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Poultry Slaughter
ISSN: 1949-1581
Released February 24, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA).
Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 6 Percent from Last Year January 2019 contained 23 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays.
January 2020 contained 23 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays.
Poultry certified wholesome during January 2020 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.52 billion pounds, up 6 percent from
the amount certified in January 2019. The December 2019 revised certified total at 4.15 billion pounds, was up 11 percent
from December 2018. The December revision represented an increase of 12.5 million pounds from last month's
preliminary pounds certified.
The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during January 2020 was 5.98 billion pounds, up
6 percent from 5.66 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.25 billion pounds, up 6 percent from
January 2019. Mature chickens, at 66.1 million pounds, were down 4 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections
totaled 646 million pounds, up 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 17.8 million pounds, up 3 percent from last year.
Young chickens slaughtered during January 2020 averaged 6.41 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from January 2019. The
average live weight of mature chickens was 6.73 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered
during January 2020 averaged 33.4 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from January 2019.
Ante-mortem condemnations during January 2020 totaled 13.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.23 percent of the
live weight inspected, as compared with 0.26 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 34.1 million pounds,
were 0.75 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.86 percent a year earlier.
2 Poultry Slaughter (February 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type – United States [Federally inspected only]
Commodity January
2019 December
2019 January
2020
January 2020 as % of January
to January 2020 as percent of 2019 January
2019 December
2019 2019 2020
(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 ...........................
788,098 10,360 3,392 6,968
798,458
19,401 116
19,517
2,445
757,769 8,958 2,730 6,228
766,727
16,763 123
16,886
2,487
818,904 9,822 3,126 6,696
828,726
19,178 147
19,325
2,528
104 95 92 96
104
99 127 99
103
108 110 115 108 108
114 120 114
102
788,098 10,360 3,392 6,968
798,458
19,401 116
19,517
2,445
818,904 9,822 3,126 6,696
828,726
19,178 147
19,325
2,528
104 95 92 96
104
99 127 99
103
(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 ............................
4,929,047 69,023 11,882 57,141
4,998,070
637,240 3,555
640,795
17,376
201
5,656,442
4,842,657 60,755 9,156
51,599 4,903,412
557,236 3,833
561,069
17,624
220
5,482,325
5,246,678 66,138 10,879 55,259
5,312,816
641,353 4,482
645,835
17,830
238
5,976,719
106 96 92 97
106
101 126 101
103
118
106
108 109 119 107 108
115 117 115
101
108
109
4,929,047 69,023 11,882 57,141
4,998,070
637,240 3,555
640,795
17,376
201
5,656,442
5,246,678 66,138 10,879 55,259
5,312,816
641,353 4,482
645,835
17,830
238
5,976,719
106 96 92 97
106
101 126 101
103
118
106
(pounds) (pounds) (pounds) (percent) (percent) (pounds) (pounds) (percent)
Average live weight Chickens Young ...................... Mature ..................... Light ..................... Heavy ................... Total ......................... Turkeys Young ...................... Old ........................... Total ......................... Ducks ...........................
6.25 6.66 3.50 8.20 6.26
32.85 30.65 32.83
7.11
6.39 6.78 3.35 8.29 6.40
33.24 31.16 33.23
7.09
6.41 6.73 3.48 8.25 6.41
33.44 30.49 33.42
7.05
103 101 99
101 102
102 99
102
99
100 99
104 100 100
101 98
101
99
6.25 6.66 3.50 8.20 6.26
32.85 30.65 32.83
7.11
6.41 6.73 3.48 8.25 6.41
33.44 30.49 33.42
7.05
103 101 99
101 102
102 99
102
99
1 Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab.
Poultry Slaughter (February 2020) 3 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type – United States [Ready-to-cook weights]
Commodity January
2019 December
2019 January
2020
January 2020 as % of January
to January 2020 as percent of 2019 January
2019 December
2019 2019 2020
(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 ............................
