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Poultry Slaughter
ISSN: 1949-1581
Released May 22, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 1 Percent from Last Year April 2019 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. April 2020 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays.
Poultry certified wholesome during April 2020 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.09 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the amount certified in April 2019. The March 2020 revised certified total at 4.43 billion pounds, was up 12 percent from
March 2019. The March revision represented an increase of 8.72 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds
certified.
The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during April 2020 was 5.40 billion pounds, down
1 percent from 5.46 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.77 billion pounds, down slightly from April 2019. Mature chickens, at 68.5 million pounds, were up 7 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled
552 million pounds, down 9 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 15.0 million pounds, down 8 percent from last year.
Young chickens slaughtered during April 2020 averaged 6.37 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from April 2019. The
average live weight of mature chickens was 6.98 pounds per bird, up 5 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered
during April 2020 averaged 32.3 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from April 2019.
Ante-mortem condemnations during April 2020 totaled 11.5 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the
live weight inspected, as compared with 0.23 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 28.5 million pounds, were 0.69 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.86 percent a year earlier.
2 Poultry Slaughter (May 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type – United States [Federally inspected only]
Commodity April 2019
March 2020
April 2020
April 2020 as % of January to April 2020 as
percent of 2019 April
2019 March 2020
2019 2020
(1,000 head) (1,000 head) (1,000 head) (percent) (percent) (1,000 head) (1,000 head) (percent)
Slaughtered Chickens Young ........................ Mature ....................... Light ....................... Heavy .................... Total .......................... Turkeys Young ........................ Old ............................. Total .......................... Ducks .............................
758,442 9,649 3,159 6,490
768,091
18,311 125
18,436
2,314
810,686 10,379
3,302 7,077
821,065
19,286 150
19,436
2,401
749,023 9,817 2,518 7,299
758,840
16,981 107
17,088
2,139
99 102
80 112
99
93 86 93
92
92 95 76
103 92
88 71 88
89
2,975,312 38,120 12,195 25,925
3,013,432
73,004 421
73,425
9,267
3,096,747 39,512 11,877 27,635
3,136,259
72,483 509
72,992
9,176
104 104
97 107 104
99 121
99
99
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent)
Total live weight Chickens Young ........................ Mature ....................... Light ....................... Heavy .................... Total .......................... Turkeys Young ........................ Old ............................. Total .......................... Ducks ............................. Other 1 ........................... Total ...............................
4,769,674 63,857 10,851 53,006
4,833,531
601,863 3,821
605,684
16,335
193
5,455,743
5,124,840 70,124 11,322 58,802
5,194,964
631,105 4,619
635,724
16,858
253
5,847,799
4,768,614 68,479
8,605 59,874
4,837,093
548,888 3,325
552,213
15,008
163
5,404,477
100 107
79 113 100
91 87 91
92
84
99
93 98 76
102 93
87 72 87
89
64
92
18,559,388 254,593
41,892 212,701
18,813,981
2,405,705 12,602
2,418,307
65,756
711
21,298,755
19,687,503 268,984
41,180 227,804
19,956,487
2,377,761 15,627
2,393,388
64,433
856
22,415,164
106 106
98 107 106
99 124
99
98
120
105
(pounds) (pounds) (pounds) (percent) (percent) (pounds) (pounds) (percent)
Average live weight Chickens Young ........................ Mature ....................... Light ....................... Heavy .................... Total .......................... Turkeys Young ........................ Old ............................. Total .......................... Ducks .............................
6.29 6.62 3.43 8.17 6.29
32.87 30.57 32.85
7.06
6.32 6.76 3.43 8.31 6.33
32.72 30.79 32.71
7.02
6.37 6.98 3.42 8.20 6.37
32.32 31.07 32.32
7.02
101 105 100 100 101
98 102
98
99
101 103 100
99 101
99 101
99
100
6.24 6.68 3.44 8.20 6.24
32.95 29.93 32.94
7.10
6.36 6.81 3.47 8.24 6.36
32.80 30.70 32.79
7.02
102 102 101 100 102
100 103 100
99
1 Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab.
