Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released August 22, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 8 Percent from Last Year July 2023 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. July 2024 contained 23 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during July 2024 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.56 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the amount certified in July 2023. The June 2024 revised certified total at 4.19 billion pounds, was down 7 percent from June 2023. The June revision represented an increase of 8.85 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during July 2024 was 6.00 billion pounds, up 8 percent from 5.55 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.38 billion pounds, up 9 percent from July 2023. Mature chickens, at 69.6 million pounds, were down 4 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 545 million pounds, down slightly from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.5 million pounds, down 16 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during July 2024 averaged 6.51 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from July 2023. The average live weight of mature chickens was 7.19 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during July 2024 averaged 32.0 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from July 2023. Ante-mortem condemnations during July 2024 totaled 13.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.23 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 26.7 million pounds, were 0.58 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.57 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2024 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 760,412 753,245 825,207 109 110 5,457,388 5,508,265 101 Mature ...........: 9,976 9,718 9,678 97 100 70,429 67,282 96 Light ..........: 2,599 2,796 2,659 102 95 20,243 19,143 95 Heavy ..........: 7,377 6,922 7,019 95 101 50,186 48,139 96 Total ............: 770,388 762,963 834,885 108 109 5,527,817 5,575,547 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 17,039 15,568 16,883 99 108 122,835 114,149 93 Old ..............: 129 114 164 127 144 1,178 1,005 85 Total ............: 17,168 15,682 17,047 99 109 124,013 115,154 93 : Ducks ..............: 2,320 1,814 1,932 83 107 16,188 14,730 91 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,916,403 4,934,082 5,375,481 109 109 35,492,293 35,912,296 101 Mature ...........: 72,235 68,616 69,622 96 101 489,649 472,091 96 Light ..........: 9,104 9,736 9,378 103 96 71,060 66,470 94 Heavy ..........: 63,131 58,880 60,244 95 102 418,589 405,621 97 Total ............: 4,988,638 5,002,698 5,445,103 109 109 35,981,942 36,384,387 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 541,729 511,037 540,502 100 106 3,963,339 3,752,690 95 Old ..............: 3,828 3,604 4,930 129 137 35,318 30,801 87 Total ............: 545,557 514,641 545,432 100 106 3,998,657 3,783,491 95 : Ducks ..............: 16,046 12,454 13,517 84 109 115,100 104,640 91 : Other 1/ ...........: 364 165 396 109 240 1,509 1,399 93 : Total ..............: 5,550,605 5,529,958 6,004,448 108 109 40,097,208 40,273,917 100 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.47 6.55 6.51 101 99 6.50 6.52 100 Mature ...........: 7.24 7.06 7.19 99 102 6.95 7.02 101 Light ..........: 3.50 3.48 3.53 101 101 3.51 3.47 99 Heavy ..........: 8.56 8.51 8.58 100 101 8.34 8.43 101 Total ............: 6.48 6.56 6.52 101 99 6.51 6.53 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.79 32.83 32.01 101 98 32.27 32.88 102 Old ..............: 29.67 31.61 30.06 101 95 29.98 30.65 102 Total ............: 31.78 32.82 32.00 101 98 32.24 32.86 102 : Ducks ..............: 6.92 6.87 7.00 101 102 7.11 7.10 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2024 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,471,457 3,481,919 3,814,513 110 110 25,035,835 25,375,386 101 Mature ...........: 50,851 47,674 48,307 95 101 342,723 328,765 96 Light ..........: 4,846 5,074 4,914 101 97 37,470 35,118 94 Heavy ..........: 46,005 42,600 43,393 94 102 305,253 293,647 96 Total ............: 3,522,308 3,529,593 3,862,820 110 109 25,378,558 25,704,151 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 276,344 255,234 268,438 97 105 1,997,637 1,888,710 95 