Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released November 23, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 2 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during October 2011 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.67 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the amount certified in October 2010. The September 2011 revised certified total at 3.71 billion pounds, was down 1 percent from September 2010. The September revision represented an increase of 0.33 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during October 2011 was 4.86 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 4.99 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.12 billion pounds, down 3 percent from October 2010. Mature chickens, at 68.6 million pounds, were up 6 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 659 million pounds, up slightly from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.0 million pounds, up 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during October 2011 averaged 5.88 pounds per bird, up slightly from October 2010. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.72 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during October 2011 averaged 28.3 pounds per bird, down slightly from October 2010. Ante-mortem condemnations during October 2011 totaled 9.48 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.20 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.21 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 32.1 million pounds, were 0.87 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.92 percent a year earlier. October 2010 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. October 2011 contained 21 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2011 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 723,588 721,599 700,142 97 97 7,215,342 7,206,578 100 Mature ...........: 10,928 12,778 11,999 110 94 118,645 123,572 104 Light ..........: 5,009 5,681 5,558 111 98 57,956 57,825 100 Heavy ..........: 5,919 7,097 6,441 109 91 60,689 65,747 108 Total ............: 734,516 734,377 712,141 97 97 7,333,987 7,330,150 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 23,008 20,314 23,118 100 114 199,102 203,776 102 Old ..............: 131 123 146 111 119 1,181 1,194 101 Total ............: 23,139 20,437 23,264 101 114 200,283 204,970 102 : Ducks ..............: 1,978 2,027 2,078 105 103 19,439 20,134 104 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,250,241 4,238,156 4,115,401 97 97 40,905,549 41,821,989 102 Mature ...........: 64,576 73,774 68,595 106 93 670,375 709,080 106 Light ..........: 16,354 18,032 18,051 110 100 186,524 185,541 99 Heavy ..........: 48,222 55,742 50,544 105 91 483,851 523,539 108 Total ............: 4,314,817 4,311,930 4,183,996 97 97 41,575,924 42,531,069 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 652,640 591,130 654,836 100 111 5,802,816 6,016,991 104 Old ..............: 3,446 3,237 3,975 115 123 31,286 31,666 101 Total ............: 656,086 594,367 658,811 100 111 5,834,102 6,048,657 104 : Ducks ..............: 13,528 13,696 14,018 104 102 132,780 137,124 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 1,553 620 1,632 105 263 4,332 3,700 85 : Total ..............: 4,985,984 4,920,613 4,858,457 97 99 47,547,138 48,720,550 102 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.87 5.87 5.88 100 100 5.67 5.80 102 Mature ...........: 5.91 5.77 5.72 97 99 5.65 5.74 102 Light ..........: 3.26 3.17 3.25 100 103 3.22 3.21 100 Heavy ..........: 8.15 7.85 7.85 96 100 7.97 7.96 100 Total ............: 5.87 5.87 5.88 100 100 5.67 5.80 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 28.37 29.10 28.33 100 97 29.14 29.53 101 Old ..............: 26.31 26.32 27.23 103 103 26.49 26.52 100 Total ............: 28.35 29.08 28.32 100 97 29.13 29.51 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.84 6.76 6.75 99 100 6.83 6.81 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2011 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,888,436 2,896,560 2,804,896 97 97 27,846,871 