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Poultry Slaughter
ISSN: 1949-1581
Released January 24, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA).
Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 11 Percent from Last Year December 2018 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays.
December 2019 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays.
Poultry certified wholesome during December 2019 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.14 billion pounds, up 11 percent
from the amount certified in December 2018. The November 2019 revised certified total at 3.95 billion pounds, was down
1 percent from November 2018. The November revision represented an increase of 3.77 million pounds from last month's
preliminary pounds certified.
The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during December 2019 was 5.46 billion pounds, up
11 percent from 4.92 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.83 billion pounds, up 13 percent from
December 2018. Mature chickens, at 59.7 million pounds, were up 7 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections
totaled 561 million pounds, down slightly from a year ago. Ducks totaled 17.6 million pounds, up 4 percent from last year.
Young chickens slaughtered during December 2019 averaged 6.39 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from December 2018.
The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.76 pounds per bird, up 7 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered
during December 2019 averaged 33.2 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from December 2018.
Ante-mortem condemnations during December 2019 totaled 13.1 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of
the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.25 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at
31.1 million pounds, were 0.75 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.83 percent a year earlier.
2 Poultry Slaughter (January 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type – United States [Federally inspected only]
Commodity December
2018 November
2019 December
2019
December 2019 as % of January
to December 2019 as percent of 2018 December
2018 November
2019 2018 2019
(1,000 head) (1,000 head) (1,000 head) (percent) (percent) (1,000 head) (1,000 head) (percent)
Slaughtered Chickens Young ...................... Mature ..................... Light ..................... Heavy ................... Total ......................... Turkeys Young ...................... Old ........................... Total ......................... Ducks ...........................
689,771 8,831 3,432 5,399
698,602
17,169 119
17,288
2,361
712,323 9,038 2,570 6,468
721,361
19,204 135
19,339
2,099
754,949 8,833 2,730 6,103
763,782
16,763 123
16,886
2,487
109 100 80
113 109
98 103 98
105
106 98
106 94
106
87 91 87
118
9,034,504 126,406 46,311 80,095
9,160,910
235,198 1,662
236,860
27,647
9,218,408 114,195 34,586 79,609
9,332,603
225,931 1,745
227,676
27,546
102 90 75 99
102
96 105 96
100
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent)
Total live weight Chickens Young ...................... Mature ..................... Light ..................... Heavy ................... Total ......................... Turkeys Young ...................... Old ........................... Total ......................... Ducks ........................... Other 1 ......................... Total ............................
4,287,589 55,731 11,395 44,336
4,343,320
558,969 3,659
562,628
16,889
222
4,923,059
4,544,504 62,364 9,084
53,280 4,606,868
583,138 4,088
587,226
14,992
426
5,209,512
4,825,434 59,699 9,156
50,543 4,885,133
557,236 3,833
561,069
17,624
220
5,464,046
113 107 80
114 112
100 105 100
104
99
111
106 96
101 95
106
96 94 96
118
52
105
56,541,518 816,199 158,851 657,348
57,357,717
7,310,114 48,981
7,359,095
192,980
3,872
64,913,664
58,248,476 776,814 119,682 657,132
59,025,290
7,235,527 51,967
7,287,494
193,578
4,253
66,510,615
103 95 75
100 103
99 106 99
100
110
102
(pounds) (pounds) (pounds) (percent) (percent) (pounds) (pounds) (percent)
Average live weight Chickens Young ...................... Mature ..................... Light ..................... Heavy ................... Total ......................... Turkeys Young ...................... Old ........................... Total ......................... Ducks ...........................
6.22 6.31 3.32 8.21 6.22
32.56 30.75 32.54
7.15
6.38 6.90 3.53 8.24 6.39
30.37 30.28 30.36
7.14
6.39 6.76 3.35 8.28 6.40
33.24 31.16 33.23
7.09
103 107 101 101 103
102 101 102
99
100 98 95
100 100
109 103 109
99
6.26 6.46 3.43 8.21 6.26
31.08 29.47 31.07
6.98
6.32 6.80 3.46 8.25 6.32
32.03 29.78 32.01
7.03
101 105 101 100 101
103 101 103
101
1 Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab.
