United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 2159- 7480 Poultry Slaughter 2021 Summary February 2022 Special Note The "Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type" tables on pages 14 and 26 will include a new category "Unknown". This change aligns the NASS report with the Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) poultry systems. The 2021 monthly data, along with the 2020 totals, are published in the same format for comparability purposes. The "Total" category will no longer be published. Data may be added to derive the cause totals. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total........................................................................................... 6 Chilled and Frozen Certified by Type and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total........................... 8 Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total.............................. 10 Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total.............................. 12 Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total.......................... 14 Young Chickens Slaughtered and Total Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total........................................................................................... 20 Young Chickens Average Live Weight and Pounds Certified by Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total........................................................................................... 22 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total............. 24 Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total........................................................................................... 26 Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total........................................................................................... 32 Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total........................................................................................... 34 Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates.................................................... 36 Statistical Methodology....................................................................................... 37 Information Contacts.......................................................................................... 37 Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 745,333 676,811 832,268 762,490 738,974 804,546 769,482 Mature ...........: 8,876 8,622 10,012 9,966 9,627 10,871 9,965 Light ..........: 2,831 2,729 3,326 3,323 2,979 3,352 2,985 Heavy ..........: 6,045 5,893 6,686 6,643 6,648 7,519 6,980 Total ............: 754,209 685,433 842,280 772,456 748,601 815,417 779,447 : Turkeys : Young ............: 16,611 15,598 19,427 17,009 17,161 18,902 17,855 Old ..............: 130 158 130 155 117 162 114 Total ............: 16,741 15,756 19,557 17,164 17,278 19,064 17,969 : Ducks ..............: 1,914 1,761 1,987 1,896 1,898 2,083 2,003 : : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............:4,790,027 4,322,876 5,315,922 4,907,520 4,776,240 5,208,060 4,970,983 Mature ...........: 59,946 58,107 67,238 65,138 65,620 73,308 69,546 Light ..........: 9,938 9,434 11,482 11,172 10,283 11,786 10,604 Heavy ..........: 50,008 48,673 55,756 53,966 55,337 61,522 58,942 Total ............:4,849,973 4,380,983 5,383,160 4,972,658 4,841,860 5,281,368 5,040,529 : Turkeys : Young ............: 556,649 522,972 649,318 571,606 561,687 605,013 571,231 Old ..............: 3,893 4,578 3,857 4,702 3,589 5,084 3,454 Total ............: 560,542 527,550 653,175 576,308 565,276 610,097 574,685 : Ducks ..............: 13,385 12,287 14,021 13,285 13,191 14,343 13,881 : Other 1/ ...........: 149 135 171 160 165 310 273 : Total ..............:5,424,049 4,920,955 6,050,527 5,562,411 5,420,492 5,906,118 5,629,368 : : pounds : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.43 6.39 6.39 6.44 6.46 6.47 6.46 Mature ...........: 6.75 6.74 6.72 6.54 6.82 6.74 6.98 Light ..........: 3.51 3.46 3.45 3.36 3.45 3.52 3.55 Heavy ..........: 8.27 8.26 8.34 8.12 8.32 8.18 8.44 Total ............: 6.43 6.39 6.39 6.44 6.47 6.48 6.47 : Turkeys : Young ............: 33.51 33.53 33.42 33.61 32.73 32.01 31.99 Old ..............: 29.95 28.97 29.67 30.34 30.68 31.38 30.30 Total ............: 33.48 33.48 33.40 33.58 32.72 32.00 31.98 : Ducks ..............: 6.99 6.98 7.06 7.01 6.95 6.89 6.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2021 Total:2020 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 799,291 794,794 771,996 750,041 764,863 9,210,889 9,229,801 Mature ...........: 9,871 9,380 9,208 8,786 9,511 114,695 116,859 Light ..........: 3,012 2,658 2,868 3,018 3,223 36,304 34,313 Heavy ..........: 6,859 6,722 6,340 5,768 6,288 78,391 82,546 Total ............: 809,162 804,174 781,204 758,827 774,374 9,325,584 9,346,660 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,573 18,176 19,913 18,522 16,190 213,937 221,323 Old ..............: 182 129 155 97 197 1,726 1,680 Total ............: 18,755 18,305 20,068 18,619 16,387 215,663 223,003 : Ducks ..............: 2,167 2,091 2,182 2,085 2,234 24,301 22,484 : : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............:5,170,892 5,203,472 5,061,251 4,859,411 4,900,080 59,486,734 59,155,652 Mature ...........: 68,233 66,098 63,679 59,079 63,989 779,981 800,854 Light ..........: 10,248 9,200 9,791 10,549 10,917 125,404 118,801 Heavy ..........: 57,985 56,898 53,888 48,530 53,072 654,577 682,053 Total ............:5,239,125 5,269,570 5,124,930 4,918,490 4,964,069 60,266,715 59,956,506 : Turkeys : Young ............: 588,402 585,139 601,445 564,684 530,470 6,908,616 7,141,912 Old ..............: 5,603 3,875 4,834 2,963 5,871 52,303 50,531 Total ............: 594,005 589,014 606,279 567,647 536,341 6,960,919 7,192,443 : Ducks ..............: 14,646 14,502 15,439 14,669 15,582 169,231 156,771 : Other 1/ ...........: 335 594 728 289 167 3,476 3,594 : Total ..............:5,848,111 5,873,680 5,747,376 5,501,095 5,516,159 67,400,341 67,309,314 : : pounds : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.47 6.55 6.56 6.48 6.41 6.46 6.41 Mature ...........: 6.91 7.05 6.92 6.72 6.73 6.80 6.85 Light ..........: 3.40 3.46 3.41 3.50 3.39 3.45 3.46 Heavy ..........: 8.45 8.46 8.50 8.41 8.44 8.35 8.26 Total ............: 6.47 6.55 6.56 6.48 6.41 6.46 6.41 : Turkeys : Young ............: 31.68 32.19 30.20 30.49 32.77 32.29 32.27 Old ..............: 30.79 30.04 31.19 30.55 29.80 30.30 30.08 Total ............: 31.67 32.18 30.21 30.49 32.73 32.28 32.25 : Ducks ..............: 6.76 6.94 7.08 7.04 6.97 6.96 6.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Certified by Type and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............:3,371,757 3,043,654 3,732,533 3,450,080 3,368,653 3,656,042 3,492,922 Mature ...........: 40,759 39,825 46,308 44,780 44,851 50,306 48,037 Light ..........: 5,092 4,806 5,835 5,759 5,367 6,031 5,516 Heavy ..........: 35,667 35,019 40,473 39,021 39,484 44,275 42,521 Total ............:3,412,516 3,083,479 3,778,841 3,494,860 3,413,504 3,706,348 3,540,959 : Turkeys : Young ............: 289,770 259,079 314,491 280,867 273,338 292,602 274,002 Old ..............: 2,936 3,356 2,881 3,524 2,626 3,794 2,540 Total ............: 292,706 262,435 317,372 284,391 275,964 296,396 276,542 : Ducks ..............: 3,305 2,848 3,189 2,994 3,441 3,397 3,527 : Other 1/ ...........: 96 87 107 97 101 191 162 : Total ..............:3,708,623 3,348,849 4,099,509 3,782,342 3,693,010 4,006,332 3,821,190 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 241,256 227,119 276,965 246,659 242,906 267,568 257,464 Mature ...........: - - - - - - - Light ..........: - - - - - - - Heavy ..........: - - - - - - - Total ............: 241,256 227,119 276,965 246,659 242,906 267,568 257,464 : Turkeys : Young ............: 154,341 158,145 204,476 176,090 175,022 191,037 181,968 Old ..............: 65 60 51 73 60 79 65 Total ............: 154,406 158,205 204,527 176,163 175,082 191,116 182,033 : Ducks ..............: 6,584 6,173 7,087 6,732 6,292 7,064 6,616 : Other 1/ ...........: 6 7 11 13 12 13 13 : Total ..............: 402,252 391,504 488,590 429,567 424,292 465,761 446,126 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............:3,613,013 3,270,773 4,009,498 3,696,739 3,611,559 3,923,610 3,750,386 Mature ...........: 40,759 39,825 46,308 44,780 44,851 50,306 48,037 Light ..........: 5,092 4,806 5,835 5,759 5,367 6,031 5,516 Heavy ..........: 35,667 35,019 40,473 39,021 39,484 44,275 42,521 Total ............:3,653,772 3,310,598 4,055,806 3,741,519 3,656,410 3,973,916 3,798,423 : Turkeys : Young ............: 444,111 417,224 518,967 456,957 448,360 483,639 455,970 Old ..............: 3,001 3,416 2,932 3,597 2,686 3,873 2,605 Total ............: 447,112 420,640 521,899 460,554 451,046 487,512 458,575 : Ducks ..............: 9,889 9,021 10,276 9,726 9,733 10,461 10,143 : Other 1/ ...........: 102 94 118 110 113 204 175 : Total ..............:4,110,875 3,740,353 