Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released October 25, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 1 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during September 2011 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.71 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the amount certified in September 2010. The August 2011 revised certified total at 3.90 billion pounds, was up 4 percent from August 2010. The August revision represented an increase of 57.4 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during September 2011 was 4.92 billion pounds, down 2 percent from 5.00 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.24 billion pounds, down 2 percent from September 2010. Mature chickens, at 73.8 million pounds, were up 2 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 594 million pounds, up 2 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.1 million pounds, down 9 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during September 2011 averaged 5.86 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from September 2010. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.78 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during September 2011 averaged 29.1 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from September 2010. Ante-mortem condemnations during September 2011 totaled 10.1 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.23 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 34.1 million pounds, were 0.91 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.90 percent a year earlier. September 2010 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. September 2011 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2011 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 754,528 768,203 723,097 96 94 6,491,754 6,507,934 100 Mature ...........: 12,618 13,611 12,770 101 94 107,717 111,565 104 Light ..........: 6,120 5,850 5,673 93 97 52,947 52,259 99 Heavy ..........: 6,498 7,761 7,097 109 91 54,770 59,306 108 Total ............: 767,146 781,814 735,867 96 94 6,599,471 6,619,499 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 20,447 21,980 20,314 99 92 176,094 180,658 103 Old ..............: 127 111 123 97 111 1,050 1,048 100 Total ............: 20,574 22,091 20,437 99 93 177,144 181,706 103 : Ducks ..............: 2,075 2,131 1,924 93 90 17,461 17,953 103 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,330,879 4,442,005 4,237,990 98 95 36,655,308 37,706,422 103 Mature ...........: 72,183 80,022 73,760 102 92 605,799 640,471 106 Light ..........: 19,529 18,699 18,018 92 96 170,170 167,476 98 Heavy ..........: 52,654 61,323 55,742 106 91 435,629 472,995 109 Total ............: 4,403,062 4,522,027 4,311,750 98 95 37,261,107 38,346,893 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 581,865 627,021 591,130 102 94 5,150,176 5,362,155 104 Old ..............: 3,324 2,828 3,237 97 114 27,840 27,691 99 Total ............: 585,189 629,849 594,367 102 94 5,178,016 5,389,846 104 : Ducks ..............: 14,306 14,415 13,055 91 91 119,252 122,465 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 1,299 277 612 47 221 2,779 2,060 74 : Total ..............: 5,003,856 5,166,568 4,919,784 98 95 42,561,154 43,861,264 103 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.74 5.78 5.86 102 101 5.65 5.79 102 Mature ...........: 5.72 5.88 5.78 101 98 5.62 5.74 102 Light ..........: 3.19 3.20 3.18 100 99 3.21 3.20 100 Heavy ..........: 8.10 7.90 7.85 97 99 7.95 7.98 100 Total ............: 5.74 5.78 5.86 102 101 5.65 5.79 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 28.46 28.53 29.10 102 102 29.25 29.68 101 Old ..............: 26.17 25.48 26.32 101 103 26.51 26.42 100 Total ............: 28.44 28.51 29.08 102 102 29.23 29.66 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.89 6.76 6.79 99 100 6.83 6.82 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2011 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,936,411 3,043,131 2,896,453 99 95 24,958,435 25,821,882 103 Mature ...........: 45,482 50,361 47,236 104 94 377,130 396,049 105 Light ..........: 10,214 9,856 9,614 94 98 89,645 89,569 100 Heavy ..........: 35,268 40,505 37,622 107 93 287,485 306,480 107 Total ............: 2,981,893 3,093,492 2,943,689 99 95 25,335,565 26,217,931 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 284,195 306,219 284,354 100 93 2,546,147 2,669,334 105 Old ..............: 2,447 2,147 2,353 96 110 20,584 20,292 99 Total ............: 286,642 308,366 286,707 100 93 2,566,731 2,689,626 105 : Ducks ..............: 3,705 3,797 3,130 84 82 31,437 30,607 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 114 190 204 179 107 873 1,122 129 : Total ..............: 3,272,354 3,405,845 3,233,730 99 95 27,934,606 28,939,286 104 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 301,904 291,549 282,414 94 97 2,468,328 2,496,751 101 Mature ...........: 84 37 - (X) (X) 1,472 1,451 99 Light ..........: - 3 - (X) (X) 225 353 157 Heavy ..........: 