Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released January 25, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 6 Percent from Last Year December 2022 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. December 2023 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during December 2023 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.06 billion pounds, down 6 percent from the amount certified in December 2022. The November 2023 revised certified total at 4.32 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from November 2022. The November revision represented an increase of 10.0 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during December 2023 was 5.36 billion pounds, down 6 percent from 5.70 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.78 billion pounds, down 6 percent from December 2022. Mature chickens, at 60.0 million pounds, were down 9 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 496 million pounds, down 4 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 16.6 million pounds, down 3 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during December 2023 averaged 6.61 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from December 2022. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.81 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during December 2023 averaged 31.6 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from December 2022. Ante-mortem condemnations during December 2023 totaled 11.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 24.2 million pounds, were 0.59 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.60 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2023 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 776,509 761,801 723,689 93 95 9,430,774 9,379,575 99 Mature ...........: 9,566 9,260 8,800 92 95 114,946 119,044 104 Light ..........: 2,813 2,556 2,693 96 105 31,942 33,859 106 Heavy ..........: 6,753 6,704 6,107 90 91 83,004 85,185 103 Total ............: 786,075 771,061 732,489 93 95 9,545,720 9,498,619 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 15,967 18,418 15,631 98 85 206,589 214,002 104 Old ..............: 187 112 86 46 77 1,636 1,905 116 Total ............: 16,154 18,530 15,717 97 85 208,225 215,907 104 : Ducks ..............: 2,376 2,426 2,329 98 96 26,657 28,195 106 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,093,964 5,037,586 4,784,773 94 95 61,181,332 61,370,551 100 Mature ...........: 66,098 64,108 59,967 91 94 806,255 827,802 103 Light ..........: 9,573 8,855 9,271 97 105 110,500 118,406 107 Heavy ..........: 56,525 55,253 50,696 90 92 695,755 709,396 102 Total ............: 5,160,062 5,101,694 4,844,740 94 95 61,987,587 62,198,353 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 512,111 562,691 493,230 96 88 6,473,604 6,785,989 105 Old ..............: 5,802 3,365 2,764 48 82 50,610 57,545 114 Total ............: 517,913 566,056 495,994 96 88 6,524,214 6,843,534 105 : Ducks ..............: 17,006 17,459 16,565 97 95 188,014 200,132 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 176 218 203 115 93 3,577 3,063 86 : Total ..............: 5,695,157 5,685,427 5,357,502 94 94 68,703,392 69,245,082 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.56 6.61 6.61 101 100 6.49 6.54 101 Mature ...........: 6.91 6.92 6.81 99 98 7.01 6.95 99 Light ..........: 3.40 3.46 3.44 101 99 3.46 3.50 101 Heavy ..........: 8.37 8.24 8.30 99 101 8.38 8.33 99 Total ............: 6.56 6.62 6.61 101 100 6.49 6.55 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 32.07 30.55 31.55 98 103 31.34 31.71 101 Old ..............: 31.03 30.04 32.14 104 107 30.94 30.21 98 Total ............: 32.06 30.55 31.56 98 103 31.33 31.70 101 : Ducks ..............: 7.16 7.20 7.11 99 99 7.05 7.10 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2023 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,603,806 3,555,067 3,373,826 94 95 43,170,071 43,284,438 100 Mature ...........: 45,986 44,529 41,530 90 93 569,305 578,848 102 Light ..........: 4,992 4,800 4,958 99 103 58,175 62,660 108 Heavy ..........: 40,994 39,729 36,572 89 92 511,130 516,188 101 Total ............: 3,649,792 3,599,596 3,415,356 94 95 43,739,376 43,863,286 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 246,089 290,287 249,487 101 86 3,166,267 3,439,443 109 Old ..............: 4,094 2,532 1,943 47 77 34,251 38,827 113 Total ............: 250,183 292,819 251,430 100 86 3,200,518 3,478,270 109 : Ducks ..............: 5,087 5,235 4,602 90 88 54,872 52,153 95 : Other 1/ ...........: 112 137 131 117 96 1,628 1,578 97 : Total ..............: 3,905,174 3,897,787 3,671,519 94 94 46,996,394 47,395,287 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 247,828 262,214 