Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released October 25, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 5 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during September 2010 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.75 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the amount certified in September 2009. The August 2010 revised certified total at 3.74 billion pounds, was up 6 percent from August 2009. The August revision represented an increase of 12.2 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during September 2010 was 4.98 billion pounds, up 5 percent from 4.77 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.31 billion pounds, up 5 percent from September 2009. Mature chickens, at 72.2 million pounds, were up 6 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 584 million pounds, down slightly from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.3 million pounds, up 9 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during September 2010 averaged 5.73 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from September 2009. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.72 pounds per bird, up slightly from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during September 2010 averaged 28.5 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from September 2009. Ante-mortem condemnations during September 2010 totaled 11.4 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.23 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.23 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 34.1 million pounds, were 0.90 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.97 percent a year earlier. September 2010 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. September 2009 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2010 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2010 as Commodity :September : August :September : September : August :---------------------:percent : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 :of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :---------- 1,000 head --------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 head ---- percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 729,056 768,714 752,026 103 98 6,435,617 6,489,046 101 Mature ...........: 11,868 12,707 12,618 106 99 106,206 107,630 101 Light ..........: 5,471 5,642 6,120 112 108 48,556 52,901 109 Heavy ..........: 6,397 7,065 6,498 102 92 57,650 54,729 95 Total ............: 740,924 781,421 764,644 103 98 6,541,823 6,596,676 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 20,280 21,420 20,393 101 95 181,068 176,002 97 Old ..............: 209 141 127 61 90 1,412 1,050 74 Total ............: 20,489 21,561 20,520 100 95 182,480 177,052 97 : Ducks ..............: 1,930 2,037 2,075 108 102 16,907 17,476 103 : :--------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............:4,099,080 4,281,226 4,311,188 105 101 35,804,709 36,634,147 102 Mature ...........: 67,781 75,090 72,183 106 96 610,806 605,342 99 Light ..........: 17,669 17,893 19,529 111 109 157,514 170,041 108 Heavy ..........: 50,112 57,197 52,654 105 92 453,292 435,301 96 Total ............:4,166,861 4,356,316 4,383,371 105 101 36,415,515 37,239,489 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 581,586 599,244 580,656 100 97 5,260,111 5,148,594 98 Old ..............: 5,185 3,716 3,324 64 89 37,300 27,865 75 Total ............: 586,771 602,960 583,980 100 97 5,297,411 5,176,459 98 : Ducks ..............: 13,115 13,962 14,309 109 102 114,159 119,230 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 1,191 327 1,299 109 397 2,504 2,779 111 : Total ..............:4,767,938 4,973,565 4,982,959 105 100 41,829,589 42,537,957 102 : : ---------- pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- pounds ---- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.62 5.57 5.73 102 103 5.56 5.65 102 Mature ...........: 5.71 5.91 5.72 100 97 5.75 5.62 98 Light ..........: 3.23 3.17 3.19 99 101 3.24 3.21 99 Heavy ..........: 7.83 8.10 8.10 103 100 7.86 7.95 101 Total ............: 5.62 5.57 5.73 102 103 5.57 5.65 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 28.68 27.98 28.47 99 102 29.05 29.25 101 Old ..............: 24.81 26.35 26.17 105 99 26.42 26.54 100 Total ............: 28.64 27.97 28.46 99 102 29.03 29.24 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.80 6.85 6.90 101 101 6.75 6.82 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2010 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2010 as Commodity :September : August :September : September : August :---------------------:percent : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 :of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............:2,784,787 2,908,101 2,923,285 105 101 24,238,036 24,944,612 103 Mature ...........: 42,727 47,442 45,482 106 96 380,479 376,812 99 Light ..........: 9,463 9,487 10,214 108 108 81,836 89,540 109 Heavy ..........: 33,264 37,955 35,268 106 93 298,643 287,272 96 Total ............:2,827,514 2,955,543 2,968,767 105 100 24,618,515 25,321,424 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 283,994 292,322 283,684 100 97 2,591,919 2,545,551 98 Old ..............: 3,979 2,752 2,447 61 89 25,095 20,584 82 Total ............: 287,973 295,074 286,131 99 97 2,617,014 2,566,135 98 : Ducks ..............: 3,244 3,539 3,705 114 105 28,055 31,432 112 : Other 1/ ...........: 83 166 114 137 69 695 873 126 : Total ..............:3,118,814 3,254,322 3,258,717 104 100 27,264,279 27,919,864 102 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 279,478 292,150 300,794 108 103 2,445,453 2,467,134 101 Mature ...........: 392 57 84 21 147 2,647 1,472 56 Light ..........: - - - - - 113 225 199 Heavy ..........: 392 57 84 21 147 2,534 1,247 49 Total ............: 279,870 292,207 300,878 108 103 2,448,100 2,468,606 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 179,842 185,877 179,926 100 97 1,600,751 1,569,720 98 Old ..............: 70 103 118 169 115 3,501 839 24 Total ............: 179,912 185,980 180,044 100 97 1,604,252 1,570,559 98 : Ducks ..............: 6,201 6,418 6,528 105 102 53,423 54,132 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 608 68 666 110 979 845 917 109 : Total ..............: 466,591 484,673 488,116 105 101 4,106,620 4,094,214 100 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............:3,064,265 3,200,251 3,224,079 105 101 26,683,489 27,411,746 103 Mature ...........: 43,119 47,499 45,566 106 96 383,126 378,284 99 Light ..........: 9,463 9,487 10,214 108 108 81,949 89,765 110 Heavy ..........: 33,656 38,012 35,352 105 93 301,177 288,519 96 Total ............:3,107,384 3,247,750 3,269,645 105 101 27,066,615 27,790,030 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 463,836 478,199 463,610 100 97 4,192,670 4,115,271 98 Old ..............: 4,049 2,855 2,565 63 90 28,596 21,423 75 Total ............: 467,885 481,054 466,175 100 97 4,221,266 4,136,694 98 : Ducks ..............: 9,445 9,957 10,233 108 103 81,478 85,564 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 691 234 780 113 333 1,540 1,790 116 : Total ..............:3,585,405 3,738,995 3,746,833 105 100 31,370,899 32,014,078 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2010 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2010 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 :of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 8,661 11,044 9,224 107 84 89,491 86,712 97 Mature ...........: 956 1,443 865 90 60 10,219 10,204 100 Light ..........: 248 424 265 107 63 2,292 2,775 121 Heavy ..........: 708 1,019 600 85 59 7,927 7,429 94 Total ............: 9,617 12,487 10,089 105 81 99,710 96,916 97 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,200 1,619 1,187 99 73 13,178 12,733 97 Old ..............: 26 39 36 138 92 360 320 89 Total ............: 1,226 1,658 1,223 100 74 13,538 13,053 96 : Ducks ..............: 51 75 48 94 64 387 435 112 : Total ..............: 10,897 14,220 11,362 104 80 113,638 110,406 97 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.21 0.26 0.21 100 81 0.25 0.24 96 Mature ...........: 1.41 1.92 1.20 85 63 1.67 1.69 101 Light ..........: 1.40 2.37 1.36 97 57 1.46 1.63 112 Heavy ..........: 1.41 1.78 1.14 81 64 1.75 1.71 98 Total ............: 0.23 0.29 0.23 100 79 0.27 0.26 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.21 0.27 0.20 95 74 0.25 0.25 100 Old ..............: 0.50 1.05 1.08 216 103 0.97 1.15 119 Total ............: 0.21 0.27 0.21 100 78 0.26 0.25 96 : Ducks ..............: 0.39 0.54 0.34 87 63 0.34 0.36 106 : Total ..............: 0.23 0.29 