Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released September 26, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 3 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during August 2011 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.84 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the amount certified in August 2010. The July 2011 revised certified total at 3.52 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from July 2010. The July revision represented an increase of 0.71 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during August 2011 was 5.09 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 4.97 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.37 billion pounds, up 2 percent from August 2010. Mature chickens, at 76.4 million pounds, were up 2 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 630 million pounds, up 4 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.3 million pounds, up 3 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during August 2011 averaged 5.77 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from August 2010. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.81 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during August 2011 averaged 28.5 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from August 2010. Ante-mortem condemnations during August 2011 totaled 12.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.24 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.29 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 35.0 million pounds, were 0.90 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.90 percent a year earlier. August 2010 contained 22 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. August 2011 contained 23 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2011 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 768,661 696,188 757,040 98 109 5,737,226 5,773,674 101 Mature ...........: 12,707 12,162 13,145 103 108 95,099 98,329 103 Light ..........: 5,642 5,004 5,850 104 117 46,827 46,586 99 Heavy ..........: 7,065 7,158 7,295 103 102 48,272 51,743 107 Total ............: 781,368 708,350 770,185 99 109 5,832,325 5,872,003 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 21,446 19,247 21,980 102 114 155,647 160,344 103 Old ..............: 141 122 111 79 91 923 925 100 Total ............: 21,587 19,369 22,091 102 114 156,570 161,269 103 : Ducks ..............: 2,037 1,758 2,117 104 120 15,386 16,015 104 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,280,964 4,009,553 4,368,236 102 109 32,324,429 33,394,663 103 Mature ...........: 75,090 72,948 76,369 102 105 533,616 563,058 106 Light ..........: 17,893 16,223 18,699 105 115 150,641 149,458 99 Heavy ..........: 57,197 56,725 57,670 101 102 382,975 413,600 108 Total ............: 4,356,054 4,082,501 4,444,605 102 109 32,858,045 33,957,721 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 599,336 559,828 627,021 105 112 4,568,311 4,771,025 104 Old ..............: 3,691 3,198 2,828 77 88 24,516 24,454 100 Total ............: 603,027 563,026 629,849 104 112 4,592,827 4,795,479 104 : Ducks ..............: 13,962 11,871 14,323 103 121 104,946 109,318 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 327 180 277 85 154 1,480 1,448 98 : Total ..............: 4,973,370 4,657,578 5,089,054 102 109 37,557,298 38,863,966 103 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.57 5.76 5.77 104 100 5.63 5.78 103 Mature ...........: 5.91 6.00 5.81 98 97 5.61 5.73 102 Light ..........: 3.17 3.24 3.20 101 99 3.22 3.21 100 Heavy ..........: 8.10 7.92 7.91 98 100 7.93 7.99 101 Total ............: 5.57 5.76 5.77 104 100 5.63 5.78 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 27.95 29.09 28.53 102 98 29.35 29.75 101 Old ..............: 26.18 26.21 25.48 97 97 26.56 26.44 100 Total ............: 27.93 29.07 28.51 102 98 29.33 29.74 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.85 6.75 6.77 99 100 6.82 6.83 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2011 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,907,881 2,730,817 2,992,994 103 110 22,022,024 22,875,292 104 Mature ...........: 47,442 46,044 47,947 101 104 331,648 346,399 104 Light ..........: 9,487 8,770 9,856 104 112 79,431 79,955 101 Heavy ..........: 37,955 37,274 38,091 100 102 252,217 266,444 106 Total ............: 2,955,323 2,776,861 3,040,941 103 110 22,353,672 23,221,691 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 292,396 275,496 306,219 105 111 2,261,952 2,384,980 105 Old ..............: 2,752 2,092 2,147 78 103 18,137 17,939 99 Total ............: 295,148 277,588 308,366 104 111 2,280,089 2,402,919 105 : Ducks ..............: 3,539 2,850 3,797 107 133 27,732 27,477 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 166 118 190 114 161 759 918 121 : Total ..............: 3,254,176 3,057,417 3,353,294 103 110 24,662,252 25,653,005 104 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 292,150 281,785 286,742 98 102 2,166,424 2,209,530 102 Mature ...........: 