Poultry Slaughter (January 2020) 3 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type – United States [Ready-to-cook weights]
Commodity December
2018 November
2019 December
2019
December 2019 as % of January
to December 2019 as percent of 2018 December
2018 November
2019 2018 2019
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent)
Chilled Chickens Young ...................... Mature ..................... Light ..................... Heavy .................. Total ........................ Turkeys Young ...................... Old ........................... Total ........................ Ducks .......................... Other 1 ......................... Total ............................ Frozen Chickens Young ...................... Mature ..................... Light ..................... Heavy .................. Total ........................ Turkeys Young ...................... Old ........................... Total ........................ Ducks .......................... Other 1 ......................... Total ............................ Chilled and frozen Chickens Young ...................... Mature ..................... Light ..................... Heavy .................. Total ........................ Turkeys Young ...................... Old ........................... Total ........................ Ducks .......................... Other 1 ......................... Total ............................
2,996,442 36,788 5,829
30,959 3,033,230
282,846 2,732
285,578
5,215
141
3,324,164
232,296 - - -
232,296
162,456 59
162,515
7,210
11
402,032
3,228,738 36,788 5,829
30,959 3,265,526
445,302 2,791
448,093
12,425
152
3,726,196
3,196,098 42,475 4,553
37,922 3,238,573
307,162 3,102
310,264
4,665
199
3,553,701
231,028 - - -
231,028
158,929 40
158,969
6,329
88
396,414
3,427,126 42,475 4,553
37,922 3,469,601
466,091 3,142
469,233
10,994
287
3,950,115
3,373,720 40,943 4,785
36,158 3,414,663
291,901 2,816
294,717
5,385
139
3,714,904
262,067 - - -
262,067
151,873 89
151,962
7,480
13
421,522
3,635,787 40,943 4,785
36,158 3,676,730
443,774 2,905
446,679
12,865
152
4,136,426
113 111 82
117 113
103 103 103
103
99
112
113 (X) (X) (X)
113
93 151 94
104
118
105
113 111 82
117 113
100 104 100
104
100
111
106 96
105 95
105
95 91 95
115
70
105
113 (X) (X) (X)
113
96 223 96
118
15
106
106 96
105 95
106
95 92 95
117
53
105
39,479,778 539,352 81,396
457,956 40,019,130
3,624,916 36,128
3,661,044
54,936
1,602
43,736,712
3,120,957 10 10
- 3,120,967
2,216,166 881
2,217,047
86,000
961
5,424,975
42,600,735 539,362 81,406
457,956 43,140,097
5,841,082 37,009
5,878,091
140,936
2,563
49,161,687
40,730,946 522,963 61,010
461,953 41,253,909
3,665,130 37,851
3,702,981
54,166
1,825
45,012,881
3,146,690 77
- 77
3,146,767
2,112,536 1,380
2,113,916
87,047
953
5,348,683
43,877,636 523,040 61,010
462,030 44,400,676
5,777,666 39,231
5,816,897
141,213
2,778
50,361,564
103 97 75
101 103
101 105 101
99
114
103
101 770 (X) (X)
101
95 157 95
101
99
99
103 97 75
101 103
99 106 99
100
108
102
- Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1 Includes geese, guineas, and squab.
4 Poultry Slaughter (January 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type – United States [Federally inspected only]
Commodity December
2018 November
2019 December
2019
December 2019 as % of January
to December 2019 as percent of 2018 December
2018 November
2019 2018 2019
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent)
Live weight Chickens Young ...................... Mature ..................... Light ..................... Heavy ................... Total ......................... Turkeys ........................ Young ...................... Old ........................... Total ......................... Ducks ........................... Total 1 ..........................