3,449,866 45,672 5,955
39,717 3,495,538
315,919 2,585
318,504
5,400
126
3,819,568
261,391 77
- 77
261,468
191,949 68
192,017
7,408
10
460,903
3,711,257 45,749 5,955
39,794 3,757,006
507,868 2,653
510,521
12,808
136
4,280,471
3,382,091 41,835 4,785
37,050 3,423,926
291,901 2,816
294,717
5,385
139
3,724,167
265,259 - - -
265,259
151,873 89
151,962
7,480
13
424,714
3,647,350 41,835 4,785
37,050 3,689,185
443,774 2,905
446,679
12,865
152
4,148,881
3,674,817 44,897 5,463
39,434 3,719,714
313,454 3,295
316,749
5,002
146
4,041,611
276,819 - - -
276,819
198,108 84
198,192
8,016
11
483,038
3,951,636 44,897 5,463
39,434 3,996,533
511,562 3,379
514,941
13,018
157
4,524,649
107 98 92 99
106
99 127 99
93
116
106
106 (X) (X) (X)
106
103 124 103
108
110
105
106 98 92 99
106
101 127 101
102
115
106
109 107 114 106 109
107 117 107
93
105
109
104 (X) (X) (X)
104
130 94
130
107
85
114
108 107 114 106 108
115 116 115
101
103
109
3,449,866 45,672 5,955
39,717 3,495,538
315,919 2,585
318,504
5,400
126
3,819,568
261,391 77
- 77
261,468
191,949 68
192,017
7,408
10
460,903
3,711,257 45,749 5,955
39,794 3,757,006
507,868 2,653
510,521
12,808
136
4,280,471
3,674,817 44,897 5,463
39,434 3,719,714
313,454 3,295
316,749
5,002
146
4,041,611
276,819 - - -
276,819
198,108 84
198,192
8,016
11
483,038
3,951,636 44,897 5,463
39,434 3,996,533
511,562 3,379
514,941
13,018
157
4,524,649
107 98 92 99
106
99 127 99
93
116
106
106 (X) (X) (X)
106
103 124 103
108
110
105
106 98 92 99
106
101 127 101
102
115
106
- Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1 Includes geese, guineas, and squab.
4 Poultry Slaughter (February 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type – United States [Federally inspected only]
Commodity January
2019 December
2019 January
2020
January 2020 as % of January
to January 2020 as percent of 2019 January
2019 December
2019 2019 2020
(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 ..........................
11,864 678 179 499
12,542
1,943 47
1,990
86
14,619
11,029 546 110 436
11,575
1,495 29
1,524
95
13,194
11,110 577 104 473
11,687
1,874 58
1,932
84
13,703
94 85 58 95 93
96 123 97
98
94
101 106 95
108 101
125 200 127
88
104
11,864 678 179 499
12,542
1,943 47
1,990
86
14,619
11,110 577 104 473
11,687
1,874 58
1,932
84
13,703
94 85 58 95 93
96 123 97
98
94
(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 ..........................
0.24 0.98 1.51 0.87 0.25
0.30 1.32 0.31
0.49
0.26
0.23 0.90 1.20 0.84 0.24
0.27 0.76 0.27
0.54
0.24
0.21 0.87 0.96 0.86 0.22
0.29 1.29 0.30
0.47
0.23
88 89 64 99 88
97 98 97
96
88
91 97 80
102 92
107 170 111
87
96
0.24 0.98 1.51 0.87 0.25
0.30 1.32 0.31
0.49
0.26
0.21 0.87 0.96 0.86 0.22
0.29 1.29 0.30
0.47
0.23
88 89 64 99 88
97 98 97
96
88
1 Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2 Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected.
Poultry Slaughter (February 2020) 5 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type – United States [Federally inspected only]
Commodity January
2019 December
2019 January
2020
January 2020 as % of January
to January 2020 as percent of 2019 January
2019 December
2019 2019 2020
(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 ............................
27,527 1,610
445 1,165
29,137
7,413 131
7,544
302
2
36,985
23,003 1,296
426 870
24,299
6,411 124
6,535
330
2
31,166
24,965 1,398
480 918
26,363
7,238 174
7,412
367
2
34,144
91 87
108 79 90
98 133 98
122
100
92
109 108 113 106 108
113 140 113
111
100
110
27,527 1,610
445 1,165
29,137
7,413 131
7,544
302
2
36,985
24,965 1,398
480 918
26,363
7,238 174
7,412
367
2
34,144
91 87
108 79 90
98 133 98
122
100
92
(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 ............................
0.74 3.40 6.95 2.84 0.77
1.44 4.71 1.46
2.30
1.45
0.86
0.63 3.00 8.18 2.29 0.65
1.42 4.09 1.44
2.50
1.30
0.75
0.63 3.02 8.08 2.27 0.66
1.40 4.90 1.42
2.74
1.26
0.75
85 89
116 80 86
97 104 97
119
87
87
100 101 99 99
102
99 120 99
110
97
100
0.74 3.40 6.95 2.84 0.77
1.44 4.71 1.46
2.30
1.45
0.86
0.63 3.02 8.08 2.27 0.66
1.40 4.90 1.42
2.74
1.26
0.75
85 89
116 80 86
97 104 97
119
87
87
1 Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2 Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations.