57 185 37 65 20 1,388 1,451 105 Light ..........: - 28 3 (X) 11 225 353 157 Heavy ..........: 57 157 34 60 22 1,163 1,098 94 Total ............: 292,207 281,970 286,779 98 102 2,167,812 2,210,981 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 185,877 170,179 192,896 104 113 1,390,074 1,418,626 102 Old ..............: 103 326 43 42 13 721 878 122 Total ............: 185,980 170,505 192,939 104 113 1,390,795 1,419,504 102 : Ducks ..............: 6,418 5,662 6,561 102 116 47,617 51,254 108 : Other 1/ ...........: 68 7 10 15 143 251 101 40 : Total ..............: 484,673 458,144 486,289 100 106 3,606,475 3,681,840 102 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,200,031 3,012,602 3,279,736 102 109 24,188,448 25,084,822 104 Mature ...........: 47,499 46,229 47,984 101 104 333,036 347,850 104 Light ..........: 9,487 8,798 9,859 104 112 79,656 80,308 101 Heavy ..........: 38,012 37,431 38,125 100 102 253,380 267,542 106 Total ............: 3,247,530 3,058,831 3,327,720 102 109 24,521,484 25,432,672 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 478,273 445,675 499,115 104 112 3,652,026 3,803,606 104 Old ..............: 2,855 2,418 2,190 77 91 18,858 18,817 100 Total ............: 481,128 448,093 501,305 104 112 3,670,884 3,822,423 104 : Ducks ..............: 9,957 8,512 10,358 104 122 75,349 78,731 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 234 125 200 85 160 1,010 1,019 101 : Total ..............: 3,738,849 3,515,561 3,839,583 103 109 28,268,727 29,334,845 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2011 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 11,045 8,946 9,793 89 109 77,496 72,109 93 Mature ...........: 1,443 664 736 51 111 9,339 6,556 70 Light ..........: 424 222 290 68 131 2,507 1,969 79 Heavy ..........: 1,019 442 446 44 101 6,832 4,587 67 Total ............: 12,488 9,610 10,529 84 110 86,835 78,665 91 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,616 1,597 1,617 100 101 11,543 12,346 107 Old ..............: 39 49 22 56 45 284 226 80 Total ............: 1,655 1,646 1,639 99 100 11,827 12,572 106 : Ducks ..............: 75 70 58 77 83 387 412 106 : Total ..............: 14,218 11,326 12,226 86 108 99,049 91,649 93 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.26 0.22 0.22 85 100 0.24 0.22 92 Mature ...........: 1.92 0.91 0.96 50 105 1.75 1.16 66 Light ..........: 2.37 1.37 1.55 65 113 1.66 1.32 80 Heavy ..........: 1.78 0.78 0.77 43 99 1.78 1.11 62 Total ............: 0.29 0.24 0.24 83 100 0.26 0.23 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.27 0.29 0.26 96 90 0.25 0.26 104 Old ..............: 1.06 1.53 0.78 74 51 1.16 0.92 79 Total ............: 0.27 0.29 0.26 96 90 0.26 0.26 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.54 0.59 0.40 74 68 0.37 0.38 103 : Total ..............: 0.29 0.24 0.24 83 100 0.26 0.24 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : August 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to August :2011 as Commodity : August : July : August : August : July :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 23,610 23,228 24,233 103 104 192,926 206,732 107 Mature ...........: 2,919 2,767 2,974 102 107 25,339 23,296 92 Light ..........: 935 863 960 103 111 10,475 8,159 78 Heavy ..........: 1,984 1,904 2,014 102 106 14,864 15,137 102 Total ............: 26,529 25,995 27,207 103 105 218,265 230,028 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,188 6,538 7,423 103 114 53,407 56,696 106 Old ..............: 114 106 85 75 80 908 799 88 Total ............: 7,302 6,644 7,508 103 113 54,315 57,495 106 : Ducks ..............: 245 191 256 104 134 1,996 2,066 104 Other ..............: 5 1 2 40 200 13 9 69 : Total ..............: 34,081 32,831 34,973 103 107 274,589 289,598 105 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.73 0.77 0.73 100 95 0.79 0.82 104 Mature ...........: 5.79 5.65 5.84 101 103 7.07 6.28 89 Light ..........: 8.97 8.93 8.87 99 99 11.62 9.22 79 Heavy ..........: 4.96 4.84 5.02 101 104 5.54 5.35 97 Total ............: 0.81 0.84 0.81 100 96 0.88 0.90 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.48 1.45 1.47 99 101 1.44 1.47 102 Old ..............: 3.84 4.20 3.74 97 89 4.59 4.07 89 Total ............: 1.49 1.46 1.48 99 101 1.46 1.48 101 : Ducks ..............: 2.40 2.19 2.41 100 110 2.58 2.56 99 Other ..............: 2.09 0.79 0.99 47 125 1.27 0.88 69 : Total ..............: 0.90 0.93 0.90 100 97 0.96 0.98 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: July and August 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 4,610 4,018 680,438 706,878 Mature ..........: - - 725 765 124,777 145,302 Light .........: - - 534 623 85,543 103,942 Heavy .........: - - 191 142 39,234 41,360 Total ...........: - - 5,335 4,783 805,215 852,180 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 38 30 30,196 35,283 Old .............: - - - - 1,036 1,024 Total ...........: - - 38 30 31,232 36,307 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 210,142 205,967 4,154 4,227 25,152 29,162 Mature ..........: 6,763 