Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released December 27, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 12 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during November 2010 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.70 billion pounds, up 12 percent from the amount certified in November 2009. The October 2010 revised certified total at 3.76 billion pounds, was up 3 percent from October 2009. The October revision represented an increase of 3.0 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during November 2010 was 4.90 billion pounds, up 12 percent from 4.39 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.17 billion pounds, up 12 percent from November 2009. Mature chickens, at 63.5 million pounds, were up 18 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 650 million pounds, up 9 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.8 million pounds, up 9 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during November 2010 averaged 5.88 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from November 2009. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.19 pounds per bird, up 8 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during November 2010 averaged 28.2 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from November 2009. Ante-mortem condemnations during November 2010 totaled 10.9 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 35.9 million pounds, were 0.96 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.97 percent a year earlier. November 2010 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. November 2009 contained 21 weekdays (including two holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2010 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2010 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------:percent : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 :of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :---------- 1,000 head --------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 head ---- percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 657,072 723,563 709,715 108 98 7,817,883 7,924,850 101 Mature ...........: 9,339 10,928 10,248 110 94 127,474 128,806 101 Light ..........: 4,186 5,009 4,068 97 81 57,819 61,978 107 Heavy ..........: 5,153 5,919 6,180 120 104 69,655 66,828 96 Total ............: 666,411 734,491 719,963 108 98 7,945,357 8,053,656 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 21,491 23,008 22,935 107 100 224,772 221,983 99 Old ..............: 97 131 123 127 94 1,678 1,304 78 Total ............: 21,588 23,139 23,058 107 100 226,450 223,287 99 : Ducks ..............: 1,848 1,978 1,999 108 101 20,666 21,453 104 : :--------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............:3,728,224 4,250,145 4,171,899 112 98 43,642,535 45,074,990 103 Mature ...........: 53,696 64,576 63,482 118 98 734,195 733,400 100 Light ..........: 13,552 16,354 13,212 97 81 187,495 199,607 106 Heavy ..........: 40,144 48,222 50,270 125 104 546,700 533,793 98 Total ............:3,781,920 4,314,721 4,235,381 112 98 44,376,730 45,808,390 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 595,993 652,640 646,345 108 99 6,487,896 6,448,159 99 Old ..............: 2,575 3,446 3,237 126 94 44,192 34,548 78 Total ............: 598,568 656,086 649,582 109 99 6,532,088 6,482,707 99 : Ducks ..............: 12,599 13,528 13,783 109 102 139,793 146,538 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 559 1,553 805 144 52 4,394 5,137 117 : Total ..............:4,393,646 4,985,888 4,899,551 112 98 51,053,005 52,442,772 103 : : ---------- pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- pounds ---- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.67 5.87 5.88 104 100 5.58 5.69 102 Mature ...........: 5.75 5.91 6.19 108 105 5.76 5.69 99 Light ..........: 3.24 3.26 3.25 100 100 3.24 3.22 99 Heavy ..........: 7.79 8.15 8.13 104 100 7.85 7.99 102 Total ............: 5.68 5.87 5.88 104 100 5.59 5.69 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 27.73 28.37 28.18 102 99 28.86 29.05 101 Old ..............: 26.55 26.31 26.32 99 100 26.34 26.49 101 Total ............: 27.73 28.35 28.17 102 99 28.85 29.03 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.82 6.84 6.89 101 101 6.76 6.83 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2010 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2010 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------:percent : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 :of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............:2,536,639 2,888,374 2,843,148 112 98 29,572,458 30,688,952 104 Mature ...........: 33,875 40,994 40,294 119 98 458,525 458,100 100 Light ..........: 7,466 8,688 6,881 92 79 98,250 105,109 107 Heavy ..........: 26,409 32,306 33,413 127 103 360,275 352,991 98 Total ............:2,570,514 2,929,368 2,883,442 112 98 30,030,983 31,147,052 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 311,248 334,445 335,822 108 