4,588,099 4,211,909 4,117,302 4,472,093 4,267,316 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chilled and Frozen Certified by Type and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2021 Total:2020 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............:3,628,263 3,662,159 3,576,391 3,419,530 3,455,943 41,857,927 41,441,110 Mature ...........: 46,953 45,811 44,319 40,571 44,718 537,238 549,394 Light ..........: 5,386 4,751 5,181 5,529 5,662 64,915 60,548 Heavy ..........: 41,567 41,060 39,138 35,042 39,056 472,323 488,846 Total ............:3,675,216 3,707,970 3,620,710 3,460,101 3,500,661 42,395,165 41,990,504 : Turkeys : Young ............: 285,651 288,117 298,368 279,375 260,906 3,396,566 3,561,050 Old ..............: 4,178 2,879 3,604 2,202 4,434 38,954 37,322 Total ............: 289,829 290,996 301,972 281,577 265,340 3,435,520 3,598,372 : Ducks ..............: 3,987 3,524 4,372 4,287 4,507 43,378 42,871 : Other 1/ ...........: 112 116 170 142 104 1,485 1,555 : Total ..............:3,969,144 4,002,606 3,927,224 3,746,107 3,770,612 45,875,548 45,633,302 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 273,749 266,369 251,443 245,742 244,131 3,041,371 3,142,207 Mature ...........: - - - - - - - Light ..........: - - - - - - - Heavy ..........: - - - - - - - Total ............: 273,749 266,369 251,443 245,742 244,131 3,041,371 3,142,207 : Turkeys : Young ............: 184,342 179,475 183,461 171,648 162,185 2,122,190 2,143,870 Old ..............: 58 75 75 33 71 765 964 Total ............: 184,400 179,550 183,536 171,681 162,256 2,122,955 2,144,834 : Ducks ..............: 6,711 7,044 6,956 6,507 6,891 80,657 71,900 : Other 1/ ...........: 101 253 295 54 12 790 804 : Total ..............: 464,961 453,216 442,230 423,984 413,290 5,245,773 5,359,745 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............:3,902,012 3,928,528 3,827,834 3,665,272 3,700,074 44,899,298 44,583,317 Mature ...........: 46,953 45,811 44,319 40,571 44,718 537,238 549,394 Light ..........: 5,386 4,751 5,181 5,529 5,662 64,915 60,548 Heavy ..........: 41,567 41,060 39,138 35,042 39,056 472,323 488,846 Total ............:3,948,965 3,974,339 3,872,153 3,705,843 3,744,792 45,436,536 45,132,711 : Turkeys : Young ............: 469,993 467,592 481,829 451,023 423,091 5,518,756 5,704,920 Old ..............: 4,236 2,954 3,679 2,235 4,505 39,719 38,286 Total ............: 474,229 470,546 485,508 453,258 427,596 5,558,475 5,743,206 : Ducks ..............: 10,698 10,568 11,328 10,794 11,398 124,035 114,771 : Other 1/ ...........: 213 369 465 196 116 2,275 2,359 : Total ..............:4,434,105 4,455,822 4,369,454 4,170,091 4,183,902 51,121,321 50,993,047 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Live weight : Chickens : Young ...........: 10,010 9,420 10,169 9,473 8,954 10,595 10,622 Mature ..........: 571 675 642 626 611 718 746 Light .........: 85 105 90 74 86 134 140 Heavy .........: 486 570 552 552 525 584 606 Total ...........: 10,581 10,095 10,811 10,099 9,565 11,313 11,368 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,754 1,649 1,960 1,635 1,556 1,944 2,117 Old .............: 42 61 45 44 26 42 53 Total ...........: 1,796 1,710 2,005 1,679 1,582 1,986 2,170 : Ducks .............: 59 59 60 51 60 93 109 : Other 2/ ..........: - - - - - - - : Total .............: 12,436 11,864 12,876 11,829 11,207 13,392 13,647 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.21 0.22 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.20 0.21 Mature ..........: 0.95 1.16 0.95 0.96 0.93 0.98 1.07 Light .........: 0.86 1.11 0.78 0.66 0.84 1.14 1.32 Heavy .........: 0.97 1.17 0.99 1.02 0.95 0.95 1.03 Total ...........: 0.22 0.23 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.21 0.23 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 0.32 0.32 0.30 0.29 0.28 0.32 0.37 Old .............: 1.08 1.33 1.17 0.94 0.72 0.83 1.53 Total ...........: 0.32 0.32 0.31 0.29 0.28 0.33 0.38 : Ducks .............: 0.44 0.48 0.43 0.38 0.45 0.65 0.79 : Other 2/ ..........: - - - - - - - : Total .............: 0.23 0.24 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.23 0.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2021 Total:2020 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Live weight : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,173 9,893 9,457 9,396 9,846 119,008 118,508 Mature ..........: 724 529 517 539 744 7,642 7,125 Light .........: 71 62 56 53 104 1,060 1,238 Heavy .........: 653 467 461 486 640 6,582 5,887 Total ...........: 11,897 10,422 9,974 9,935 10,590 126,650 125,633 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 2,039 1,813 1,557 1,522 1,556 21,102 19,549 Old .............: 42 27 26 15 26 449 421 Total ...........: 2,081 1,840 1,583 1,537 1,582 21,551 19,970 : Ducks .............: 96 95 78 65 63 888 733 : Other 2/ ..........: 1 1 1 - - 3 5 : Total .............: 14,075 12,358 11,636 11,537 12,235 149,092 146,341 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.22 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.20 0.20 0.20 Mature ..........: 1.06 0.80 0.81 0.91 1.16 0.98 0.89 Light .........: 0.69 0.67 0.57 0.50 0.95 0.85 1.04 Heavy .........: 1.13 0.82 0.86 1.00 1.21 1.01 0.86 Total .............: 0.23 0.20 0.19 0.20 0.21 0.21 0.21 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 0.35 0.31 0.26 0.27 0.29 0.31 0.27 Old .............: 0.75 0.70 0.54 0.51 0.44 0.86 0.83 Total ...........: 0.35 0.31 0.26 0.27 0.29 0.31 0.28 : Ducks .............: 0.66 0.66 0.51 0.44 0.40 0.52 0.47 : Other 2/ ..........: 0.30 0.17 0.14 - - 0.09 0.14 : Total .............: 0.24 0.21 0.20 0.21 0.22 0.22 0.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total [Federally Condemned and Establishment Sorted and Removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ...........: 18,057 17,104 20,784 19,499 17,919 19,676 18,453 Mature ..........: 1,873 1,837 1,710 1,949 2,168 2,541 2,217 Light .........: 430 436 537 472 434 456 412 Heavy .........: 1,443 1,401 1,173 1,477 1,734 2,085 1,805 Total ...........: 19,930 18,941 22,494 21,448 20,087 22,217 20,670 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 5,972 5,452 6,478 5,843 5,721 6,180 5,724 Old .............: 116 130 119 132 110 140 151 Total ...........: 6,088 5,582 6,597 5,975 5,831 6,320 5,875 : Ducks .............: 187 162 229 173 166 225 201 : Other 2/ ..........: 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 : Total .............: 26,207 24,687 29,322 27,598 26,086 28,764 26,749 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.50 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.49 0.50 0.49 Mature ..........: 4.39 4.41 3.56 4.17 4.61 4.81 4.41 Light .........: 7.79 8.32 8.43 7.58 7.48 7.03 6.95 Heavy .........: 3.89 3.85 2.82 3.65 4.21 4.50 4.07 Total ...........: 0.54 0.57 0.55 0.57 0.55 0.56 0.54 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1.33 1.29 1.23 1.26 1.26 1.26 1.24 Old .............: 3.72 3.67 3.90 3.54 3.93 3.49 5.48 Total ...........: 1.34 1.31 1.25 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.26 : Ducks .............: 1.86 1.76 2.18 1.75 1.68 2.11 1.94 : Other 2/ ..........: 1.92 2.08 1.67 1.79 1.74 0.97 1.69 : Total .............: 0.63 0.66 0.64 0.65 0.63 0.64 0.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) [Federally Condemned and Establishment Sorted and Removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2021 Total:2020 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ...........: 18,789 17,930 17,745 17,597 17,996 221,549 250,281 Mature ..........: 2,223 2,456 2,418 2,005 1,880 25,277 20,959 Light .........: 446 405 438 477 492 5,435 5,006 Heavy .........: 1,777 2,051 1,980 1,528 1,388 19,842 15,953 Total ...........: 21,012 20,386 20,163 19,602 19,876 246,826 271,240 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 6,229 6,017 5,741 5,671 5,126 70,154 74,954 Old .............: 177 156 211 158 210 1,810 1,543 Total ...........: 6,406 6,173 5,952 5,829 5,336 71,964 76,497 : Ducks .............: 234 238 307 232 252 2,606 2,694 : Other 2/ ..........: 5 7 6 3 2 38 39 : Total .............: 27,657 26,804 26,428 25,666 25,466 321,434 350,470 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/: Chickens : Young ...........: 0.48 0.45 0.46 0.48 0.48 0.49 0.56 Mature ..........: 4.52 5.09 5.17 4.71 4.03 4.49 3.67 Light .........: 7.65 7.85 7.79 7.94 7.99 7.73 7.64 Heavy .........: 4.10 4.76 4.82 4.18 3.43 4.03 3.16 Total ...........: 0.53 0.51 0.52 0.53 0.53 0.54 0.60 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1.31 1.27 1.18 1.24 1.20 1.26 1.30 Old .............: 4.01 5.02 5.42 6.60 4.45 4.36 3.87 Total ...........: 1.33 1.29 1.21 1.27 1.23 1.28 1.31 : Ducks .............: 2.14 2.20 2.64 2.10 2.16 2.06 2.29 : Other 2/ ..........: 2.29 1.86 1.27 1.51 1.69 1.64 1.63 : Total .............: 0.62 0.60 0.60 0.61 0.60 0.62 0.