........: 53,433 48,138 55,455 54,247 55,640 642,790 825,006 North Carolina ...: 151,998 147,090 151,597 143,158 115,822 2,061,289 2,382,244 Texas ............: 102,879 97,751 96,216 92,198 94,488 1,253,477 1,385,301 Virginia .........: 48,811 45,218 50,899 55,231 52,804 694,328 595,510 : United States ....:1,961,129 1,825,451 2,020,279 1,944,385 1,906,866 25,459,341 27,925,384 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 by Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Number slaughtered : Arkansas ...........: 2,966 2,788 2,965 2,898 3,087 2,792 2,800 California .........: 762 650 707 611 713 744 802 Indiana ............: 1,924 1,823 1,940 1,834 2,010 1,981 1,922 Iowa ...............: 1,296 1,190 1,129 1,179 1,245 1,192 1,218 Minnesota ..........: 3,486 2,987 3,170 3,430 3,917 3,839 4,040 Missouri ...........: 966 682 975 907 901 807 852 North Carolina .....: 1,760 1,860 1,776 1,722 1,979 1,755 1,807 Ohio ...............: 515 460 485 481 509 505 481 Texas ..............: 588 497 430 520 549 540 472 Virginia ...........: 2,409 2,108 2,180 2,270 2,303 2,091 2,292 Wisconsin ..........: 542 503 552 528 563 563 588 : United States ......: 19,741 17,965 18,907 18,970 20,498 19,474 19,771 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Arkansas ...........: 58,101 53,654 55,916 54,696 58,897 52,268 52,059 California .........: 24,038 21,040 21,381 19,063 22,591 23,352 23,721 Indiana ............: 79,389 73,736 77,277 75,105 80,882 77,435 73,777 Iowa ...............: 55,537 51,164 47,916 48,594 51,144 48,968 49,915 Minnesota ..........: 95,639 79,047 86,203 92,407 102,832 99,795 104,446 Missouri ...........: 33,437 24,225 33,409 30,913 30,900 28,071 28,554 North Carolina .....: 69,028 71,880 66,210 65,353 67,757 64,511 65,759 Ohio ...............: 24,641 21,840 23,300 23,088 24,190 23,216 22,388 Texas ..............: 9,093 6,838 6,250 8,284 7,657 7,100 6,097 Virginia ...........: 67,614 58,412 61,005 62,220 63,922 57,462 61,375 Wisconsin ..........: 23,809 21,869 24,315 23,399 24,865 24,470 25,276 : United States ......: 633,654 571,596 598,038 597,493 633,247 603,743 604,483 : pounds : Average live weight : Arkansas ...........: 19.59 19.24 18.86 18.88 19.08 18.72 18.59 California .........: 31.56 32.34 30.23 31.18 31.69 31.39 29.57 Indiana ............: 41.26 40.45 39.84 40.96 40.24 39.09 38.39 Iowa ...............: 42.85 43.00 42.43 41.22 41.09 41.09 40.96 Minnesota ..........: 27.43 26.46 27.19 26.94 26.26 26.00 25.85 Missouri ...........: 34.61 35.51 34.28 34.08 34.31 34.77 33.51 North Carolina .....: 39.23 38.65 37.27 37.96 34.24 36.76 36.38 Ohio ...............: 47.89 47.52 48.09 47.99 47.57 46.01 46.58 Texas ..............: 15.46 13.77 14.53 15.94 13.94 13.16 12.92 Virginia ...........: 28.07 27.71 27.98 27.41 27.76 27.48 26.77 Wisconsin ..........: 43.92 43.52 44.01 44.31 44.15 43.48 43.01 : United States ......: 32.10 31.82 31.63 31.50 30.89 31.00 30.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Young Turkeys, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Month - States and United States 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2018 Total:2017 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Number slaughtered : Arkansas ...........: 2,919 2,447 3,752 3,316 2,598 35,328 35,820 California .........: 839 785 1,760 1,408 781 10,562 11,395 Indiana ............: 2,102 1,789 2,065 1,765 1,651 22,806 22,626 Iowa ...............: 1,230 1,019 1,339 1,155 1,075 14,267 14,478 Minnesota ..........: 4,040 3,543 3,861 3,797 3,056 43,166 43,173 Missouri ...........: 1,002 828 950 636 715 10,221 11,238 North Carolina .....: 2,138 1,259 2,246 1,819 1,661 21,782 22,147 Ohio ...............: 548 459 555 546 432 5,976 6,073 Texas ..............: 452 473 583 569 358 6,031 6,133 Virginia ...........: 2,359 1,903 2,573 2,221 2,123 26,832 26,729 Wisconsin ..........: 610 511 602 552 511 6,625 6,701 : United States ......: 21,028 17,387 23,682 20,606 17,169 235,198 240,014 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Arkansas ...........: 56,243 49,934 72,785 61,463 49,882 675,898 716,292 California .........: 25,342 22,668 43,921 35,283 25,438 307,838 318,567 Indiana ............: 81,202 67,772 78,638 68,871 66,803 900,887 907,640 Iowa ...............: 50,642 43,448 57,267 50,421 47,126 602,142 600,080 Minnesota ..........: 102,962 90,057 105,174 99,857 85,069 1,143,488 1,118,799 Missouri ...........: 32,508 26,688 30,274 18,807 27,086 344,872 386,444 North Carolina .....: 77,344 42,885 79,930 68,142 64,787 803,586 798,228 Ohio ...............: 24,825 20,510 25,291 23,417 20,333 277,039 275,258 Texas ..............: 5,955 6,998 8,949 9,061 5,182 87,464 92,179 Virginia ...........: 63,934 52,569 68,046 61,302 59,584 737,445 733,239 Wisconsin ..........: 25,542 21,881 26,436 24,226 22,725 288,813 286,023 : United States ......: 644,881 531,593 713,325 619,092 558,969 7,310,114 7,420,122 : pounds : Average live weight : Arkansas ...........: 19.27 20.40 19.40 18.54 19.20 19.10 20.00 California .........: 30.21 28.87 24.96 25.06 32.57 29.10 28.00 Indiana ............: 38.64 37.89 38.07 39.02 40.46 39.50 40.10 Iowa ...............: 41.17 42.65 42.78 43.67 43.84 42.20 41.40 Minnesota ..........: 25.48 25.42 27.24 26.30 27.84 26.50 25.90 Missouri ...........: 32.43 32.21 31.88 29.55 37.89 33.70 34.40 North Carolina .....: 36.18 34.05 35.59 37.47 39.01 36.90 36.00 Ohio ...............: 45.34 44.66 45.56 42.87 47.12 46.40 45.30 Texas ..............: 13.18 14.80 15.36 15.93 14.48 14.50 15.00 Virginia ...........: 27.10 27.63 26.45 27.61 28.07 27.50 27.40 Wisconsin ..........: 41.89 42.85 43.88 43.91 44.50 43.60 42.70 : United States ......: 30.67 30.57 30.12 30.04 32.56 31.08 30.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : Arkansas ...........: 48,397 44,690 46,643 45,583 49,001 43,509 43,332 California .........: 19,269 16,882 17,139 15,361 18,059 18,662 18,976 Indiana ............: 64,265 59,672 62,575 60,828 65,492 62,623 59,627 Iowa ...............: 43,717 40,286 37,765 38,221 40,282 38,561 39,163 Minnesota ..........: 76,121 62,950 68,766 73,651 82,313 79,767 83,120 Missouri ...........: 27,065 19,582 27,074 25,039 24,984 22,743 23,136 North Carolina .....: 54,345 56,672 52,048 51,354 53,138 50,569 51,715 Ohio ...............: 19,684 17,451 18,628 18,461 19,341 18,516 17,904 Texas ..............: 7,478 5,607 5,119 6,877 6,312 5,958 5,121 Virginia ...........: 54,558 47,069 49,127 50,109 51,342 46,140 49,241 Wisconsin ..........: 18,926 17,346 19,278 18,541 19,680 19,387 20,095 : United States ......: 507,083 457,123 478,556 478,138 506,553 482,645 482,910 : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Arkansas ...........: 395 383 346 351 360 307 374 California .........: 253 183 192 139 205 185 190 Indiana ............: 1,134 1,031 989 1,065 1,226 1,121 1,174 Iowa ...............: 607 536 520 578 591 576 712 Minnesota ..........: 1,028 951 934 1,097 1,158 1,099 1,166 Missouri ...........: 167 119 163 155 118 111 109 North Carolina .....: 415 375 352 354 372 324 345 Ohio ...............: 428 383 351 331 348 364 306 Texas ..............: 54 35 36 50 41 33 34 Virginia ...........: 780 658 666 724 742 708 750 Wisconsin ..........: 233 202 218 239 266 231 269 : United States ......: 7,183 6,588 6,606 6,900 7,205 6,651 7,056 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Arkansas ...........: 0.81 0.85 0.74 0.76 0.73 0.70 0.85 California .........: 1.30 1.07 1.11 0.89 1.12 0.98 