0.23 100 79 0.27 0.26 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2010 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2010 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 :of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 24,475 23,610 23,931 98 101 240,563 216,873 90 Mature ...........: 3,296 2,919 3,109 94 107 28,597 28,438 99 Light ..........: 1,288 935 1,153 90 123 10,859 11,628 107 Heavy ..........: 2,008 1,984 1,956 97 99 17,738 16,810 95 Total ............: 27,771 26,529 27,040 97 102 269,160 245,311 91 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,786 7,188 6,670 98 93 64,891 60,078 93 Old ..............: 152 114 115 76 101 1,354 1,023 76 Total ............: 6,938 7,302 6,785 98 93 66,245 61,101 92 : Ducks ..............: 231 245 281 122 115 2,340 2,277 97 Other ..............: 4 5 7 175 140 18 20 111 : Total ..............: 34,944 34,081 34,113 98 100 337,763 308,709 91 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.79 0.73 0.74 94 101 0.89 0.78 88 Mature ...........: 7.10 5.79 6.39 90 110 6.95 6.99 101 Light ..........: 11.98 8.97 10.14 85 113 11.70 11.47 98 Heavy ..........: 5.63 4.96 5.24 93 106 5.56 5.51 99 Total ............: 0.89 0.81 0.82 92 101 0.98 0.88 90 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.44 1.48 1.42 99 96 1.52 1.44 95 Old ..............: 3.62 3.84 4.29 119 112 4.52 4.56 101 Total ............: 1.46 1.50 1.43 98 95 1.55 1.46 94 : Ducks ..............: 2.39 2.40 2.67 112 111 2.79 2.59 93 Other ..............: 0.58 2.09 0.89 153 43 1.16 1.10 95 : Total ..............: 0.97 0.90 0.90 93 100 1.07 0.96 90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: August and September 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 10,580 5,705 694,518 672,149 Mature ..........: - - 818 901 134,775 156,532 Light .........: - - 541 709 101,834 124,887 Heavy .........: - - 277 192 32,941 31,645 Total ...........: - - 11,398 6,606 829,293 828,681 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 66 47 33,515 35,238 Old .............: - - - - 1,167 1,162 Total ...........: - - 66 47 34,682 36,400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of head : Chickens : Young ...........: 183,015 195,949 6,499 5,860 37,417 39,309 Mature ..........: 10,134 11,170 507 479 35,819 41,170 Light .........: 8,522 9,559 165 193 27,714 34,310 Heavy .........: 1,612 1,611 342 286 8,105 6,860 Total ...........: 193,149 207,119 7,006 6,339 73,236 80,479 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 6,151 5,591 2,654 2,921 269 97 Old .............: 117 88 6 1 65 80 Total ...........: 6,268 5,679 2,660 2,922 334 177 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of head : Chickens : Young ...........: 12,301 10,439 70,493 72,846 92,452 82,221 Mature ..........: 11,221 12,862 2,669 3,113 86,154 120,136 Light .........: 10,711 12,257 1,412 1,801 70,802 101,714 Heavy .........: 510 605 1,257 1,312 15,352 18,422 Total ...........: 23,522 23,301 73,162 75,959 178,606 202,357 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 185 182 1,674 1,334 1,545 1,479 Old .............: 1 3 43 9 29 22 Total ...........: 186 185 1,717 1,343 1,574 1,501 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of head : Chickens : Young ...........: 19,345 14,879 616,070 562,534 1,742,690 1,661,891 Mature ..........: 271 380 167,745 176,150 450,113 522,893 Light .........: 140 64 61,002 71,952 282,843 357,446 Heavy .........: 131 316 106,743 104,198 167,270 165,447 Total ...........: 19,616 15,259 783,815 738,684 2,192,803 2,184,784 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 488 228 10,924 10,679 57,471 57,796 Old .............: 14 1 165 180 1,607 1,546 Total ...........: 502 229 11,089 10,859 59,078 59,342 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Young Chickens, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: August and September 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 95,613 95,167 524,160 538,669 5.48 5.66 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 85,005 81,596 468,149 461,222 5.51 5.65 California ......: 24,438 23,584 138,064 134,731 5.65 5.71 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 26,847 26,022 183,204 181,546 6.82 6.98 Florida .........: 4,290 4,368 26,526 26,987 6.18 6.18 Georgia .........: 107,121 105,405 553,306 564,789 5.17 5.36 