Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released October 25, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 7 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during September 2012 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.43 billion pounds, down 7 percent from the amount certified in September 2011. The August 2012 revised certified total at 3.91 billion pounds, was up slightly from August 2011. The August revision represented an increase of 1.79 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during September 2012 was 4.55 billion pounds, down 8 percent from 4.92 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.90 billion pounds, down 8 percent from September 2011. Mature chickens, at 69.1 million pounds, were down 6 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 567 million pounds, down 5 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 12.1 million pounds, down 12 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during September 2012 averaged 5.88 pounds per bird, up slightly from September 2011. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.89 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during September 2012 averaged 29.3 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from September 2011. Ante-mortem condemnations during September 2012 totaled 9.31 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 29.5 million pounds, were 0.85 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.90 percent a year earlier. September 2011 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 4 Saturdays. September 2012 contained 20 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2012 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 721,908 760,580 663,465 92 87 6,510,538 6,365,924 98 Mature ...........: 12,778 13,716 11,737 92 86 111,490 113,341 102 Light ..........: 5,681 6,004 5,387 95 90 52,288 57,651 110 Heavy ..........: 7,097 7,712 6,350 89 82 59,202 55,690 94 Total ............: 734,686 774,296 675,202 92 87 6,622,028 6,479,265 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 20,314 22,745 19,207 95 84 180,658 184,010 102 Old ..............: 123 188 110 89 59 1,048 1,159 111 Total ............: 20,437 22,933 19,317 95 84 181,706 185,169 102 : Ducks ..............: 2,027 2,092 1,791 88 86 18,069 17,892 99 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 4,240,244 4,420,069 3,899,216 92 88 37,739,082 37,101,520 98 Mature ...........: 73,774 80,674 69,123 94 86 639,743 627,472 98 Light ..........: 18,032 19,164 17,927 99 94 167,524 185,684 111 Heavy ..........: 55,742 61,510 51,196 92 83 472,219 441,788 94 Total ............: 4,314,018 4,500,743 3,968,339 92 88 38,378,825 37,728,992 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 591,130 657,119 563,484 95 86 5,362,155 5,516,229 103 Old ..............: 3,237 4,921 3,090 95 63 27,691 30,576 110 Total ............: 594,367 662,040 566,574 95 86 5,389,846 5,546,805 103 : Ducks ..............: 13,696 14,265 12,118 88 85 123,194 121,606 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 620 370 765 123 207 2,068 2,651 128 : Total ..............: 4,922,701 5,177,418 4,547,796 92 88 43,893,933 43,400,054 99 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.87 5.81 5.88 100 101 5.80 5.83 101 Mature ...........: 5.77 5.88 5.89 102 100 5.74 5.54 97 Light ..........: 3.17 3.19 3.33 105 104 3.20 3.22 101 Heavy ..........: 7.85 7.98 8.06 103 101 7.98 7.93 99 Total ............: 5.87 5.81 5.88 100 101 5.80 5.82 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 29.10 28.89 29.34 101 102 29.68 29.98 101 Old ..............: 26.32 26.18 28.09 107 107 26.42 26.38 100 Total ............: 29.08 28.87 29.33 101 102 29.66 29.96 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.76 6.82 6.77 100 99 6.82 6.80 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2012 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,898,037 3,008,353 2,660,316 92 88 25,844,230 25,267,562 98 Mature ...........: 46,952 50,969 43,634 93 86 395,504 398,277 101 Light ..........: 9,624 