6 Poultry Slaughter (February 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type – United States: December and January 2020
Commodity Tuberculosis Leukosis Septicaemia
December January December January December January
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Chickens Young ................................... Mature .................................. Light .................................. Heavy ................................ Total ...................................... Turkeys Young ................................... Old ........................................ Total ......................................
- - - - -
- - -
- - - - -
- - -
1,702
105 60 45
1,807
13 10 23
1,718
94 63 31
1,812
14 8
22
611,754 82,431 58,214 24,217
694,185
15,520 998
16,518
635,595 87,898 62,630 25,268
723,493
16,346 899
17,245
Commodity Airsacculitis Synovitis Tumors
December January December January December January
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Chickens Young ................................... Mature .................................. Light .................................. Heavy ................................ Total ...................................... Turkeys Young ................................... Old ........................................ Total ......................................
332,897 10,632
5,615 5,017
343,529
1,915 394
2,309
418,712 10,379 5,424 4,955
429,091
2,307 638
2,945
1,400
274 200 74
1,674
314 -
314
1,624
156 104 52
1,780
99 7
106
16,861 34,497 15,538 18,959 51,358
94 115 209
17,805 29,339 12,343 16,996 47,144
94 199 293
Commodity Bruises Cadaver Contamination
December January December January December January
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Chickens Young ................................... Mature .................................. Light .................................. Heavy ................................ Total ...................................... Turkeys Young ................................... Old ........................................ Total ......................................
8,718 1,470 1,288
182 10,188
82 12 94
9,211 1,621 1,407
214 10,832
120 11
131
40,598
423 271 152
41,021
625 11
636
42,863
498 328 170
43,361
816 24
840
106,473 28,977 26,000 2,977
135,450
603 41
644
115,822 26,627 23,894 2,733
142,449
623 40
663
Commodity Overscald Miscellaneous 1 Total
December January December January December January
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Chickens Young ................................... Mature .................................. Light .................................. Heavy ................................ Total ...................................... Turkeys Young ................................... Old ........................................ Total ......................................
34,327
1,028 23
1,005 35,355
99 10
109
35,902
274 28
246 36,176
94 7
101
597,883 72,578 46,794 25,784
670,461
10,148 438
10,586
648,729 66,200 41,074 25,126
714,929
9,713 449
10,162
1,752,613
232,415 154,003 78,412
1,985,028
29,413 2,029
31,442
1,927,981
223,086 147,295 75,791
2,151,067
30,226 2,282
32,508
- 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 (February 2020) 7 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight – States and United States: December and January 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
State Slaughtered
Total live weight
Average live weight
December January December January December January
(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 ....................
96,971 - -
80,917 21,548
(D) -
31,507 (D)
105,948
- (D) (D)
5,839 943 (D)
23,244 16,071
(D) 10,524
-
(D) (D)
57,081 36,807
- (D)
- -
134
- 2,443
73,339 -
(D) 11,449
(D) 10,290
(D) 24,209
-
24,527 56,764
- (D)
26,974 (D) (D) (D)
-
757,769
102,800 - -
87,399 24,201
(D) -
34,367 (D)
112,208
- (D) (D)
6,825 873 (D)
24,838 16,795
(D) 12,194
-
(D) (D)
62,941 37,851
- (D)
- -
147
- 2,514
81,893 -
(D) 12,684
(D) 11,592
(D) 26,013
-
27,663 62,670
- (D)
27,579 (D) (D) (D)
-
818,904
531,929 - -
571,847 137,702
(D) -
230,257 (D)
655,144
- (D) (D)
25,606 5,122
(D) 149,905 104,076
(D) 65,724
-
(D) (D)
356,509 187,874
- (D)
- -
646
- 11,851
601,966 -
(D) 82,703
(D) 57,019
(D) 188,179
-
132,044 366,760
- (D)
169,963 (D) (D) (D)
-
4,842,657
563,734 - -
618,377 149,402
(D) -
250,953 (D)
677,464
- (D) (D)
31,416 4,595
(D) 161,023 110,602
(D) 80,707
-
(D) (D)
401,165 191,619
- (D)
- -
703
- 12,595
667,493 -
(D) 92,597
(D) 65,796
(D) 204,314
-
150,999 415,349
- (D)
172,478 (D) (D) (D)
-
5,246,678
5.49 - -
7.07 6.39 (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 6.46
- (D)
6.30 (D) (D) (D)
-
6.39
5.48 - -
7.08 6.17 (D)
- 7.30 (D)
6.04
- (D) (D)
4.60 5.26 (D)
6.48 6.59 (D)
6.62
- (D) (D)
6.37 5.06
- (D)
- -
4.79
- 5.01 8.15
- (D)
7.30 (D)
5.68 (D)
7.85
- 5.46 6.63
- (D)
6.25 (D) (D) (D)
-
6.41
- Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
8 Poultry Slaughter (February 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations – States and United States: December and January 2020 [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
December January December January December January
(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 ...................