9,971 537 171 366
10,508
1,548 35
1,583
71
12,162
10,653 531 102 429
11,184
1,348 35
1,383
78
12,646
10,985 544 110 434
11,529
1,495 29
1,524
95
13,148
110 101 64
119 110
97 83 96
134
108
103 102 108 101 103
111 83
110
122
104
130,452 8,167 2,497 5,670
138,619
19,090 494
19,584
797
159,005
130,918 6,899 1,390 5,509
137,817
19,708 481
20,189
963
158,982
100 84 56 97 99
103 97
103
121
100
(percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)
Percent of live weight condemned 2 Chickens Young ...................... Mature ..................... Light ..................... Heavy ................... Total ......................... Turkeys Young ...................... Old ........................... Total ......................... Ducks ........................... Total 1 ..........................
0.23 0.96 1.50 0.83 0.24
0.28 0.96 0.28
0.42
0.25
0.23 0.85 1.12 0.81 0.24
0.23 0.86 0.24
0.52
0.24
0.23 0.91 1.20 0.86 0.24
0.27 0.76 0.27
0.54
0.24
100 95 80
104 100
96 79 96
129
96
100 107 107 106 100
117 88
113
104
100
0.23 1.00 1.57 0.86 0.24
0.26 1.01 0.27
0.41
0.24
0.22 0.89 1.16 0.84 0.23
0.27 0.93 0.28
0.50
0.24
96 89 74 98 96
104 92
104
122
100
1 Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2 Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected.
Poultry Slaughter (January 2020) 5 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type – United States [Federally inspected only]
Commodity December
2018 November
2019 December
2019
December 2019 as % of January
to December 2019 as percent of 2018 December
2018 November
2019 2018 2019
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent)
Carcass and parts Chickens Young ...................... Mature ..................... Light ..................... Heavy .................. Total ........................ Turkeys Young ...................... Old ........................... Total ........................ Ducks .......................... Other 1 ......................... Total ............................
23,030 1,345
396 949
24,375
6,329 141
6,470
279
1
31,125
20,276 1,682
397 1,285
21,958
6,296 135
6,431
272
3
28,664
22,919 1,288
426 862
24,207
6,411 124
6,535
330
2
31,074
100 96
108 91 99
101 88
101
118
200
100
113 77
107 67
110
102 92
102
121
67
108
322,994 20,727 5,131
15,596 343,721
82,278 1,944
84,222
3,667
35
431,645
285,043 19,499 4,710
14,789 304,542
83,012 1,762
84,774
3,595
37
392,948
88 94 92 95 89
101 91
101
98
106
91
(percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)
Percent of weight condemned 2 Chickens Young ...................... Mature ..................... Light ..................... Heavy .................. Total ........................ Turkeys Young ...................... Old ........................... Total ........................ Ducks .......................... Other 1 ......................... Total ............................
0.71 3.53 6.36 2.97 0.74
1.40 4.81 1.42
2.20
0.65
0.83
0.59 3.81 8.02 3.28 0.63
1.33 4.12 1.35
2.41
1.03
0.72
0.63 3.05 8.18 2.33 0.65
1.42 4.09 1.44
2.50
1.30
0.75
89 86
129 78 88
101 85
101
114
200
90
107 80
102 71
103
107 99
107
104
126
104
0.75 3.70 5.93 3.29 0.79
1.39 4.99 1.41
2.54
1.35
0.87
0.65 3.59 7.17 3.10 0.68
1.42 4.30 1.44
2.48
1.31
0.77
87 97
121 94 86
102 86
102
98
97
89
1 Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2 Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations.
6 Poultry Slaughter (January 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type – United States: November and December 2019
Commodity Tuberculosis Leukosis Septicaemia
November December November December November December
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Chickens Young ................................... Mature .................................. Light .................................. Heavy ................................ Total ...................................... Turkeys Young ................................... Old ........................................ Total ......................................