100 3,231,895 3,215,831 100 Old ..............: 1,942 2,564 2,456 126 96 30,321 25,604 84 Total ............: 313,190 337,009 338,278 108 100 3,262,216 3,241,435 99 : Ducks ..............: 3,337 3,660 3,799 114 104 34,795 38,891 112 : Other 1/ ...........: 79 155 104 132 67 867 1,132 131 : Total ..............:2,887,120 3,270,192 3,225,623 112 99 33,328,861 34,428,510 103 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 253,153 296,093 281,216 111 95 2,972,660 3,045,553 102 Mature ...........: 188 25 15 8 60 3,251 1,512 47 Light ..........: - - - - - 215 225 105 Heavy ..........: 188 25 15 8 60 3,036 1,287 42 Total ............: 253,341 296,118 281,231 111 95 2,975,911 3,047,065 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 164,039 187,227 181,689 111 97 1,940,477 1,939,092 100 Old ..............: 41 89 55 134 62 3,601 983 27 Total ............: 164,080 187,316 181,744 111 97 1,944,078 1,940,075 100 : Ducks ..............: 5,725 6,011 6,089 106 101 65,085 66,232 102 : Other 1/ ...........: 259 777 380 147 49 1,799 2,074 115 : Total ..............: 423,405 490,222 469,444 111 96 4,986,873 5,055,446 101 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............:2,789,792 3,184,467 3,124,364 112 98 32,545,118 33,734,505 104 Mature ...........: 34,063 41,019 40,309 118 98 461,776 459,612 100 Light ..........: 7,466 8,688 6,881 92 79 98,465 105,334 107 Heavy ..........: 26,597 32,331 33,428 126 103 363,311 354,278 98 Total ............:2,823,855 3,225,486 3,164,673 112 98 33,006,894 34,194,117 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 475,287 521,672 517,511 109 99 5,172,372 5,154,923 100 Old ..............: 1,983 2,653 2,511 127 95 33,922 26,587 78 Total ............: 477,270 524,325 520,022 109 99 5,206,294 5,181,510 100 : Ducks ..............: 9,062 9,671 9,888 109 102 99,880 105,123 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 338 932 484 143 52 2,666 3,206 120 : Total ..............:3,310,525 3,760,414 3,695,067 112 98 38,315,734 39,483,956 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2010 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2010 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 :of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 7,618 8,611 8,706 114 101 105,786 104,099 98 Mature ...........: 661 734 844 128 115 11,711 11,782 101 Light ..........: 141 184 165 117 90 2,568 3,124 122 Heavy ..........: 520 550 679 131 123 9,143 8,658 95 Total ............: 8,279 9,345 9,550 115 102 117,497 115,881 99 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,168 1,273 1,260 108 99 15,586 15,267 98 Old ..............: 21 41 20 95 49 407 381 94 Total ............: 1,189 1,314 1,280 108 97 15,993 15,648 98 : Ducks ..............: 30 40 40 133 100 451 515 114 : Total ..............: 9,498 10,701 10,872 114 102 133,946 132,050 99 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.20 0.20 0.21 105 105 0.24 0.23 96 Mature ...........: 1.23 1.14 1.33 108 117 1.60 1.61 101 Light ..........: 1.04 1.13 1.25 120 111 1.37 1.57 115 Heavy ..........: 1.30 1.14 1.35 104 118 1.67 1.62 97 Total ............: 0.22 0.22 0.23 105 105 0.26 0.25 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.20 0.20 0.19 95 95 0.24 0.24 100 Old ..............: 0.82 1.19 0.62 76 52 0.92 1.10 120 Total ............: 0.20 0.20 0.20 100 100 0.24 0.24 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.24 0.30 0.29 121 97 0.32 0.35 109 : Total ..............: 0.22 0.21 0.22 100 105 0.26 0.25 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2010 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2010 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 :of 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 22,930 24,358 25,620 112 105 287,824 266,953 93 Mature ...........: 2,375 2,790 2,666 112 96 34,103 33,894 99 Light ..........: 882 1,041 900 102 86 12,823 13,569 106 Heavy ..........: 1,493 1,749 1,766 118 101 21,280 20,325 96 Total ............: 25,305 27,148 28,286 112 104 321,927 300,847 93 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,727 7,216 7,174 107 99 78,597 74,477 95 Old ..............: 103 119 107 104 90 1,610 1,249 78 Total ............: 6,830 7,335 7,281 107 99 80,207 75,726 94 : Ducks ..............: 203 285 317 156 111 2,755 2,879 105 Other ..............: 2 6 3 150 50 25 29 116 : Total ..............: 32,340 34,774 35,887 111 103 404,914 379,481 94 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.82 0.76 0.81 99 107 0.88 0.79 90 Mature ...........: 6.52 6.37 6.20 95 97 6.88 6.87 100 Light ..........: 10.57 10.70 11.57 109 108 11.52 11.41 99 Heavy ..........: 5.32 5.13 5.02 94 98 5.53 5.43 98 Total ............: 0.89 0.83 0.89 100 107 0.97 0.87 90 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.40 1.36 1.37 98 101 1.50 1.42 95 Old ..............: 4.94 4.29 4.09 83 95 4.53 4.49 99 Total ............: 1.41 1.38 1.38 98 100 1.52 1.44 95 : Ducks ..............: 2.19 2.86 3.11 142 109 2.68 2.67 100 Other ..............: 0.59 0.64 0.62 105 97 0.93 0.90 97 : Total ..............: 