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,032 5,047 21,857 22,392 4.34 4.44 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 26,817 25,690 139,956 139,132 5.22 5.42 Louisiana .......: 16,565 16,159 96,809 98,433 5.84 6.09 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 12,517 12,531 59,852 62,114 4.78 4.96 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 67,607 65,791 384,829 388,253 5.69 5.90 Missouri ........: 36,799 36,167 171,570 174,215 4.66 4.82 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 546 390 2,422 1,722 4.43 4.41 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,861 1,606 10,864 8,500 5.84 5.29 North Carolina ..: 62,201 61,155 431,339 431,269 6.93 7.05 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 4,652 4,788 28,222 31,229 6.07 6.52 Oklahoma ........: 11,195 12,258 77,022 89,893 6.88 7.33 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 11,170 10,916 62,121 61,133 5.56 5.60 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 26,945 25,166 164,717 162,125 6.11 6.44 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 26,226 25,960 131,160 134,922 5.00 5.20 Texas ...........: 61,224 60,133 336,955 338,263 5.50 5.63 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 29,096 27,938 150,105 145,747 5.16 5.22 Washington ......: 4,535 4,084 26,981 22,831 5.95 5.59 West Virginia ...: 10,385 10,503 41,113 42,066 3.96 4.01 Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 768,714 752,026 4,281,226 4,311,188 5.57 5.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: August and September 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 389,497 400,192 2,612 2,739 0.67 0.68 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 346,524 341,756 2,899 2,895 0.83 0.84 California ......: 102,318 98,896 777 742 0.75 0.74 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 132,123 131,273 1,337 1,370 1.00 1.03 Florida .........: 18,412 18,799 123 113 0.66 0.60 Georgia .........: 420,075 426,958 2,687 2,891 0.64 0.67 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 15,814 16,411 73 76 0.46 0.46 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 101,568 101,212 407 391 0.40 0.38 Louisiana .......: 71,570 72,546 282 316 0.39 0.43 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 43,256 44,949 270 372 0.62 0.82 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 291,743 294,754 1,753 1,746 0.60 0.59 Missouri ........: 126,664 128,279 1,013 920 0.79 0.71 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 1,553 1,124 40 25 2.53 2.18 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 6,488 5,819 191 131 2.86 2.21 North Carolina ..: 335,954 337,496 3,017 3,121 0.89 0.92 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 20,920 23,078 503 491 2.35 2.08 Oklahoma ........: 56,952 67,029 533 727 0.93 1.07 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 43,698 43,153 560 539 1.26 1.23 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 123,913 121,659 942 823 0.75 0.67 : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: 95,243 97,887 604 664 0.63 0.67 Texas ...........: 262,455 263,405 1,708 1,578 0.65 0.60 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 106,320 103,004 534 551 0.50 0.53 Washington ......: 20,125 16,992 125 93 0.62 0.55 West Virginia ...: 29,514 30,201 84 93 0.28 0.31 Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 3,200,251 3,224,079 23,610 23,931 0.73 0.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: August and September 2010 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of head : Alabama ...........: - - 156 167 63,384 60,195 Arkansas ..........: - - 548 438 98,509 92,825 Delaware ..........: - - 310 220 33,094 36,440 Georgia ...........: - - 75 76 46,954 43,045 Mississippi .......: - - 245 69 26,416 25,445 Missouri ..........: - - 93 128 57,685 49,427 North Carolina ....: - - 7,072 2,364 78,919 77,672 Texas .............: - - 68 65 55,534 49,273 Virginia ..........: - - 167 151 22,692 19,937 : United States .....: - - 10,580 5,705 694,518 672,149 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of head : Alabama ...........: 22,419 22,773 467 424 2,189 2,545 Arkansas ..........: 15,849 15,000 3,232 3,244 1,523 1,625 Delaware ..........: 10,644 13,155 60 115 4,554 5,200 Georgia ...........: 28,288 29,818 132 137 6,051 5,935 