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Tuberculosis : Chickens : Young ......: - - - - - - - Mature .....: - - - - - - - Light ....: - - - - - - - Heavy ....: - - - - - - - Total ......: - - - - - - - : Turkeys : Young ......: - - - - - - - Old ........: - - - - - - - Total ......: - - - - - - - : : number head : Leukosis : Chickens : Young ......: 397 290 234 386 228 360 434 Mature .....: 46 21 15 13 35 97 101 Light ....: 28 13 6 5 22 66 73 Heavy ....: 18 8 9 8 13 31 28 Total ......: 443 311 249 399 263 457 535 : Turkeys : Young ......: 41 43 51 57 73 71 21 Old ........: 12 10 25 5 7 3 17 Total ......: 53 53 76 62 80 74 38 : : number head : Septicaemia : Chickens : Young ......: 120,500 111,559 125,668 113,845 106,203 116,854 100,937 Mature .....: 61,259 68,097 73,587 71,974 65,869 63,777 52,156 Light ....: 56,769 64,117 67,807 66,060 61,028 57,284 46,670 Heavy ....: 4,490 3,980 5,780 5,914 4,841 6,493 5,486 Total ......: 181,759 179,656 199,255 185,819 172,072 180,631 153,093 : Turkeys : Young ......: 8,732 8,771 8,984 9,779 7,943 8,117 8,986 Old ........: 855 733 760 805 619 979 917 Total ......: 9,587 9,504 9,744 10,584 8,562 9,096 9,903 : : number head : Airsacculitis : Chickens : Young ......: 105,407 125,484 124,557 138,527 118,039 117,516 106,837 Mature .....: 14,958 14,999 13,956 10,659 7,812 8,052 9,278 Light ....: 8,740 10,369 9,820 6,261 4,663 3,682 3,614 Heavy ....: 6,218 4,630 4,136 4,398 3,149 4,370 5,664 Total ......: 120,365 140,483 138,513 149,186 125,851 125,568 116,115 : Turkeys : Young ......: 1,704 2,082 1,884 1,178 959 1,510 2,277 Old ........: 231 259 195 210 156 234 397 Total ......: 1,935 2,341 2,079 1,388 1,115 1,744 2,674 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2021 Total:2020 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Tuberculosis : Chickens : Young ......: - - - - - - - Mature .....: - - - - - - - Light ....: - - - - - - - Heavy ....: - - - - - - - Total ......: - - - - - - - : Turkeys : Young ......: - - - - - - - Old ........: - - - - - - - Total ......: - - - - - - - : : number head : Leukosis : Chickens : Young ......: 625 888 335 448 386 5,011 7,473 Mature .....: 94 94 44 58 39 657 559 Light ....: 82 89 36 50 21 491 295 Heavy ....: 12 5 8 8 18 166 264 Total ......: 719 982 379 506 425 5,668 8,032 : Turkeys : Young ......: 50 27 37 53 34 558 262 Old ........: 6 5 5 5 6 106 73 Total ......: 56 32 42 58 40 664 335 : : number head : Septicaemia : Chickens : Young ......: 111,257 120,258 117,964 120,638 131,178 1,396,861 2,733,632 Mature .....: 59,553 57,130 66,781 67,987 71,232 779,402 719,179 Light ....: 53,557 51,774 62,322 63,317 67,224 717,929 645,889 Heavy ....: 5,996 5,356 4,459 4,670 4,008 61,473 73,290 Total ......: 170,810 177,388 184,745 188,625 202,410 2,176,263 3,452,811 : Turkeys : Young ......: 8,293 12,522 10,944 13,956 8,289 115,316 148,669 Old ........: 854 709 766 550 1,085 9,632 8,629 Total ......: 9,147 13,231 11,710 14,506 9,374 124,948 157,298 : : number head : Airsacculitis : Chickens : Young ......: 107,459 93,834 109,939 123,814 135,205 1,406,618 2,055,963 Mature .....: 11,705 12,086 11,722 13,767 14,584 143,578 135,884 Light ....: 4,896 4,546 4,089 6,167 6,463 73,310 83,471 Heavy ....: 6,809 7,540 7,633 7,600 8,121 70,268 52,413 Total ......: 119,164 105,920 121,661 137,581 149,789 1,550,196 2,191,847 : Turkeys : Young ......: 2,261 2,244 3,107 2,299 955 22,460 24,574 Old ........: 532 589 732 320 624 4,479 3,674 Total ......: 2,793 2,833 3,839 2,619 1,579 26,939 28,248 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Chickens : Young ......: 649 503 677 469 473 614 558 Mature .....: 237 71 138 110 344 136 250 Light ....: 19 45 117 70 176 41 114 Heavy ....: 218 26 21 40 168 95 136 Total ......: 886 574 815 579 817 750 808 : Turkeys : Young ......: 20 20 12 28 36 52 17 Old ........: 9 14 12 3 18 5 19 Total ......: 29 34 24 31 54 57 36 : : number head : Tumors : Chickens : Young ......: 4,307 4,003 5,006 4,312 4,198 4,124 3,529 Mature .....: 20,057 21,841 25,974 27,958 22,669 31,078 28,688 Light ....: 11,993 15,364 18,172 19,991 17,064 22,645 19,052 Heavy ....: 8,064 6,477 7,802 7,967 5,605 8,433 9,636 Total ......: 24,364 25,844 30,980 32,270 26,867 35,202 32,217 : Turkeys : Young ......: 30 93 67 32 111 25 14 Old ........: 234 123 36 251 79 75 94 Total ......: 264 216 103 283 190 100 108 : : number head : Bruises : Chickens : Young ......: 2,651 2,768 3,425 3,334 3,361 3,652 3,320 Mature .....: 1,406 1,245 1,455 1,500 1,501 1,418 1,618 Light ....: 1,201 910 1,151 1,188 1,169 1,003 1,235 Heavy ....: 205 335 304 312 332 415 383 Total ......: 4,057 4,013 4,880 4,834 4,862 5,070 4,938 : Turkeys : Young ......: 21 25 42 63 105 147 60 Old ........: 13 9 20 24 20 15 11 Total ......: 34 34 62 87 125 162 71 : : number head : Cadaver : Chickens : Young ......: 8,292 8,875 8,517 7,256 7,527 7,256 6,428 Mature .....: 526 215 260 211 190 183 155 Light ....: 483 151 97 116 129 96 97 Heavy ....: 43 64 163 95 61 87 58 Total ......: 8,818 9,090 8,777 7,467 7,717 7,439 6,583 : Turkeys : Young ......: 157 175 99 131 236 160 138 Old ........: 31 42 48 25 30 42 18 Total ......: 188 217 147 156 266 202 156 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2021 Total:2020 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Chickens : Young ......: 545 645 833 789 789 7,544 9,292 Mature .....: 214 226 210 243 218 2,397 1,557 Light ....: 29 37 49 125 75 897 848 Heavy ....: 185 189 161 118 143 1,500 709 Total ......: 759 871 1,043 1,032 1,007 9,941 10,849 : Turkeys : Young ......: 6 33 115 306 107 752 1,600 Old ........: 3 4 6 - - 93 85 Total ......: 9 37 121 306 107 845 1,685 : : number head : Tumors : Chickens : Young ......: 3,413 3,104 3,059 3,313 3,151 45,519 68,429 Mature .....: 27,491 29,404 27,698 26,936 28,571 318,365 228,968 Light ....: 17,435 19,604 18,439 20,282 22,161 222,202 145,247 Heavy ....: 10,056 9,800 9,259 6,654 6,410 96,163 83,721 Total ......: 30,904 32,508 30,757 30,249 31,722 363,884 297,397 : Turkeys : Young ......: 86 88 105 111 37 799 742 Old ........: 209 251 275 85 291 2,003 1,645 Total ......: 295 339 380 196 328 2,802 2,387 : : number head : Bruises : Chickens : Young ......: 3,400 3,380 3,026 3,165 3,440 38,922 51,566 Mature .....: 2,165 2,353 2,433 2,673 2,793 22,560 15,087 Light ....: 1,668 1,725 1,835 2,027 2,284 17,396 12,602 Heavy ....: 497 628 598 646 509 5,164 2,485 Total ......: 5,565 5,733 5,459 5,838 6,233 61,482 66,653 : Turkeys : Young ......: 83 160 116 137 80 1,039 1,142 Old ........: 16 7 7 7 14 163 146 Total ......: 99 167 123 144 94 1,202 1,288 : : number head : Cadaver : Chickens : Young ......: 6,942 5,762 6,425 5,531 5,488 84,299 186,139 Mature .....: 279 172 125 270 281 2,867 3,190 Light ....: 146 51 70 212 234 1,882 2,086 Heavy ....: 133 121 55 58 47 985 1,104 Total ......: 7,221 5,934 6,550 5,801 5,769 87,166 189,329 : Turkeys : Young ......: 180 336 405 690 216 2,923 5,840 Old ........: 21 45 40 8 41 391 354 Total ......: 201 381 445 698 257 3,314 6,194 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Chickens : Young ........: 60,271 56,210 53,922 47,712 44,294 40,665 39,944 Mature .......: 22,556 26,504 31,223 34,620 23,807 25,765 22,674 Light ......: 21,166 24,905 29,660 32,805 22,025 22,791 19,305 Heavy ......: 1,390 1,599 1,563 1,815 1,782 2,974 3,369 Total ........: 82,827 82,714 85,145 82,332 68,101 66,430 62,618 : Turkeys : Young ........: 530 829 897 775 789 1,052 1,014 Old ..........: 82 86 136 52 43 92 96 Total ........: 612 915 1,033 827 832 1,144 1,110 : : number head : Overscald : Chickens : Young ........: 13,968 15,860 15,231 14,513 13,317 16,575 14,777 Mature .......: 349 35 66 268 49 109 92 Light ......: 49 10 35 34 24 28 45 Heavy ......: 300 25 31 234 25 81 47 Total ........: 14,317 15,895 15,297 14,781 13,366 16,684 14,869 : Turkeys : Young ........: 172 56 33 115 56 112 176 Old ..........: 6 7 3 1 11 36 14 Total ........: 178 63 36 116 67 148 190 : : number head : Miscellaneous 1/: Chickens : Young ........: 267,770 233,647 274,196 275,945 304,837 312,413 293,691 Mature .......: 56,352 50,166 46,834 48,127 39,808 32,412 28,702 Light ......: 49,919 44,835 42,310 43,604 35,581 26,959 24,223 Heavy ......: 6,433 5,331 4,524 4,523 4,227 5,453 4,479 Total ........: 324,122 283,813 321,030 324,072 344,645 344,825 322,393 : Turkeys : Young ........: 9,283 7,884 10,423 8,344 7,850 11,446 10,441 Old ..........: 686 1,236 1,207 1,222 1,406 1,158 1,292 Total ........: 9,969 9,120 11,630 9,566 9,256 12,604 11,733 : : number head : Unknown 2/ : Chickens : Young ........:1,500,969 1,474,562 1,728,982 1,580,506 1,430,162 1,560,312 1,505,600 Mature .......: 127,543 117,921 32,921 73,388 156,057 186,955 186,970 Light ......: - - - - - - - Heavy ......: 127,543 117,921 32,921 73,388 156,057 186,955 186,970 Total ........:1,628,512 1,592,483 1,761,903 1,653,894 1,586,219 1,747,267 1,692,570 : Turkeys : Young ........: 49,481 44,288 46,560 51,705 48,380 46,043 39,398 Old ..........: - 6 14 - - - - Total ........: 49,481 44,294 46,574 51,705 48,380 46,043 39,398 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Type, and Month - United States: 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Commodity : August :September : October : November : December :2021 Total:2020 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Chickens : Young ........: 45,185 43,564 42,367 39,974 39,453 553,561 1,011,405 Mature .......: 29,945 25,773 26,270 23,911 26,776 319,824 294,993 Light ......: 27,758 22,184 22,241 19,712 22,909 287,461 278,889 Heavy ......: 2,187 3,589 4,029 4,199 3,867 32,363 16,104 Total ........: 75,130 69,337 68,637 63,885 66,229 873,385 1,306,398 : Turkeys : Young ........: 825 1,132 1,466 1,633 825 11,767 8,539 Old ..........: 144 90 152 79 157 1,209 750 Total ........: 969 1,222 1,618 1,712 982 12,976 9,289 : : number head : Overscald : Chickens : Young ........: 16,194 13,130 13,340 12,862 18,783 178,550 232,822 Mature .......: 106 143 25 396 63 1,701 3,078 Light ......: 54 42 14 18 59 412 224 Heavy ......: 52 101 11 378 4 1,289 2,854 Total ........: 16,300 13,273 13,365 13,258 18,846 180,251 235,900 : Turkeys : Young ........: 183 96 60 165 58 1,282 1,534 Old ..........: 7 - 19 - 20 124 275 Total ........: 190 96 79 165 78 1,406 1,809 : : number head : Miscellaneous 1/: Chickens : Young ........: 326,372 295,666 327,345 328,132 347,863 3,587,877 3,567,049 Mature .......: 36,589 31,950 43,264 55,700 57,662 527,566 508,968 Light ......: 31,623 27,289 38,772 49,421 50,772 465,308 444,860 Heavy ......: 4,966 4,661 4,492 6,279 6,890 62,258 64,108 Total ........: 362,961 327,616 370,609 383,832 405,525 4,115,443 4,076,017 : Turkeys : Young ........: 10,529 9,760 8,441 10,102 7,381 111,884 104,082 Old ..........: 850 654 885 1,332 1,324 13,252 7,118 Total ........: 11,379 10,414 9,326 11,434 8,705 125,136 111,200 : : number head : Unknown 2/ : Chickens : Young ........:1,444,272 1,382,598 1,417,795 1,443,830 1,475,583 17,945,171 15,051,928 Mature .......: 135,325 121,074 145,964 160,266 45,113 1,489,497 1,251,964 Light ......: - - - - - - - Heavy ......: 135,325 121,074 145,964 160,266 45,113 1,489,497 1,251,964 Total ........:1,579,597 1,503,672 1,563,759 1,604,096 1,520,696 19,434,668 16,303,892 : Turkeys : Young ........: 49,221 48,122 38,073 41,152 42,604 545,027 530,220 Old ..........: 6 - - - - 26 - Total ........: 49,227 48,122 38,073 41,152 42,604 545,053 530,220 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 and removed with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Chickens Slaughtered and Total Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Slaughtered : Alabama ............: 93,223 88,966 104,854 96,783 93,362 103,063 94,946 Arkansas ...........: 79,292 67,981 93,188 83,566 76,572 85,241 80,552 California .........: 22,189 20,973 24,453 23,509 22,079 23,173 21,358 Delaware ...........: 28,413 25,143 29,681 29,643 28,170 31,429 29,776 Georgia ............: 100,979 95,317 109,857 101,104 100,085 106,146 103,692 Illinois ...........: 43 46 50 42 50 67 71 Indiana ............: 6,212 6,105 6,472 6,338 6,292 6,623 6,664 Kentucky ...........: 22,768 19,828 25,756 23,158 23,002 24,947 22,986 Louisiana ..........: 14,145 10,846 15,579 13,758 13,775 15,836 14,603 Maryland ...........: 10,589 10,257 11,258 11,045 10,751 11,851 11,539 : Mississippi ........: 55,484 50,099 65,383 58,876 54,785 59,584 56,919 Missouri ...........: 33,325 29,155 38,592 34,187 33,258 36,345 33,750 New Jersey .........: 205 163 136 130 144 159 156 New York ...........: 2,188 2,170 2,440 2,196 2,282 2,504 2,474 North Carolina .....: 74,104 71,661 80,690 74,972 75,710 80,979 77,845 Ohio ...............: 9,757 10,001 11,748 10,305 10,380 11,446 11,446 Oklahoma ...........: 9,532 7,368 10,686 10,717 10,058 10,821 11,271 Pennsylvania .......: 11,355 10,814 11,934 10,232 10,256 11,864 11,302 South Carolina .....: 23,034 22,360 25,537 23,894 24,015 25,126 25,362 Tennessee ..........: 26,166 23,706 29,488 26,343 25,823 27,561 26,742 : Texas ..............: 58,132 45,131 66,834 59,560 56,492 60,641 61,119 Virginia ...........: 27,177 24,764 28,863 26,872 26,276 28,873 26,958 : United States ......: 745,333 676,811 832,268 762,490 738,974 804,546 769,482 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Alabama ............: 518,788 488,698 581,721 542,338 524,623 580,717 531,066 Arkansas ...........: 567,106 486,647 657,666 595,919 544,618 603,006 571,627 California .........: 131,769 126,122 146,997 145,382 137,039 143,112 129,034 Delaware ...........: 222,098 190,149 232,280 224,088 220,275 242,424 228,845 Georgia ............: 617,040 566,903 647,656 611,090 607,814 658,534 634,817 Illinois ...........: 269 290 310 263 316 424 447 Indiana ............: 28,606 29,524 30,281 30,342 28,614 29,551 30,493 Kentucky ...........: 147,385 128,595 169,601 151,153 150,562 164,351 149,709 Louisiana ..........: 97,603 76,205 108,365 96,731 95,524 106,962 98,872 Maryland ...........: 70,219 67,907 73,253 72,002 70,635 77,110 75,291 : Mississippi ........: 349,498 321,861 418,345 371,087 343,178 371,975 352,311 Missouri ...........: 166,717 152,640 202,641 174,884 172,387 189,777 179,361 New Jersey .........: 940 747 649 611 653 743 753 New York ...........: 10,975 10,872 11,687 10,322 10,681 11,771 11,853 North Carolina .....: 611,871 586,502 648,292 611,061 627,652 672,340 641,915 Ohio ...............: 42,556 43,254 50,443 44,230 43,874 49,192 50,773 Oklahoma ...........: 67,299 53,517 75,145 76,364 70,641 70,306 72,760 Pennsylvania .......: 65,596 63,428 67,737 59,250 58,687 69,245 66,879 South Carolina .....: 176,673 166,381 186,257 177,425 180,611 189,492 191,138 Tennessee ..........: 146,377 133,564 167,865 152,039 151,145 161,273 156,207 : Texas ..............: 380,008 293,610 450,660 402,503 374,732 408,853 419,423 Virginia ...........: 169,604 153,697 179,686 166,393 165,580 182,949 168,748 : United States ......:4,790,027 4,322,876 5,315,922 4,907,520 4,776,240 5,208,060 4,970,983 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Young Chickens Slaughtered and Total Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2021 Total:2020 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Slaughtered : Alabama ............: 96,681 99,541 98,411 96,606 95,780 1,162,216 1,169,449 Arkansas ...........: 87,936 83,924 82,825 79,774 80,675 981,526 991,303 California .........: 22,984 21,204 21,468 22,081 22,971 268,442 274,524 Delaware ...........: 29,961 30,369 30,408 26,959 28,598 348,550 349,328 Georgia ............: 107,625 107,248 104,160 101,612 102,547 1,240,372 1,277,929 Illinois ...........: 66 62 59 48 56 660 627 Indiana ............: 6,718 6,948 6,436 6,466 6,321 77,595 74,573 Kentucky ...........: 24,545 24,280 22,567 22,654 22,698 279,189 283,870 Louisiana ..........: 14,234 14,683 13,845 13,469 13,701 168,474 177,521 Maryland ...........: 11,860 12,033 11,843 10,702 11,939 135,667 134,338 : Mississippi ........: 56,761 62,117 57,286 56,894 58,081 692,269 702,872 Missouri ...........: 35,966 35,298 33,434 33,826 33,801 410,937 421,059 New Jersey .........: 167 181 180 185 169 1,975 1,458 New York ...........: 2,814 2,266 2,738 2,655 2,634 29,361 27,916 North Carolina .....: 79,678 77,885 76,637 74,823 75,998 920,982 912,831 Ohio ...............: 11,651 11,307 11,130 10,292 10,300 129,763 111,559 Oklahoma ...........: 11,870 11,983 11,167 10,841 11,061 127,375 130,626 Pennsylvania .......: 12,268 10,968 11,615 11,190 10,665 134,463 129,710 South Carolina .....: 25,936 25,294 24,916 24,126 24,370 293,970 288,457 Tennessee ..........: 27,690 28,350 27,363 24,329 27,038 320,599 312,596 : Texas ..............: 63,235 62,027 59,304 56,223 59,141 707,839 704,876 Virginia ...........: 28,383 27,966 27,327 26,496 27,319 327,274 315,838 : United States ......: 799,291 794,794 771,996 750,041 764,863 9,210,889 9,229,801 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Alabama ............: 541,136 569,743 564,315 549,783 539,126 6,532,054 6,444,234 Arkansas ...........: 621,767 600,320 596,312 574,790 559,058 6,978,836 6,975,604 California .........: 139,440 124,858 125,027 128,660 131,993 1,609,433 1,648,775 Delaware ...........: 230,300 236,510 237,801 204,762 224,501 2,694,033 2,699,543 Georgia ............: 662,430 664,553 635,985 617,526 614,761 7,539,109 7,786,715 Illinois ...........: 418 397 381 298 348 4,161 3,954 Indiana ............: 31,877 33,040 30,168 30,418 29,233 362,147 343,669 Kentucky ...........: 161,318 161,347 149,152 145,736 143,249 1,822,158 1,842,974 Louisiana ..........: 96,005 99,897 98,795 96,459 97,022 1,168,440 1,197,214 Maryland ...........: 78,038 80,524 78,409 69,279 77,191 889,858 873,721 : Mississippi ........: 347,941 396,451 365,281 360,198 359,139 4,357,265 4,455,128 Missouri ...........: 189,347 188,484 176,922 177,531 176,388 2,147,079 2,128,635 New Jersey .........: 804 908 826 910 823 9,367 6,926 New York ...........: 13,674 11,038 13,671 13,184 12,545 142,273 135,801 North Carolina .....: 659,725 656,067 649,884 622,732 625,724 7,613,765 7,483,477 Ohio ...............: 52,435 50,127 50,348 44,728 45,092 567,052 561,453 Oklahoma ...........: 86,163 88,563 84,378 79,236 79,412 903,784 947,753 Pennsylvania .......: 71,982 64,749 68,870 65,277 63,317 785,017 738,604 South Carolina .....: 195,204 192,766 192,477 187,079 189,401 2,224,904 2,225,473 Tennessee ..........: 165,982 170,801 163,101 142,757 155,788 1,866,899 1,710,853 : Texas ..............: 428,471 420,858 403,068 377,517 390,881 4,750,584 4,656,732 Virginia ...........: 177,596 178,881 175,059 169,819 174,505 2,062,517 1,953,758 : United States ......:5,170,892 5,203,472 5,061,251 4,859,411 4,900,080 59,486,734 59,155,652 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Average Live Weight and Pounds Certified by Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Average live weight : Alabama ............: 5.57 5.49 5.55 5.60 5.62 5.63 5.59 Arkansas ...........: 7.15 7.16 7.06 7.13 7.11 7.07 7.10 California .........: 5.94 6.01 6.01 6.18 6.21 6.18 6.04 Delaware ...........: 7.82 7.56 7.83 7.56 7.82 7.71 7.69 Georgia ............: 6.11 5.95 5.90 6.04 6.07 6.20 6.12 Illinois ...........: 6.31 6.36 6.17 6.26 6.29 6.37 6.29 Indiana ............: 4.60 4.84 4.68 4.79 4.55 4.46 4.58 Kentucky ...........: 6.47 6.49 6.58 6.53 6.55 6.59 6.51 Louisiana ..........: 6.90 7.03 6.96 7.03 6.93 6.75 6.77 Maryland ...........: 6.63 6.62 6.51 6.52 6.57 6.51 6.53 : Mississippi ........: 6.30 6.42 6.40 6.30 6.26 6.24 6.19 Missouri ...........: 5.00 5.24 5.25 5.12 5.18 5.22 5.31 New Jersey .........: 4.58 4.59 4.77 4.70 4.55 4.68 4.83 New York ...........: 5.02 5.01 4.79 4.70 4.68 4.70 4.79 North Carolina .....: 8.26 8.18 8.03 8.15 8.29 8.30 8.25 Ohio ...............: 4.36 4.32 4.29 4.29 4.23 4.30 4.44 Oklahoma ...........: 7.06 7.26 7.03 7.13 7.02 6.50 6.46 Pennsylvania .......: 5.78 5.87 5.68 5.79 5.72 5.84 5.92 South Carolina .....: 7.67 7.44 7.29 7.43 7.52 7.54 7.54 Tennessee ..........: 5.59 5.63 5.69 5.77 5.85 5.85 5.84 : Texas ..............: 6.54 6.51 6.74 6.76 6.63 6.74 6.86 Virginia ...........: 6.24 6.21 6.23 6.19 6.30 6.34 6.26 : United States ......: 6.43 6.39 6.39 6.44 6.46 6.47 6.46 : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : Alabama ............: 395,423 371,497 441,326 411,840 397,178 440,830 402,925 Arkansas ...........: 427,051 368,036 494,172 449,105 410,937 453,059 431,631 California .........: 99,286 94,610 110,217 108,678 102,928 106,766 97,037 Delaware ...........: 172,075 147,346 179,763 172,497 169,145 186,967 175,945 Georgia ............: 461,685 430,267 490,005 455,580 461,687 491,493 474,051 Illinois ...........: 199 216 230 195 235 316 333 Indiana ............: 20,767 21,426 21,977 22,023 20,812 21,528 22,203 Kentucky ...........: 111,510 97,246 128,665 114,267 113,465 124,212 113,440 Louisiana ..........: 74,073 57,701 82,062 73,513 72,507 80,888 74,892 Maryland ...........: 52,670 50,870 54,685 53,918 53,005 57,748 56,489 : Mississippi ........: 260,960 242,859 311,878 273,046 257,424 276,162 263,904 Missouri ...........: 122,818 112,364 148,899 128,531 126,503 139,498 132,106 New Jersey .........: 683 548 473 443 476 547 557 New York ...........: 6,592 6,648 7,066 6,343 6,480 7,094 7,260 North Carolina .....: 471,350 452,267 498,455 470,220 483,054 518,286 494,646 Ohio ...............: 31,578 32,044 37,441 33,001 32,733 36,656 37,663 Oklahoma ...........: 50,526 40,084 56,219 57,187 52,910 52,643 54,574 Pennsylvania .......: 45,447 44,164 46,876 40,957 40,933 48,501 46,771 South Carolina .....: 133,127 125,462 140,662 133,687 136,185 142,567 143,758 Tennessee ..........: 108,444 99,108 124,677 112,880 112,311 119,555 115,761 : Texas ..............: 292,480 227,177 345,681 312,669 291,321 315,284 323,067 Virginia ...........: 125,451 113,851 133,468 123,808 123,304 136,534 126,089 : United States ......:3,613,013 3,270,773 4,009,498 3,696,739 3,611,559 3,923,610 3,750,386 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Average Live Weight and Pounds Certified by Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2021 Total:2020 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Average live weight : Alabama ............: 5.60 5.72 5.73 5.69 5.63 5.60 5.50 Arkansas ...........: 7.07 7.15 7.20 7.21 6.93 7.10 7.00 California .........: 6.07 5.89 5.82 5.83 5.75 6.00 6.00 Delaware ...........: 7.69 7.79 7.82 7.60 7.85 7.70 7.70 Georgia ............: 6.15 6.20 6.11 6.08 5.99 6.10 6.10 Illinois ...........: 6.30 6.36 6.48 6.26 6.24 6.30 6.30 Indiana ............: 4.74 4.76 4.69 4.70 4.62 4.70 4.60 Kentucky ...........: 6.57 6.65 6.61 6.43 6.31 6.50 6.50 Louisiana ..........: 6.74 6.80 7.14 7.16 7.08 6.90 6.70 Maryland ...........: 6.58 6.69 6.62 6.47 6.47 6.60 6.50 : Mississippi ........: 6.13 6.38 6.38 6.33 6.18 6.30 6.30 Missouri ...........: 5.26 5.34 5.29 5.25 5.22 5.20 5.10 New Jersey .........: 4.83 5.01 4.58 4.93 4.88 4.70 4.80 New York ...........: 4.86 4.87 4.99 4.97 4.76 4.80 4.90 North Carolina .....: 8.28 8.42 8.48 8.32 8.23 8.30 8.20 Ohio ...............: 4.50 4.43 4.52 4.35 4.38 4.40 5.00 Oklahoma ...........: 7.26 7.39 7.56 7.31 7.18 7.10 7.30 Pennsylvania .......: 5.87 5.90 5.93 5.83 5.94 5.80 5.70 South Carolina .....: 7.53 7.62 7.72 7.75 7.77 7.60 7.70 Tennessee ..........: 5.99 6.02 5.96 5.87 5.76 5.80 5.50 : Texas ..............: 6.78 6.79 6.80 6.71 6.61 6.70 6.60 Virginia ...........: 6.26 6.40 6.41 6.41 6.39 6.30 6.20 : United States ......: 6.47 6.55 6.56 6.48 6.41 6.46 6.41 : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : Alabama ............: 410,477 433,020 428,086 416,741 410,750 4,960,093 4,910,525 Arkansas ...........: 468,648 452,134 450,931 433,803 421,163 5,260,670 5,245,586 California .........: 104,836 93,586 93,860 96,299 98,668 1,206,771 1,238,170 Delaware ...........: 177,709 183,370 184,030 158,306 173,790 2,080,943 2,084,746 Georgia ............: 494,395 496,790 483,850 465,590 468,444 5,673,837 5,864,085 Illinois ...........: 311 296 283 221 259 3,094 2,932 Indiana ............: 23,238 24,030 21,920 22,165 21,229 263,318 250,517 Kentucky ...........: 122,047 122,133 113,523 110,512 108,195 1,379,215 1,392,988 Louisiana ..........: 72,760 75,438 75,123 73,284 73,836 886,077 906,610 Maryland ...........: 58,376 60,554 58,850 51,733 57,893 666,791 653,838 : Mississippi ........: 263,011 298,089 272,323 264,332 264,937 3,248,925 3,324,904 Missouri ...........: 139,621 139,084 130,327 131,069 129,712 1,580,532 1,564,255 New Jersey .........: 592 670 603 663 604 6,859 5,076 New York ...........: 8,208 6,720 8,222 8,047 7,666 86,346 82,367 North Carolina .....: 507,909 506,099 500,487 480,700 480,801 5,864,274 5,763,790 Ohio ...............: 38,855 37,252 37,694 33,189 33,492 421,598 419,046 Oklahoma ...........: 64,650 66,426 63,224 59,483 59,611 677,537 708,836 Pennsylvania .......: 50,196 45,741 48,096 45,985 44,567 548,234 505,716 South Carolina .....: 146,870 145,071 144,812 141,079 142,735 1,676,015 1,675,743 Tennessee ..........: 123,038 126,022 120,830 106,000 114,923 1,383,549 1,262,853 : Texas ..............: 329,892 323,045 309,633 289,788 298,955 3,658,992 3,557,945 Virginia ...........: 133,442 134,565 131,654 127,251 131,397 1,540,814 1,433,872 : United States ......:3,902,012 3,928,528 3,827,834 3,665,272 3,700,074 44,899,298 44,583,317 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total chilled and frozen ready-to-cook weight. Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Alabama ............: 1,850 1,558 2,067 2,104 1,979 2,093 1,702 Arkansas ...........: 1,595 1,555 1,955 1,758 1,578 1,809 1,636 California .........: 692 700 952 1,048 1,118 1,289 974 Delaware ...........: 724 567 640 698 645 633 588 Georgia ............: 2,901 2,928 3,018 2,927 2,678 3,147 2,963 Illinois ...........: (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) Indiana ............: 131 170 190 180 116 124 154 Kentucky ...........: 524 494 564 550 480 545 544 Louisiana ..........: 302 220 287 305 309 355 366 Maryland ...........: 251 281 317 365 341 311 290 : Mississippi ........: 1,273 1,180 1,464 1,269 1,044 1,141 1,073 Missouri ...........: 335 293 441 408 510 515 391 New Jersey .........: 12 11 7 6 8 10 7 New York ...........: 107 105 115 104 82 90 78 North Carolina .....: 1,703 1,574 1,541 1,482 1,499 1,717 1,522 Ohio ...............: 214 266 172 184 182 254 314 Oklahoma ...........: 205 153 212 253 211 231 224 Pennsylvania .......: 731 777 933 750 762 759 804 South Carolina .....: 826 897 983 918 802 868 924 Tennessee ..........: 488 441 504 408 410 450 565 : Texas ..............: 1,561 1,336 2,349 1,815 1,362 1,397 1,376 Virginia ...........: 328 291 361 342 338 360 346 : United States ......: 18,057 17,104 20,784 19,499 17,919 19,676 18,453 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Alabama ............: 0.47 0.42 0.47 0.51 0.50 0.47 0.42 Arkansas ...........: 0.37 0.42 0.39 0.39 0.38 0.40 0.38 California .........: 0.69 0.73 0.86 0.96 1.07 1.19 0.99 Delaware ...........: 0.42 0.38 0.35 0.40 0.38 0.34 0.33 Georgia ............: 0.62 0.68 0.61 0.64 0.58 0.64 0.62 Illinois ...........: 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.01 Indiana ............: 0.63 0.79 0.86 0.81 0.55 0.57 0.69 Kentucky ...........: 0.47 0.51 0.44 0.48 0.42 0.44 0.48 Louisiana ..........: 0.41 0.38 0.35 0.41 0.42 0.44 0.49 Maryland ...........: 0.47 0.55 0.58 0.67 0.64 0.54 0.51 : Mississippi ........: 0.49 0.48 0.47 0.46 0.40 0.41 0.41 Missouri ...........: 0.27 0.26 0.30 0.32 0.40 0.37 0.30 New Jersey .........: 1.70 1.98 1.42 1.28 1.55 1.73 1.26 New York ...........: 1.60 1.55 1.60 1.61 1.25 1.26 1.06 North Carolina .....: 0.36 0.35 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.33 0.31 Ohio ...............: 0.67 0.82 0.46 0.56 0.55 0.69 0.83 Oklahoma ...........: 0.40 0.38 0.38 0.44 0.40 0.44 0.41 Pennsylvania .......: 1.58 1.73 1.95 1.80 1.83 1.54 1.69 South Carolina .....: 0.62 0.71 0.69 0.68 0.59 0.61 0.64 Tennessee ..........: 0.45 0.44 0.40 0.36 0.36 0.37 0.49 : Texas ..............: 0.53 0.58 0.67 0.58 0.47 0.44 0.42 Virginia ...........: 0.26 0.25 0.27 0.28 0.27 0.26 0.27 : United States ......: 0.50 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.49 0.50 0.