Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released December 24, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 3 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during November 2012 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.57 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the amount certified in November 2011. The October 2012 revised certified total at 3.97 billion pounds, was up 8 percent from October 2011. The October revision represented an increase of 198 thousand pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during November 2012 was 4.73 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 4.60 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.01 billion pounds, up 3 percent from November 2011. Mature chickens, at 59.3 million pounds, were down 5 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 642 million pounds, up slightly from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.1 million pounds, down 1 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during November 2012 averaged 5.95 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from November 2011. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.73 pounds per bird, up slightly from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during November 2012 averaged 28.9 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from November 2011. Ante-mortem condemnations during November 2012 totaled 9.63 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 33.2 million pounds, were 0.92 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.91 percent a year earlier. November 2011 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. November 2012 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2012 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 666,201 745,932 673,891 101 90 7,878,338 7,785,752 99 Mature ...........: 10,958 11,962 10,350 94 87 134,447 135,653 101 Light ..........: 4,924 5,597 5,086 103 91 62,770 68,334 109 Heavy ..........: 6,034 6,365 5,264 87 83 71,677 67,319 94 Total ............: 677,159 757,894 684,241 101 90 8,012,785 7,921,405 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 22,777 24,802 22,083 97 89 226,553 230,895 102 Old ..............: 98 176 114 116 65 1,292 1,449 112 Total ............: 22,875 24,978 22,197 97 89 227,845 232,344 102 : Ducks ..............: 2,092 2,108 2,071 99 98 22,239 22,071 99 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 3,879,516 4,435,014 4,009,756 103 90 45,743,344 45,546,318 100 Mature ...........: 62,548 69,325 59,342 95 86 770,886 756,139 98 Light ..........: 16,038 17,949 17,090 107 95 201,613 220,723 109 Heavy ..........: 46,510 51,376 42,252 91 82 569,273 535,416 94 Total ............: 3,942,064 4,504,339 4,069,098 103 90 46,514,230 46,302,457 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 638,160 719,756 639,040 100 89 6,655,151 6,875,025 103 Old ..............: 2,714 4,803 3,110 115 65 34,380 38,489 112 Total ............: 640,874 724,559 642,150 100 89 6,689,531 6,913,514 103 : Ducks ..............: 14,219 14,290 14,050 99 98 151,431 149,946 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 539 1,369 236 44 17 4,239 4,256 100 : Total ..............: 4,597,696 5,244,557 4,725,534 103 90 53,359,431 53,370,173 100 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.82 5.95 5.95 102 100 5.81 5.85 101 Mature ...........: 5.71 5.80 5.73 100 99 5.73 5.57 97 Light ..........: 3.26 3.21 3.36 103 105 3.21 3.23 101 Heavy ..........: 7.71 8.07 8.03 104 100 7.94 7.95 100 Total ............: 5.82 5.94 5.95 102 100 5.81 5.85 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 28.02 29.02 28.94 103 100 29.38 29.78 101 Old ..............: 27.69 27.29 27.28 99 100 26.61 26.56 100 Total ............: 28.02 29.01 28.93 103 100 29.36 29.76 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.80 6.78 6.78 100 100 6.81 6.79 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2012 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,634,112 3,016,168 2,732,404 104 91 31,290,895 31,016,144 99 Mature ...........: 39,774 43,813 37,434 94 85 478,669 479,524 100 Light ..........: 8,381 9,755 9,503 113 97 107,308 118,843 111 Heavy ..........: 31,393 34,058 27,931 89 82 371,361 