0.97 0.92 0.96 99 104 1.05 0.95 90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: October and November 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 6,248 6,019 647,768 683,791 Mature ..........: - - 479 624 157,547 128,221 Light .........: - - 258 403 128,772 95,439 Heavy .........: - - 221 221 28,775 32,782 Total ...........: - - 6,727 6,643 805,315 812,012 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 61 46 40,608 42,046 Old .............: - - 1 - 1,109 1,155 Total ...........: - - 62 46 41,717 43,201 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 221,681 295,302 4,511 4,364 36,637 36,828 Mature ..........: 6,243 7,631 311 294 36,524 30,055 Light .........: 4,545 5,525 133 105 29,928 23,343 Heavy .........: 1,698 2,106 178 189 6,596 6,712 Total ...........: 227,924 302,933 4,822 4,658 73,161 66,883 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 5,447 4,699 3,543 2,772 142 253 Old .............: 142 93 2 1 68 89 Total ...........: 5,589 4,792 3,545 2,773 210 342 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 9,999 10,174 74,883 75,683 79,770 91,727 Mature ..........: 11,164 12,152 2,799 2,570 97,740 74,727 Light .........: 10,373 11,073 1,706 1,462 77,880 54,342 Heavy .........: 791 1,079 1,093 1,108 19,860 20,385 Total ...........: 21,163 22,326 77,682 78,253 177,510 166,454 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 251 385 1,838 1,736 1,587 1,886 Old .............: 2 4 12 13 25 24 Total ...........: 253 389 1,850 1,749 1,612 1,910 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 15,213 29,210 610,017 724,840 1,706,727 1,957,938 Mature ..........: 168 406 143,531 168,503 456,506 425,183 Light .........: 46 80 57,853 73,821 311,494 265,593 Heavy .........: 122 326 85,678 94,682 145,012 159,590 Total ...........: 15,381 29,616 753,548 893,343 2,163,233 2,383,121 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 686 580 11,711 14,580 65,874 68,983 Old .............: 1 1 282 319 1,644 1,699 Total ...........: 687 581 11,993 14,899 67,518 70,682 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 90,713 91,505 530,444 529,693 5.85 5.79 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 79,450 79,752 471,157 472,803 5.93 5.93 California ......: 22,050 20,629 122,092 113,209 5.54 5.49 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 24,987 24,377 175,345 173,499 7.02 7.12 Florida .........: 4,519 4,794 28,990 28,981 6.42 6.04 Georgia .........: 103,602 99,402 562,229 536,127 5.43 5.39 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,622 4,638 20,542 20,656 4.44 4.45 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,502 24,973 135,540 139,555 5.53 5.59 Louisiana .......: 15,082 14,740 95,873 93,391 6.36 6.34 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 11,460 12,011 57,217 62,490 4.99 5.20 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 62,393 60,254 382,693 368,654 6.13 6.12 Missouri ........: 34,776 34,751 167,458 168,066 4.82 4.84 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 482 476 2,171 2,155 4.51 4.53 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,659 1,640 8,508 8,137 5.13 4.96 North Carolina ..: 58,019 55,534 420,529 409,248 7.25 7.37 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 4,848 4,665 31,873 30,600 6.58 6.56 Oklahoma ........: 12,002 12,360 89,891 92,731 7.49 7.50 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,792 10,584 59,762 58,813 5.54 5.56 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 25,621 24,081 172,756 168,351 6.74 6.99 : South Dakota ....: - (D) - (D) - (D) Tennessee .......: 24,186 23,064 126,452 120,228 5.23 5.21 Texas ...........: 59,682 56,270 345,223 326,406 5.78 5.80 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,746 26,116 137,124 138,290 5.33 5.30 Washington ......: 3,861 3,736 21,857 21,844 5.66 5.85 West Virginia ...: 9,412 9,947 37,329 39,692 3.97 3.99 Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 723,563 709,715 4,250,145 4,171,899 5.87 5.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 393,431 393,269 2,871 3,038 0.72 0.77 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 348,088 349,499 3,057 3,218 0.87 0.91 California ......: 89,075 84,130 650 580 0.72 0.68 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: 126,795 124,910 1,354 1,589 1.06 1.26 Florida .........: 20,202 20,191 114 121 0.56 0.60 Georgia .........: 425,821 406,363 2,987 3,022 0.70 0.74 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 15,097 15,164 71 92 0.47 0.60 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 98,796 101,876 510 634 0.51 0.62 Louisiana .......: 70,954 68,868 295 316 0.41 0.46 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 41,355 45,311 310 434 0.74 0.95 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 297,727 287,273 1,838 1,725 0.61 0.60 Missouri ........: 123,356 123,803 756 847 0.61 0.68 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 1,432 1,410 25 26 1.75 1.78 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 5,283 4,951 163 178 2.99 3.47 