10,524 9,646 100 92 89,652 99,585 111 Heavy ..........: 37,328 40,445 33,988 91 84 305,852 298,692 98 Total ............: 2,944,989 3,059,322 2,703,950 92 88 26,239,734 25,665,839 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 284,354 314,590 270,862 95 86 2,669,334 2,669,440 100 Old ..............: 2,351 3,643 2,333 99 64 20,290 22,633 112 Total ............: 286,705 318,233 273,195 95 86 2,689,624 2,692,073 100 : Ducks ..............: 3,666 3,569 3,340 91 94 31,143 32,224 103 : Other 1/ ...........: 214 246 153 71 62 1,132 1,403 124 : Total ..............: 3,235,574 3,381,370 2,980,638 92 88 28,961,633 28,391,539 98 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 282,373 309,072 266,772 94 86 2,496,857 2,570,530 103 Mature ...........: - 39 19 (X) 49 1,224 426 35 Light ..........: - 11 16 (X) 145 308 350 114 Heavy ..........: - 28 3 (X) 11 916 76 8 Total ............: 282,373 309,111 266,791 94 86 2,498,081 2,570,956 103 : Turkeys : Young ............: 186,489 211,728 179,808 96 85 1,605,115 1,737,810 108 Old ..............: 47 142 70 149 49 925 682 74 Total ............: 186,536 211,870 179,878 96 85 1,606,040 1,738,492 108 : Ducks ..............: 6,150 6,655 5,385 88 81 57,524 55,678 97 : Other 1/ ...........: 194 7 332 171 4,743 295 392 133 : Total ..............: 475,253 527,643 452,386 95 86 4,161,940 4,365,518 105 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,180,410 3,317,425 2,927,088 92 88 28,341,087 27,838,092 98 Mature ...........: 46,952 51,008 43,653 93 86 396,728 398,703 100 Light ..........: 9,624 10,535 9,662 100 92 89,960 99,935 111 Heavy ..........: 37,328 40,473 33,991 91 84 306,768 298,768 97 Total ............: 3,227,362 3,368,433 2,970,741 92 88 28,737,815 28,236,795 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 470,843 526,318 450,670 96 86 4,274,449 4,407,250 103 Old ..............: 2,398 3,785 2,403 100 63 21,215 23,315 110 Total ............: 473,241 530,103 453,073 96 85 4,295,664 4,430,565 103 : Ducks ..............: 9,816 10,224 8,725 89 85 88,667 87,902 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 408 253 485 119 192 1,427 1,795 126 : Total ..............: 3,710,827 3,909,013 3,433,024 93 88 33,123,573 32,757,057 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2012 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent -- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 8,046 9,159 7,420 92 81 80,544 72,680 90 Mature ...........: 766 1,186 597 78 50 7,372 7,055 96 Light ..........: 339 363 210 62 58 2,308 2,743 119 Heavy ..........: 427 823 387 91 47 5,064 4,312 85 Total ............: 8,812 10,345 8,017 91 77 87,916 79,735 91 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,294 1,843 1,228 95 67 13,640 13,212 97 Old ..............: 33 60 22 67 37 259 323 125 Total ............: 1,327 1,903 1,250 94 66 13,899 13,535 97 : Ducks ..............: 48 65 42 88 65 460 392 85 : Total ..............: 10,188 12,313 9,311 91 76 102,276 93,667 92 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.19 0.21 0.19 100 90 0.21 0.20 95 Mature ...........: 1.04 1.47 0.86 83 59 1.15 1.12 97 Light ..........: 1.88 1.89 1.17 62 62 1.38 1.48 107 Heavy ..........: 0.77 1.34 0.76 99 57 1.07 0.98 92 Total ............: 0.20 0.23 0.20 100 87 0.23 0.21 91 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.22 0.28 0.22 100 79 0.25 0.24 96 Old ..............: 1.02 1.22 0.71 70 58 0.94 1.06 113 Total ............: 0.22 0.29 0.22 100 76 0.26 0.24 92 : Ducks ..............: 0.35 0.46 0.35 100 76 0.37 0.32 86 : Total ..............: 0.21 0.24 0.20 95 83 0.23 0.22 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : :September 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to September :2012 as Commodity : September : August : September : September : August :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 23,128 24,422 21,188 92 87 230,323 221,463 96 Mature ...........: 3,089 2,132 1,803 58 85 26,426 19,060 72 Light ..........: 1,081 716 637 59 89 9,240 8,524 92 Heavy ..........: 2,008 1,416 1,166 58 82 17,186 10,536 61 Total ............: 26,217 