84 34 - (X) (X) 1,247 1,098 88 Total ............: 301,988 291,586 282,414 94 97 2,469,800 2,498,202 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 180,382 192,896 186,488 103 97 1,570,456 1,605,114 102 Old ..............: 118 43 47 40 109 839 925 110 Total ............: 180,500 192,939 186,535 103 97 1,571,295 1,606,039 102 : Ducks ..............: 6,528 6,622 6,150 94 93 54,145 57,465 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 666 10 194 29 1,940 917 295 32 : Total ..............: 489,682 491,157 475,293 97 97 4,096,157 4,162,001 102 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,238,315 3,334,680 3,178,867 98 95 27,426,763 28,318,633 103 Mature ...........: 45,566 50,398 47,236 104 94 378,602 397,500 105 Light ..........: 10,214 9,859 9,614 94 98 89,870 89,922 100 Heavy ..........: 35,352 40,539 37,622 106 93 288,732 307,578 107 Total ............: 3,283,881 3,385,078 3,226,103 98 95 27,805,365 28,716,133 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 464,577 499,115 470,842 101 94 4,116,603 4,274,448 104 Old ..............: 2,565 2,190 2,400 94 110 21,423 21,217 99 Total ............: 467,142 501,305 473,242 101 94 4,138,026 4,295,665 104 : Ducks ..............: 10,233 10,419 9,280 91 89 85,582 88,072 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 780 200 398 51 199 1,790 1,417 79 : Total ..............: 3,762,036 3,897,002 3,709,023 99 95 32,030,763 33,101,287 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2011 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 9,296 10,070 7,960 86 79 86,792 80,346 93 Mature ...........: 865 796 761 88 96 10,204 7,377 72 Light ..........: 265 290 339 128 117 2,772 2,308 83 Heavy ..........: 600 506 422 70 83 7,432 5,069 68 Total ............: 10,161 10,866 8,721 86 80 96,996 87,723 90 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,190 1,617 1,294 109 80 12,733 13,640 107 Old ..............: 36 22 33 92 150 320 259 81 Total ............: 1,226 1,639 1,327 108 81 13,053 13,899 106 : Ducks ..............: 48 58 43 90 74 435 455 105 : Total ..............: 11,437 12,563 10,092 88 80 110,486 102,078 92 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.21 0.23 0.19 90 83 0.24 0.21 88 Mature ...........: 1.20 0.99 1.03 86 104 1.68 1.15 68 Light ..........: 1.36 1.55 1.88 138 121 1.63 1.38 85 Heavy ..........: 1.14 0.83 0.76 67 92 1.71 1.07 63 Total ............: 0.23 0.24 0.20 87 83 0.26 0.23 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.20 0.26 0.22 110 85 0.25 0.25 100 Old ..............: 1.08 0.78 1.02 94 131 1.15 0.94 82 Total ............: 0.21 0.26 0.22 105 85 0.25 0.26 104 : Ducks ..............: 0.34 0.40 0.33 97 83 0.36 0.37 103 : Total ..............: 0.23 0.24 0.21 91 88 0.26 0.23 88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2011 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 24,033 24,552 23,705 99 97 216,959 230,756 106 Mature ...........: 3,109 3,037 3,089 99 102 28,448 26,448 93 Light ..........: 1,153 960 1,081 94 113 11,628 9,240 79 Heavy ..........: 1,956 2,077 2,008 103 97 16,820 17,208 102 Total ............: 27,142 27,589 26,794 99 97 245,407 257,204 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,697 7,423 6,985 104 94 60,104 63,681 106 Old ..............: 115 85 101 88 119 1,023 900 88 Total ............: 6,812 7,508 7,086 104 94 61,127 64,581 106 : Ducks ..............: 281 257 241 86 94 2,277 2,308 101 Other ..............: 7 2 4 57 200 20 13 65 : Total ..............: 34,242 35,356 34,125 100 97 308,831 324,106 105 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.74 0.73 0.74 100 101 0.78 0.81 104 Mature ...........: 6.39 5.68 6.14 96 108 6.99 6.24 89 Light ..........: 10.14 8.87 10.11 100 114 11.46 9.32 81 Heavy ..........: 5.24 4.87 5.07 97 104 5.50 5.30 96 Total ............: 0.82 0.81 0.82 100 101 0.87 0.89 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.42 1.47 1.46 103 99 1.44 1.47 102 Old ..............: 4.29 3.74 4.04 94 108 4.56 4.07 89 Total ............: 1.44 1.48 1.48 103 100 1.46 1.48 101 : Ducks ..............: 2.67 2.41 2.53 95 105 2.59 2.55 98 Other ..............: 0.89 0.99 1.00 112 101 1.10 0.91 83 : Total ..............: 0.90 0.90 0.91 101 101 0.95 0.97 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: August and September 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 4,027 3,828 713,590 637,716 Mature ..........: - - 777 674 148,705 172,550 Light .........: - - 623 481 103,942 128,963 Heavy .........: - - 154 193 44,763 43,587 Total ...........: - - 4,804 4,502 862,295 810,266 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 30 24 35,283 35,224 Old .............: - - - - 1,024 716 Total ...........: - - 30 24 36,307 35,940 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 206,082 202,464 4,545 3,741 29,333 29,517 Mature ..........: 10,032 13,047 323 335 40,563 41,349 Light .........: 5,398 5,562 121 108 33,924 35,156 Heavy .........: 4,634 7,485 202 227 6,639 6,193 Total ...........: 216,114 215,511 4,868 4,076 69,896 70,866 