Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released July 25, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 7 Percent from Last Year June 2023 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. June 2024 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during June 2024 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.18 billion pounds, down 7 percent from the amount certified in June 2023. The May 2024 revised certified total at 4.52 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from May 2023. The May revision represented an increase of 18.7 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during June 2024 was 5.52 billion pounds, down 7 percent from 5.95 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.92 billion pounds, down 6 percent from June 2023. Mature chickens, at 67.7 million pounds, were down 11 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 514 million pounds, down 17 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 12.5 million pounds, down 29 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during June 2024 averaged 6.55 pounds per bird, up slightly from June 2023. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.05 pounds per bird, up 5 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during June 2024 averaged 32.8 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from June 2023. Ante-mortem condemnations during June 2024 totaled 12.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, unchanged from a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 25.1 million pounds, were 0.60 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.59 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2024 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 801,062 813,498 751,838 94 92 4,696,976 4,681,651 100 Mature ...........: 11,298 10,236 9,609 85 94 60,453 57,495 95 Light ..........: 3,128 2,935 2,796 89 95 17,644 16,484 93 Heavy ..........: 8,170 7,301 6,813 83 93 42,809 41,011 96 Total ............: 812,360 823,734 761,447 94 92 4,757,429 4,739,146 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 19,090 16,888 15,555 81 92 105,796 97,253 92 Old ..............: 210 163 114 54 70 1,049 841 80 Total ............: 19,300 17,051 15,669 81 92 106,845 98,094 92 : Ducks ..............: 2,488 2,045 1,814 73 89 13,868 12,798 92 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,232,763 5,298,635 4,923,366 94 93 30,575,890 30,526,099 100 Mature ...........: 75,936 71,768 67,711 89 94 417,414 401,564 96 Light ..........: 11,353 10,252 9,736 86 95 61,956 57,092 92 Heavy ..........: 64,583 61,516 57,975 90 94 355,458 344,472 97 Total ............: 5,308,699 5,370,403 4,991,077 94 93 30,993,304 30,927,663 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 613,606 556,406 510,853 83 92 3,421,610 3,212,004 94 Old ..............: 6,322 4,830 3,604 57 75 31,490 25,871 82 Total ............: 619,928 561,236 514,457 83 92 3,453,100 3,237,875 94 : Ducks ..............: 17,534 14,589 12,454 71 85 99,054 91,123 92 : Other 1/ ...........: 300 181 165 55 91 1,145 1,003 88 : Total ..............: 5,946,461 5,946,409 5,518,153 93 93 34,546,603 34,257,664 99 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.53 6.51 6.55 100 101 6.51 6.52 100 Mature ...........: 6.72 7.01 7.05 105 101 6.90 6.98 101 Light ..........: 3.63 3.49 3.48 96 100 3.51 3.46 99 Heavy ..........: 7.90 8.43 8.51 108 101 8.30 8.40 101 Total ............: 6.53 6.52 6.55 100 100 6.51 6.53 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.14 32.95 32.84 102 100 32.34 33.03 102 Old ..............: 30.10 29.63 31.61 105 107 30.02 30.76 102 Total ............: 32.12 32.92 32.83 102 100 32.32 33.01 102 : Ducks ..............: 7.05 7.13 6.87 97 96 7.14 7.12 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2024 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,698,009 3,757,244 3,473,907 94 92 21,564,378 21,552,861 100 Mature ...........: 52,940 50,340 46,996 89 93 291,872 279,780 96 Light ..........: 5,990 5,501 5,073 85 92 32,624 30,203 93 Heavy ..........: 46,950 44,839 41,923 89 93 259,248 249,577 96 Total ............: 3,750,949 3,807,584 3,520,903 94 92 21,856,250 21,832,641 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 309,499 280,464 255,234 82 91 1,721,293 1,620,272 94 Old ..............: 4,475 3,421 2,634 59 77 20,089 18,764 93 Total ............: 313,974 283,885 257,868 82 91 1,741,382 1,639,036 94 : Ducks ..............: 3,993 3,246 2,996 75 92 23,172 22,459 