- - - - -
- - -
- - - - -
- - -
1,784
103 77 26
1,887
41 3
44
1,700
105 60 45
1,805
13 10 23
566,574 77,851 54,537 23,314
644,425
20,365 921
21,286
611,858 82,431 58,214 24,217
694,289
15,520 998
16,518
Commodity Airsacculitis Synovitis Tumors
November December November December November December
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Chickens Young ................................... Mature .................................. Light .................................. Heavy ................................ Total ...................................... Turkeys Young ................................... Old ........................................ Total ......................................
263,394
7,650 3,596 4,054
271,044
3,096 414
3,510
333,225 10,632 5,615 5,017
343,857
1,915 394
2,309
1,506
103 33 70
1,609
493 -
493
1,398
274 200 74
1,672
314 -
314
16,142 27,860 12,091 15,769 44,002
86 253 339
16,857 34,497 15,538 18,959 51,354
94 115 209
Commodity Bruises Cadaver Contamination
November December November December November December
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Chickens Young ................................... Mature .................................. Light .................................. Heavy ................................ Total ...................................... Turkeys Young ................................... Old ........................................ Total ......................................
7,907 1,424 1,217
207 9,331
196 11
207
8,717 1,470 1,288
182 10,187
82 12 94
40,299
486 351 135
40,785
527 23
550
40,588
423 271 152
41,011
625 11
636
93,920 20,532 17,659 2,873
114,452
1,183 27
1,210
106,454 28,977 26,000 2,977
135,431
603 41
644
Commodity Overscald Miscellaneous 1 Total
November December November December November December
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Chickens Young ................................... Mature .................................. Light .................................. Heavy ................................ Total ...................................... Turkeys Young ................................... Old ........................................ Total ......................................
28,206
865 49
816 29,071
391 4
395
34,327 1,028
23 1,005
35,355
99 10
109
576,999 54,930 29,389 25,541
631,929
11,658 722
12,380
597,907 72,578 46,794 25,784
670,485
10,148 438
10,586
1,596,731
191,804 118,999 72,805
1,788,535
38,036 2,378
40,414
1,753,031
232,415 154,003 78,412
1,985,446
29,413 2,029
31,442
- 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.
Poultry Slaughter (January 2020) 7 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight – States and United States: November and December 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
State Slaughtered
Total live weight
Average live weight
November December November December November December
(1,000 head) (1,000 head) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (pounds) (pounds)
Alabama ........................... Alaska .............................. Arizona ............................. Arkansas .......................... California .......................... Colorado ........................... Connecticut ...................... Delaware .......................... Florida .............................. Georgia ............................ Hawaii .............................. Idaho ................................ Illinois ............................... Indiana ............................. Iowa .................................. Kansas ............................. Kentucky ........................... Louisiana .......................... Maine ............................... Maryland ........................... Massachusetts .................. Michigan ........................... Minnesota ......................... Mississippi ........................ Missouri ............................ Montana ........................... Nebraska .......................... Nevada ............................. New Hampshire ................ New Jersey ....................... New Mexico ...................... New York .......................... North Carolina .................. North Dakota .................... Ohio .................................. Oklahoma ......................... Oregon ............................. Pennsylvania .................... Rhode Island .................... South Carolina .................. South Dakota .................... Tennessee ........................ Texas ............................... Utah .................................. Vermont ............................ Virginia ............................. Washington ...................... West Virginia .................... Wisconsin ......................... Wyoming .......................... United States ....................