Poultry Slaughter (May 2020) 3 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type – United States [Ready-to-cook weights]
Commodity April 2019
March 2020
April 2020
April 2020 as % of January to April 2020 as
percent of 2019 April
2019 March 2020
2019 2020
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent)
Chilled Chickens Young ........................ Mature ....................... Light ...................... Heavy .................... Total .......................... Turkeys Young ........................ Old ............................. Total .......................... Ducks ............................ Other 1 ........................... Total .............................. Frozen Chickens Young ........................ Mature ....................... Light ...................... Heavy .................... Total .......................... Turkeys Young ........................ Old ............................. Total .......................... Ducks ............................ Other 1 ........................... Total .............................. Chilled and frozen Chickens Young ........................ Mature ....................... Light ...................... Heavy .................... Total .......................... Turkeys Young ........................ Old ............................. Total .......................... Ducks ............................ Other 1 ........................... Total ..............................
3,338,774 42,602
5,553 37,049
3,381,376
299,594 2,845
302,439
4,407
122
3,688,344
251,290 - - -
251,290
181,103 88
181,191
7,517
11
440,009
3,590,064 42,602
5,553 37,049
3,632,666
480,697 2,933
483,630
11,924
133
4,128,353
3,585,188 47,137
5,864 41,273
3,632,325
312,982 3,315
316,297
4,278
158
3,953,058
276,027 - - -
276,027
190,627 105
190,732
7,987
14
474,760
3,861,215 47,137
5,864 41,273
3,908,352
503,609 3,420
507,029
12,265
172
4,427,818
3,312,855 46,139
4,422 41,717
3,358,994
280,143 2,494
282,637
3,542
98
3,645,271
274,966 - - -
274,966
158,637 38
158,675
7,459
13
441,113
3,587,821 46,139
4,422 41,717
3,633,960
438,780 2,532
441,312
11,001
111
4,086,384
99 108
80 113
99
94 88 93
80
80
99
109 (X) (X) (X)
109
88 43 88
99
118
100
100 108
80 113 100
91 86 91
92
83
99
92 98 75
101 92
90 75 89
83
62
92
100 (X) (X) (X)
100
83 36 83
93
93
93
93 98 75
101 93
87 74 87
90
65
92
12,985,679 169,185
21,211 147,974
13,154,864
1,200,117 9,355
1,209,472
18,464
452
14,383,252
988,538 77
- 77
988,615
720,123 226
720,349
29,628
33
1,738,625
13,974,217 169,262
21,211 148,051
14,143,479
1,920,240 9,581
1,929,821
48,092
485
16,121,877
13,751,051 181,422
21,030 160,392
13,932,473
1,190,468 11,462
1,201,930
16,550
530
15,151,483
1,073,507 - - -
1,073,507
707,821 268
708,089
30,370
49
1,812,015
14,824,558 181,422
21,030 160,392
15,005,980
1,898,289 11,730
1,910,019
46,920
579
16,963,498
106 107
99 108 106
99 123
99
90
117
105
109 (X) (X) (X)
109
98 119
98
103
148
104
106 107
99 108 106
99 122
99
98
119
105
- Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1 Includes geese, guineas, and squab.
4 Poultry Slaughter (May 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type – United States [Federally inspected only]
Commodity April 2019
March 2020
April 2020
April 2020 as % of January to April 2020 as
percent of 2019 April
2019 March 2020
2019 2020
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent)
Live weight Chickens Young ........................ Mature ....................... Light ....................... Heavy .................... Total .......................... Turkeys .......................... Young ........................ Old ............................. Total .......................... Ducks ............................. Total 1 ............................