8,576 233 303 34,485 40,473 Light .........: 3,387 5,398 66 121 27,479 33,924 Heavy .........: 3,376 3,178 167 182 7,006 6,549 Total ...........: 216,905 214,543 4,387 4,530 59,637 69,635 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 3,275 5,571 1,183 1,182 117 91 Old .............: 61 117 - 2 101 145 Total ...........: 3,336 5,688 1,183 1,184 218 236 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,010 11,089 65,631 70,003 92,505 99,863 Mature ..........: 10,499 15,947 2,643 2,499 58,597 36,908 Light .........: 9,966 15,318 1,661 1,765 45,192 22,892 Heavy .........: 533 629 982 734 13,405 14,016 Total ...........: 21,509 27,036 68,274 72,502 151,102 136,771 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 254 277 1,573 1,529 1,385 2,349 Old .............: - 1 12 13 21 11 Total ...........: 254 278 1,585 1,542 1,406 2,360 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 16,323 20,696 731,945 720,807 1,841,910 1,872,710 Mature ..........: 599 320 150,734 128,258 390,055 379,351 Light .........: 42 91 42,928 40,108 216,798 224,182 Heavy .........: 557 229 107,806 88,150 173,257 155,169 Total ...........: 16,922 21,016 882,679 849,065 2,231,965 2,252,061 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 689 1,010 13,089 17,830 51,799 65,152 Old .............: - 6 241 302 1,472 1,621 Total ...........: 689 1,016 13,330 18,132 53,271 66,773 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 83,439 92,339 469,857 525,402 5.63 5.69 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 78,227 82,126 438,467 463,843 5.61 5.65 California ......: 21,723 23,345 124,283 133,451 5.72 5.72 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 23,977 25,227 167,146 178,332 6.97 7.07 Florida .........: 4,847 5,711 29,607 33,703 6.11 5.90 Georgia .........: 100,944 110,349 546,145 604,762 5.41 5.48 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,574 5,170 19,976 22,810 4.37 4.41 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,579 27,850 132,549 148,531 5.39 5.33 Louisiana .......: 14,922 15,674 90,950 95,145 6.09 6.07 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 9,909 10,546 53,470 57,209 5.40 5.42 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,549 4,264 20,038 24,838 5.65 5.82 Mississippi .....: 61,873 66,479 377,992 404,725 6.11 6.09 Missouri ........: 35,705 38,597 173,989 185,235 4.87 4.80 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 131 163 622 789 4.73 4.83 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,587 1,621 8,169 8,360 5.15 5.16 North Carolina ..: 60,805 63,792 431,702 448,819 7.10 7.04 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 4,360 4,900 26,621 30,161 6.11 6.15 Oklahoma ........: 8,764 9,420 62,995 64,613 7.19 6.86 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,819 12,711 60,043 72,823 5.55 5.73 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 18,881 21,194 120,710 137,383 6.39 6.48 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 24,374 27,508 125,751 144,035 5.16 5.24 Texas ...........: 52,943 58,135 302,419 331,997 5.71 5.71 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,772 28,537 137,197 153,347 5.32 5.37 Washington ......: 4,354 4,387 25,005 25,526 5.74 5.82 West Virginia ...: 9,385 10,253 37,429 41,402 3.99 4.04 Wisconsin .......: 3,990 4,678 16,680 19,855 4.18 4.24 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 696,188 757,040 4,009,553 4,368,236 5.76 5.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 355,821 393,782 2,845 3,012 0.79 0.76 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 329,367 345,941 2,622 2,887 0.79 0.83 California ......: 92,284 98,981 693 743 0.75 0.75 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 120,496 128,179 1,197 1,269 0.98 0.98 Florida .........: 22,118 22,938 141 133 0.63 0.57 Georgia .........: 414,882 462,240 2,679 2,803 0.64 0.60 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 14,698 16,804 49 54 0.33 0.32 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 96,801 108,732 471 489 0.48 0.45 Louisiana .......: 67,601 70,648 336 375 0.49 0.53 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 38,523 41,126 476 413 1.22 0.99 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 16,396 20,194 204 234 1.23 1.15 Mississippi .....: 295,379 316,469 1,819 2,076 0.61 0.65 Missouri ........: 128,016 136,541 1,252 1,057 0.97 0.77 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 453 566 8 9 1.67 1.53 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 4,969 5,076 138 131 2.71 2.51 North Carolina ..: 334,481 350,740 3,440 3,419 1.02 0.97 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 19,790 22,547 241 240 1.20 1.05 Oklahoma ........: 46,769 48,060 395 357 0.84 0.74 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 41,232 50,957 655 785 1.56 1.52 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 91,708 104,126 596 613 0.65 0.59 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 91,254 104,752 651 705 0.71 0.67 Texas ...........: 228,452 251,112 1,240 1,297 0.54 0.51 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 96,362 108,340 565 544 0.58 0.50 Washington ......: 18,682 18,919 98 115 0.52 0.61 West Virginia ...: 26,937 29,551 77 95 0.28 0.32 Wisconsin .......: 12,182 14,524 112 136 0.91 0.93 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,012,602 3,279,736 23,228 24,233 0.77 0.