26,554 22,991 88 87 256,749 240,523 94 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,985 7,123 6,114 88 86 63,681 58,490 92 Old ..............: 100 137 88 88 64 899 934 104 Total ............: 7,085 7,260 6,202 88 85 64,580 59,424 92 : Ducks ..............: 244 305 256 105 84 2,312 2,319 100 Other ..............: 4 3 6 150 200 13 21 162 : Total ..............: 33,550 34,122 29,455 88 86 323,654 302,287 93 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.72 0.73 0.72 100 99 0.81 0.79 98 Mature ...........: 6.17 4.01 3.97 64 99 6.25 4.56 73 Light ..........: 10.10 6.36 6.19 61 97 9.31 7.86 84 Heavy ..........: 5.10 3.38 3.32 65 98 5.31 3.41 64 Total ............: 0.81 0.78 0.77 95 99 0.89 0.84 94 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.46 1.34 1.34 92 100 1.47 1.31 89 Old ..............: 4.00 3.49 3.53 88 101 4.07 3.85 95 Total ............: 1.48 1.35 1.35 91 100 1.48 1.32 89 : Ducks ..............: 2.43 2.90 2.85 117 98 2.54 2.57 101 Other ..............: 0.97 1.17 1.22 126 104 0.90 1.16 129 : Total ..............: 0.90 0.87 0.85 94 98 0.97 0.91 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 7,363 5,476 727,540 624,869 Mature ..........: - - 863 1,546 96,409 118,152 Light .........: - - 753 1,475 55,388 83,468 Heavy .........: - - 110 71 41,021 34,684 Total ...........: - - 8,226 7,022 823,949 743,021 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 44 72 35,516 31,751 Old .............: - - 1 - 961 639 Total ...........: - - 45 72 36,477 32,390 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 216,140 183,230 3,860 3,618 25,820 22,075 Mature ..........: 15,198 13,522 221 167 29,896 29,458 Light .........: 8,368 8,116 103 109 22,667 24,646 Heavy .........: 6,830 5,406 118 58 7,229 4,812 Total ...........: 231,338 196,752 4,081 3,785 55,716 51,533 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 7,770 6,674 818 564 173 111 Old .............: 301 214 1 - 192 95 Total ...........: 8,071 6,888 819 564 365 206 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 11,358 10,244 59,756 50,109 93,851 81,606 Mature ..........: 12,119 11,530 3,105 2,554 40,166 37,507 Light .........: 11,611 11,086 2,229 1,744 30,715 25,620 Heavy .........: 508 444 876 810 9,451 11,887 Total ...........: 23,477 21,774 62,861 52,663 134,017 119,113 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 179 297 1,601 1,260 2,196 2,079 Old .............: 8 3 25 18 44 22 Total ...........: 187 300 1,626 1,278 2,240 2,101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 20,402 17,349 746,775 524,918 1,912,865 1,523,494 Mature ..........: 785 594 112,009 65,507 310,466 280,482 Light .........: 181 137 57,812 25,759 189,522 182,105 Heavy .........: 604 457 54,197 39,748 120,944 98,377 Total ...........: 21,187 17,943 858,784 590,425 2,223,331 1,803,976 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 524 413 11,968 11,480 60,789 54,701 Old .............: 3 1 399 246 1,935 1,238 Total ...........: 527 414 12,367 11,726 62,724 55,939 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2012 [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 .........: 89,408 78,781 498,977 439,889 5.58 5.58 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Arkansas ........: 80,753 66,008 477,373 393,688 5.91 5.96 California ......: 24,255 20,933 133,910 119,538 5.52 5.71 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 27,675 24,705 193,204 176,868 6.98 7.16 Florida .........: 5,246 4,542 31,719 27,249 6.05 6.00 Georgia .........: 109,654 96,909 607,840 545,112 5.54 5.62 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,430 4,576 24,767 20,945 4.56 4.58 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 27,401 23,564 153,678 129,684 5.61 5.50 Louisiana .......: 15,537 14,722 97,353 95,441 6.27 6.48 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 12,155 10,204 63,598 53,507 5.23 5.24 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,265 3,688 24,448 21,984 5.73 5.96 Mississippi .....: 64,054 58,181 374,377 349,652 5.84 6.01 Missouri ........: 37,736 32,868 182,709 160,697 4.84 4.89 