10,153 570
92 478
10,723
1,629 23
1,652
64
12,439
9,910 554
82 472
10,464
1,668 40
1,708
61
12,233
9,479 619
77 542
10,098
1,298 28
1,326
69
11,493
93 109
84 113
94
80 122
80
108
92
96 112
94 115
97
78 70 78
113
94
42,343 2,556
496 2,060
44,899
6,961 145
7,106
294
52,301
39,942 2,291
369 1,922
42,233
6,330 160
6,490
274
48,997
94 90 74 93 94
91 110
91
93
94
(percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)
Percent of live weight condemned 2 Chickens Young ........................ Mature ....................... Light ....................... Heavy .................... Total .......................... Turkeys Young ........................ Old ............................. Total .......................... Ducks ............................. Total 1 ............................
0.21 0.89 0.85 0.90 0.22
0.27 0.60 0.27
0.39
0.23
0.19 0.79 0.72 0.80 0.20
0.26 0.87 0.27
0.36
0.21
0.20 0.90 0.89 0.91 0.21
0.24 0.84 0.24
0.46
0.21
95 101 105 101
95
89 140
89
118
91
105 114 124 114 105
92 97 89
128
100
0.23 1.00 1.18 0.97 0.24
0.29 1.15 0.29
0.45
0.25
0.20 0.85 0.90 0.84 0.21
0.27 1.02 0.27
0.43
0.22
87 85 76 87 88
93 89 93
96
88
1 Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2 Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected.
Poultry Slaughter (May 2020) 5 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type – United States [Federally inspected only]
Commodity April 2019
March 2020
April 2020
April 2020 as % of January to April 2020 as
percent of 2019 April
2019 March 2020
2019 2020
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent)
Carcass and parts Chickens Young ........................ Mature ....................... Light ...................... Heavy .................... Total .......................... Turkeys Young ........................ Old ............................. Total .......................... Ducks ............................ Other 1 ........................... Total ..............................
26,546 1,491
390 1,101
28,037
7,495 149
7,644
308
2
35,991
23,974 1,555
477 1,078
25,529
6,923 176
7,099
297
3
32,928
20,605 1,339
364 975
21,944
6,090 127
6,217
293
2
28,456
78 90 93 89 78
81 85 81
95
100
79
86 86 76 90 86
88 72 88
99
67
86
104,038 6,148 1,548 4,600
110,186
28,618 451
29,069
1,184
7
140,446
91,319 5,652 1,778 3,874
96,971
26,520 589
27,109
1,295
9
125,384
88 92
115 84 88
93 131
93
109
129
89
(percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)
Percent of weight condemned 2 Chickens Young ........................ Mature ....................... Light ...................... Heavy .................... Total .......................... Turkeys Young ........................ Old ............................. Total .......................... Ducks ............................ Other 1 ........................... Total ..............................
0.73 3.38 6.56 2.89 0.77
1.54 4.83 1.56
2.52
1.48
0.86
0.62 3.19 7.52 2.55 0.65
1.36 4.89 1.38
2.36
1.71
0.74
0.57 2.82 7.61 2.28 0.60
1.37 4.78 1.39
2.59
1.77
0.69
78 83
116 79 78
89 99 89
103
120
80
92 88
101 89 92
101 98
101
110
104
93
0.74 3.50 6.80 3.01 0.77
1.47 4.50 1.48
2.40
1.42
0.86
0.61 3.02 7.80 2.36 0.64
1.38 4.78 1.40
2.69
1.53
0.73
82 86
115 78 83
94 106
95
112
108
85 1 Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2 Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations.
6 Poultry Slaughter (May 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type – United States: March and April 2020
Commodity Tuberculosis Leukosis Septicaemia
March April March April March April
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Chickens Young ...................................... Mature ..................................... Light ..................................... Heavy .................................. Total ........................................ Turkeys Young ...................................... Old ........................................... Total ........................................
- - - - -
- - -
- - - - -
- - -
1,814
105 45 60
1,919
14 12 26
1,373
66 42 24
1,439
25 6
31
638,032
92,520 66,974 25,546
730,552
13,805 975
14,780
604,059
76,448 51,263 25,185
680,507
14,407 883
15,290
Commodity Airsacculitis Synovitis Tumors
March April March April March April
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Chickens Young ...................................... Mature ..................................... Light ..................................... Heavy .................................. Total ........................................ Turkeys Young ...................................... Old ........................................... Total ........................................