92,254 - -
75,893 17,931
- -
29,603 (D)
100,735
- (D) (D)
5,751 708 (D)
21,292 14,781
(D) 10,363
-
(D) (D)
55,454 34,042
- (D)
- -
96
- 2,211
70,012 -
(D) 11,326
(D) 9,000
(D) 22,327
-
23,206 54,005
- (D)
23,482 (D) (D) (D)
-
712,323
96,181 - -
80,559 21,123
(D) -
31,497 (D)
105,831
- (D) (D)
5,839 943 (D)
23,244 16,071
(D) 10,524
-
(D) (D)
57,081 36,807
- (D)
- -
134
- 2,443
73,337 -
(D) 11,449
(D) 10,290
(D) 24,209
-
24,527 56,417
- (D)
26,974 (D) (D) (D)
-
754,949
505,080 - -
534,636 113,189
- -
210,085 (D)
619,292
- (D) (D)
26,192 3,980
(D) 137,779 94,438
(D) 60,922
-
(D) (D)
349,750 172,566
- (D)
- -
418
- 10,498
569,766 -
(D) 82,505
(D) 50,781
(D) 173,505
-
123,475 358,662
- (D)
147,740 (D) (D) (D)
-
4,544,504
528,398 - -
568,635 134,840
(D) -
230,220 (D)
654,083
- (D) (D)
25,606 5,122
(D) 149,905 104,076
(D) 65,724
-
(D) (D)
356,509 187,874
- (D)
- -
646
- 11,851
601,961 -
(D) 82,703
(D) 57,019
(D) 188,179
-
132,044 365,043
- (D)
169,963 (D) (D) (D)
-
4,825,434
5.47 - -
7.04 6.31
- -
7.10 (D)
6.15
- (D) (D)
4.55 5.62 (D)
6.47 6.39 (D)
5.88
- (D) (D)
6.31 5.07
- (D)
- -
4.36
- 4.75 8.14
- (D)
7.28 (D)
5.64 (D)
7.77
- 5.32 6.64
- (D)
6.29 (D) (D) (D)
-
6.38
5.49 - -
7.06 6.38 (D)
- 7.31 (D)
6.18
- (D) (D)
4.39 5.43 (D)
6.45 6.48 (D)
6.25
- (D) (D)
6.25 5.10
- (D)
- -
4.82
- 4.85 8.21
- (D)
7.22 (D)
5.54 (D)
7.77
- 5.38 6.47
- (D)
6.30 (D) (D) (D)
-
6.39
- Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
8 Poultry Slaughter (January 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations – States and United States: November and December 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
State
Total chilled and frozen pounds certified 1
Post-mortem condemnations
Carcass and parts Percent 2
November December November December November December
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)
Alabama .......................... Alaska .............................. Arizona ............................ Arkansas .......................... California ......................... Colorado .......................... Connecticut ...................... Delaware ......................... Florida .............................. Georgia ............................ Hawaii .............................. Idaho ................................ Illinois ............................... Indiana ............................. Iowa ................................. Kansas ............................. Kentucky .......................... Louisiana ......................... Maine ............................... Maryland .......................... Massachusetts ................. Michigan .......................... Minnesota ........................ Mississippi ....................... Missouri ........................... Montana ........................... Nebraska ......................... Nevada ............................ New Hampshire ............... New Jersey ...................... New Mexico ..................... New York ......................... North Carolina .................. North Dakota .................... Ohio ................................. Oklahoma ........................ Oregon ............................. Pennsylvania ................... Rhode Island .................... South Carolina ................. South Dakota ................... Tennessee ....................... Texas ............................... Utah ................................. Vermont ........................... Virginia ............................. Washington ...................... West Virginia .................... Wisconsin ........................ Wyoming .......................... United States ...................