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2021 Total:2020 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Alabama ............: 1,814 1,800 1,845 1,849 1,760 22,421 22,878 Arkansas ...........: 1,746 1,800 1,650 1,485 1,472 20,039 22,280 California .........: 840 964 1,025 1,271 1,430 12,303 10,927 Delaware ...........: 569 525 519 515 519 7,142 11,211 Georgia ............: 3,165 2,782 2,731 2,823 3,024 35,087 43,706 Illinois ...........: (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) Indiana ............: 147 168 149 137 121 1,787 1,376 Kentucky ...........: 569 514 481 520 604 6,389 7,188 Louisiana ..........: 327 387 368 388 331 3,945 3,724 Maryland ...........: 283 295 296 295 344 3,669 4,035 : Mississippi ........: 967 1,153 988 915 956 13,423 15,467 Missouri ...........: 401 379 375 391 393 4,832 4,895 New Jersey .........: 6 9 9 12 13 110 62 New York ...........: 114 70 114 99 99 1,177 1,278 North Carolina .....: 1,532 1,495 1,448 1,380 1,494 18,387 23,209 Ohio ...............: 248 251 182 194 171 2,632 2,990 Oklahoma ...........: 247 181 212 216 200 2,545 2,714 Pennsylvania .......: 842 647 814 770 611 9,200 11,732 South Carolina .....: 997 951 966 849 853 10,834 10,302 Tennessee ..........: 624 654 723 663 662 6,592 8,032 : Texas ..............: 1,308 1,244 1,172 1,097 1,061 17,078 22,347 Virginia ...........: 337 343 335 316 388 4,085 5,570 : United States ......: 18,789 17,930 17,745 17,597 17,996 221,549 250,281 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Alabama ............: 0.44 0.41 0.43 0.44 0.43 0.45 0.46 Arkansas ...........: 0.37 0.40 0.36 0.34 0.35 0.38 0.42 California .........: 0.80 1.02 1.08 1.30 1.43 1.01 0.87 Delaware ...........: 0.32 0.29 0.28 0.32 0.30 0.34 0.53 Georgia ............: 0.64 0.56 0.56 0.60 0.64 0.61 0.74 Illinois ...........: 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.02 (Z) Indiana ............: 0.63 0.70 0.68 0.61 0.57 0.67 0.55 Kentucky ...........: 0.46 0.42 0.42 0.47 0.56 0.46 0.51 Louisiana ..........: 0.45 0.51 0.49 0.53 0.45 0.44 0.41 Maryland ...........: 0.48 0.49 0.50 0.57 0.59 0.55 0.61 : Mississippi ........: 0.37 0.39 0.36 0.34 0.36 0.41 0.46 Missouri ...........: 0.29 0.27 0.29 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.31 New Jersey .........: 0.95 1.38 1.47 1.80 2.15 1.58 1.21 New York ...........: 1.37 1.03 1.37 1.21 1.27 1.34 1.53 North Carolina .....: 0.30 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.31 0.31 0.40 Ohio ...............: 0.63 0.67 0.48 0.58 0.51 0.62 0.71 Oklahoma ...........: 0.38 0.27 0.33 0.36 0.33 0.37 0.38 Pennsylvania .......: 1.65 1.39 1.66 1.65 1.35 1.65 2.27 South Carolina .....: 0.67 0.65 0.66 0.60 0.59 0.64 0.61 Tennessee ..........: 0.50 0.52 0.59 0.62 0.57 0.47 0.63 : Texas ..............: 0.39 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.35 0.46 0.62 Virginia ...........: 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.29 0.26 0.39 : United States ......: 0.48 0.45 0.46 0.48 0.48 0.49 0.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Tuberculosis : Alabama ..........: - - - - - - - Arkansas .........: - - - - - - - Delaware .........: - - - - - - - Georgia ..........: - - - - - - - Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: - - - - - - - Virginia .........: - - - - - - - : United States ....: - - - - - - - : number head : Leukosis : Alabama ..........: 28 16 31 140 30 37 50 Arkansas .........: - - - - - - - Delaware .........: 32 15 31 12 14 1 5 Georgia ..........: 9 52 12 1 - 7 1 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: 16 3 8 1 - - 3 Virginia .........: 7 3 10 8 6 11 3 : United States ....: 397 290 234 386 228 360 434 : number head : Septicaemia : Alabama ..........: 10,524 9,402 14,323 13,540 11,001 11,610 7,766 Arkansas .........: 1 12 67 82 209 154 107 Delaware .........: 4,203 2,580 3,858 4,200 3,861 3,914 4,608 Georgia ..........: 20,440 19,674 20,238 18,458 15,667 14,794 14,471 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: 1 - - - - - 1 Texas ............: 8,494 7,992 11,448 9,423 7,663 9,639 8,869 Virginia .........: 7,186 6,164 7,285 6,779 7,198 8,918 9,747 : United States ....: 120,500 111,559 125,668 113,845 106,203 116,854 100,937 : number head : Airsacculitis : Alabama ..........: 2,431 1,976 2,371 2,479 2,520 2,039 1,687 Arkansas .........: 12 35 16 99 110 131 176 Delaware .........: 1,211 698 1,139 1,164 1,570 1,678 1,294 Georgia ..........: 31,390 49,565 47,887 51,847 46,401 57,136 51,569 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - 3 - - - Texas ............: 5,706 4,408 3,969 3,194 2,442 3,283 3,172 Virginia .........: 3,725 3,657 5,079 4,952 4,731 4,433 4,382 : United States ....: 105,407 125,484 124,557 138,527 118,039 117,516 106,837 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2021 Total:2020 Total : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Tuberculosis : Alabama ..........: - - - - - - - Arkansas .........: - - - - - - - Delaware .........: - - - - - - - Georgia ..........: - - - - - - - Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: - - - - - - - Virginia .........: - - - - - - - : United States ....: - - - - - - - : number head : Leukosis : Alabama ..........: 23 40 44 76 79 594 839 Arkansas .........: - - - - - - 5 Delaware .........: 4 5 7 1 9 136 2,695 Georgia ..........: 3 2 6 5 8 106 117 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - 149 North Carolina ...: - - - - - - 220 Texas ............: - 4 4 12 3 54 143 Virginia .........: 6 11 5 9 21 100 629 : United States ....: 625 888 335 448 386 5,011 7,473 : number head : Septicaemia : Alabama ..........: 8,410 10,334 9,402 11,222 9,529 127,063 207,058 Arkansas .........: 166 121 152 231 36 1,338 13,583 Delaware .........: 5,097 4,540 6,258 3,879 5,814 52,812 285,618 Georgia ..........: 14,230 15,323 15,834 16,872 19,188 205,189 276,162 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - 61,070 North Carolina ...: - - 2 - - 4 143,398 Texas ............: 8,546 8,561 6,878 10,601 11,628 109,742 151,299 Virginia .........: 9,788 10,257 9,416 7,483 10,205 100,426 157,879 : United States ....: 111,257 120,258 117,964 120,638 131,178 1,396,861 2,733,632 : number head : Airsacculitis : Alabama ..........: 1,628 1,957 2,323 2,566 2,441 26,418 111,148 Arkansas .........: 206 175 118 163 47 1,288 8,771 Delaware .........: 1,316 977 1,366 1,273 1,959 15,645 202,030 Georgia ..........: 54,150 39,833 55,116 51,830 49,850 586,574 535,372 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - 36,355 North Carolina ...: - - - - - 3 37,011 Texas ............: 3,624 2,649 2,888 5,030 6,638 47,003 66,460 Virginia .........: 1,992 2,351 1,743 2,072 4,220 43,337 107,505 : United States ....: 107,459 93,834 109,939 123,814 135,205 1,406,618 2,055,963 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Alabama ..........: 28 8 33 22 23 21 13 Arkansas .........: 2 1 4 9 36 3 2 Delaware .........: 13 3 1 4 - 2 3 Georgia ..........: 70 66 74 31 78 35 43 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: 41 30 130 59 26 59 81 Virginia .........: 13 - 10 - - 6 1 : United States ....: 649 503 677 469 473 614 558 : number head : Tumors : Alabama ..........: 154 106 151 206 83 123 106 Arkansas .........: 1 - - 1 1 - - Delaware .........: 27 24 44 45 75 82 56 Georgia ..........: 849 877 1,053 982 843 753 788 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: 523 294 608 338 284 304 302 Virginia .........: 113 94 99 103 91 85 76 : United States ....: 4,307 4,003 5,006 4,312 4,198 4,124 3,529 : number head : Bruises : Alabama ..........: 151 110 176 167 183 194 213 Arkansas .........: 2 5 8 7 2 1 6 Delaware .........: 62 35 91 67 42 100 131 Georgia ..........: 313 392 428 416 610 636 209 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: 74 157 127 138 122 134 157 Virginia .........: 297 357 518 575 565 656 796 : United States ....: 2,651 2,768 3,425 3,334 3,361 3,652 3,320 : number head : Cadaver : Alabama ..........: 655 709 651 580 535 646 494 Arkansas .........: - - - 1 - 1 1 Delaware .........: 90 77 100 106 110 129 149 Georgia ..........: 2,846 3,120 3,192 2,766 2,383 2,467 1,269 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: 98 57 68 74 44 71 80 Virginia .........: 93 122 137 93 63 108 64 : United States ....: 8,292 8,875 8,517 7,256 7,527 7,256 6,428 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2021 Total:2020 Total : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Synovitis : Alabama ..........: 13 4 24 12 11 212 700 Arkansas .........: 11 4 8 - - 80 201 Delaware .........: - 2 3 - 4 35 384 Georgia ..........: 41 49 47 43 82 659 871 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - 483 North Carolina ...: - - - - - - 18 Texas ............: 76 45 19 28 28 622 965 Virginia .........: 3 4 8 11 10 66 62 : United States ....: 545 645 833 789 789 7,544 9,292 : number head : Tumors : Alabama ..........: 118 127 123 166 104 1,567 2,177 Arkansas .........: 1 2 - 4 1 11 668 Delaware .........: 50 46 63 40 65 617 3,684 Georgia ..........: 705 654 542 613 653 9,312 10,398 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - 1,421 North Carolina ...: - - - - - - 2,718 Texas ............: 273 255 335 314 259 4,089 4,629 Virginia .........: 49 59 76 76 135 1,056 2,255 : United States ....: 3,413 3,104 3,059 3,313 3,151 45,519 68,429 : number head : Bruises : Alabama ..........: 221 171 168 236 170 2,160 3,358 Arkansas .........: 6 4 6 10 5 62 110 Delaware .........: 119 127 77 64 93 1,008 6,093 Georgia ..........: 253 447 449 493 486 5,132 4,763 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - 3,215 North Carolina ...: - - - - - - 1,547 Texas ............: 95 111 150 120 123 1,508 1,611 Virginia .........: 569 499 344 481 546 6,203 4,933 : United States ....: 3,400 3,380 3,026 3,165 3,440 38,922 51,566 : number head : Cadaver : Alabama ..........: 601 713 659 858 722 7,823 22,126 Arkansas .........: - 2 2 6 2 15 4,404 Delaware .........: 164 121 131 48 54 1,279 13,948 Georgia ..........: 1,075 1,176 1,240 1,141 1,424 24,099 41,333 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - 13,275 North Carolina ...: - - - - - - 22,023 Texas ............: 42 44 31 41 35 685 954 Virginia .........: 101 61 60 107 102 1,111 3,302 : United States ....: 6,942 5,762 6,425 5,531 5,488 84,299 186,139 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Alabama ..........: 4,476 4,067 4,988 5,639 3,755 5,948 5,559 Arkansas .........: 20 52 17 38 21 22 48 Delaware .........: 449 446 1,011 952 727 721 781 Georgia ..........: 32,615 29,099 22,420 16,327 15,217 9,188 7,790 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - - - - - Texas ............: 977 942 1,217 887 773 682 873 Virginia .........: 607 624 718 845 963 632 778 : United States ....: 60,271 56,210 53,922 47,712 44,294 40,665 39,944 : number head : Overscald : Alabama ..........: 75 71 70 129 168 109 69 Arkansas .........: - - 1 8 5 4 3 Delaware .........: 129 179 1,951 1,511 451 337 542 Georgia ..........: 8,926 11,752 9,407 6,724 7,689 10,589 8,268 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - - 1 - - - Texas ............: 412 290 422 515 616 471 1,640 Virginia .........: 13 19 12 14 19 253 66 : United States ....: 13,968 15,860 15,231 14,513 13,317 16,575 14,777 : number head : Miscellaneous 1/ : Alabama ..........: 44,700 16,150 36,496 46,316 52,785 47,574 27,336 Arkansas .........: 56 31 52 193 96 118 91 Delaware .........: 1,363 778 1,550 1,403 1,314 1,023 887 Georgia ..........: 73,618 80,776 74,529 83,271 113,114 116,892 122,269 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - - North Carolina ...: - - 205 1 - - - Texas ............: 3,147 2,263 3,458 2,648 1,326 3,099 2,852 Virginia .........: 4,269 3,964 4,916 6,750 6,698 4,288 6,789 : United States ....: 267,770 233,647 274,196 275,945 304,837 312,413 293,691 : number head : Unknown 2/ : Alabama ..........: 141,505 141,094 157,062 135,048 120,938 126,753 113,801 Arkansas .........: 112,907 124,775 139,492 128,176 112,285 130,842 118,783 Delaware .........: 13,995 8,905 10,225 6,354 5,562 5,577 6,768 Georgia ..........: 170,752 175,594 173,486 163,664 163,301 155,766 142,238 Mississippi ......: 133,438 128,984 174,923 159,884 143,599 150,741 146,407 North Carolina ...: 121,438 116,346 121,912 126,985 133,885 143,031 129,193 Texas ............: 65,025 50,289 71,653 67,764 63,694 71,726 102,592 Virginia .........: 173,275 195,889 222,798 156,159 131,014 142,037 127,870 : United States ....:1,500,969 1,474,562 1,728,982 1,580,506 1,430,162 1,560,312 1,505,600 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2021 Total:2020 Total : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Contamination : Alabama ..........: 5,051 4,891 3,578 4,096 3,595 55,643 88,076 Arkansas .........: 86 75 73 96 64 612 9,514 Delaware .........: 1,097 921 848 518 595 9,066 33,938 Georgia ..........: 10,132 11,977 11,915 4,625 6,072 177,377 545,952 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - 4,939 North Carolina ...: - - - 1 - 1 8,653 Texas ............: 622 674 592 470 415 9,124 11,127 Virginia .........: 809 633 535 705 967 8,816 13,614 : United States ....: 45,185 43,564 42,367 39,974 39,453 553,561 1,011,405 : number head : Overscald : Alabama ..........: 183 98 97 284 127 1,480 2,003 Arkansas .........: 12 78 29 47 28 215 214 Delaware .........: 620 348 109 248 250 6,675 30,803 Georgia ..........: 9,461 7,859 6,000 5,677 10,397 102,749 80,254 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - 3,672 North Carolina ...: - - - - - 1 3,330 Texas ............: 724 373 231 199 214 6,107 4,969 Virginia .........: 23 55 101 914 514 2,003 3,197 : United States ....: 16,194 13,130 13,340 12,862 18,783 178,550 232,822 : number head : Miscellaneous 1/ : Alabama ..........: 31,601 30,262 27,758 31,760 25,108 417,846 222,820 Arkansas .........: 192 77 128 237 130 1,401 278,631 Delaware .........: 815 492 693 521 794 11,633 94,479 Georgia ..........: 128,280 115,228 121,990 103,004 128,045 1,261,016 1,130,277 Mississippi ......: - - - - - - 43,683 North Carolina ...: - - - - - 206 89,463 Texas ............: 2,014 1,305 2,454 1,068 1,014 26,648 36,794 Virginia .........: 3,712 5,420 5,328 5,597 6,340 64,071 107,825 : United States ....: 326,372 295,666 327,345 328,132 347,863 3,587,877 3,567,049 : number head : Unknown 2/ : Alabama ..........: 95,361 97,484 142,249 145,273 156,648 1,573,216 1,631,529 Arkansas .........: 129,663 119,898 117,807 111,819 99,536 1,445,983 1,398,326 Delaware .........: 4,424 5,028 6,442 4,251 4,356 81,887 36,972 Georgia ..........: 139,667 133,934 127,583 144,307 154,266 1,844,558 2,393,103 Mississippi ......: 143,439 161,131 145,385 131,483 143,815 1,763,229 1,321,546 North Carolina ...: 107,436 103,814 103,702 102,236 122,870 1,432,848 1,244,047 Texas ............: 94,649 96,479 86,363 81,926 91,648 943,808 857,621 Virginia .........: 110,829 109,806 104,992 102,020 117,800 1,694,489 501,304 : United States ....:1,444,272 1,382,598 1,417,795 1,443,830 1,475,583 17,945,171 15,051,928 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 and removed with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Slaughtered : Illinois ...........: (Z) 1 - (Z) (Z) 1 (Z) Indiana ............: 1,868 1,705 2,132 1,964 1,920 2,180 2,079 Iowa ...............: 717 857 1,242 1,203 1,216 1,243 1,052 Minnesota ..........: 3,471 3,382 3,780 3,641 3,772 4,119 3,972 Missouri ...........: 423 543 883 765 702 831 809 New York ...........: 64 15 11 18 16 14 16 North Carolina .....: 1,626 1,515 2,015 1,766 1,672 1,880 1,796 Ohio ...............: 513 503 581 513 520 549 518 Pennsylvania .......: 490 479 641 528 510 624 587 South Dakota .......: 336 331 381 337 318 376 348 : Vermont ............: - - - - - - - Wisconsin ..........: 444 392 442 413 380 411 389 : United States ......: 16,611 15,598 19,427 17,009 17,161 18,902 17,855 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Illinois ...........: 6 20 - 2 1 22 7 Indiana ............: 78,095 70,508 88,516 82,458 81,202 89,764 82,832 Iowa ...............: 32,191 38,859 56,602 53,307 53,116 52,833 44,789 Minnesota ..........: 98,479 94,169 102,119 95,811 90,925 98,979 94,107 Missouri ...........: 19,924 16,551 32,528 29,165 25,553 30,558 27,282 New York ...........: 620 337 219 372 349 309 342 North Carolina .....: 66,480 57,891 79,616 69,818 66,548 73,250 68,925 Ohio ...............: 25,309 24,345 28,220 25,271 25,200 25,081 23,946 Pennsylvania .......: 16,051 15,620 20,219 16,481 15,884 18,220 17,717 South Dakota .......: 16,138 15,818 18,246 16,166 14,795 16,659 15,921 : Vermont ............: - - - - - - - Wisconsin ..........: 20,448 18,039 20,474 18,068 17,407 18,397 16,962 : United States ......: 556,649 522,972 649,318 571,606 561,687 605,013 571,231 : pounds : Average live weight : Illinois ...........: 28.16 32.74 - 24.69 32.76 27.99 31.99 Indiana ............: 41.82 41.35 41.51 41.99 42.30 41.18 39.84 Iowa ...............: 44.87 45.34 45.57 44.32 43.67 42.52 42.58 Minnesota ..........: 28.37 27.84 27.01 26.31 24.11 24.03 23.69 Missouri ...........: 47.11 30.47 36.84 38.14 36.39 36.78 33.71 New York ...........: 9.75 21.78 20.12 21.00 21.87 21.40 21.09 North Carolina .....: 40.88 38.21 39.52 39.53 39.80 38.96 38.38 Ohio ...............: 49.31 48.39 48.58 49.24 48.48 45.66 46.25 Pennsylvania .......: 32.79 32.58 31.54 31.21 31.12 29.21 30.16 South Dakota .......: 48.00 47.86 47.89 48.02 46.53 44.25 45.79 : Vermont ............: - - - - - - - Wisconsin ..........: 46.01 46.01 46.31 43.77 45.85 44.75 43.56 : United States ......: 33.51 33.53 33.42 33.61 32.73 32.01 31.