461,913
8,391 5,217 3,174
470,304
2,611 529
3,140
360,437
8,415 5,944 2,471
368,852
2,674 247
2,921
1,408
129 64 65
1,537
123 6
129
1,534
129 65 64
1,663
93 -
93
15,509 32,597 14,510 18,087 48,106
88 198 286
13,632 22,238
9,711 12,527 35,870
112 127 239
Commodity Bruises Cadaver Contamination
March April March April March April
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Chickens Young ...................................... Mature ..................................... Light ..................................... Heavy .................................. Total ........................................ Turkeys Young ...................................... Old ........................................... Total ........................................
8,429 1,172
946 226
9,601
84 22
106
7,517 1,508 1,450
58 9,025
85 6
91
38,744
312 153 159
39,056
803 25
828
36,543
222 104 118
36,765
946 23
969
122,546
27,323 24,086
3,237 149,869
579 98
677
121,596
17,194 15,218
1,976 138,790
597 108 705
Commodity Overscald Miscellaneous 1 Total
March April March April March April
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Chickens Young ...................................... Mature ..................................... Light ..................................... Heavy .................................. Total ........................................ Turkeys Young ...................................... Old ........................................... Total ........................................
30,766
562 22
540 31,328
141 22
163
28,055
221 4
217 28,276
85 24
109
620,879
67,132 42,351 24,781
688,011
5,725 617
6,342
560,876
48,319 26,533 21,786
609,195
5,108 529
5,637
1,940,040
230,243 154,368
75,875 2,170,283
23,973 2,504
26,477
1,735,622
174,760 110,334
64,426 1,910,382
24,132 1,953
26,085
- Represents zero. 1 Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper
inspection of the carcass.
Poultry Slaughter (May 2020) 7 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight – States and United States: March and April 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
State Slaughtered
Total live weight
Average live weight
March April March April March April
(1,000 head) (1,000 head) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (pounds) (pounds)
Alabama ............................. Alaska ................................ Arizona ............................... Arkansas ............................ California ............................ Colorado ............................ Connecticut ........................ Delaware ............................ Florida ................................ Georgia .............................. Hawaii ................................ Idaho .................................. Illinois ................................. Indiana ............................... Iowa .................................... Kansas ............................... Kentucky ............................ Louisiana ............................ Maine ................................. Maryland ............................ Massachusetts ................... Michigan ............................. Minnesota .......................... Mississippi .......................... Missouri .............................. Montana ............................. Nebraska ............................ Nevada ............................... New Hampshire ................. New Jersey ........................ New Mexico ....................... New York ........................... North Carolina ................... North Dakota ...................... Ohio .................................... Oklahoma ........................... Oregon ............................... Pennsylvania ..................... Rhode Island ...................... South Carolina ................... South Dakota ..................... Tennessee ......................... Texas ................................. Utah .................................... Vermont ............................. Virginia ............................... Washington ........................ West Virginia ...................... Wisconsin ........................... Wyoming ............................ United States .....................