28,626,885 103 Mature ...........: 40,994 46,952 43,391 106 92 418,124 439,156 105 Light ..........: 8,688 9,624 9,275 107 96 98,333 98,854 101 Heavy ..........: 32,306 37,328 34,116 106 91 319,791 340,302 106 Total ............: 2,929,430 2,943,512 2,848,287 97 97 28,264,995 29,066,041 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 334,445 284,354 330,619 99 116 2,880,592 2,999,953 104 Old ..............: 2,564 2,351 2,930 114 125 23,148 23,220 100 Total ............: 337,009 286,705 333,549 99 116 2,903,740 3,023,173 104 : Ducks ..............: 3,660 3,666 4,299 117 117 35,097 35,442 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 155 214 131 85 61 1,028 1,263 123 : Total ..............: 3,270,254 3,234,097 3,186,266 97 99 31,204,860 32,125,919 103 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 296,093 282,373 284,292 96 101 2,764,421 2,781,002 101 Mature ...........: 25 - 9 36 (X) 1,497 1,460 98 Light ..........: - - 9 (X) (X) 225 362 161 Heavy ..........: 25 - - (X) (X) 1,272 1,098 86 Total ............: 296,118 282,373 284,301 96 101 2,765,918 2,782,462 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 187,227 186,489 190,889 102 102 1,757,683 1,796,004 102 Old ..............: 89 47 89 100 189 928 1,014 109 Total ............: 187,316 186,536 190,978 102 102 1,758,611 1,797,018 102 : Ducks ..............: 6,011 6,150 5,772 96 94 60,156 63,237 105 : Other 1/ ...........: 777 194 879 113 453 1,694 1,174 69 : Total ..............: 490,222 475,253 481,930 98 101 4,586,379 4,643,891 101 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,184,529 3,178,933 3,089,188 97 97 30,611,292 31,407,887 103 Mature ...........: 41,019 46,952 43,400 106 92 419,621 440,616 105 Light ..........: 8,688 9,624 9,284 107 96 98,558 99,216 101 Heavy ..........: 32,331 37,328 34,116 106 91 321,063 341,400 106 Total ............: 3,225,548 3,225,885 3,132,588 97 97 31,030,913 31,848,503 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 521,672 470,843 521,508 100 111 4,638,275 4,795,957 103 Old ..............: 2,653 2,398 3,019 114 126 24,076 24,234 101 Total ............: 524,325 473,241 524,527 100 111 4,662,351 4,820,191 103 : Ducks ..............: 9,671 9,816 10,071 104 103 95,253 98,679 104 : Other 1/ ...........: 932 408 1,010 108 248 2,722 2,437 90 : Total ..............: 3,760,476 3,709,350 3,668,196 98 99 35,791,239 36,769,810 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2011 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 8,612 8,042 7,623 89 95 95,404 88,051 92 Mature ...........: 734 766 641 87 84 10,938 8,023 73 Light ..........: 184 339 263 143 78 2,956 2,571 87 Heavy ..........: 550 427 378 69 89 7,982 5,452 68 Total ............: 9,346 8,808 8,264 88 94 106,342 96,074 90 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,273 1,294 1,159 91 90 14,006 14,799 106 Old ..............: 41 33 32 78 97 361 291 81 Total ............: 1,314 1,327 1,191 91 90 14,367 15,090 105 : Ducks ..............: 40 48 26 65 54 475 486 102 : Total ..............: 10,702 10,184 9,483 89 93 121,188 111,653 92 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.20 0.19 0.19 95 100 0.23 0.21 91 Mature ...........: 1.14 1.04 0.93 82 89 1.63 1.13 69 Light ..........: 1.13 1.88 1.46 129 78 1.58 1.39 88 Heavy ..........: 1.14 0.77 0.75 66 97 1.65 1.04 63 Total ............: 0.22 0.20 0.20 91 100 0.26 0.23 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.20 0.22 0.18 90 82 0.24 0.25 104 Old ..............: 1.19 1.02 0.81 68 79 1.15 0.92 80 Total ............: 0.20 0.22 0.18 90 82 0.25 0.25 100 : Ducks ..............: 0.30 0.35 0.19 63 54 0.36 0.35 97 : Total ..............: 0.21 0.21 0.20 95 95 0.25 0.23 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : October 2011 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to October :2011 as Commodity : October : September : October : October : September :---------------------------:percent : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 :of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 24,358 23,122 22,372 92 97 241,317 252,545 105 Mature ...........: 2,790 3,089 