Old ..............: 2,599 2,634 3,702 142 141 22,688 22,466 99 Total ............: 278,943 257,868 272,140 98 106 2,020,325 1,911,176 95 : Ducks ..............: 4,091 2,996 3,203 78 107 27,263 25,662 94 : Other 1/ ...........: 169 99 129 76 130 894 739 83 : Total ..............: 3,805,511 3,790,556 4,138,292 109 109 27,427,040 27,641,728 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 246,156 242,958 255,804 104 105 1,776,934 1,778,517 100 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 246,156 242,958 255,804 104 105 1,776,934 1,778,517 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 154,769 150,945 161,330 104 107 1,168,200 1,096,350 94 Old ..............: 315 118 68 22 58 4,497 991 22 Total ............: 155,084 151,063 161,398 104 107 1,172,697 1,097,341 94 : Ducks ..............: 7,626 6,118 6,618 87 108 56,250 50,828 90 : Other 1/ ...........: 85 16 137 161 856 169 228 135 : Total ..............: 408,951 400,155 423,957 104 106 3,006,050 2,926,914 97 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,717,613 3,724,877 4,070,317 109 109 26,812,769 27,153,903 101 Mature ...........: 50,851 47,674 48,307 95 101 342,723 328,765 96 Light ..........: 4,846 5,074 4,914 101 97 37,470 35,118 94 Heavy ..........: 46,005 42,600 43,393 94 102 305,253 293,647 96 Total ............: 3,768,464 3,772,551 4,118,624 109 109 27,155,492 27,482,668 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 431,113 406,179 429,768 100 106 3,165,837 2,985,060 94 Old ..............: 2,914 2,752 3,770 129 137 27,185 23,457 86 Total ............: 434,027 408,931 433,538 100 106 3,193,022 3,008,517 94 : Ducks ..............: 11,717 9,114 9,821 84 108 83,513 76,490 92 : Other 1/ ...........: 254 115 266 105 231 1,063 967 91 : Total ..............: 4,214,462 4,190,711 4,562,249 108 109 30,433,090 30,568,642 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2024 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,492 9,381 10,643 101 113 69,904 69,218 99 Mature ...........: 904 835 873 97 105 5,921 5,701 96 Light ..........: 87 66 64 74 97 655 371 57 Heavy ..........: 817 769 809 99 105 5,266 5,330 101 Total ............: 11,396 10,216 11,516 101 113 75,825 74,919 99 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,874 1,854 1,991 106 107 11,713 12,550 107 Old ..............: 41 33 58 141 176 248 298 120 Total ............: 1,915 1,887 2,049 107 109 11,961 12,848 107 : Ducks ..............: 119 88 117 98 133 605 666 110 : Total 1/ ...........: 13,431 12,191 13,683 102 112 88,392 88,434 100 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.21 0.19 0.20 95 105 0.20 0.19 95 Mature ...........: 1.25 1.22 1.25 100 102 1.21 1.21 100 Light ..........: 0.96 0.68 0.68 71 100 0.92 0.56 61 Heavy ..........: 1.29 1.31 1.34 104 102 1.26 1.31 104 Total ............: 0.23 0.20 0.21 91 105 0.21 0.21 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.35 0.36 0.37 106 103 0.30 0.33 110 Old ..............: 1.07 0.92 1.18 110 128 0.70 0.97 139 Total ............: 0.35 0.37 0.38 109 103 0.30 0.34 113 : Ducks ..............: 0.74 0.71 0.87 118 123 0.53 0.64 121 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.22 0.23 96 105 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : July 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to July :2024 as Commodity : July : June : July : July : June :---------------------------:percent : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 :of 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 16,795 17,459 17,993 107 103 131,891 127,786 97 Mature ...........: 1,749 1,644 1,915 109 116 12,975 12,370 95 Light ..........: 331 308 395 119 128 2,953 2,746 93 Heavy ..........: 1,418 1,336 1,520 107 114 10,022 9,624 96 Total ............: 18,544 19,103 19,908 107 104 144,866 140,156 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 5,300 5,851 6,413 121 110 37,188 44,313 119 Old ..............: 147 133 164 112 123 1,336 1,058 79 Total ............: 5,447 5,984 6,577 121 110 38,524 45,371 118 : Ducks ..............: 192 162 177 92 109 1,582 1,334 84 : Other 1/ ...........: 4 3 4 100 133 19 22 116 : Total ..............: 24,187 25,252 26,666 110 106 184,991 186,883 101 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.45 0.47 0.44 98 94 0.49 0.47 96 Mature ...........: 3.33 3.33 3.81 114 114 3.65 3.63 99 Light ..........: 6.39 