103,567 - -
87,482 24,815
(D) -
33,308 (D)
111,372
- (D) (D)
6,458 995
- 24,888 16,219
(D) 12,049
-
(D) (D)
63,073 36,712
- (D)
- -
120
- 2,600
77,427 -
(D) 12,390
(D) 11,397
(D) 25,879
-
27,054 60,365
- (D)
27,337 (D) (D) (D)
-
810,686
97,103 - -
83,142 23,635
(D) -
22,295 (D)
103,723
- (D) (D)
6,491 649 (D)
23,505 14,658
(D) 10,127
-
(D) (D)
59,582 35,380
- (D)
- -
86
- 2,025
72,366 -
(D) 10,697
(D) 9,698
(D) 23,757
-
25,688 53,407
- (D)
25,866 (D) (D) (D)
-
749,023
572,747 - -
606,007 149,722
(D) -
251,610 (D)
672,263
- (D) (D)
29,590 5,085
- 159,963 106,414
(D) 76,982
-
(D) (D)
397,843 182,659
- (D)
- -
526
- 12,130
626,280 -
(D) 88,412
(D) 64,951
(D) 195,132
-
141,398 383,810
- (D)
165,123 (D) (D) (D)
-
5,124,840
539,921 - -
579,327 141,024
(D) -
175,540 (D)
632,913
- (D) (D)
29,556 3,280
(D) 153,945
96,927 (D)
64,919
- (D) (D)
376,810 182,138
- (D)
- -
406
- 9,937
586,829 -
(D) 78,886
(D) 55,664
(D) 177,600
-
139,344 343,324
- (D)
158,360 (D) (D) (D)
-
4,768,614
5.53 - -
6.93 6.03
(D) -
7.55 (D)
6.04
- (D) (D)
4.58 5.11
- 6.43 6.56
(D) 6.39
-
(D) (D)
6.31 4.98
- (D)
- -
4.40
- 4.67 8.09
- (D)
7.14 (D)
5.70 (D)
7.54
- 5.23 6.36
- (D)
6.04 (D) (D) (D)
-
6.32
5.56 - -
6.97 5.97
(D) -
7.87 (D)
6.10
- (D) (D)
4.55 5.05
(D) 6.55 6.61
(D) 6.41
-
(D) (D)
6.32 5.15
- (D)
- -
4.73
- 4.91 8.11
- (D)
7.37 (D)
5.74 (D)
7.48
- 5.42 6.43
- (D)
6.12 (D) (D) (D)
-
6.37
- Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
8 Poultry Slaughter (May 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations – States and United States: March and April 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
State
Total chilled and frozen pounds certified 1
Post-mortem condemnations
Carcass and parts Percent 2
March April March April March April
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)
Alabama ............................. Alaska ................................. Arizona ............................... Arkansas ............................ California ............................ Colorado ............................. Connecticut ........................ Delaware ............................ Florida ................................. Georgia ............................... Hawaii ................................. Idaho ................................... Illinois .................................. Indiana ................................ Iowa .................................... Kansas ............................... Kentucky ............................. Louisiana ............................ Maine .................................. Maryland ............................. Massachusetts ................... Michigan ............................. Minnesota ........................... Mississippi .......................... Missouri .............................. Montana ............................. Nebraska ............................ Nevada ............................... New Hampshire ................. New Jersey ........................ New Mexico ........................ New York ............................ North Carolina .................... North Dakota ...................... Ohio .................................... Oklahoma ........................... Oregon ............................... Pennsylvania ...................... Rhode Island ...................... South Carolina ................... South Dakota ..................... Tennessee ......................... Texas .................................. Utah .................................... Vermont .............................. Virginia ............................... Washington ........................ West Virginia ...................... Wisconsin ........................... Wyoming ............................ United States .....................
435,980 - -
458,068 112,056
(D) -
193,948 (D)
503,955
- (D) (D)
21,572 3,405
- 121,066
80,304 (D)
57,440
- (D) (D)
299,705 133,974
- (D)
- -
384
- 7,356
480,828 -
(D) 66,043
(D) 44,469
(D) 147,177
-
104,106 294,798
- (D)
119,233 (D) (D) (D)
-
3,861,215
411,608 - -
434,226 105,723
(D) -
135,667 (D)
474,722
- (D) (D)
21,569 2,236
(D) 116,409
73,309 (D)
48,223
- (D) (D)
281,209 133,864
- (D)
- -
302
- 5,932
452,405 -
(D) 58,836
(D) 37,673
(D) 133,960
-
102,957 262,933
- (D)
114,446 (D) (D) (D)
-
3,587,821
2,030 - -
2,120 1,115
(D) -
1,435 (D)
4,116
- (D) (D)
146 485
- 581 319 (D)
503
- (D) (D)
1,601 473
- (D)
- - 5
-
120 1,949
- (D)
227 (D)
1,250 (D)
1,107
- 674
2,081 -
(D) 644 (D) (D) (D)