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 158 130 774 683 4.89 5.27 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,866 1,704 9,516 8,503 5.10 4.99 North Carolina ..: 67,011 56,088 479,897 405,665 7.16 7.23 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 5,993 5,565 34,655 32,614 5.78 5.86 Oklahoma ........: 12,305 11,035 80,627 71,130 6.55 6.45 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 11,085 9,684 62,936 56,427 5.68 5.83 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 24,954 21,911 168,720 147,037 6.76 6.71 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 28,010 25,189 146,739 131,654 5.24 5.23 Texas ...........: 55,265 48,642 320,747 285,954 5.80 5.88 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 28,385 24,660 151,000 135,676 5.32 5.50 Washington ......: 4,952 4,191 27,890 24,777 5.63 5.91 West Virginia ...: 9,979 9,135 39,987 36,744 4.01 4.02 Wisconsin .......: 4,875 3,906 19,914 16,106 4.09 4.12 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 760,580 663,465 4,420,069 3,899,216 5.81 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: August and September 2012 [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 .........: 378,017 333,945 2,902 2,657 0.76 0.79 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Arkansas ........: 357,210 294,200 2,698 2,221 0.75 0.75 California ......: 99,295 88,767 986 747 0.98 0.83 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 139,845 128,177 1,242 1,130 0.88 0.87 Florida .........: 23,387 20,232 150 133 0.64 0.65 Georgia .........: 459,311 406,015 2,885 2,627 0.62 0.64 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 17,932 15,332 75 63 0.42 0.41 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 111,722 93,719 681 535 0.61 0.57 Louisiana .......: 73,255 72,097 358 374 0.49 0.52 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 45,980 38,733 378 293 0.82 0.75 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 20,312 18,377 202 155 0.98 0.84 Mississippi .....: 290,403 273,595 1,870 1,830 0.64 0.66 Missouri ........: 137,872 121,474 1,151 955 0.83 0.78 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 553 487 14 10 2.40 1.99 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 5,829 5,226 192 190 3.19 3.50 North Carolina ..: 371,678 314,624 3,432 2,656 0.91 0.84 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 25,729 24,319 187 164 0.72 0.67 Oklahoma ........: 60,672 53,621 421 326 0.69 0.60 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 43,880 39,260 649 635 1.46 1.59 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 124,764 110,191 769 712 0.61 0.64 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 108,032 97,133 573 487 0.53 0.50 Texas ...........: 242,209 216,518 1,474 1,237 0.60 0.57 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 106,917 96,131 500 415 0.47 0.43 Washington ......: 20,439 18,318 137 141 0.67 0.76 West Virginia ...: 28,597 26,357 98 105 0.34 0.40 Wisconsin .......: 14,540 11,743 109 112 0.75 0.94 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,317,425 2,927,088 24,422 21,188 0.73 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: August and September 2012 [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 ...........: - - 276 248 75,865 68,539 Arkansas ..........: - - 334 276 69,870 55,108 Delaware ..........: - - 1,628 1,085 37,298 36,566 Georgia ...........: - - 201 112 53,259 49,047 Mississippi .......: - - 354 357 24,877 24,840 Missouri ..........: - - 36 44 49,484 45,757 North Carolina ....: - - 647 282 83,539 63,684 Texas .............: - - 48 31 51,365 40,568 Virginia ..........: - - 52 37 14,176 11,238 : United States .....: - - 7,363 5,476 727,540 624,869 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 22,280 18,855 429 720 1,554 1,271 Arkansas ..........: 16,069 12,694 667 824 911 765 Delaware ..........: 13,794 13,041 52 30 2,262 2,277 Georgia ...........: 20,388 20,163 101 129 3,505 3,244 Mississippi .......: 8,023 6,690 95 110 625 481 Missouri ..........: 23,749 16,997 150 232 864 612 North Carolina ....: 