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Month - States and United States 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2021 Total:2020 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Slaughtered : Illinois ...........: 1 2 11 61 14 91 66 Indiana ............: 2,096 2,007 1,963 1,934 1,953 23,801 23,259 Iowa ...............: 1,077 1,107 1,168 1,012 1,016 12,910 14,053 Minnesota ..........: 4,030 3,883 3,939 3,898 2,889 44,776 42,117 Missouri ...........: 780 796 626 448 480 8,086 10,636 New York ...........: 11 3 11 27 16 222 213 North Carolina .....: 1,745 1,753 1,826 1,850 1,708 21,152 20,809 Ohio ...............: 577 544 540 624 523 6,505 6,573 Pennsylvania .......: 676 821 978 813 543 7,690 7,318 South Dakota .......: 366 383 371 332 313 4,192 4,758 : Vermont ............: - 2 13 44 2 61 64 Wisconsin ..........: 402 384 386 376 351 4,770 6,083 : United States ......: 18,573 18,176 19,913 18,522 16,190 213,937 221,323 : 1,000 pounds : Total live weight : Illinois ...........: 33 75 282 1,506 361 2,315 1,691 Indiana ............: 81,997 79,563 78,463 77,930 80,261 971,589 945,495 Iowa ...............: 46,141 48,520 50,480 43,942 45,339 566,119 606,934 Minnesota ..........: 99,724 100,745 101,103 96,627 78,190 1,150,978 1,147,353 Missouri ...........: 24,390 23,030 15,116 8,921 9,507 262,525 364,182 New York ...........: 236 60 223 503 294 3,864 3,074 North Carolina .....: 67,720 66,999 69,029 70,180 67,660 824,116 788,382 Ohio ...............: 26,199 25,304 24,916 26,357 25,077 305,225 312,077 Pennsylvania .......: 19,574 21,638 22,932 19,734 16,274 220,344 208,761 South Dakota .......: 16,218 17,544 16,936 14,560 14,082 193,083 217,593 : Vermont ............: - 86 351 1,135 70 1,642 1,754 Wisconsin ..........: 17,536 17,231 17,624 17,192 15,590 214,968 268,901 : United States ......: 588,402 585,139 601,445 564,684 530,470 6,908,616 7,141,912 : pounds : Average live weight : Illinois ...........: 28.78 31.12 26.23 24.69 25.35 25.40 25.60 Indiana ............: 39.12 39.63 39.98 40.28 41.10 40.80 40.70 Iowa ...............: 42.85 43.83 43.21 43.41 44.61 43.90 43.20 Minnesota ..........: 24.74 25.95 25.67 24.79 27.07 25.70 27.20 Missouri ...........: 31.27 28.93 24.16 19.90 19.81 32.50 34.20 New York ...........: 20.66 21.28 20.13 18.76 18.63 17.40 14.40 North Carolina .....: 38.80 38.22 37.81 37.93 39.61 39.00 37.90 Ohio ...............: 45.39 46.55 46.14 42.27 47.96 46.90 47.50 Pennsylvania .......: 28.97 26.35 23.46 24.28 29.98 28.70 28.50 South Dakota .......: 44.36 45.81 45.68 43.89 44.96 46.10 45.70 : Vermont ............: - 35.62 27.05 25.51 32.68 26.90 27.40 Wisconsin ..........: 43.63 44.85 45.67 45.77 44.41 45.10 44.20 : United States ......: 31.68 32.19 30.20 30.49 32.77 32.29 32.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : Illinois ...........: 4 15 - 2 - 17 5 Indiana ............: 62,778 56,590 71,174 66,214 65,011 72,272 66,596 Iowa ...............: 25,500 30,696 44,603 42,022 41,755 41,642 35,130 Minnesota ..........: 78,504 75,383 81,637 76,722 72,745 79,184 75,275 Missouri ...........: 16,177 13,607 26,669 23,697 20,915 24,990 22,022 New York ...........: 371 210 131 229 218 194 216 North Carolina .....: 52,593 45,422 62,997 55,290 52,463 57,479 54,171 Ohio ...............: 20,201 19,463 22,557 20,206 20,148 20,048 19,131 Pennsylvania .......: 12,717 12,437 16,052 13,110 12,589 14,316 14,062 South Dakota .......: 12,910 12,680 14,663 12,993 11,924 13,411 12,817 : Vermont ............: - - - - - - - Wisconsin ..........: 16,166 14,234 16,159 14,239 13,760 14,531 13,387 : United States ......: 444,111 417,224 518,967 456,957 448,360 483,639 455,970 : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Illinois ...........: - - - - - - - Indiana ............: 751 783 913 883 807 852 821 Iowa ...............: 511 559 706 780 813 841 626 Minnesota ..........: 1,135 971 1,049 941 893 1,004 908 Missouri ...........: 176 113 180 224 232 295 269 New York ...........: 7 7 4 7 7 7 7 North Carolina .....: 313 290 402 326 297 389 292 Ohio ...............: 248 240 274 261 315 249 269 Pennsylvania .......: 265 192 373 239 287 289 328 South Dakota .......: 168 189 209 176 149 187 175 : Vermont ............: - - - - - - - Wisconsin ..........: 239 238 278 270 206 263 226 : United States ......: 5,972 5,452 6,478 5,843 5,721 6,180 5,724 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Illinois ...........: (X) (X) - (X) - (X) (X) Indiana ............: 1.18 1.37 1.27 1.32 1.23 1.17 1.22 Iowa ...............: 1.96 1.79 1.56 1.82 1.91 1.98 1.75 Minnesota ..........: 1.43 1.27 1.27 1.21 1.21 1.25 1.19 Missouri ...........: 1.08 0.83 0.67 0.93 1.10 1.17 1.21 New York ...........: 1.92 3.10 3.12 2.95 3.04 3.55 3.01 North Carolina .....: 0.59 0.63 0.63 0.59 0.56 0.67 0.54 Ohio ...............: 1.21 1.22 1.20 1.27 1.54 1.23 1.39 Pennsylvania .......: 2.04 1.52 2.27 1.79 2.23 1.98 2.28 South Dakota .......: 1.29 1.47 1.41 1.33 1.23 1.38 1.35 : Vermont ............: - - - - - - - Wisconsin ..........: 1.45 1.65 1.69 1.86 1.48 1.78 1.66 : United States ......: 1.33 1.29 1.23 1.26 1.26 1.26 1.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Month - States and United States: 2021 and 2020 Total (continued) [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August :September : October : November : December :2021 Total:2020 Total : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Pounds certified 1/ : Illinois ...........: 25 59 222 1,210 291 1,850 1,350 Indiana ............: 65,866 64,115 63,195 62,764 64,403 780,978 761,345 Iowa ...............: 36,353 38,062 39,932 34,786 35,710 446,191 479,284 Minnesota ..........: 79,617 80,397 80,953 77,329 62,493 920,239 918,403 Missouri ...........: 19,772 18,658 12,224 7,391 7,801 213,923 293,945 New York ...........: 154 40 142 334 184 2,423 1,909 North Carolina .....: 53,545 53,013 54,678 55,328 53,175 650,154 622,387 Ohio ...............: 20,921 20,228 19,867 20,631 20,010 243,411 248,897 Pennsylvania .......: 15,552 17,407 18,349 15,689 12,834 175,114 165,083 South Dakota .......: 13,088 14,166 13,708 11,715 11,333 155,408 174,940 : Vermont ............: - 70 285 918 56 1,329 1,417 Wisconsin ..........: 13,816 13,596 13,902 13,570 12,285 169,645 212,562 : United States ......: 469,993 467,592 481,829 451,023 423,091 5,518,756 5,704,920 : 1,000 pounds : Carcass and parts : Illinois ...........: - - 2 18 6 26 13 Indiana ............: 876 832 840 855 803 10,016 9,669 Iowa ...............: 674 753 686 639 513 8,101 7,974 Minnesota ..........: 993 972 983 1,038 695 11,582 12,268 Missouri ...........: 251 200 87 64 103 2,194 2,460 New York ...........: 4 1 4 7 6 68 58 North Carolina .....: 353 300 352 343 367 4,024 4,011 Ohio ...............: 327 262 243 236 235 3,159 3,505 Pennsylvania .......: 363 297 326 320 291 3,570 4,164 South Dakota .......: 161 138 139 156 162 2,009 2,411 : Vermont ............: - 1 2 6 - 9 7 Wisconsin ..........: 236 237 247 231 226 2,897 3,087 : United States ......: 6,229 6,017 5,741 5,671 5,126 70,154 74,954 : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Illinois ...........: (X) (X) 0.76 1.47 1.99 1.39 0.95 Indiana ............: 1.31 1.28 1.31 1.34 1.23 1.27 1.25 Iowa ...............: 1.82 1.94 1.69 1.80 1.42 1.78 1.64 Minnesota ..........: 1.23 1.19 1.20 1.32 1.10 1.24 1.32 Missouri ...........: 1.25 1.06 0.71 0.86 1.31 1.02 0.83 New York ...........: 2.83 1.96 2.93 2.19 2.95 2.73 2.95 North Carolina .....: 0.65 0.56 0.64 0.62 0.69 0.62 0.64 Ohio ...............: 1.54 1.28 1.21 1.13 1.16 1.28 1.39 Pennsylvania .......: 2.28 1.68 1.75 2.00 2.21 2.00 2.46 South Dakota .......: 1.22 0.96 1.00 1.32 1.41 1.28 1.36 : Vermont ............: - 0.93 0.63 0.60 (X) 0.67 0.49 Wisconsin ..........: 1.68 1.72 1.74 1.68 1.80 1.68 1.43 : United States ......: 1.31 1.27 1.18 1.24 1.20 1.26 1.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Total chilled and frozen ready-to-cook weight. 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 349 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2021. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 31 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 Jean Porter, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ................ (202) 690-3223 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter......................................... (202) 720-0585 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-4751 Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ........... (202) 720-8784 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ........................... (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Chicken Hatchery, Egg Products............................ (202) 690-3237 Seth Riggins - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ................................. (202) 690-4870 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs .............................................. (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery......................................... 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