-
23,974
1,850 - -
1,699 1,113
(D) -
958 (D)
3,565
- (D) (D)
151 260 (D)
645 291 (D)
451
- (D) (D)
1,317 427
- (D)
- - 2
-
98 1,937
- (D)
253 (D)
832 (D)
912
- 809
1,597 -
(D) 457 (D) (D) (D)
-
20,605
0.46 (X) (X)
0.46 0.99
(D) (X)
0.73 (D)
0.81
(X) (D) (D)
0.67 12.47
(X) 0.48 0.40
(D) 0.87
(X) (D) (D)
0.53 0.35
(X) (D) (X) (X)
1.19
(X) 1.61 0.40
(X) (D)
0.34 (D)
2.73 (D)
0.75
(X) 0.64 0.70
(X) (D)
0.54 (D) (D) (D) (X)
0.62
0.45 (X) (X)
0.39 1.04
(D) (X)
0.70 (D)
0.75
(X) (D) (D)
0.70 10.42
(D) 0.55 0.40
(D) 0.93
(X) (D) (D)
0.47 0.32
(X) (D) (X) (X)
0.66
(X) 1.62 0.43
(X) (D)
0.43 (D)
2.16 (D)
0.68
(X) 0.78 0.60
(X) (D)
0.40 (D) (D) (D) (X)
0.57
- Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1 Ready-to-cook weights. 2 Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations.
Poultry Slaughter (May 2020) 9 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause – States and United States: March and April 2020 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure]
State Tuberculosis Leukosis Septicaemia
March April March April March April
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Alabama ...................................... Arkansas ..................................... Delaware ..................................... Georgia ....................................... Mississippi ................................... North Carolina ............................ Texas .......................................... Virginia ........................................ United States ..............................
- - - - - - - -
-
- - - - - - - -
-
122 37
703 1
138 83
106 74
1,814
163 37
214 8
35 68
117 36
1,373
38,185 32,648 49,381 58,754 19,912 51,001 60,234 17,785
638,032
41,456 31,150 34,433 56,765 12,144 52,808 55,233 16,893
604,059
State Airsacculitis Synovitis Tumors
March April March April March April
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Alabama ...................................... Arkansas ..................................... Delaware ..................................... Georgia ....................................... Mississippi ................................... North Carolina ............................ Texas .......................................... Virginia ........................................ United States ..............................
35,606 8,636
54,869 109,663
13,613 16,827 22,836 24,361
461,913
30,217 6,651
30,137 72,563
7,472 15,342 17,541 20,309
360,437
126 71 68
104 136
42 131
2
1,408
198 97 27 47
148 47
313 2
1,534
1,298 1,057
628 2,156
789 1,075 1,043
354
15,509
1,151 1,004
358 1,812
572 1,121
888 274
13,632
State Bruises Cadaver Contamination
March April March April March April
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Alabama ...................................... Arkansas ..................................... Delaware ..................................... Georgia ....................................... Mississippi ................................... North Carolina ............................ Texas .......................................... Virginia ........................................ United States ..............................
645 168 791 719 944 420 380 578
8,429
607 166 699 738 724 415 369 431
7,517
4,125 2,882 1,863 9,035 3,699 5,316
308 619
38,744
4,209 2,799 1,197 8,719 2,202 5,466
295 629
36,543
14,346 6,218 6,293
41,644 1,699 2,929 3,863 2,007
122,546
13,796 3,263 2,601
52,148 911
2,501 3,773 1,745
121,596
State Overscald Miscellaneous 1 Total
March April March April March April
(head) (head) (head) (head) (head) (head)
Alabama ...................................... Arkansas ..................................... Delaware ..................................... Georgia ....................................... Mississippi ................................... North Carolina ............................ Texas .......................................... Virginia ........................................ United States ..............................
560 1,793 4,266 5,505
885 2,831
441 381
30,766
504 1,791 1,896 3,998
618 2,078
750 414
28,055
32,055 86,650 11,697
105,793 14,376 32,614 17,849 20,289
620,879
23,902 81,510
7,571 110,149
9,285 27,280 16,748 11,256
560,876
127,068 140,160 130,559 333,374
56,191 113,138 107,191
66,450
1,940,040
116,203 128,468
79,133 306,947
34,111 107,126
96,027 51,989
1,735,622
- Represents zero. 1 Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper
inspection of the carcass.