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 198 105 99 50 94 725 610 84 : Total ..............: 4,069,114 4,094,820 3,781,866 93 92 23,621,529 23,494,746 99 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 258,577 253,791 242,945 94 96 1,530,778 1,522,700 99 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 258,577 253,791 242,945 94 96 1,530,778 1,522,700 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 179,352 162,689 150,795 84 93 1,013,431 934,870 92 Old ..............: 408 246 118 29 48 4,182 923 22 Total ............: 179,760 162,935 150,913 84 93 1,017,613 935,793 92 : Ducks ..............: 8,760 7,319 6,118 70 84 48,624 44,210 91 : Other 1/ ...........: 15 19 16 107 84 84 91 108 : Total ..............: 447,112 424,064 399,992 89 94 2,597,099 2,502,794 96 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,956,586 4,011,035 3,716,852 94 93 23,095,156 23,075,561 100 Mature ...........: 52,940 50,340 46,996 89 93 291,872 279,780 96 Light ..........: 5,990 5,501 5,073 85 92 32,624 30,203 93 Heavy ..........: 46,950 44,839 41,923 89 93 259,248 249,577 96 Total ............: 4,009,526 4,061,375 3,763,848 94 93 23,387,028 23,355,341 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 488,851 443,153 406,029 83 92 2,734,724 2,555,142 93 Old ..............: 4,883 3,667 2,752 56 75 24,271 19,687 81 Total ............: 493,734 446,820 408,781 83 91 2,758,995 2,574,829 93 : Ducks ..............: 12,753 10,565 9,114 71 86 71,796 66,669 93 : Other 1/ ...........: 213 124 115 54 93 809 701 87 : Total ..............: 4,516,226 4,518,884 4,181,858 93 93 26,218,628 25,997,540 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2024 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,015 9,486 9,363 93 99 59,412 58,557 99 Mature ...........: 860 818 830 97 101 5,017 4,823 96 Light ..........: 102 54 66 65 122 568 307 54 Heavy ..........: 758 764 764 101 100 4,449 4,516 102 Total ............: 10,875 10,304 10,193 94 99 64,429 63,380 98 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,816 1,778 1,854 102 104 9,839 10,559 107 Old ..............: 43 28 33 77 118 207 240 116 Total ............: 1,859 1,806 1,887 102 104 10,046 10,799 107 : Ducks ..............: 102 85 88 86 104 486 549 113 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,836 12,195 12,168 95 100 74,961 74,728 100 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.19 0.18 0.19 100 106 0.19 0.19 100 Mature ...........: 1.13 1.14 1.23 109 108 1.20 1.20 100 Light ..........: 0.90 0.53 0.68 76 128 0.92 0.54 59 Heavy ..........: 1.17 1.24 1.32 113 106 1.25 1.31 105 Total ............: 0.20 0.19 0.20 100 105 0.21 0.20 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.30 0.32 0.36 120 113 0.29 0.33 114 Old ..............: 0.68 0.58 0.92 135 159 0.66 0.93 141 Total ............: 0.30 0.32 0.37 123 116 0.29 0.33 114 : Ducks ..............: 0.58 0.58 0.71 122 122 0.49 0.60 122 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.22 0.21 0.22 100 105 0.22 0.22 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally condemned and establishment sorted and removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : June 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to June :2024 as Commodity : June : May : June : June : May :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 18,660 18,568 17,422 93 94 115,096 109,756 95 Mature ...........: 2,012 1,934 1,503 75 78 11,226 10,314 92 Light ..........: 473 419 177 37 42 2,622 2,220 85 Heavy ..........: 1,539 1,515 1,326 86 88 8,604 8,094 94 Total ............: 20,672 20,502 18,925 92 92 126,322 120,070 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 5,792 6,540 5,849 101 89 31,888 37,898 119 Old ..............: 235 192 133 57 69 1,189 894 75 Total ............: 6,027 6,732 5,982 99 89 33,077 38,792 117 : Ducks ..............: 289 208 162 56 78 1,390 1,157 83 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 3 3 100 100 15 18 120 : Total ..............: 26,991 27,445 25,072 93 91 160,804 160,037 100 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.47 0.46 0.47 100 102 0.50 0.47 94 Mature ...........: 3.66 3.70 3.10 85 84 3.70 3.56 96 Light ..........: 7.32 7.08 3.37 46 48 7.44 6.85 92 Heavy ..........: 3.17 3.27 3.07 97 94 3.21 3.14 98 Total ............: 0.51 0.50 0.50 98 100 0.54 0.51 94 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.17 1.45 1.42 121 98 1.15 1.46 127 Old ..............: 4.59 4.98 4.61 100 93 4.67 4.34 93 Total ............: 1.21 1.48 