North Carolina ..: 329,132 318,237 3,164 3,333 0.95 1.04 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 23,669 22,563 531 461 2.19 2.00 Oklahoma ........: 67,022 69,539 710 748 1.05 1.06 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 41,722 41,149 544 518 1.29 1.24 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 129,575 126,622 917 1,024 0.70 0.80 : South Dakota ....: - (D) - (D) - (D) Tennessee .......: 92,015 87,364 548 538 0.59 0.61 Texas ...........: 268,570 253,203 1,655 1,706 0.61 0.67 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 96,794 97,464 565 699 0.58 0.71 Washington ......: 16,322 16,288 105 107 0.64 0.65 West Virginia ...: 26,792 28,475 91 94 0.34 0.33 Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 3,184,467 3,124,364 24,358 25,620 0.76 0.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2010 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 162 181 60,554 65,063 Arkansas ..........: - - 393 318 86,849 93,124 Delaware ..........: - - 136 138 37,069 42,743 Georgia ...........: - - 119 85 46,599 50,745 Mississippi .......: - - 119 114 25,417 21,379 Missouri ..........: - - 138 138 46,114 54,454 North Carolina ....: - - 1,287 2,501 79,211 74,823 Texas .............: - - 71 52 47,965 53,671 Virginia ..........: - - 65 123 21,281 21,822 : United States .....: - - 6,248 6,019 647,768 683,791 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 24,586 30,671 366 325 2,352 2,675 Arkansas ..........: 20,012 26,834 2,130 1,960 1,397 1,661 Delaware ..........: 14,725 21,272 94 70 5,253 4,593 Georgia ...........: 28,744 40,490 100 119 5,397 5,238 Mississippi .......: 9,377 8,410 207 186 534 642 Missouri ..........: 6,350 8,798 120 141 1,439 1,586 North Carolina ....: 28,801 33,533 243 167 7,380 6,687 Texas .............: 11,807 15,177 108 124 1,077 839 Virginia ..........: 10,259 16,720 29 8 2,220 3,193 : United States .....: 221,681 295,302 4,511 4,364 36,637 36,828 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,083 1,176 7,629 7,933 10,093 10,838 Arkansas ..........: 879 874 6,794 6,652 5,802 6,675 Delaware ..........: 1,025 1,066 2,629 2,479 3,989 6,099 Georgia ...........: 564 575 12,602 11,315 6,861 8,216 Mississippi .......: 745 733 2,760 2,562 3,699 4,171 Missouri ..........: 219 230 2,775 3,348 4,643 4,165 North Carolina ....: 1,087 1,029 10,919 10,892 5,970 5,417 Texas .............: 584 591 5,957 6,597 4,414 4,869 Virginia ..........: 608 585 1,242 1,227 2,251 2,423 : United States .....: 9,999 10,174 74,883 75,683 79,770 91,727 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 2,927 3,433 106,512 110,279 216,264 232,574 Arkansas ..........: 462 479 69,372 103,850 194,090 242,427 Delaware ..........: 618 9,831 15,371 28,153 80,909 116,444 Georgia ...........: 1,264 1,635 77,008 88,115 179,258 206,533 Mississippi .......: 249 239 29,940 33,523 73,047 71,959 Missouri ..........: 217 79 30,304 37,374 92,319 110,313 North Carolina ....: 4,254 5,070 43,156 48,553 182,308 188,672 Texas .............: 960 1,184 34,800 39,608 107,743 122,712 Virginia ..........: 362 732 30,782 37,020 69,099 83,853 : United States .....: 15,213 29,210 610,017 724,840 1,706,727 1,957,938 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2010 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Arkansas ........: 3,053 3,130 63,753 62,398 20.88 19.93 California ......: 2,145 2,127 52,337 51,811 24.40 24.35 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,515 1,439 51,698 49,732 34.12 34.56 Iowa ............: 1,202 1,134 46,732 44,687 38.89 39.40 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,072 4,353 103,605 109,198 25.44 25.09 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 ..: 2,513 2,280 79,187 74,756 31.51 32.79 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 440 483 17,700 18,515 40.18 38.35 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 823 991 18,315 21,157 22.26 21.34 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 ........: 2,586 2,518 67,423 65,837 26.07 26.14 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 23,008 22,935 652,640 646,345 28.37 28.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Arkansas ........: 53,866 52,844 396 343 0.73 0.65 California ......: 42,210 41,426 374 383 0.88 0.91 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 41,824 40,199 670 686 1.58 1.68 Iowa ............: 36,781 35,197 744 639 1.98 1.78 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 82,874 87,316 1,274 1,389 1.51 1.57 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 ..: 62,046 59,018 633 656 1.01 1.10 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 13,847 14,732 284 273 2.01 1.82 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 14,671 17,027 239 261 1.61 1.51 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 ........: 52,695 51,796 511 522 0.96 1.00 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 521,672 517,511 7,216 7,174 1.36 1.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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