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 5,571 5,818 1,182 1,135 91 146 Old .............: 117 108 2 - 145 38 Total ...........: 5,688 5,926 1,184 1,135 236 184 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,814 10,039 70,349 66,646 100,700 82,748 Mature ..........: 16,527 12,399 2,526 2,889 36,972 70,967 Light .........: 15,318 11,711 1,765 2,067 22,892 54,165 Heavy .........: 1,209 688 761 822 14,080 16,802 Total ...........: 28,341 22,438 72,875 69,535 137,672 153,715 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 277 155 1,529 1,224 2,349 2,340 Old .............: 1 1 13 11 11 32 Total ...........: 278 156 1,542 1,235 2,360 2,372 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 23,166 12,158 767,918 737,408 1,931,524 1,786,265 Mature ..........: 320 201 130,099 115,900 386,844 430,311 Light .........: 91 91 40,108 39,999 224,182 278,303 Heavy .........: 229 110 89,991 75,901 162,662 152,008 Total ...........: 23,486 12,359 898,017 853,308 2,318,368 2,216,576 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,010 402 17,830 16,329 65,152 62,797 Old .............: 6 - 302 1,355 1,621 2,261 Total ...........: 1,016 402 18,132 17,684 66,773 65,058 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Chickens, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: August and September 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 92,339 84,194 525,402 488,654 5.69 5.80 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 82,126 74,195 463,843 434,884 5.65 5.86 California ......: 23,345 21,332 133,451 119,292 5.72 5.59 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 25,227 24,397 178,332 173,652 7.07 7.12 Florida .........: 5,711 4,978 33,703 31,626 5.90 6.35 Georgia .........: 113,837 103,580 621,161 577,897 5.46 5.58 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,170 4,786 22,810 20,995 4.41 4.39 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 27,850 25,237 148,531 137,347 5.33 5.44 Louisiana .......: 15,674 15,416 95,145 97,739 6.07 6.34 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 10,546 10,005 57,209 55,362 5.42 5.53 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,264 3,826 24,838 22,469 5.82 5.87 Mississippi .....: 66,479 68,999 404,725 400,971 6.09 5.81 Missouri ........: 38,597 36,116 185,235 175,855 4.80 4.87 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 163 142 789 675 4.83 4.74 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,621 1,708 8,360 8,748 5.16 5.12 North Carolina ..: 67,041 64,576 471,844 458,068 7.04 7.09 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 4,900 4,252 30,161 27,494 6.15 6.47 Oklahoma ........: 9,420 8,508 64,613 62,599 6.86 7.36 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 12,711 11,634 72,823 66,346 5.73 5.70 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 25,610 24,837 171,673 172,921 6.70 6.96 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 27,508 26,603 144,035 139,434 5.24 5.24 Texas ...........: 58,144 58,496 332,047 335,580 5.71 5.74 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 28,537 25,745 153,347 139,010 5.37 5.40 Washington ......: 4,387 4,089 25,526 23,334 5.82 5.71 West Virginia ...: 10,253 9,495 41,402 38,601 4.04 4.07 Wisconsin .......: 4,678 3,998 19,855 16,967 4.24 4.24 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 768,203 723,097 4,442,005 4,237,990 5.78 5.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: August and September 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 393,782 365,818 3,012 2,916 0.76 0.79 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 345,941 324,063 2,887 2,525 0.83 0.77 California ......: 98,981 88,005 743 630 0.75 0.71 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 128,179 125,356 1,269 1,878 0.98 1.48 Florida .........: 22,938 21,822 133 125 0.57 0.57 Georgia .........: 474,930 438,951 2,857 2,903 0.60 0.66 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 16,804 15,399 54 47 0.32 0.30 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 108,732 98,741 489 481 0.45 0.49 Louisiana .......: 70,648 72,182 375 355 0.53 0.49 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 41,126 39,902 413 444 0.99 1.10 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 20,194 18,400 234 220 1.15 1.18 Mississippi .....: 316,469 315,354 2,076 1,908 0.65 0.60 Missouri ........: 136,541 129,504 1,057 857 0.77 0.66 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 566 482 9 5 1.53 1.04 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 5,076 5,318 131 154 2.51 2.81 North Carolina ..: 368,209 356,920 3,559 3,300 0.96 0.92 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 22,547 20,560 240 218 1.05 1.05 Oklahoma ........: 48,060 46,968 357 326 0.74 0.69 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 50,957 46,143 785 726 1.52 1.55 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 128,870 130,029 734 672 0.57 0.51 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 104,752 101,744 705 619 0.67 0.60 Texas ...........: 251,149 252,410 1,300 1,347 0.51 0.53 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 108,340 99,104 544 542 0.50 0.54 Washington ......: 18,919 17,433 115 94 0.61 0.53 West Virginia ...: 29,551 27,797 95 92 0.32 0.33 Wisconsin .......: 14,524 12,412 136 119 0.93 0.95 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,334,680 3,178,867 24,552 23,705 0.73 0.