0.99 Indiana ............: 1.73 1.70 1.56 1.72 1.84 1.76 1.93 Iowa ...............: 1.37 1.31 1.36 1.49 1.45 1.47 1.78 Minnesota ..........: 1.33 1.49 1.34 1.47 1.39 1.36 1.38 Missouri ...........: 0.61 0.60 0.60 0.61 0.47 0.49 0.47 North Carolina .....: 0.76 0.66 0.67 0.68 0.70 0.64 0.66 Ohio ...............: 2.13 2.15 1.85 1.76 1.77 1.93 1.68 Texas ..............: 0.72 0.62 0.70 0.72 0.64 0.55 0.65 Virginia ...........: 1.41 1.38 1.34 1.42 1.43 1.51 1.50 Wisconsin ..........: 1.22 1.15 1.12 1.27 1.34 1.18 1.32 : United States ......: 1.40 1.42 1.36 1.42 1.40 1.36 1.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2018 and 2017 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2018 Total:2017 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : Arkansas ...........: 46,781 41,536 60,775 51,714 41,383 563,344 597,978 California .........: 20,278 18,119 35,441 28,054 20,118 246,358 255,855 Indiana ............: 65,669 54,776 63,681 55,687 54,051 728,946 735,532 Iowa ...............: 39,923 34,241 45,089 39,555 36,977 473,780 472,371 Minnesota ..........: 81,903 71,777 83,697 79,513 67,756 911,334 892,061 Missouri ...........: 26,345 21,626 24,528 15,245 21,828 279,195 312,732 North Carolina .....: 60,664 33,299 62,596 53,108 50,358 629,866 627,605 Ohio ...............: 19,825 16,388 20,200 18,497 16,136 221,031 219,901 Texas ..............: 4,883 5,766 7,504 7,995 4,426 73,046 77,661 Virginia ...........: 51,272 42,125 54,543 49,013 47,622 592,161 593,186 Wisconsin ..........: 20,254 17,308 20,921 19,165 17,980 228,881 226,515 : United States ......: 514,790 424,625 568,669 494,688 445,302 5,841,082 5,943,827 : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Arkansas ...........: 349 361 394 389 336 4,345 4,390 California .........: 235 171 210 201 228 2,392 3,068 Indiana ............: 1,160 1,001 1,108 866 810 12,685 11,528 Iowa ...............: 624 511 651 609 618 7,133 7,064 Minnesota ..........: 1,273 1,155 1,163 1,121 1,011 13,156 13,845 Missouri ...........: 133 98 116 75 106 1,470 2,082 North Carolina .....: 360 288 440 346 370 4,341 5,130 Ohio ...............: 414 315 315 270 240 4,065 4,420 Texas ..............: 36 43 57 57 35 511 497 Virginia ...........: 761 630 869 818 820 8,926 8,120 Wisconsin ..........: 235 219 285 268 240 2,905 2,966 : United States ......: 7,419 6,350 7,474 6,517 6,329 82,278 84,726 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Arkansas ...........: 0.74 0.86 0.64 0.75 0.81 0.77 0.73 California .........: 1.15 0.94 0.59 0.71 1.12 0.96 1.18 Indiana ............: 1.74 1.79 1.71 1.53 1.48 1.71 1.54 Iowa ...............: 1.54 1.47 1.42 1.52 1.64 1.48 1.47 Minnesota ..........: 1.53 1.58 1.37 1.39 1.47 1.42 1.53 Missouri ...........: 0.50 0.45 0.47 0.49 0.48 0.52 0.66 North Carolina .....: 0.59 0.86 0.70 0.65 0.73 0.68 0.81 Ohio ...............: 2.05 1.89 1.54 1.44 1.46 1.81 1.97 Texas ..............: 0.72 0.75 0.75 0.71 0.78 0.69 0.64 Virginia ...........: 1.46 1.47 1.57 1.64 1.69 1.48 1.35 Wisconsin ..........: 1.15 1.25 1.35 1.38 1.32 1.25 1.29 : United States ......: 1.42 1.47 1.30 1.30 1.40 1.39 1.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total chilled and frozen ready-to-cook weight. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 320 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2017. Young chickens were slaughtered in 40 States, young turkeys in 33 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current 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 Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch .......................................... (202) 720-3570 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 ....... 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