Mississippi .......: 6,700 7,137 404 213 563 608 Missouri ..........: 8,880 7,263 203 165 1,337 1,353 North Carolina ....: 22,125 28,179 275 281 7,878 8,038 Texas .............: 10,800 10,351 159 134 880 1,035 Virginia ..........: 8,653 6,986 73 46 1,877 2,015 : United States .....: 183,015 195,949 6,499 5,860 37,417 39,309 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of head : Alabama ...........: 1,209 1,084 6,159 6,792 10,041 9,542 Arkansas ..........: 1,208 1,086 7,076 7,129 7,913 6,806 Delaware ..........: 1,359 1,083 2,471 3,059 3,752 4,229 Georgia ...........: 929 658 11,743 12,400 7,162 6,698 Mississippi .......: 860 675 2,304 2,347 4,094 3,846 Missouri ..........: 235 214 2,960 2,205 6,734 5,112 North Carolina ....: 1,198 1,103 9,824 10,404 6,697 5,991 Texas .............: 764 645 7,560 5,793 6,057 4,994 Virginia ..........: 852 639 1,665 1,619 3,284 3,097 : United States .....: 12,301 10,439 70,493 72,846 92,452 82,221 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of head : Alabama ...........: 3,440 2,674 113,865 97,179 223,329 203,375 Arkansas ..........: 586 510 79,485 56,777 215,929 185,440 Delaware ..........: 1,771 473 12,443 13,982 70,458 77,956 Georgia ...........: 827 1,247 63,689 74,924 165,850 174,938 Mississippi .......: 959 189 42,403 38,422 84,948 78,951 Missouri ..........: 109 228 34,249 29,311 112,485 95,406 North Carolina ....: 3,916 4,157 43,683 42,608 181,587 180,797 Texas .............: 1,258 984 33,970 31,317 117,050 104,591 Virginia ..........: 1,100 969 21,409 24,198 61,772 59,657 : United States .....: 19,345 14,879 616,070 562,534 1,742,690 1,661,891 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Young Turkeys, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: August and September 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,569 2,720 49,702 54,473 19.35 20.02 California ......: 1,339 1,193 35,167 33,407 26.27 28.01 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,589 1,485 53,370 50,199 33.59 33.80 Iowa ............: 1,133 1,156 42,760 44,053 37.75 38.09 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,468 3,788 103,616 92,670 23.19 24.46 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 2,322 2,333 73,337 73,298 31.59 31.42 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 461 458 18,917 18,523 40.99 40.42 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Pennsylvania ....: 423 496 10,120 11,140 23.94 22.47 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,433 2,388 62,406 63,023 25.65 26.40 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 21,420 20,393 599,244 580,656 27.98 28.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: August and September 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 41,349 44,935 351 402 0.84 0.89 California ......: 28,674 27,250 270 235 0.93 0.86 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 43,168 40,591 690 595 1.57 1.45 Iowa ............: 33,659 34,680 752 678 2.18 1.92 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 83,033 74,245 1,298 1,195 1.54 1.58 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 57,582 57,697 591 495 1.02 0.85 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 14,827 14,680 323 302 2.13 2.02 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Pennsylvania ....: 7,905 8,841 210 218 2.59 2.40 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 49,113 49,557 478 487 0.96 0.97 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 478,199 463,610 7,188 6,670 1.48 1.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds 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, about 5 months 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 (FI) plants. Over 99 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. 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 310 plants slaughtered poultry in the U.S. under Federal Inspection in 2009. Young chickens were slaughtered in 34 States, young turkeys in 27 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 year's 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 1 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@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch .......................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ................... 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