406,288 - -
431,895 103,248
(D) -
177,014 (D)
492,390
- (D) (D)
18,665 3,579
(D) 113,057 78,123
(D) 49,002
-
(D) (D)
266,530 138,179
- (D)
- -
465
- 7,278
463,896 -
(D) 62,027
(D) 38,746
(D) 141,877
-
97,312 278,926
- (D)
122,915 (D) (D) (D)
-
3,647,350
428,955 - -
462,578 111,989
(D) -
193,564 (D)
510,733
- (D) (D)
22,927 3,217
(D) 121,019 83,544
(D) 60,440
-
(D) (D)
302,385 141,146
- (D)
- -
507
- 7,737
513,745 -
(D) 69,186
(D) 44,675
(D) 153,903
-
111,438 316,871
- (D)
124,857 (D) (D) (D)
-
3,951,636
2,045 - -
2,594 1,102
(D) -
1,200 (D)
3,309
- (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 2,195
- (D) 476 (D) (D) (D)
-
23,003
2,192 - -
2,070 1,404
(D) -
1,259 (D)
3,784
- (D) (D) 108 354 (D) 598 314 (D) 422
-
(D) (D)
1,891 519
- (D)
- - 7
- 167
2,443 -
(D) 182 (D)
1,287 (D)
1,080
- 760
2,365 -
(D) 593 (D) (D) (D)
-
24,965
0.50 (X) (X)
0.60 1.06 (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)
0.67 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
0.51 (X) (X)
0.45 1.24 (D) (X)
0.65 (D)
0.74
(X) (D) (D)
0.47 9.91 (D)
0.49 0.37 (D)
0.69
(X) (D) (D)
0.62 0.37
(X) (D) (X) (X)
1.42
(X) 2.11 0.47
(X) (D)
0.26 (D)
2.80 (D)
0.70
(X) 0.68 0.74
(X) (D)
0.47 (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 (February 2020) 9 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause – States and United States: December and January 2020 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure]
State Tuberculosis Leukosis Septicaemia
December January December January December January
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Alabama ................................... Arkansas .................................. Delaware .................................. Georgia .................................... Mississippi ................................ North Carolina .......................... Texas ....................................... Virginia ..................................... United States ............................
- - - - - - - -
-
- - - - - - - -
-
127 35
452 12 52 72
107 59
1,702
168 35
480 8
49 153 109 25
1,718
42,582 32,081 46,467 58,541 16,719 48,211 58,313 19,227
611,754
40,189 31,773 47,999 62,017 18,839 54,852 59,678 19,141
635,595
State Airsacculitis Synovitis Tumors
December January December January December January
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Alabama ................................... Arkansas .................................. Delaware .................................. Georgia .................................... Mississippi ................................ North Carolina .......................... Texas ....................................... Virginia ..................................... United States ............................
37,366 7,647
36,581 72,142 10,742 14,306 24,182 16,341
332,897
39,814 7,920
45,083 94,613 12,870 18,953 22,878 20,987
418,712
134 78 83
105 113 36
115 2
1,400
145 83 58
183 75 39
145 10
1,624
1,387 988 645
2,122 822 984
1,077 370
16,861
1,295 988 705
2,133 870
1,239 1,175
392
17,805
State Bruises Cadaver Contamination
December January December January December January
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Alabama ................................... Arkansas .................................. Delaware .................................. Georgia .................................... Mississippi ................................ North Carolina .......................... Texas ....................................... Virginia ..................................... United States ............................
650 163 733 575 800 394 388 385
8,718
802 157 798 588 792 430 406 451
9,211
4,053 2,795 1,563
10,478 3,210 5,157
379 629
40,598
4,627 2,404 1,607 9,906 4,429 5,874
365 579
42,863
14,975 4,535 4,658
35,912 1,798 2,544 4,023 1,751
106,473
15,789 4,569 5,210
39,512 1,950 2,816 4,668 1,876
115,822
State Overscald Miscellaneous 1 Total
December January December January December January
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Alabama ................................... Arkansas .................................. Delaware .................................. Georgia .................................... Mississippi ................................ North Carolina .......................... Texas ....................................... Virginia ..................................... United States ............................