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2011 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 210 258 64,700 70,340 Arkansas ..........: - - 371 567 82,187 87,541 Delaware ..........: - - 409 184 30,721 33,222 Georgia ...........: - - 42 207 50,983 54,016 Mississippi .......: - - 154 197 29,415 31,666 Missouri ..........: - - 94 84 57,260 59,258 North Carolina ....: - - 1,109 837 85,997 86,273 Texas .............: - - 72 81 42,192 41,204 Virginia ..........: - - 36 30 18,203 19,411 : United States .....: - - 4,610 4,018 680,438 706,878 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 24,270 24,625 363 365 1,607 2,003 Arkansas ..........: 18,352 21,556 1,689 1,586 1,492 1,467 Delaware ..........: 15,726 15,930 41 52 2,209 2,424 Georgia ...........: 21,716 21,454 113 89 3,120 3,729 Mississippi .......: 7,525 7,194 135 133 395 474 Missouri ..........: 15,086 14,031 172 401 1,018 1,174 North Carolina ....: 28,177 26,637 217 181 5,609 6,041 Texas .............: 9,127 8,068 309 104 800 831 Virginia ..........: 12,930 8,944 10 12 1,214 1,374 : United States .....: 210,142 205,967 4,154 4,227 25,152 29,162 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,119 1,209 4,816 6,164 12,583 15,032 Arkansas ..........: 1,081 1,374 7,130 8,350 6,956 8,148 Delaware ..........: 1,485 1,000 2,538 2,842 3,450 4,000 Georgia ...........: 600 700 11,156 12,527 6,895 8,315 Mississippi .......: 723 893 2,861 2,647 3,679 5,065 Missouri ..........: 442 304 2,783 2,782 7,043 6,136 North Carolina ....: 1,173 1,091 13,012 12,570 8,063 7,307 Texas .............: 700 605 4,587 4,303 4,936 4,825 Virginia ..........: 527 508 874 774 2,090 2,153 : United States .....: 11,010 11,089 65,631 70,003 92,505 99,863 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 2,624 3,098 95,959 100,279 208,251 223,373 Arkansas ..........: 801 949 93,769 72,543 213,828 204,081 Delaware ..........: 1,419 2,201 26,383 20,945 84,381 82,800 Georgia ...........: 809 1,243 98,585 88,921 194,019 191,201 Mississippi .......: 437 634 46,073 48,976 91,397 97,879 Missouri ..........: 498 354 59,402 49,136 143,798 133,660 North Carolina ....: 3,353 4,473 61,380 70,673 208,090 216,083 Texas .............: 772 885 21,814 29,556 85,309 90,462 Virginia ..........: 292 265 33,223 27,542 69,399 61,013 : United States .....: 16,323 20,696 731,945 720,807 1,841,910 1,872,710 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July and August 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,372 2,979 45,945 58,514 19.37 19.64 California ......: 1,112 1,178 31,864 33,675 28.65 28.58 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,380 1,596 49,432 54,825 35.83 34.35 Iowa ............: 1,098 1,250 44,097 48,073 40.15 38.44 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,008 4,234 95,883 101,499 23.92 23.97 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - - - - - - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 2,232 2,668 71,870 82,706 32.20 31.00 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 415 527 17,207 20,772 41.44 39.38 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 371 454 9,388 11,000 25.27 24.24 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 480 579 6,606 8,073 13.76 13.94 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Virginia ........: 2,126 2,437 55,423 63,899 26.07 26.22 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 19,247 21,980 559,828 627,021 29.09 28.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: July and August 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July : August : July : August : July : August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 37,900 48,395 331 469 0.87 0.96 California ......: 25,776 27,080 230 258 0.89 0.94 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) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 39,703 44,336 766 800 1.89 1.77 Iowa ............: 34,573 37,687 647 731 1.84 1.90 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 76,667 80,911 1,320 1,409 1.69 1.71 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 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 ..: 56,148 64,510 505 628 0.89 0.96 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 13,654 16,396 251 309 1.81 1.85 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 7,388 8,662 139 189 1.85 2.14 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 5,358 6,582 54 55 1.00 0.83 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Virginia ........: 43,555 50,272 515 547 1.17 1.08 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 445,675 499,115 6,538 7,423 1.45 1.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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