1.44 119 97 1.18 1.48 125 : Ducks ..............: 2.22 1.93 1.75 79 91 1.90 1.71 90 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.39 2.36 2.54 183 108 1.82 2.50 137 : Total ..............: 0.59 0.60 0.60 102 100 0.61 0.61 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: May and June 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 263 160 92,803 70,546 Mature ..........: - - 7 2 58,670 54,715 Light .........: - - 5 2 48,507 47,176 Heavy .........: - - 2 - 10,163 7,539 Total ...........: - - 270 162 151,473 125,261 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 1 1 4,360 4,059 Old .............: - - - - 1,188 712 Total ...........: - - 1 1 5,548 4,771 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 142,741 93,540 560 348 1,698 1,463 Mature ..........: 12,029 13,870 112 116 18,880 17,225 Light .........: 5,028 5,223 7 25 15,252 13,177 Heavy .........: 7,001 8,647 105 91 3,628 4,048 Total ...........: 154,770 107,410 672 464 20,578 18,688 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,318 1,906 12 14 63 18 Old .............: 557 407 18 2 164 78 Total ...........: 1,875 2,313 30 16 227 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 3,510 2,991 1,183 1,175 45,686 41,067 Mature ..........: 2,821 2,085 111 84 19,210 22,855 Light .........: 2,433 1,545 102 56 18,679 22,183 Heavy .........: 388 540 9 28 531 672 Total ...........: 6,331 5,076 1,294 1,259 64,896 63,922 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 75 97 530 192 518 576 Old .............: 13 11 3 14 131 102 Total ...........: 88 108 533 206 649 678 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 3,770 4,792 97,134 93,689 1,829,240 1,632,057 Mature ..........: 84 117 35,136 38,402 30,643 31,801 Light .........: 53 89 26,424 29,383 - - Heavy .........: 31 28 8,712 9,019 30,643 31,801 Total ...........: 3,854 4,909 132,270 132,091 1,859,883 1,663,858 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 58 57 2,949 3,185 82,976 76,798 Old .............: 27 3 128 235 208 282 Total ...........: 85 60 3,077 3,420 83,184 77,080 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: May and June 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ---- pounds --- : Alabama .........: 100,764 94,574 544,530 524,252 5.40 5.54 Arkansas ........: 87,805 80,818 632,813 587,311 7.21 7.27 Delaware ........: 32,921 31,052 257,047 236,026 7.81 7.60 Georgia .........: 110,354 101,737 659,322 617,645 5.97 6.07 Illinois ........: 62 79 391 508 6.33 6.40 Indiana .........: 4,012 3,597 21,358 18,741 5.32 5.21 Iowa ............: 2,133 1,871 12,420 10,285 5.82 5.50 Kentucky ........: 25,115 23,835 168,478 158,871 6.71 6.67 Louisiana .......: 14,984 14,384 100,403 96,274 6.70 6.69 Maryland ........: 12,854 11,298 80,434 70,688 6.26 6.26 : Mississippi .....: 61,873 54,844 412,790 366,037 6.67 6.67 Missouri ........: 27,413 25,873 146,813 140,054 5.36 5.41 Nebraska ........: 10,829 10,103 71,460 68,041 6.60 6.73 New Jersey ......: 223 217 1,238 1,202 5.54 5.53 New York ........: 3,152 2,590 16,135 13,448 5.12 5.19 North Carolina ..: 80,184 74,501 674,492 627,020 8.41 8.42 Ohio ............: 10,970 10,382 49,525 46,846 4.51 4.51 Oklahoma ........: 8,253 7,523 63,143 55,612 7.65 7.39 Pennsylvania ....: 13,826 13,181 79,933 76,361 5.78 5.79 South Carolina ..: 26,570 24,804 192,796 182,342 7.26 7.35 : Tennessee .......: 34,936 32,155 213,909 196,080 6.12 6.10 Texas ...........: 63,027 56,856 427,132 387,332 6.78 6.81 Virginia ........: 26,963 24,721 173,520 158,536 6.44 6.41 : United States ...: 813,498 751,838 5,298,635 4,923,366 6.51 6.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: May and June 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 418,461 402,572 1,685 1,641 0.40 0.41 Arkansas ........: 475,902 441,950 1,940 1,786 0.41 0.40 Delaware ........: 199,763 182,922 1,234 1,209 0.61 0.66 Georgia .........: 500,892 465,946 2,791 2,740 0.55 0.58 Illinois ........: 291 379 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 15,293 13,435 74 39 0.48 0.29 Iowa ............: 8,909 7,423 563 457 5.95 5.80 Kentucky ........: 126,758 119,937 558 558 0.44 0.46 Louisiana .......: 75,668 71,416 266 223 0.35 0.31 Maryland ........: 59,867 52,483 605 405 1.00 0.76 : Mississippi .....: 310,118 269,135 900 773 0.29 0.29 Missouri ........: 107,059 101,884 296 306 0.28 0.30 Nebraska ........: 54,278 51,727 217 204 0.40 0.39 New Jersey ......: 906 882 11 8 1.22 0.88 New York ........: 9,963 8,282 144 107 1.42 1.27 North Carolina ..: 518,622 482,701 1,220 1,200 0.23 0.25 Ohio ............: 36,983 35,113 246 235 0.66 0.66 Oklahoma ........: 47,474 41,726 238 249 0.50 0.59 Pennsylvania ....: 55,863 53,988 827 756 1.46 1.38 South Carolina ..: 145,434 137,170 1,033 879 0.71 0.64 : Tennessee .......: 158,278 145,362 362 307 0.23 0.21 Texas ...........: 328,851 298,243 990 799 0.30 0.27 Virginia ........: 132,605 120,687 383 319 0.29 0.26 : United States ...: 4,011,035 3,716,852 18,568 17,422 0.46 0.