874 1,790 4,586 3,063
626 2,548
531 369
34,327
534 1,791 2,518 3,352
706 2,177
682 549
35,902
31,432 89,819 11,248 87,737 12,829 29,560 17,468 12,646
597,883
27,842 89,492 12,378
100,657 14,678 40,555 17,911 17,881
648,729
133,580 139,931 107,016 270,687 47,711
103,812 106,583 51,779
1,752,613
131,205 139,212 116,836 312,969 55,258
127,088 108,017 61,891
1,927,981
- 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 (February 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight – States and United States: December and January 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
State Slaughtered
Total live weight
Average live weight
December January December January December January
(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) - -
2,564 (D)
- - - -
(D)
- (D) 14
1,745 996 (D) (D)
- (D)
-
- (D)
3,204 -
785 - - - -
(D)
- (D)
1,645 -
512 - -
528 (D) (D)
(D)
- -
(D) 5
1,910 - -
559 -
16,763
- - -
2,888 (D)
- - -
(D) (D)
-
(D) -
2,073 1,238
(D) (D)
- -
(D)
- (D)
3,618 -
927 - - - - -
- (D)
1,894 -
555 - -
473 (D) (D)
(D)
- -
(D) 1
2,361 - -
611 -
19,178
(D) - -
45,728 (D)
- - - -
(D)
- (D) 350
72,551 43,367
(D) (D)
- (D)
-
- (D)
93,620 -
29,630 - - - -
(D)
- (D)
61,570 -
24,412 - -
14,726 (D) (D)
(D)
- 5
(D) 169
55,100 - -
25,156 -
557,236
- - -
54,272 (D)
- - -
(D) (D)
-
(D) 6
87,566 54,412
(D) (D)
- -
(D)
- (D)
102,923 -
31,961 - - - - -
- (D)
72,425 -
27,106 - -
13,536 (D) (D)
(D)
- 5
(D) 32
66,568 - -
27,200 -
641,353
(D) - -
17.84 (D)
- - - -
(D)
- (D)
25.36 41.57 43.53
(D) (D)
- (D)
-
- (D)
29.22 -
37.76 - - - -
(D)
- (D)
37.42 -
47.67 - -
27.88 (D) (D)
(D)
- 33.33
(D) 32.37 28.86
- -
45.00 -
33.24
- - -
18.79 (D)
- - -
(D) (D)
-
(D) 31.74 42.24 43.97
(D) (D)
- -
(D)
- (D)
28.44 -
34.47 - - - - -
- (D)
38.24 -
48.86 - -
28.62 (D) (D)
(D)
- 33.55
(D) 33.54 28.20
- -
44.53 -
33.44
- Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Poultry Slaughter (February 2020) 11 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations – States and United States: December and January 2020 [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
December January December January December January
(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) - -
38,033 (D)
- - - -
(D)
- (D) 282
58,585 34,117
(D) (D)
- (D)
-
- (D)
74,819 -
23,869 - - - -
(D)
- (D)
48,344 -
19,476 - -
11,431 (D) (D)
(D)
- 4
(D) 134
43,577 - -
19,873 -
443,774
- - -
45,203 (D)
- - -
(D) (D)
-
(D) 4
70,596 42,953
(D) (D)
- -
(D)
- (D)
82,448 -
25,686 - - - - -
- (D)
57,277 -
21,676 - -
10,570 (D) (D)
(D)
- 4
(D) 25
52,632 - -
21,514 -
511,562
(D) - -
352 (D)
- - - -
(D)
- (D) 15
894 543 (D) (D)
- (D)
-
- (D)
1,075 -
201 - - - -
(D)
- (D) 354
- 252
- -
477 (D) (D)
(D)
- -
(D) -
753 - -
333 -
6,411
- - -
398 (D)
- - -
(D) (D)
-
(D) -
1,017 727 (D) (D)
- -
(D)
- (D)
1,112 -
204 - - - - -
- (D) 382
- 299
- -
405 (D) (D)
(D)
- -
(D) -
996 - -
319 -
7,238
(D) (X) (X)
0.92 (D) (X) (X) (X) (X) (D)
(X) (D)
4.97 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)
4.01 (D) (D)
(D) (X)
0.12 (D)
0.07 1.70
(X) (X)
1.65 (X)
1.42
(X) (X) (X)
0.87 (D) (X) (X) (X) (D) (D)
(X) (D) (X)
1.42 1.66 (D) (D) (X) (X) (D)
(X) (D)
1.33 (X)
0.79 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
(X) (D)
0.66 (X)
1.36 (X) (X)
3.69 (D) (D)
(D) (X) (X) (D) (X)
1.86 (X) (X)
1.46 (X)
1.40
- 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 (February 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 (February 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
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 [email protected]
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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