385,467 - -
402,252 85,119
- -
162,228 (D)
466,521
- (D) (D)
19,134 2,713
(D) 104,173 71,291
(D) 45,140
-
(D) (D)
267,610 126,120
- (D)
- -
295
- 6,478
438,839 -
(D) 61,933
(D) 34,659
(D) 130,785
-
90,917 270,529
- (D)
106,887 (D) (D) (D)
-
3,427,126
403,569 - -
429,436 101,131
(D) -
176,984 (D)
491,562
- (D) (D)
18,665 3,579
(D) 113,057 78,123
(D) 49,002
-
(D) (D)
268,263 138,179
- (D)
- -
465
- 7,278
463,892 -
(D) 62,027
(D) 38,746
(D) 141,877
-
97,312 277,482
- (D)
122,915 (D) (D) (D)
-
3,635,787
2,058 - -
1,583 810
- -
1,032 (D)
2,876
- (D) (D) 102 275 (D) 653 273 (D) 308
-
(D) (D)
1,610 462
- (D)
- - 2
- 158
1,919 -
(D) 241 (D) 870 (D) 833
-
622 2,133
- (D) 408 (D) (D) (D)
-
20,276
2,039 - -
2,590 1,075
(D) -
1,190 (D)
3,298
- (D) (D) 126 304 (D) 669 302 (D) 316
-
(D) (D)
1,790 489
- (D)
- - 7
- 170
2,025 -
(D) 232 (D)
1,060 (D) 892
-
629 2,194
- (D) 476 (D) (D) (D)
-
22,919
0.53 (X) (X)
0.39 0.94
(X) (X)
0.63 (D)
0.61
(X) (D) (D)
0.53 9.21 (D)
0.62 0.38 (D)
0.68
(X) (D) (D)
0.60 0.37
(X) (D) (X) (X)
0.57
(X) 2.38 0.44
(X) (D)
0.39 (D)
2.45 (D)
0.63
(X) 0.68 0.78
(X) (D)
0.38 (D) (D) (D) (X)
0.59
0.50 (X) (X)
0.60 1.05 (D) (X)
0.67 (D)
0.67
(X) (D) (D)
0.67 7.82 (D)
0.59 0.38 (D)
0.64
(X) (D) (D)
0.66 0.35
(X) (D) (X) (X)
1.51
(X) 2.28 0.43
(X) (D)
0.37 (D)
2.66 (D)
0.62
(X) 0.64 0.78
(X) (D)
0.39 (D) (D) (D) (X)
0.63
- Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1 Ready-to-cook weights. 2 Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations.
Poultry Slaughter (January 2020) 9 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause – States and United States: November and December 2019 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure]
State Tuberculosis Leukosis Septicaemia
November December November December November December
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Alabama ................................... Arkansas .................................. Delaware .................................. Georgia .................................... Mississippi ................................ North Carolina .......................... Texas ....................................... Virginia ..................................... United States ............................
- - - - - - - -
-
- - - - - - - -
-
180 35
313 17
116 124 100 126
1,784
127 35
452 11 52 72
107 59
1,700
36,676 30,956 40,926 55,075 13,934 47,845 54,661 15,113
566,574
42,582 32,081 46,793 58,329 16,719 48,211 58,313 19,227
611,858
State Airsacculitis Synovitis Tumors
November December November December November December
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Alabama ................................... Arkansas .................................. Delaware .................................. Georgia .................................... Mississippi ................................ North Carolina .......................... Texas ....................................... Virginia ..................................... United States ............................
28,982 7,825
27,914 54,038
7,564 14,430 22,214 12,234
263,394
37,366 7,647
36,934 72,122 10,742 14,306 24,182 16,341
333,225
188 73 26
153 89 42
158 6
1,506
134 78 83
105 113 36
115 2
1,398
1,310 983 623
1,976 709
1,221 1,070
345
16,142
1,387 988 648
2,116 822 984
1,077 370
16,857
State Bruises Cadaver Contamination
November December November December November December
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Alabama ................................... Arkansas .................................. Delaware .................................. Georgia .................................... Mississippi ................................ North Carolina .......................... Texas ....................................... Virginia ..................................... United States ............................
525 157 666 594 856 466 398 384
7,907
650 163 733 574 800 394 388 385
8,717
3,972 2,561 1,893 9,871 3,178 4,484
277 578
40,299
4,053 2,795 1,563
10,468 3,210 5,157
379 629
40,588
13,455 4,513 5,163
25,835 1,827 2,769 3,801 1,713
93,920
14,975 4,535 4,658
35,893 1,798 2,544 4,023 1,751
106,454
State Overscald Miscellaneous 1 Total
November December November December November December
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Alabama ................................... Arkansas .................................. Delaware .................................. Georgia .................................... Mississippi ................................ North Carolina .......................... Texas ....................................... Virginia ..................................... United States ............................