5.72 7.44 116 130 7.31 7.25 99 Heavy ..........: 2.99 3.04 3.38 113 111 3.18 3.17 100 Total ............: 0.49 0.50 0.48 98 96 0.53 0.51 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.21 1.42 1.47 121 104 1.16 1.46 126 Old ..............: 4.80 4.61 4.17 87 90 4.68 4.32 92 Total ............: 1.24 1.44 1.49 120 103 1.19 1.49 125 : Ducks ..............: 1.61 1.75 1.77 110 101 1.86 1.71 92 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.55 2.54 1.48 95 58 1.76 2.22 126 : Total ..............: 0.57 0.60 0.58 102 97 0.60 0.61 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: June and July 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 160 213 70,547 68,190 Mature ..........: - - 2 8 54,715 52,549 Light .........: - - 2 8 47,176 44,608 Heavy .........: - - - - 7,539 7,941 Total ...........: - - 162 221 125,262 120,739 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 1 8 4,059 3,624 Old .............: - - - - 712 1,066 Total ...........: - - 1 8 4,771 4,690 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 93,540 55,093 348 865 1,466 1,444 Mature ..........: 13,870 13,942 116 87 17,227 14,751 Light .........: 5,223 4,239 25 16 13,179 10,562 Heavy .........: 8,647 9,703 91 71 4,048 4,189 Total ...........: 107,410 69,035 464 952 18,693 16,195 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,906 1,327 14 44 18 53 Old .............: 407 486 2 14 78 240 Total ...........: 2,313 1,813 16 58 96 293 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 2,996 2,873 1,175 1,093 41,068 41,820 Mature ..........: 2,090 3,029 84 122 22,855 19,652 Light .........: 1,550 2,377 56 101 22,183 19,072 Heavy .........: 540 652 28 21 672 580 Total ...........: 5,086 5,902 1,259 1,215 63,923 61,472 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 97 77 192 218 576 618 Old .............: 11 12 14 32 102 81 Total ...........: 108 89 206 250 678 699 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 4,792 5,830 93,724 97,374 1,633,900 1,736,702 Mature ..........: 117 107 38,407 39,480 32,062 24,186 Light .........: 89 95 29,388 29,835 - - Heavy .........: 28 12 9,019 9,645 32,062 24,186 Total ...........: 4,909 5,937 132,131 136,854 1,665,962 1,760,888 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 57 77 3,185 5,114 76,798 89,424 Old .............: 3 23 235 182 282 248 Total ...........: 60 100 3,420 5,296 77,080 89,672 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ---- pounds --- : Alabama .........: 94,574 103,976 524,252 576,761 5.54 5.55 Arkansas ........: 80,818 88,500 587,311 639,065 7.27 7.22 Delaware ........: 31,052 32,173 236,026 246,463 7.60 7.66 Georgia .........: 103,179 114,143 627,864 685,134 6.09 6.00 Illinois ........: 79 73 508 467 6.40 6.41 Indiana .........: 3,597 4,406 18,741 23,072 5.21 5.24 Iowa ............: 1,873 2,112 10,302 11,653 5.50 5.52 Kentucky ........: 23,835 25,175 158,871 166,645 6.67 6.62 Louisiana .......: 14,384 15,995 96,274 106,369 6.69 6.65 Maryland ........: 11,298 12,610 70,688 79,896 6.26 6.34 : Mississippi .....: 54,807 62,975 366,038 415,644 6.68 6.60 Missouri ........: 25,873 27,241 140,054 147,451 5.41 5.41 Nebraska ........: 10,103 10,462 68,041 70,655 6.73 6.75 New Jersey ......: 217 244 1,202 1,325 5.53 5.43 New York ........: 2,643 3,032 13,686 15,577 5.18 5.14 North Carolina ..: 74,505 81,247 627,239 672,686 8.42 8.28 Ohio ............: 10,382 11,261 46,846 50,818 4.51 4.51 Oklahoma ........: 7,523 8,978 55,612 64,140 7.39 7.14 Pennsylvania ....: 13,181 14,706 76,360 87,168 5.79 5.93 South Carolina ..: 24,804 26,283 182,342 196,404 7.35 7.47 : Tennessee .......: 32,155 34,770 196,080 210,396 6.10 6.05 Texas ...........: 56,799 63,496 387,332 434,392 6.82 6.84 Virginia ........: 24,721 27,186 158,536 170,358 6.41 6.27 : United States ...: 753,245 825,207 4,934,082 5,375,481 6.55 6.