2,771 99 90 31,238 29,219 94 Light ..........: 1,041 1,081 1,081 104 100 12,669 10,321 81 Heavy ..........: 1,749 2,008 1,690 97 84 18,569 18,898 102 Total ............: 27,148 26,211 25,143 93 96 272,555 281,764 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 7,216 6,985 6,628 92 95 67,320 70,309 104 Old ..............: 119 100 140 118 140 1,142 1,039 91 Total ............: 7,335 7,085 6,768 92 96 68,462 71,348 104 : Ducks ..............: 285 244 207 73 85 2,562 2,518 98 Other ..............: 6 4 7 117 175 26 20 77 : Total ..............: 34,774 33,544 32,125 92 96 343,605 355,650 104 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.76 0.72 0.72 95 100 0.78 0.80 103 Mature ...........: 6.37 6.17 6.00 94 97 6.93 6.22 90 Light ..........: 10.70 10.10 10.43 97 103 11.39 9.42 83 Heavy ..........: 5.13 5.10 4.72 92 93 5.47 5.25 96 Total ............: 0.83 0.81 0.80 96 99 0.87 0.88 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.36 1.46 1.25 92 86 1.43 1.44 101 Old ..............: 4.29 4.00 4.43 103 111 4.53 4.11 91 Total ............: 1.38 1.48 1.27 92 86 1.45 1.46 101 : Ducks ..............: 2.86 2.43 2.01 70 83 2.62 2.49 95 Other ..............: 0.64 0.97 0.69 108 71 0.95 0.81 85 : Total ..............: 0.92 0.90 0.87 95 97 0.95 0.96 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: September and October 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 4,135 3,436 636,916 636,659 Mature ..........: - - 674 1,138 172,550 138,392 Light .........: - - 481 920 128,963 95,912 Heavy .........: - - 193 218 43,587 42,480 Total ...........: - - 4,809 4,574 809,466 775,051 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 24 17 35,224 34,711 Old .............: - - - - 716 1,357 Total ...........: - - 24 17 35,940 36,068 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 202,235 233,633 3,810 3,167 29,480 29,322 Mature ..........: 13,047 12,991 335 439 41,349 34,400 Light .........: 5,562 6,284 108 130 35,156 26,127 Heavy .........: 7,485 6,707 227 309 6,193 8,273 Total ...........: 215,282 246,624 4,145 3,606 70,829 63,722 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 5,818 6,402 1,135 870 146 130 Old .............: 113 126 - - 42 237 Total ...........: 5,931 6,528 1,135 870 188 367 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 10,054 9,105 66,640 65,427 82,690 86,715 Mature ..........: 12,399 20,606 2,890 3,442 70,967 99,140 Light .........: 11,711 20,032 2,068 2,423 54,165 81,311 Heavy .........: 688 574 822 1,019 16,802 17,829 Total ...........: 22,453 29,711 69,530 68,869 153,657 185,855 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 155 230 1,224 1,610 2,340 2,059 Old .............: 1 - 11 20 32 10 Total ...........: 156 230 1,235 1,630 2,372 2,069 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 12,197 20,622 704,337 695,555 1,752,494 1,783,641 Mature ..........: 201 338 117,065 135,967 421,613 446,853 Light .........: 91 206 40,000 66,833 278,305 300,178 Heavy .........: 110 132 77,065 69,134 143,308 146,675 Total ...........: 12,398 20,960 821,402 831,522 2,174,107 2,230,494 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 402 530 16,329 19,112 62,797 65,671 Old .............: - 13 1,328 1,190 2,181 2,953 Total ...........: 402 543 17,657 20,302 64,978 68,624 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: September and October 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 84,251 82,974 489,113 482,806 5.81 5.82 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 74,195 74,490 434,884 440,120 5.86 5.91 California ......: 21,279 21,437 118,982 116,779 5.59 5.45 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 24,486 25,626 174,384 175,497 7.12 6.85 Florida .........: 4,978 4,929 31,626 31,869 6.35 6.47 Georgia .........: 103,642 100,588 578,746 556,765 5.58 5.54 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,786 4,558 20,995 20,443 4.39 4.49 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,568 25,927 140,155 142,175 5.48 5.48 Louisiana .......: 15,416 15,634 97,739 101,621 6.34 6.50 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 10,005 