Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released April 26, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 4 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during March 2011 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.86 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the amount certified in March 2010. The February 2011 revised certified total at 3.34 billion pounds, was up 4 percent from February 2010. The February revision represented an increase of 3.5 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during March 2011 was 5.11 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 4.92 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.39 billion pounds, up 4 percent from March 2010. Mature chickens, at 72.9 million pounds, were up 5 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 631 million pounds, up 3 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.7 million pounds, up 8 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during March 2011 averaged 5.75 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from March 2010. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.62 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during March 2011 averaged 29.8 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from March 2010. Ante-mortem condemnations during March 2011 totaled 11.5 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.22 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.24 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 39.4 million pounds, were 1.01 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.03 percent a year earlier. March 2011 contained 23 weekdays (including no holiday) and 4 Saturdays. March 2010 contained 23 weekdays (including no holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2011 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :---------- 1,000 head --------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 head ---- percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 748,976 659,576 763,533 102 116 2,073,544 2,136,747 103 Mature ...........: 12,742 10,999 12,961 102 118 34,156 35,556 104 Light ..........: 6,500 5,587 6,537 101 117 17,518 18,019 103 Heavy ..........: 6,242 5,412 6,424 103 119 16,638 17,537 105 Total ............: 761,718 670,575 776,494 102 116 2,107,700 2,172,303 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 20,646 17,833 21,040 102 118 55,585 57,623 104 Old ..............: 100 145 114 114 79 363 355 98 Total ............: 20,746 17,978 21,154 102 118 55,948 57,978 104 : Ducks ..............: 1,989 1,840 2,142 108 116 5,585 6,079 109 : :--------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............:4,221,224 3,801,465 4,393,165 104 116 11,679,604 12,370,686 106 Mature ...........: 69,601 61,117 72,898 105 119 186,338 197,879 106 Light ..........: 20,789 17,858 20,902 101 117 56,115 57,457 102 Heavy ..........: 48,812 43,259 51,996 107 120 130,223 140,422 108 Total ............:4,290,825 3,862,582 4,466,063 104 116 11,865,942 12,568,565 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 610,879 544,803 627,353 103 115 1,670,725 1,750,717 105 Old ..............: 2,577 3,722 3,675 143 99 9,441 10,028 106 Total ............: 613,456 548,525 631,028 103 115 1,680,166 1,760,745 105 : Ducks ..............: 13,623 12,607 14,651 108 116 38,325 41,688 109 : Other 1/ ...........: 149 125 141 95 113 403 430 107 : Total ..............:4,918,053 4,423,839 5,111,883 104 116 13,584,836 14,371,428 106 : : ---------- pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- pounds ---- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.64 5.76 5.75 102 100 5.63 5.79 103 Mature ...........: 5.46 5.56 5.62 103 101 5.46 5.57 102 Light ..........: 3.20 3.20 3.20 100 100 3.20 3.19 100 Heavy ..........: 7.82 7.99 8.09 103 101 7.83 8.01 102 Total ............: 5.63 5.76 5.75 102 100 5.63 5.79 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 29.59 30.55 29.82 101 98 30.06 30.38 101 Old ..............: 25.77 25.67 32.24 125 126 26.01 28.25 109 Total ............: 29.57 30.51 29.83 101 98 30.03 30.37 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.85 6.85 6.84 100 100 6.86 6.86 