429 1,797 3,556 2,834
599 2,147
485 357
28,206
874 1,790 4,586 3,063
626 2,548
531 369
34,327
26,885 94,555 12,285 58,570 10,189 41,055 17,696 13,565
576,999
31,432 89,819 11,303 87,707 12,829 29,560 17,468 12,646
597,907
112,602 143,455 93,365
208,963 39,061
114,583 100,860 44,421
1,596,731
133,580 139,931 107,753 270,388 47,711
103,812 106,583 51,779
1,753,031
- 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.
10 Poultry Slaughter (January 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight – States and United States: November and December 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
State Slaughtered
Total live weight
Average live weight
November December November December November December
(1,000 head) (1,000 head) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (pounds) (pounds)
Alabama .......................... Alaska .............................. Arizona ............................ Arkansas .......................... California ......................... Colorado .......................... Connecticut ...................... Delaware ......................... Florida .............................. Georgia ............................ Hawaii .............................. Idaho ................................ Illinois ............................... Indiana ............................. Iowa ................................. Kansas ............................. Kentucky .......................... Louisiana ......................... Maine ............................... Maryland .......................... Massachusetts ................. Michigan .......................... Minnesota ........................ Mississippi ....................... Missouri ........................... Montana ........................... Nebraska ......................... Nevada ............................ New Hampshire ............... New Jersey ...................... New Mexico ..................... New York ......................... North Carolina .................. North Dakota .................... Ohio ................................. Oklahoma ........................ Oregon ............................. Pennsylvania ................... Rhode Island .................... South Carolina ................. South Dakota ................... Tennessee ....................... Texas ............................... Utah ................................. Vermont ........................... Virginia ............................. Washington ...................... West Virginia .................... Wisconsin ........................ Wyoming .......................... United States ...................
(D) - -
3,155 986 (D)
- - -
(D)
- (D) (D)
1,720 1,073
(D) (D)
- (D) (D)
-
(D) 3,886
- 738
- - - -
(D)
- (D)
1,751 -
574 -
(D) (D) (D) (D)
(D) (D) 80
(D) 44
2,026 - -
515 -
19,204
(D) - -
2,564 566
- - - -
(D)
- (D) (D)
1,745 996 (D) (D)
- (D)
-
- (D)
3,204 -
785 - - - -
(D)
- (D)
1,645 -
512 - -
(D) (D) (D)
(D)
- -
(D) 5
1,910 - -
559 -
16,763
(D) - -
57,511 25,244
(D) - - -
(D)
- (D) (D)
68,409 44,953
(D) (D)
- (D) (D)
-
(D) 100,022
- 27,381
- - - -
(D)
- (D)
61,100 -
24,674 -
(D) (D) (D) (D)
(D) (D)
1,218 (D)
1,149 56,323
- -
22,065 -
583,138
(D) - -
45,728 18,130
- - - -
(D)
- (D) (D)
72,551 43,367
(D) (D)
- (D)
-
- (D)
93,620 -
29,630 - - - -
(D)
- (D)
61,570 -
24,412 - -
(D) (D) (D)
(D)
- 5
(D) 169
55,100 - -
25,156 -
557,236
(D) - -
18.23 25.60
(D) - - -
(D)
- (D) (D)
39.78 41.89
(D) (D)
- (D) (D)
-
(D) 25.74
- 37.09
- - - -
(D)
- (D)
34.90 -
43.00 -
(D) (D) (D) (D)
(D) (D)
15.29 (D)
25.82 27.81
- -
42.83 -
30.37
(D) - -
17.84 32.04
- - - -
(D)
- (D) (D)
41.57 43.53
(D) (D)
- (D)
-
- (D)
29.22 -
37.76 - - - -
(D)
- (D)
37.42 -
47.67 - -
(D) (D) (D)
(D)
- 33.33
(D) 32.37 28.86
- -
45.00 -
33.24
- Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Poultry Slaughter (January 2020) 11 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations – States and United States: November and December 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
State
Total chilled and frozen pounds certified 1
Post-mortem condemnations
Carcass and parts Percent 2
November December November December November December
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)
Alabama ........................... Alaska .............................. Arizona ............................. Arkansas .......................... California .......................... Colorado ........................... Connecticut ...................... Delaware .......................... Florida .............................. Georgia ............................ Hawaii .............................. Idaho ................................ Illinois ............................... Indiana ............................. Iowa .................................. Kansas ............................. Kentucky ........................... Louisiana .......................... Maine ............................... Maryland ........................... Massachusetts .................. Michigan ........................... Minnesota ......................... Mississippi ........................ Missouri ............................ Montana ........................... Nebraska .......................... Nevada ............................. New Hampshire ................ New Jersey ....................... New Mexico ...................... New York .......................... North Carolina .................. North Dakota .................... Ohio .................................. Oklahoma ......................... Oregon ............................. Pennsylvania .................... Rhode Island .................... South Carolina .................. South Dakota .................... Tennessee ........................ Texas ............................... Utah .................................. Vermont ............................ Virginia ............................. Washington ...................... West Virginia .................... Wisconsin ......................... Wyoming .......................... United States ....................