241,174 97 92 3,035,756 3,098,158 102 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 247,828 262,214 241,174 97 92 3,035,756 3,098,158 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 163,689 156,271 141,398 86 90 2,017,159 1,971,354 98 Old ..............: 344 70 184 53 263 4,626 5,441 118 Total ............: 164,033 156,341 141,582 86 91 2,021,785 1,976,795 98 : Ducks ..............: 7,339 7,640 7,630 104 100 82,294 93,927 114 : Other 1/ ...........: 12 17 18 150 106 718 532 74 : Total ..............: 419,212 426,212 390,404 93 92 5,140,553 5,169,412 101 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,851,634 3,817,281 3,615,000 94 95 46,205,827 46,382,596 100 Mature ...........: 45,986 44,529 41,530 90 93 569,305 578,848 102 Light ..........: 4,992 4,800 4,958 99 103 58,175 62,660 108 Heavy ..........: 40,994 39,729 36,572 89 92 511,130 516,188 101 Total ............: 3,897,620 3,861,810 3,656,530 94 95 46,775,132 46,961,444 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 409,778 446,558 390,885 95 88 5,183,426 5,410,797 104 Old ..............: 4,438 2,602 2,127 48 82 38,877 44,268 114 Total ............: 414,216 449,160 393,012 95 87 5,222,303 5,455,065 104 : Ducks ..............: 12,426 12,875 12,232 98 95 137,166 146,080 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 124 154 149 120 97 2,346 2,110 90 : Total ..............: 4,324,386 4,323,999 4,061,923 94 94 52,136,947 52,564,699 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2024 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 11,136 9,576 9,402 84 98 127,766 120,092 94 Mature ...........: 841 750 733 87 98 10,221 9,638 94 Light ..........: 101 45 46 46 102 1,024 948 93 Heavy ..........: 740 705 687 93 97 9,197 8,690 94 Total ............: 11,977 10,326 10,135 85 98 137,987 129,730 94 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,495 1,450 1,432 96 99 19,666 20,008 102 Old ..............: 54 21 23 43 110 402 405 101 Total ............: 1,549 1,471 1,455 94 99 20,068 20,413 102 : Ducks ..............: 72 90 76 106 84 990 1,101 111 : Total 1/ ...........: 13,598 11,887 11,666 86 98 159,049 151,248 95 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.19 0.20 91 105 0.21 0.20 95 Mature ...........: 1.27 1.17 1.22 96 104 1.27 1.16 91 Light ..........: 1.06 0.51 0.50 47 98 0.93 0.80 86 Heavy ..........: 1.31 1.28 1.36 104 106 1.32 1.22 92 Total ............: 0.23 0.20 0.21 91 105 0.22 0.21 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.29 0.26 0.29 100 112 0.30 0.29 97 Old ..............: 0.93 0.62 0.83 89 134 0.79 0.70 89 Total ............: 0.30 0.26 0.29 97 112 0.31 0.30 97 : Ducks ..............: 0.42 0.52 0.46 110 88 0.53 0.55 104 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.24 0.21 0.22 92 105 0.23 0.22 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : December 2024 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2024 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 19,225 17,038 16,400 85 96 225,498 216,068 96 Mature ...........: 1,698 1,442 1,474 87 102 19,136 21,091 110 Light ..........: 422 273 348 82 127 4,397 4,700 107 Heavy ..........: 1,276 1,169 1,126 88 96 14,739 16,391 111 Total ............: 20,923 18,480 17,874 85 97 244,634 237,159 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 4,870 5,899 6,017 124 102 61,359 67,017 109 Old ..............: 200 93 95 48 102 1,794 2,017 112 Total ............: 5,070 5,992 6,112 121 102 63,153 69,034 109 : Ducks ..............: 257 201 217 84 108 2,829 2,599 92 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 4 3 100 75 43 39 91 : Total ..............: 26,253 24,677 24,206 92 98 310,659 308,831 99 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.50 0.44 0.45 90 102 0.49 0.46 94 Mature ...........: 3.56 3.14 3.43 96 109 3.25 3.52 108 Light ..........: 7.79 5.38 6.56 84 122 7.03 6.98 99 Heavy ..........: 3.02 2.86 2.99 99 105 2.80 3.08 110 Total ............: 0.53 0.48 0.49 92 102 0.52 0.50 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.17 1.30 1.52 130 117 1.17 1.22 104 Old ..............: 4.31 3.45 4.28 99 124 4.41 4.36 99 Total ............: 1.21 1.32 1.53 126 116 1.19 1.25 105 : Ducks ..............: 2.03 1.54 1.74 86 113 2.02 1.75 87 : Other 1/ ...........: 2.36 2.53 1.97 83 78 1.80 1.81 101 : Total ..............: 0.60 0.57 0.59 98 104 0.59 0.58 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: November and December 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 186 128 90,260 87,639 Mature ..........: - - 21 14 42,648 46,148 Light .........: - - 21 12 32,930 39,689 Heavy .........: - - - 2 9,718 6,459 Total ...........: - - 207 142 132,908 133,787 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 15 8 7,248 5,337 Old .............: - - 2 - 417 356 Total ...........: - - 17 8 7,665 5,693 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 86,764 104,973 595 482 1,897 1,989 Mature ..........: 8,937 9,325 108 154 13,839 13,399 Light .........: 2,990 3,872 11 8 9,580 9,143 Heavy .........: 5,947 5,453 97 146 4,259 4,256 Total ...........: 95,701 114,298 703 636 15,736 15,388 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,315 928 107 88 123 49 Old .............: 260 222 13 9 115 97 Total ...........: 1,575 1,150 120 97 238 146 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 3,569 4,268 1,078 974 40,034 36,806 Mature ..........: 2,166 2,393 98 97 15,506 15,150 Light .........: 1,542 2,005 74 82 13,592 14,547 Heavy .........: 624 388 24 15 1,914 603 Total ...........: 5,735 6,661 1,176 1,071 55,540 51,956 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 127 54 468 203 1,076 772 Old .............: 12 15 12 7 65 52 Total ...........: 139 69 480 210 1,141 824 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 4,297 4,161 110,698 85,242 1,739,689 1,843,842 Mature ..........: 86 113 26,075 30,547 24,522 25,411 Light .........: 68 97 17,543 22,590 - - Heavy .........: 18 16 8,532 7,957 24,522 25,411 Total ...........: 4,383 4,274 136,773 115,789 1,764,211 1,869,253 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 97 130 4,150 2,791 76,206 83,231 Old .............: 3 3 91 98 129 343 Total ...........: 100 133 4,241 2,889 76,335 83,574 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 95,754 90,016 531,776 497,835 5.55 5.53 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 82,280 77,497 606,236 571,730 7.37 7.38 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 29,535 30,164 232,074 238,470 7.86 7.91 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 104,500 98,881 644,482 609,753 6.17 6.17 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 52 44 333 288 6.42 6.50 Indiana .........: 3,491 5,519 18,452 25,880 5.29 4.69 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 22,237 21,399 149,083 140,311 6.70 6.56 Louisiana .......: 14,569 13,494 97,962 90,364 6.72 6.70 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 12,196 11,483 77,453 71,023 6.35 6.18 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 58,233 54,576 395,226 366,177 6.79 6.71 Missouri ........: 27,020 24,843 143,876 136,012 5.32 5.47 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: 9,268 9,518 59,048 61,787 6.37 6.49 Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 324 261 1,634 1,319 5.05 5.05 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,669 2,531 12,962 12,185 4.86 4.81 North Carolina ..: 76,574 72,219 657,878 615,523 8.59 8.52 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 10,599 10,472 47,846 47,769 4.51 4.56 Oklahoma ........: 9,267 8,203 67,649 62,428 7.30 7.61 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 13,414 12,472 78,081 73,313 5.82 5.88 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 24,837 24,784 183,277 185,805 7.38 7.50 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 31,262 28,851 190,050 177,488 6.08 6.15 Texas ...........: 57,856 56,084 399,012 392,298 6.90 6.99 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 24,217 23,163 160,028 149,915 6.61 6.47 Washington ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 761,801 723,689 5,037,586 4,784,773 6.61 6.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: November and December 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 410,503 382,656 1,666 1,600 0.40 0.42 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 456,186 429,821 1,698 1,775 0.37 0.41 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 180,406 184,762 785 886 0.43 0.48 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 489,986 459,200 2,572 2,327 0.52 0.50 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 248 215 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 13,223 18,830 43 138 0.32 0.73 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 112,763 105,844 510 513 0.45 0.48 Louisiana .......: 73,583 67,967 371 301 0.50 0.44 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 57,681 52,878 421 392 0.73 0.74 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 296,532 270,868 865 793 0.29 0.29 Missouri ........: 105,134 99,505 250 239 0.24 0.24 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: 45,065 47,256 321 234 0.71 0.49 Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 1,196 967 31 23 2.50 2.35 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 7,955 7,516 126 147 1.56 1.91 North Carolina ..: 507,068 473,366 1,332 1,206 0.26 0.25 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 35,837 35,901 205 224 0.57 0.62 Oklahoma ........: 50,762 46,855 158 107 0.31 0.23 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 55,805 51,938 715 762 1.27 1.45 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 138,203 140,058 803 984 0.58 0.70 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 140,610 131,131 431 253 0.31 0.19 Texas ...........: 306,851 301,998 716 683 0.23 0.23 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 121,961 114,425 455 367 0.37 0.32 Washington ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,817,281 3,615,000 17,038 16,400 0.44 0.