9,328 55,708 51,048 5.57 5.47 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,827 3,943 22,475 23,023 5.87 5.84 Mississippi .....: 68,999 66,967 400,971 397,987 5.81 5.94 Missouri ........: 36,116 34,763 175,855 170,777 4.87 4.91 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 142 149 675 719 4.74 4.82 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,708 1,551 8,748 7,878 5.12 5.08 North Carolina ..: 64,066 59,109 458,068 418,949 7.15 7.09 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 4,259 4,291 27,530 28,348 6.46 6.61 Oklahoma ........: 8,508 8,072 62,599 57,708 7.36 7.15 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 11,634 10,993 66,346 61,629 5.70 5.61 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 24,837 24,496 172,922 171,070 6.96 6.98 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 25,302 24,371 134,211 127,689 5.30 5.24 Texas ...........: 58,493 51,422 335,563 301,474 5.74 5.86 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,566 25,467 139,491 140,084 5.46 5.50 Washington ......: 4,089 3,998 23,334 23,638 5.71 5.91 West Virginia ...: 9,495 9,026 38,601 36,157 4.07 4.01 Wisconsin .......: 3,998 4,269 16,967 18,300 4.24 4.29 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 721,599 700,142 4,238,156 4,115,401 5.87 5.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: September and October 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 366,238 362,417 2,919 2,794 0.79 0.77 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 324,063 329,774 2,525 2,560 0.77 0.77 California ......: 87,780 86,822 643 697 0.73 0.80 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 125,921 125,627 1,357 1,252 1.07 0.99 Florida .........: 21,822 21,990 125 129 0.57 0.58 Georgia .........: 439,834 423,581 2,882 2,790 0.65 0.65 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 15,399 15,062 47 67 0.30 0.44 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 100,752 104,923 480 536 0.47 0.51 Louisiana .......: 72,182 75,122 355 350 0.49 0.46 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 40,159 36,982 447 416 1.10 1.11 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 18,404 18,855 220 212 1.18 1.11 Mississippi .....: 315,354 308,553 1,908 1,948 0.60 0.63 Missouri ........: 129,504 126,123 857 864 0.66 0.68 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 482 521 7 53 1.50 9.21 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 5,318 4,766 154 130 2.81 2.65 North Carolina ..: 357,119 326,785 3,299 2,707 0.92 0.82 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 20,585 21,155 218 246 1.05 1.15 Oklahoma ........: 46,968 43,265 326 297 0.69 0.68 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 46,143 43,598 726 613 1.55 1.39 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 130,029 127,787 689 651 0.53 0.51 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 97,685 92,714 599 683 0.61 0.73 Texas ...........: 252,398 228,372 1,347 1,419 0.53 0.62 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 99,104 99,366 485 451 0.49 0.45 Washington ......: 17,433 17,625 94 107 0.53 0.60 West Virginia ...: 27,797 26,321 92 90 0.33 0.34 Wisconsin .......: 12,412 13,385 119 115 0.95 0.85 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,178,933 3,089,188 23,122 22,372 0.72 0.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: September and October 2011 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 228 190 65,609 64,871 Arkansas ..........: - - 352 298 67,786 69,922 Delaware ..........: - - 177 202 33,636 32,983 Georgia ...........: - - 400 209 47,667 45,290 Mississippi .......: - - 161 268 28,051 30,150 Missouri ..........: - - 100 114 47,384 49,978 North Carolina ....: - - 1,041 563 81,678 68,575 Texas .............: - - 65 76 41,373 34,928 Virginia ..........: - - 35 117 12,934 14,585 : United States .....: - - 4,135 3,436 636,916 636,659 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 22,833 26,760 340 348 1,698 1,891 Arkansas ..........: 17,530 22,766 1,445 1,117 1,419 1,463 Delaware ..........: 16,065 18,568 24 33 2,973 3,077 Georgia ...........: 20,314 24,878 105 62 3,315 3,529 Mississippi .......: 7,028 8,199 133 239 564 579 Missouri ..........: 13,429 11,616 86 64 1,327 1,279 North Carolina ....: 27,565 28,354 292 168 6,940 6,242 Texas .............: 9,737 10,804 114 221 1,029 964 Virginia ..........: 5,881 8,789 29 15 1,009 1,466 : United States .....: 202,235 233,633 3,810 3,167 29,480 29,322 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 949 1,163 6,149 6,263 11,811 11,774 Arkansas ..........: 1,249 947 7,387 7,511 6,108 5,505 Delaware ..........: 1,012 1,037 3,188 2,354 4,128 5,279 Georgia ...........: 572 475 11,900 12,394 7,744 9,353 Mississippi .......: 659 600 2,160 2,165 4,939 4,329 Missouri ..........: 205 197 2,441 2,743 5,583 5,116 North Carolina ....: 1,214 1,103 12,779 11,704 6,262 6,343 Texas .............: 468 304 2,928 2,492 4,127 2,953 Virginia ..........: 357 436 687 999 1,881 1,486 : United States .....: 10,054 9,105 66,640 65,427 82,690 86,715 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- :September : October :September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,793 2,750 104,022 118,983 215,432 234,993 Arkansas ..........: 642 926 62,988 76,867 166,906 187,322 Delaware ..........: 1,439 3,211 34,907 25,149 97,549 91,893 Georgia ...........: 881 1,586 99,112 88,968 192,010 186,744 Mississippi .......: 583 973 53,497 57,117 97,775 104,619 Missouri ..........: 151 214 35,946 43,843 106,652 115,164 North Carolina ....: 2,485 4,666 71,111 44,103 211,367 171,821 Texas .............: 394 540 35,017 40,840 95,252 94,122 Virginia ..........: 319 633 18,187 14,872 41,319 43,398 : United States .....: 12,197 20,622 704,337 695,555 1,752,494 1,783,641 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: September and October 2011 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 2,796 2,864 57,960 56,583 20.73 19.76 California ......: 1,022 2,277 29,933 56,255 29.30 24.71 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - (D) - (D) - (D) Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,456 1,461 50,135 52,007 34.43 35.59 Iowa ............: 1,266 1,299 48,226 48,893 38.10 37.65 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,946 4,082 96,305 100,976 24.41 24.74 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 2,449 2,669 79,099 84,389 32.30 31.61 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 454 453 18,714 18,575 41.18 41.04 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 493 850 12,083 17,963 24.51 21.14 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 514 636 6,914 10,008 13.45 15.75 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,306 2,570 61,443 65,898 26.65 25.64 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 20,314 23,118 591,130 654,836 29.10 28.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: September and October 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September : October : September : October :September : October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 48,327 46,164 427 349 0.88 0.75 California ......: 23,934 45,366 288 408 1.19 0.89 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 40,464 42,178 712 684 1.73 1.60 Iowa ............: 37,762 38,427 652 674 1.70 1.72 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (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 .......: 76,829 80,497 1,367 1,280 1.75 1.56 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) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 61,416 66,162 573 432 0.92 0.65 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 14,852 14,605 273 236 1.81 1.59 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 9,533 13,895 202 247 2.07 1.74 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 5,639 8,129 56 74 0.98 0.91 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 48,304 51,547 505 506 1.03 0.97 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 470,843 521,508 6,985 6,628 1.46 1.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, 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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