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: May and June 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 8 16 8,140 8,482 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 121 113 Delaware ..........: - - 3 1 6,645 4,702 Georgia ...........: - - - - 13,375 9,705 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 2 4 Texas .............: - - - - 14,294 6,636 Virginia ..........: - - 1 - 2,716 2,776 : United States .....: - - 263 160 92,803 70,546 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 3,376 3,841 3 7 111 100 Arkansas ..........: 172 150 28 6 - - Delaware ..........: 6,300 2,908 - 18 63 37 Georgia ...........: 28,269 22,059 11 2 223 201 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 4 2 - - - - Texas .............: 19,858 15,430 82 1 228 115 Virginia ..........: 283 300 1 - 21 16 : United States .....: 142,741 93,540 560 348 1,698 1,463 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 312 347 152 175 1,872 1,661 Arkansas ..........: 14 1 - - 142 70 Delaware ..........: 240 409 16 21 2,080 1,360 Georgia ...........: 751 236 409 342 3,813 4,571 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - 2 - - - - Texas .............: 124 62 5 2 491 256 Virginia ..........: 50 27 5 7 259 198 : United States .....: 3,510 2,991 1,183 1,175 45,686 41,067 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 607 472 5,881 5,588 154,158 145,653 Arkansas ..........: 1 5 113 75 175,047 155,653 Delaware ..........: 292 843 1,726 2,475 23,784 27,567 Georgia ...........: 425 606 14,539 13,005 263,196 234,703 Mississippi .......: - - - - 140,738 118,957 North Carolina ....: - 1 - - 94,904 86,031 Texas .............: 730 493 1,745 788 71,423 60,318 Virginia ..........: 15 145 6,886 5,187 138,479 142,064 : United States .....: 3,770 4,792 97,134 93,689 1,829,240 1,632,057 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: May and June 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : California ......: 292 391 11,762 13,182 40.27 33.74 Illinois ........: - 1 - 22 - 29.32 Indiana .........: 1,919 1,692 83,827 74,342 43.69 43.93 Iowa ............: 1,264 1,133 59,451 51,973 47.03 45.87 Michigan ........: 329 339 14,478 14,566 43.99 42.93 North Carolina ..: 1,875 1,616 68,514 63,529 36.54 39.30 Ohio ............: 617 570 28,499 25,217 46.16 44.26 Pennsylvania ....: 541 521 17,091 14,910 31.62 28.64 South Carolina ..: 533 536 22,302 23,278 41.83 43.41 South Dakota ....: 294 360 13,306 16,599 45.19 46.16 : Vermont .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 16,888 15,555 556,406 510,853 32.95 32.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: May and June 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : California ......: 9,410 10,528 46 70 0.48 0.66 Illinois ........: - 17 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 67,206 59,572 1,013 973 1.49 1.61 Iowa ............: 46,619 40,793 766 687 1.62 1.66 Michigan ........: 11,220 11,278 121 134 1.07 1.18 North Carolina ..: 54,178 50,226 272 275 0.50 0.54 Ohio ............: 22,747 20,148 456 417 1.97 2.03 Pennsylvania ....: 13,262 11,540 303 136 2.24 1.16 South Carolina ..: 16,231 16,675 721 545 4.25 3.17 South Dakota ....: 10,733 13,263 140 178 1.28 1.32 : Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 443,153 406,029 6,540 5,849 1.45 1.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds federally condemned prior to entry into the slaughter plant which includes Dead-On-Arrival (DOA) and condemned for other causes. 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 of birds condemned includes federally inspected and establishment sorted 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 352 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2023. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 30 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ............................... (202) 692-0069 Greg Lemmons, Acting Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section... 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