(D) - -
47,868 20,190
(D) - - -
(D)
- (D) (D)
55,181 35,376
(D) (D)
- (D) (D)
-
(D) 80,484
- 22,083
- - - -
(D)
- (D)
48,115 -
19,691 -
(D) (D) (D) (D)
(D) (D)
1,027 (D) 931
44,594 - -
17,443 -
466,091
(D) - -
38,033 14,517
- - - -
(D)
- (D) (D)
58,585 34,117
(D) (D)
- (D)
-
- (D)
74,819 -
23,869 - - - -
(D)
- (D)
48,344 -
19,476 - -
(D) (D) (D)
(D)
- 4
(D) 134
43,577 - -
19,873 -
443,774
(D) - -
372 185 (D)
- - -
(D)
- (D) (D) 870 604 (D) (D)
- (D) (D)
-
(D) 971
- 182
- - - -
(D)
- (D) 287
- 240
- (D) (D) (D) (D)
(D) (D)
9 (D)
9 847
- -
284 -
6,296
(D) - -
352 103
- - - -
(D)
- (D) (D) 894 543 (D) (D)
- (D)
-
- (D)
1,075 -
201 - - - -
(D)
- (D) 354
- 252
- -
(D) (D) (D)
(D)
- -
(D) -
753 - -
333 -
6,411
(D) (X) (X)
0.77 0.91 (D) (X) (X) (X) (D)
(X) (D) (D)
1.55 1.68 (D) (D) (X) (D) (D)
(X) (D)
1.19 (X)
0.82 (X) (X) (X) (X) (D)
(X) (D)
0.59 (X)
1.20 (X) (D) (D) (D) (D)
(D) (D)
0.91 (D)
0.91 1.86
(X) (X)
1.60 (X)
1.33
(D) (X) (X)
0.92 0.70
(X) (X) (X) (X) (D)
(X) (D) (D)
1.50 1.57 (D) (D) (X) (D) (X)
(X) (D)
1.42 (X)
0.83 (X) (X) (X) (X) (D)
(X) (D)
0.73 (X)
1.28 (X) (X) (D) (D) (D)
(D) (X)
0.12 (D)
0.07 1.70
(X) (X)
1.65 (X)
1.42
- Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1 Ready-to-cook weights. 2 Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations.
12 Poultry Slaughter (January 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
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.
Poultry Slaughter (January 2020) 13 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
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 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
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Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......................................................................................................... (202) 692-0069
Tony Dorn, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ..................................................................... (202) 690-3223
Holly Brenize – Poultry Slaughter............................................................................................................. (202) 720-0585
Alissa Cowell-Mytar – Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .......................................... (202) 720-4751
Liana Cuffman – Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ........................................................ (202) 720-8784
Fatema Haque – Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ................................................................................. (202) 690-3244
Kim Linonis – Layers, Eggs, Egg Products .............................................................................................. (202) 690-3676
Adam Peters – Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ............................................................................................ (202) 690-4870
Takiyah Walker – Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery .......................................................................... (202) 720-6147
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