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: November and December 2023 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 31 12 9,434 10,086 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 404 307 Delaware ..........: - - - - 12,057 12,347 Georgia ...........: - - - - 15,373 14,421 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - 1 Texas .............: - - - 3 6,691 6,262 Virginia ..........: - - 6 1 1,275 1,620 : United States .....: - - 186 128 90,260 87,639 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 3,605 4,081 4 2 183 154 Arkansas ..........: 382 324 15 23 - - Delaware ..........: 5,064 7,084 - 9 54 28 Georgia ...........: 18,726 27,827 45 5 324 308 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - 1 - - - - Texas .............: 6,828 6,314 - 5 311 381 Virginia ..........: 190 324 11 1 21 24 : United States .....: 86,764 104,973 595 482 1,897 1,989 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 481 423 131 100 3,078 3,462 Arkansas ..........: 18 10 2 - 301 55 Delaware ..........: 425 697 22 34 2,150 2,522 Georgia ...........: 326 736 264 225 3,707 3,703 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - 1 - - - - Texas .............: 87 109 4 3 426 292 Virginia ..........: 18 10 6 4 154 166 : United States .....: 3,569 4,268 1,078 974 40,034 36,806 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 859 1,004 7,567 6,246 141,481 144,336 Arkansas ..........: 25 17 167 155 154,622 166,228 Delaware ..........: 389 396 3,840 5,247 4,307 5,913 Georgia ...........: 228 224 11,945 10,644 156,796 162,344 Mississippi .......: - - - - 129,663 125,845 North Carolina ....: - - - - 101,353 90,153 Texas .............: 631 214 1,497 771 60,153 61,432 Virginia ..........: 683 753 6,212 3,379 103,321 136,876 : United States .....: 4,297 4,161 110,698 85,242 1,739,689 1,843,842 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 24 1 678 39 27.95 26.97 Indiana .........: 1,795 1,738 71,276 72,304 39.71 41.60 Iowa ............: 1,125 984 49,890 43,613 44.36 44.31 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: 426 414 17,847 17,368 41.92 41.94 Minnesota .......: 3,718 2,763 99,308 74,656 26.71 27.02 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 1,884 1,662 66,865 62,468 35.50 37.58 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 653 622 29,034 28,426 44.48 45.73 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 773 546 20,033 14,699 25.92 26.91 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 311 237 13,508 10,838 43.43 45.73 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 59 5 1,809 166 30.58 31.55 Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 283 206 11,675 8,430 41.24 41.02 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 18,418 15,631 562,691 493,230 30.55 31.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: November and December 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: - - - - (X) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 523 29 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 57,061 57,842 911 934 1.57 1.59 Iowa ............: 39,148 34,273 532 522 1.34 1.50 Kansas ..........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: 13,839 13,460 198 186 1.41 1.36 Minnesota .......: 79,774 59,902 869 718 1.08 1.18 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 52,021 48,746 343 287 0.66 0.58 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 22,872 22,698 294 458 1.27 1.98 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 15,910 11,663 267 209 1.65 1.76 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 10,883 8,687 153 144 1.39 1.63 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 1,416 129 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 9,236 6,658 129 110 1.37 1.63 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 446,558 390,885 5,899 6,017 1.30 1.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. 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 347 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2022. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 32 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 ............................... 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