26,148 21,585 286 68 6,448 5,030 Texas .............: 10,416 8,401 63 32 827 711 Virginia ..........: 8,619 5,874 10 21 1,203 985 : United States .....: 216,140 183,230 3,860 3,618 25,820 22,075 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,069 991 4,479 4,454 11,281 11,406 Arkansas ..........: 775 513 6,805 5,609 5,952 4,286 Delaware ..........: 1,319 1,199 2,169 1,646 5,027 4,157 Georgia ...........: 660 864 12,358 11,158 8,005 8,469 Mississippi .......: 648 484 2,070 2,274 2,274 2,273 Missouri ..........: 269 273 1,287 982 6,114 5,260 North Carolina ....: 1,190 1,009 11,905 8,810 6,994 5,141 Texas .............: 496 416 2,957 1,979 7,812 5,885 Virginia ..........: 512 501 609 655 2,715 2,012 : United States .....: 11,358 10,244 59,756 50,109 93,851 81,606 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : August :September : August :September : August :September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,290 1,941 94,084 63,627 212,607 172,052 Arkansas ..........: 410 725 123,355 56,644 225,148 137,444 Delaware ..........: 3,461 1,849 19,139 15,307 86,149 77,157 Georgia ...........: 2,795 2,003 102,438 57,899 203,710 153,088 Mississippi .......: 331 151 35,963 25,139 75,260 62,799 Missouri ..........: 188 90 41,321 38,865 123,462 109,112 North Carolina ....: 3,630 4,067 97,933 63,418 238,720 173,094 Texas .............: 1,706 739 38,878 27,359 114,568 86,121 Virginia ..........: 534 840 16,443 9,858 44,873 32,021 : United States .....: 20,402 17,349 746,775 524,918 1,912,865 1,523,494 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2012 [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 .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Arkansas ........: 3,150 2,334 60,600 47,323 19.24 20.28 California ......: 1,340 1,167 38,215 33,114 28.51 28.38 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,635 1,385 59,146 50,232 36.17 36.26 Iowa ............: 1,369 1,137 52,112 44,438 38.08 39.10 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,164 3,707 99,143 91,214 23.81 24.60 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 1,291 1,027 40,732 33,092 31.56 32.22 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 ..: 2,859 2,315 92,049 76,138 32.19 32.89 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 477 424 19,335 17,001 40.54 40.09 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 589 558 14,238 13,026 24.16 23.35 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 587 509 8,843 7,419 15.07 14.59 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,404 2,071 62,966 54,035 26.20 26.09 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 22,745 19,207 657,119 563,484 28.89 29.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2012 [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 .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Arkansas ........: 50,962 39,235 362 306 0.71 0.77 California ......: 30,846 26,562 310 377 1.00 1.40 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 .........: 47,751 40,548 884 733 1.82 1.78 Iowa ............: 40,791 34,802 739 577 1.78 1.63 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 79,201 73,048 1,436 1,222 1.78 1.64 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 32,988 26,927 373 311 1.12 1.14 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 ..: 72,365 59,610 569 420 0.78 0.70 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 15,443 13,592 237 207 1.51 1.50 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 11,215 10,322 154 134 1.35 1.28 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 7,164 6,011 71 61 0.99 1.00 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 50,928 43,931 575 490 1.12 1.10 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 526,318 450,670 7,123 6,114 1.34 1.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. 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 2011. Young chickens were slaughtered in 36 States, young turkeys in 29 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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