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: June and July 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent --- : Alabama .........: 402,572 443,948 1,641 1,874 0.41 0.42 Arkansas ........: 441,950 481,825 1,786 1,876 0.40 0.39 Delaware ........: 182,922 191,022 1,209 1,155 0.66 0.60 Georgia .........: 473,615 520,732 2,774 2,877 0.58 0.55 Illinois ........: 379 349 - (Z) (X) 0.01 Indiana .........: 13,435 16,488 39 56 0.29 0.34 Iowa ............: 7,436 8,489 457 405 5.79 4.55 Kentucky ........: 119,937 125,818 558 637 0.46 0.50 Louisiana .......: 71,416 79,622 223 228 0.31 0.29 Maryland ........: 52,483 59,423 405 434 0.76 0.72 : Mississippi .....: 269,136 312,580 773 915 0.29 0.29 Missouri ........: 101,884 107,418 306 357 0.30 0.33 Nebraska ........: 51,727 53,527 204 164 0.39 0.31 New Jersey ......: 882 976 8 8 0.88 0.78 New York ........: 8,423 9,646 110 131 1.29 1.34 North Carolina ..: 482,885 516,002 1,200 1,423 0.25 0.27 Ohio ............: 35,113 38,286 235 247 0.66 0.64 Oklahoma ........: 41,726 48,136 249 318 0.59 0.66 Pennsylvania ....: 53,988 61,698 756 1,066 1.38 1.70 South Carolina ..: 137,170 147,952 879 949 0.64 0.64 : Tennessee .......: 145,362 155,336 307 344 0.21 0.22 Texas ...........: 298,243 334,862 799 807 0.27 0.24 Virginia ........: 120,687 129,926 319 352 0.26 0.27 : United States ...: 3,724,877 4,070,317 17,459 17,993 0.47 0.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: June and July 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 16 8 8,482 7,525 Arkansas ..........: - - - 5 113 76 Delaware ..........: - - 1 - 4,702 4,143 Georgia ...........: - - - 8 9,705 10,985 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - 4 1 Texas .............: - - - - 6,636 40 Virginia ..........: - - - 2 2,776 4,503 : United States .....: - - 160 213 70,547 68,190 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 3,841 2,778 7 5 100 116 Arkansas ..........: 150 191 6 6 - - Delaware ..........: 2,908 1,256 18 1 37 23 Georgia ...........: 22,059 20,391 2 4 201 207 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 2 1 - - - - Texas .............: 15,430 33 1 - 115 1 Virginia ..........: 300 489 - - 16 9 : United States .....: 93,540 55,093 348 865 1,466 1,444 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 347 404 175 158 1,661 1,856 Arkansas ..........: 1 5 - - 70 59 Delaware ..........: 409 272 21 8 1,360 1,141 Georgia ...........: 236 243 342 356 4,571 4,392 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: 2 1 - - - - Texas .............: 62 - 2 1 256 16 Virginia ..........: 27 45 7 4 198 181 : United States .....: 2,996 2,873 1,175 1,093 41,068 41,820 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 472 674 5,588 5,484 145,653 170,694 Arkansas ..........: 5 14 75 83 155,653 159,349 Delaware ..........: 843 108 2,475 1,344 27,567 46,028 Georgia ...........: 606 769 13,005 14,134 236,083 240,106 Mississippi .......: - - - - 118,957 138,825 North Carolina ....: 1 1 - - 86,031 95,581 Texas .............: 493 4 788 8 60,318 79,298 Virginia ..........: 145 848 5,187 4,791 142,064 132,752 : United States .....: 4,792 5,830 93,724 97,374 1,633,900 1,736,702 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June and July 2024 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ---- pounds ---- : California ......: 391 482 13,182 16,035 33.74 33.28 Illinois ........: 1 1 22 25 29.32 26.38 Indiana .........: 1,692 1,909 74,342 79,868 43.93 41.85 Iowa ............: 1,133 1,124 51,973 51,012 45.87 45.38 Michigan ........: 339 347 14,566 14,717 42.93 42.36 North Carolina ..: 1,616 1,846 63,529 69,383 39.30 37.59 Ohio ............: 570 518 25,217 21,615 44.26 41.72 Pennsylvania ....: 521 667 14,910 18,492 28.64 27.72 South Carolina ..: 536 615 23,278 26,105 43.41 42.46 South Dakota ....: 360 388 16,599 18,496 46.16 47.68 : Vermont .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 15,568 16,883 511,037 540,502 32.83 32.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: June and July 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : July : June : July : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : California ......: 10,528 12,810 70 58 0.66 0.45 Illinois ........: 17 19 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 59,572 64,016 973 1,082 1.61 1.66 Iowa ............: 40,793 39,853 687 724 1.66 1.78 Michigan ........: 11,278 11,384 134 153 1.18 1.33 North Carolina ..: 50,226 54,503 275 299 0.54 0.55 Ohio ............: 20,148 17,270 417 344 2.03 1.95 Pennsylvania ....: 11,540 14,420 136 300 1.16 2.04 South Carolina ..: 16,675 19,077 545 695 3.17 3.51 South Dakota ....: 13,263 14,863 178 237 1.32 1.57 : Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 406,179 429,768 5,851 6,413 1.42 1.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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