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2011 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............:2,883,711 2,608,711 3,012,725 104 115 7,931,474 8,478,842 107 Mature ...........: 43,365 37,038 43,954 101 119 115,274 120,793 105 Light ..........: 11,143 9,596 11,372 102 119 29,666 30,895 104 Heavy ..........: 32,222 27,442 32,582 101 119 85,608 89,898 105 Total ............:2,927,076 2,645,749 3,056,679 104 116 8,046,748 8,599,635 107 : Turkeys : Young ............: 313,335 272,912 323,375 103 118 843,270 895,525 106 Old ..............: 1,880 2,800 2,727 145 97 7,070 7,479 106 Total ............: 315,215 275,712 326,102 103 118 850,340 903,004 106 : Ducks ..............: 3,611 3,222 3,694 102 115 10,080 10,812 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 77 73 87 113 119 220 244 111 : Total ..............:3,245,979 2,924,756 3,386,562 104 116 8,907,388 9,513,695 107 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 278,299 245,316 294,106 106 120 801,238 809,503 101 Mature ...........: 76 326 100 132 31 719 435 61 Light ..........: 44 260 19 43 7 93 288 310 Heavy ..........: 32 66 81 253 123 626 147 23 Total ............: 278,375 245,642 294,206 106 120 801,957 809,938 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 174,665 159,862 177,017 101 111 488,974 498,551 102 Old ..............: 83 71 100 120 141 173 265 153 Total ............: 174,748 159,933 177,117 101 111 489,147 498,816 102 : Ducks ..............: 6,197 5,868 6,846 110 117 17,403 19,170 110 : Other 1/ ...........: 28 14 7 25 50 62 46 74 : Total ..............: 459,348 411,457 478,176 104 116 1,308,569 1,327,970 101 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............:3,162,010 2,854,027 3,306,831 105 116 8,732,712 9,288,345 106 Mature ...........: 43,441 37,364 44,054 101 118 115,993 121,228 105 Light ..........: 11,187 9,856 11,391 102 116 29,759 31,183 105 Heavy ..........: 32,254 27,508 32,663 101 119 86,234 90,045 104 Total ............:3,205,451 2,891,391 3,350,885 105 116 8,848,705 9,409,573 106 : Turkeys : Young ............: 488,000 432,774 500,392 103 116 1,332,244 1,394,076 105 Old ..............: 1,963 2,871 2,827 144 98 7,243 7,744 107 Total ............: 489,963 435,645 503,219 103 116 1,339,487 1,401,820 105 : Ducks ..............: 9,808 9,090 10,540 107 116 27,483 29,982 109 : Other 1/ ...........: 105 87 94 90 108 282 290 103 : Total ..............:3,705,327 3,336,213 3,864,738 104 116 10,215,957 10,841,665 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2011 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,409 8,944 8,811 94 99 29,621 28,117 95 Mature ...........: 985 978 917 93 94 3,156 2,895 92 Light ..........: 221 271 239 108 88 851 754 89 Heavy ..........: 764 707 678 89 96 2,305 2,141 93 Total ............: 10,394 9,922 9,728 94 98 32,777 31,012 95 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,563 1,593 1,673 107 105 4,509 4,873 108 Old ..............: 25 41 30 120 73 113 92 81 Total ............: 1,588 1,634 1,703 107 104 4,622 4,965 107 : Ducks ..............: 36 49 46 128 94 116 145 125 : Total ..............: 12,018 11,605 11,477 95 99 37,515 36,122 96 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.22 0.24 0.20 91 83 0.25 0.23 92 Mature ...........: 1.42 1.60 1.26 89 79 1.69 1.46 86 Light ..........: 1.06 1.52 1.14 108 75 1.52 1.31 86 Heavy ..........: 1.57 1.63 1.30 83 80 1.77 1.52 86 Total ............: 0.24 0.26 0.22 92 85 0.28 0.25 89 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.26 0.29 0.27 104 93 0.27 0.28 104 Old ..............: 0.97 1.10 0.82 85 75 1.20 0.92 77 Total ............: 0.26 0.30 0.27 104 90 0.28 0.28 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.26 0.39 0.31 119 79 0.30 0.35 117 : Total ..............: 0.24 0.26 0.22 92 85 0.28 0.25 89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : March 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to March :2011 as Commodity : March : February : March : March : February :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 27,233 26,180 28,227 104 108 75,729 82,963 110 Mature ...........: 3,672 3,120 3,062 83 98 9,743 8,540 88 Light ..........: 1,597 1,276 1,148 72 90 4,276 