10 Poultry Slaughter (May 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight – States and United States: March and April 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
State Slaughtered
Total live weight
Average live weight
March April March April March April
(1,000 head) (1,000 head) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (pounds) (pounds)
Alabama ............................. Alaska ................................. Arizona ............................... Arkansas ............................ California ............................ Colorado ............................. Connecticut ........................ Delaware ............................ Florida ................................. Georgia ............................... Hawaii ................................. Idaho ................................... Illinois .................................. Indiana ................................ Iowa .................................... Kansas ............................... Kentucky ............................. Louisiana ............................ Maine .................................. Maryland ............................. Massachusetts ................... Michigan ............................. Minnesota ........................... Mississippi .......................... Missouri .............................. Montana ............................. Nebraska ............................ Nevada ............................... New Hampshire ................. New Jersey ........................ New Mexico ........................ New York ............................ North Carolina .................... North Dakota ...................... Ohio .................................... Oklahoma ........................... Oregon ............................... Pennsylvania ...................... Rhode Island ...................... South Carolina ................... South Dakota ..................... Tennessee ......................... Texas .................................. Utah .................................... Vermont .............................. Virginia ............................... Washington ........................ West Virginia ...................... Wisconsin ........................... Wyoming ............................ United States .....................
- - -
3,172 (D)
- - - -
(D)
- (D)
- 2,121 1,262
- (D)
- - -
- (D)
3,421 -
970 - - - -
(D)
- (D)
1,815 -
584 - -
518 (D) (D)
(D)
- (Z) (D)
- 2,300
- -
551 -
19,286
- - -
3,016 (D)
- - - -
(D)
- (D) (Z)
1,884 1,114
(D) (D)
- - -
- (D)
3,000 -
898 - - - - -
- (D)
1,568 -
606 - -
291 (D) (D)
(D)
- (Z) (D)
- 1,949
- -
615 -
16,981
- - -
60,826 (D)
- - - -
(D)
- (D)
- 87,068 54,829
- (D)
- - -
- (D)
97,248 -
31,810 - - - -
(D)
- (D)
71,549 -
28,618 - -
15,426 (D) (D)
(D)
- 5
(D) -
61,813 - -
23,238 -
631,105
- - -
56,869 (D)
- - - -
(D)
- (D)
2 77,207 47,836
(D) (D)
- - -
- (D)
83,365 -
29,771 - - - - -
- (D)
58,256 -
28,819 - -
9,041 (D) (D)
(D)
- 1
(D) -
53,464 - -
26,134 -
548,888
- - -
19.18 (D)
- - - -
(D)
- (D)
- 41.05 43.45
- (D)
- - -
- (D)
28.43 -
32.78 - - - -
(D)
- (D)
39.42 -
48.98 - -
29.79 (D) (D)
(D)
- 32.52
(D) -
26.87 - -
42.21 -
32.72
- - -
18.86 (D)
- - - -
(D)
- (D)
28.77 40.98 42.96
(D) (D)
- - -
- (D)
27.79 -
33.14 - - - - -
- (D)
37.15 -
47.54 - -
31.06 (D) (D)
(D)
- 32.34
(D) -
27.43 - -
42.46 -
32.32
- Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown.