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: August and September 2011 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 258 228 70,340 65,569 Arkansas ..........: - - 567 352 87,541 67,786 Delaware ..........: - - 184 176 33,222 33,261 Georgia ...........: - - 207 104 54,721 47,709 Mississippi .......: - - 197 161 31,666 28,051 Missouri ..........: - - 84 100 59,258 47,384 North Carolina ....: - - 844 1,041 90,570 81,770 Texas .............: - - 81 65 41,204 41,383 Virginia ..........: - - 30 35 19,411 12,978 : United States .....: - - 4,027 3,828 713,590 637,716 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 24,625 22,783 365 340 2,003 1,698 Arkansas ..........: 21,556 17,530 1,586 1,445 1,467 1,419 Delaware ..........: 15,930 15,977 52 24 2,424 2,957 Georgia ...........: 21,465 20,496 139 76 3,741 3,343 Mississippi .......: 7,194 7,028 133 133 474 564 Missouri ..........: 14,031 13,429 401 86 1,174 1,327 North Carolina ....: 26,739 27,566 410 200 6,172 6,941 Texas .............: 8,068 9,738 104 114 831 1,028 Virginia ..........: 8,944 5,925 12 27 1,374 1,012 : United States .....: 206,082 202,464 4,545 3,741 29,333 29,517 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,209 949 6,164 6,149 15,032 11,811 Arkansas ..........: 1,374 1,249 8,350 7,387 8,148 6,108 Delaware ..........: 1,000 1,003 2,842 3,162 4,000 4,099 Georgia ...........: 830 512 12,611 11,946 8,328 7,754 Mississippi .......: 893 659 2,647 2,160 5,065 4,939 Missouri ..........: 304 205 2,782 2,441 6,136 5,583 North Carolina ....: 1,315 1,213 12,815 12,788 8,110 6,263 Texas .............: 605 469 4,304 2,928 4,827 4,130 Virginia ..........: 508 359 774 688 2,153 1,886 : United States .....: 11,814 10,039 70,349 66,646 100,700 82,748 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 3,098 1,793 100,279 103,739 223,373 215,059 Arkansas ..........: 949 642 72,543 62,988 204,081 166,906 Delaware ..........: 2,201 1,439 20,945 34,862 82,800 96,960 Georgia ...........: 3,650 830 115,732 99,164 221,424 191,934 Mississippi .......: 634 583 48,976 53,497 97,879 97,775 Missouri ..........: 354 151 49,136 35,946 133,660 106,652 North Carolina ....: 4,510 2,485 73,486 69,931 224,971 210,198 Texas .............: 885 394 29,597 35,063 90,506 95,312 Virginia ..........: 265 319 27,542 18,229 61,013 41,458 : United States .....: 23,166 12,158 767,918 737,408 1,931,524 1,786,265 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Turkeys, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: August and September 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,979 2,796 58,514 57,960 19.64 20.73 California ......: 1,178 1,022 33,675 29,933 28.58 29.30 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,596 1,456 54,825 50,135 34.35 34.43 Iowa ............: 1,250 1,266 48,073 48,226 38.44 38.10 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,234 3,946 101,499 96,305 23.97 24.41 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - (D) - (D) - (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 2,668 2,449 82,706 79,099 31.00 32.30 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 527 454 20,772 18,714 39.38 41.18 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Pennsylvania ....: 454 493 11,000 12,083 24.24 24.51 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 579 514 8,073 6,914 13.94 13.45 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,437 2,306 63,899 61,443 26.22 26.65 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 21,980 20,314 627,021 591,130 28.53 29.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: August and September 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 48,395 48,327 469 427 0.96 0.88 California ......: 27,080 23,934 258 288 0.94 1.19 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 .........: 44,336 40,464 800 712 1.77 1.73 Iowa ............: 37,687 37,762 731 652 1.90 1.70 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 80,911 76,828 1,409 1,367 1.71 1.75 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 ......: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 64,510 61,416 628 573 0.96 0.92 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 16,396 14,852 309 273 1.85 1.81 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 8,662 9,533 189 202 2.14 2.07 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 6,582 5,639 55 56 0.83 0.98 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 50,272 48,304 547 505 1.08 1.03 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 499,115 470,842 7,423 6,985 1.47 1.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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