3,111 73 Heavy ..........: 2,075 1,844 1,914 92 104 5,467 5,429 99 Total ............: 30,905 29,300 31,289 101 107 85,472 91,503 107 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,228 7,033 7,647 106 109 19,663 21,577 110 Old ..............: 117 113 132 113 117 388 330 85 Total ............: 7,345 7,146 7,779 106 109 20,051 21,907 109 : Ducks ..............: 288 259 284 99 110 750 835 111 Other ..............: 1 1 1 100 100 3 3 100 : Total ..............: 38,539 36,706 39,353 102 107 106,276 114,248 108 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.85 0.91 0.85 100 93 0.86 0.89 103 Mature ...........: 7.79 7.71 6.50 83 84 7.75 6.58 85 Light ..........: 12.49 11.46 9.16 73 80 12.56 9.07 72 Heavy ..........: 6.04 6.28 5.54 92 88 5.96 5.69 95 Total ............: 0.95 1.00 0.93 98 93 0.96 0.96 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.46 1.60 1.51 103 94 1.45 1.52 105 Old ..............: 5.63 3.79 4.46 79 118 5.08 4.09 81 Total ............: 1.48 1.61 1.52 103 94 1.47 1.54 105 : Ducks ..............: 2.85 2.77 2.62 92 95 2.66 2.71 102 Other ..............: 0.94 1.14 1.05 112 92 1.05 1.02 97 : Total ..............: 1.03 1.09 1.01 98 93 1.03 1.04 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: February and March 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 18,320 18,890 685,046 724,121 Mature ..........: - - 778 814 170,054 182,463 Light .........: - - 594 671 135,853 143,965 Heavy .........: - - 184 143 34,201 38,498 Total ...........: - - 19,098 19,704 855,100 906,584 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 41 50 43,179 48,115 Old .............: - - 1 - 1,608 1,984 Total ...........: - - 42 50 44,787 50,099 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 501,353 424,227 3,518 4,543 31,968 30,673 Mature ..........: 9,818 9,193 389 538 41,539 42,629 Light .........: 8,323 7,420 174 271 34,280 35,583 Heavy .........: 1,495 1,773 215 267 7,259 7,046 Total ...........: 511,171 433,420 3,907 5,081 73,507 73,302 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 6,087 5,549 2,994 2,449 98 123 Old .............: 163 174 4 - 98 81 Total ...........: 6,250 5,723 2,998 2,449 196 204 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 10,806 11,944 76,908 69,398 83,613 90,309 Mature ..........: 16,039 16,592 4,415 2,729 89,426 89,576 Light .........: 15,238 15,737 3,049 1,673 69,151 65,990 Heavy .........: 801 855 1,366 1,056 20,275 23,586 Total ...........: 26,845 28,536 81,323 72,127 173,039 179,885 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 185 217 1,483 1,822 1,580 1,767 Old .............: 2 2 23 19 60 60 Total ...........: 187 219 1,506 1,841 1,640 1,827 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 17,976 9,655 876,939 931,634 2,306,447 2,315,394 Mature ..........: 265 245 170,233 158,875 502,956 503,654 Light .........: 56 123 55,298 57,749 322,016 329,182 Heavy .........: 209 122 114,935 101,126 180,940 174,472 Total ...........: 18,241 9,900 1,047,172 1,090,509 2,809,403 2,819,048 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 346 638 16,054 16,337 72,047 77,067 Old .............: 4 3 166 108 2,129 2,431 Total ...........: 350 641 16,220 16,445 74,176 79,498 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: February and March 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 82,508 95,717 463,896 537,009 5.62 5.61 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 71,622 86,231 405,584 484,102 5.66 5.61 California ......: 19,755 22,782 114,298 131,253 5.79 5.76 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - (D) - (D) - (D) Delaware ........: 23,557 26,097 161,727 182,561 6.87 7.00 Florida .........: 4,833 5,467 30,185 35,008 6.25 6.40 Georgia .........: 94,324 108,532 502,906 585,048 5.33 5.39 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,455 5,224 19,681 22,982 4.42 4.40 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 21,627 25,887 120,890 141,386 5.59 5.46 Louisiana .......: 13,750 16,053 86,725 101,104 6.31 6.30 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 11,089 12,292 55,069 61,706 4.97 5.02 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,354 3,890 19,250 22,606 5.74 5.81 Mississippi .....: 57,626 