Poultry Slaughter (May 2020) 11 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations – States and United States: March and April 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding]
State
Total chilled and frozen pounds certified 1
Post-mortem condemnations
Carcass and parts Percent 2
March April March April March April
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)
Alabama ............................. Alaska ................................ Arizona ............................... Arkansas ............................ California ............................ Colorado ............................ Connecticut ........................ Delaware ............................ Florida ................................ Georgia .............................. Hawaii ................................ Idaho .................................. Illinois ................................. Indiana ............................... Iowa .................................... Kansas ............................... Kentucky ............................ Louisiana ............................ Maine ................................. Maryland ............................ Massachusetts ................... Michigan ............................. Minnesota .......................... Mississippi .......................... Missouri .............................. Montana ............................. Nebraska ............................ Nevada ............................... New Hampshire ................. New Jersey ........................ New Mexico ....................... New York ........................... North Carolina ................... North Dakota ...................... Ohio .................................... Oklahoma ........................... Oregon ............................... Pennsylvania ..................... Rhode Island ...................... South Carolina ................... South Dakota ..................... Tennessee ......................... Texas ................................. Utah .................................... Vermont ............................. Virginia ............................... Washington ........................ West Virginia ...................... Wisconsin ........................... Wyoming ............................ United States .....................
- - -
50,664 (D)
- - - -
(D)
- (D)
- 70,057 43,247
- (D)
- - -
- (D)
77,955 -
25,526 - - - -
(D)
- (D)
56,102 -
22,881 - -
12,021 (D) (D)
(D)
- 4
(D) -
49,027 - -
18,427 -
503,609
- - -
47,374 (D)
- - - -
(D)
- (D)
2 62,241 37,827
(D) (D)
- - -
- (D)
66,573 -
23,843 - - - - -
- (D)
45,946 -
22,999 - -
7,112 (D) (D)
(D)
- 1
(D) -
42,578 - -
20,694 -
438,780
- - -
397 (D)
- - - -
(D)
- (D)
- 913 762
- (D)
- - -
- (D)
991 -
218 - - - -
(D)
- (D)
348 -
371 - -
522 (D) (D)
(D)
- -
(D) -
916 - -
215 -
6,923
- - -
384 (D)
- - - -
(D)
- (D)
- 810 722 (D) (D)
- - -
- (D)
973 -
215 - - - - -
- (D)
298 -
379 - -
273 (D) (D)
(D)
- -
(D) -
755 - -
275 -
6,090
(X) (X) (X)
0.78 (D) (X) (X) (X) (X) (D)
(X) (D) (X)
1.29 1.73
(X) (D) (X) (X) (X)
(X) (D)
1.26 (X)
0.85 (X) (X) (X) (X) (D)
(X) (D)
0.62 (X)
1.59 (X) (X)
4.16 (D) (D)
(D) (X) (X) (D) (X)
1.83 (X) (X)
1.15 (X)
1.36
(X) (X) (X)
0.80 (D) (X) (X) (X) (X) (D)
(X) (D) (X)
1.28 1.87
(D) (D) (X) (X) (X)
(X) (D)
1.44 (X)
0.90 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
(X) (D)
0.64 (X)
1.62 (X) (X)
3.70 (D) (D)
(D) (X) (X) (D) (X)
1.74 (X) (X)
1.31 (X)
1.37
- Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1 Ready-to-cook weights. 2 Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations.
12 Poultry Slaughter (May 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates
Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant.
Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations.
Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation
pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel.
Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the
live bird.
Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight.
Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards.
Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks.
Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations.
Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age.
Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered.
Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and
removed from the slaughter line and destroyed.
Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food.
Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations.
Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons.
Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young
breeders.
Poultry Slaughter (May 2020) 13 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Statistical Methodology
Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is
under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total
live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 370 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2019. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 33 States.
Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include
any revisions made to current and previous year’s published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or
corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year’s data after publication of the annual summary in February.
Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated
to monthly totals for this release.
Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering
a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the
plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has
only a minimal impact on the published totals.
Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However,
they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the
data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.
Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to [email protected]
Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ...................................................................................................... (202) 692-0069
Tony Dorn, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ................................................................... (202) 690-3223
Holly Brenize – Poultry Slaughter ......................................................................................................... (202) 720-0585 Alissa Cowell-Mytar – Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses ........................................ (202) 720-4751
Liana Cuffman – Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ....................................................... (202) 720-8784
Fatema Haque – Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ............................................................................... (202) 690-3244 Kim Linonis – Layers, Eggs, Egg Products ........................................................................................... (202) 690-3676
Adam Peters – Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ......................................................................................... (202) 690-4870
Takiyah Walker – Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery ........................................................................ (202) 720-6147
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