65,960 341,331 390,076 5.92 5.91 Missouri ........: 32,884 37,269 159,528 175,763 4.85 4.72 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 116 133 571 649 4.92 4.87 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,620 1,818 8,383 9,321 5.17 5.13 North Carolina ..: 56,282 62,667 396,875 443,491 7.05 7.08 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 3,967 4,682 24,577 29,117 6.20 6.22 Oklahoma ........: 8,037 9,304 63,085 71,516 7.85 7.69 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,653 12,526 58,589 68,669 5.50 5.48 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 23,163 26,133 161,314 181,006 6.96 6.93 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 21,489 27,623 108,357 141,849 5.04 5.14 Texas ...........: 52,675 60,860 302,355 347,041 5.74 5.70 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 22,702 26,992 115,717 138,497 5.10 5.13 Washington ......: 3,835 4,693 22,623 28,769 5.90 6.13 West Virginia ...: 8,275 8,292 33,040 32,714 3.99 3.95 Wisconsin .......: 3,778 4,445 16,012 18,763 4.24 4.22 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 659,576 763,533 3,801,465 4,393,165 5.76 5.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: February and March 2011 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 347,530 402,595 2,818 3,016 0.80 0.74 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 299,374 359,225 3,020 3,453 1.00 0.95 California ......: 84,832 97,535 637 699 0.75 0.71 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Delaware ........: 116,609 131,687 1,646 1,651 1.39 1.24 Florida .........: 21,024 24,364 152 140 0.72 0.57 Georgia .........: 381,075 444,169 3,270 3,735 0.85 0.83 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 14,367 16,838 92 101 0.64 0.60 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 88,080 104,199 642 605 0.72 0.58 Louisiana .......: 63,895 74,830 311 356 0.48 0.47 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 39,799 44,580 705 701 1.74 1.55 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 15,500 18,153 191 224 1.22 1.22 Mississippi .....: 268,268 308,914 1,784 1,985 0.66 0.64 Missouri ........: 117,476 129,589 845 919 0.71 0.70 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 429 482 6 7 1.30 1.36 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 5,057 5,636 336 260 6.24 4.41 North Carolina ..: 310,641 347,634 3,728 3,946 1.19 1.12 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 18,292 21,814 306 280 1.65 1.27 Oklahoma ........: 46,854 53,546 760 797 1.60 1.47 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 40,855 47,894 581 652 1.40 1.34 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 121,105 135,914 916 973 0.75 0.71 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 78,533 103,087 704 803 0.89 0.77 Texas ...........: 235,296 271,011 1,638 1,639 0.69 0.60 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 80,667 96,774 628 718 0.77 0.74 Washington ......: 16,877 21,526 91 115 0.54 0.53 West Virginia ...: 23,719 23,462 97 85 0.41 0.36 Wisconsin .......: 11,735 13,566 79 103 0.67 0.75 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 2,854,027 3,306,831 26,180 28,227 0.91 0.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: February and March 2011 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 315 283 62,137 64,673 Arkansas ..........: - - 233 262 97,423 101,011 Delaware ..........: - - 203 311 35,298 37,277 Georgia ...........: - - 55 99 55,066 60,325 Mississippi .......: - - 195 108 24,623 25,005 Missouri ..........: - - 73 95 55,426 56,098 North Carolina ....: - - 14,030 14,651 70,950 77,298 Texas .............: - - 50 48 52,469 52,418 Virginia ..........: - - 124 60 20,192 19,694 : United States .....: - - 18,320 18,890 685,046 724,121 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 59,070 43,326 256 271 2,287 2,008 Arkansas ..........: 46,811 50,467 1,383 2,096 1,627 1,517 Delaware ..........: 35,873 32,963 69 78 3,577 3,214 Georgia ...........: 67,236 54,311 167 166 3,763 3,485 Mississippi .......: 12,073 10,407 138 197 492 553 Missouri ..........: 13,443 13,454 163 162 1,583 1,526 North Carolina ....: 59,187 47,005 204 346 7,320 6,795 Texas .............: 24,953 18,663 77 66 1,097 1,043 Virginia ..........: 42,271 38,192 13 22 1,812 2,048 : United States .....: 501,353 424,227 3,518 4,543 31,968 30,673 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,584 1,501 6,994 6,815 10,557 11,649 Arkansas ..........: 712 958 6,743 5,890 5,733 6,804 Delaware ..........: 990 1,127 2,608 2,144 3,312 3,911 Georgia ...........: 604 674 13,746 13,805 6,621 7,107 Mississippi .......: 718 825 2,598 2,105 3,674 4,739 Missouri ..........: 259 249 4,113 3,008 3,861 5,454 North Carolina ....: 975 1,118 12,020 13,001 5,535 6,743 Texas .............: 446 543 7,451 3,694 3,456 3,561 Virginia ..........: 654 560 665 597 2,786 2,403 : United States .....: 10,806 11,944 76,908 69,398 83,613 90,309 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 2,007 1,345 138,271 157,478 283,478 289,349 Arkansas ..........: 245 420 121,658 124,957 282,568 294,382 Delaware ..........: 3,487 703 42,613 40,044 128,030 121,772 Georgia ...........: 1,315 1,117 127,687 145,956 276,260 287,045 Mississippi .......: 263 159 39,211 44,151 83,985 88,249 Missouri ..........: 415 399 43,681 44,861 123,017 125,306 North Carolina ....: 3,085 1,908 61,616 67,444 234,922 236,309 Texas .............: 1,049 388 28,797 28,183 119,845 108,607 Virginia ..........: 944 249 49,359 42,862 118,820 106,687 : United States .....: 17,976 9,655 876,939 931,634 2,306,447 2,315,394 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: February and March 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,554 3,063 52,152 61,384 20.42 20.04 California ......: 852 1,088 24,663 31,946 28.94 29.35 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Indiana .........: 1,380 1,481 50,076 52,915 36.28 35.74 Iowa ............: 1,185 1,356 49,590 54,565 41.83 40.23 Kansas ..........: - - - - - - Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,014 3,768 81,328 98,071 26.98 26.03 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - - - - - - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 2,080 2,376 68,041 74,462 32.71 31.34 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 395 469 17,159 20,506 43.41 43.75 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 376 447 8,860 10,841 23.57 24.26 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 503 589 7,478 8,723 14.86 14.81 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: 2,167 2,458 58,182 65,024 26.85 26.45 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 17,833 21,040 544,803 627,353 30.55 29.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: February and March 2011 [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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 43,168 51,094 391 402 0.90 0.78 California ......: 19,880 25,735 180 281 0.90 1.08 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: - - - - (X) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Indiana .........: 40,300 42,741 812 707 1.97 1.63 Iowa ............: 38,589 42,962 807 913 2.05 2.08 Kansas ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 64,890 78,252 1,313 1,563 1.98 1.96 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: - - - - (X) (X) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 52,749 58,625 532 540 1.00 0.91 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 13,609 16,282 309 342 2.22 2.06 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 6,918 8,392 177 223 2.50 2.59 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 6,078 7,094 36 44 0.58 0.62 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 45,522 50,903 418 488 0.91 0.95 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 432,774 500,392 7,033 7,647 1.60 1.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds 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 United States 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 United States under Federal Inspection in 2010. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 26 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 one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ....................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ................ 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