360,681 97 Total ............: 2,673,886 3,059,981 2,769,838 104 91 31,769,564 31,495,668 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 328,191 349,123 307,128 94 88 3,328,144 3,325,691 100 Old ..............: 2,039 3,551 2,031 100 57 25,259 28,215 112 Total ............: 330,230 352,674 309,159 94 88 3,353,403 3,353,906 100 : Ducks ..............: 4,216 3,844 3,886 92 101 39,658 39,954 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 127 228 164 129 72 1,390 1,795 129 : Total ..............: 3,008,459 3,416,727 3,083,047 102 90 35,164,015 34,891,323 99 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 272,972 318,803 274,325 100 86 3,054,114 3,163,667 104 Mature ...........: - 5 64 (X) 1,280 1,233 495 40 Light ..........: - - 38 (X) (X) 317 388 122 Heavy ..........: - 5 26 (X) 520 916 107 12 Total ............: 272,972 318,808 274,389 101 86 3,055,347 3,164,162 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 181,123 227,142 205,796 114 91 1,977,127 2,170,748 110 Old ..............: 50 101 296 592 293 1,064 1,079 101 Total ............: 181,173 227,243 206,092 114 91 1,978,191 2,171,827 110 : Ducks ..............: 6,065 6,433 6,279 104 98 69,361 68,390 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 208 633 8 4 1 1,382 1,033 75 : Total ..............: 460,418 553,117 486,768 106 88 5,104,281 5,405,412 106 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 2,907,084 3,334,971 3,006,729 103 90 34,345,009 34,179,811 100 Mature ...........: 39,774 43,818 37,498 94 86 479,902 480,019 100 Light ..........: 8,381 9,755 9,541 114 98 107,625 119,231 111 Heavy ..........: 31,393 34,063 27,957 89 82 372,277 360,788 97 Total ............: 2,946,858 3,378,789 3,044,227 103 90 34,824,911 34,659,830 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 509,314 576,265 512,924 101 89 5,305,271 5,496,439 104 Old ..............: 2,089 3,652 2,327 111 64 26,323 29,294 111 Total ............: 511,403 579,917 515,251 101 89 5,331,594 5,525,733 104 : Ducks ..............: 10,281 10,277 10,165 99 99 109,019 108,344 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 335 861 172 51 20 2,772 2,828 102 : Total ..............: 3,468,877 3,969,844 3,569,815 103 90 40,268,296 40,296,735 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2012 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 7,709 8,135 7,827 102 96 95,886 88,642 92 Mature ...........: 773 557 482 62 87 8,786 8,094 92 Light ..........: 249 184 179 72 97 2,820 3,106 110 Heavy ..........: 524 373 303 58 81 5,966 4,988 84 Total ............: 8,482 8,692 8,309 98 96 104,672 96,736 92 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,176 1,391 1,251 106 90 15,975 15,854 99 Old ..............: 24 31 38 158 123 315 392 124 Total ............: 1,200 1,422 1,289 107 91 16,290 16,246 100 : Ducks ..............: 32 40 29 91 73 518 461 89 : Total ..............: 9,715 10,155 9,627 99 95 121,484 113,449 93 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.20 0.18 0.20 100 111 0.21 0.19 90 Mature ...........: 1.24 0.80 0.81 65 101 1.14 1.07 94 Light ..........: 1.55 1.03 1.05 68 102 1.40 1.41 101 Heavy ..........: 1.13 0.73 0.72 64 99 1.05 0.93 89 Total ............: 0.22 0.19 0.20 91 105 0.23 0.21 91 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.18 0.19 0.20 111 105 0.24 0.23 96 Old ..............: 0.88 0.65 1.22 139 188 0.92 1.02 111 Total ............: 0.19 0.20 0.20 105 100 0.24 0.23 96 : Ducks ..............: 0.23 0.28 0.21 91 75 0.34 0.31 91 : Total ..............: 0.21 0.19 0.20 95 105 0.23 0.21 91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2012 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 22,708 24,811 24,313 107 98 275,423 270,587 98 Mature ...........: 2,348 2,201 1,698 72 77 31,545 22,959 73 Light ..........: 1,073 898 724 67 81 11,394 10,146 89 Heavy ..........: 1,275 1,303 974 76 75 20,151 12,813 64 Total ............: 25,056 27,012 26,011 104 96 306,968 293,546 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,400 7,480 6,709 105 90 76,709 72,679 95 Old ..............: 95 125 141 148 113 1,134 1,200 106 Total ............: 6,495 7,605 6,850 105 90 77,843 73,879 95 : Ducks ..............: 274 312 291 106 93 2,793 2,922 105 Other ..............: 3 6 2 67 33 23 29 126 : Total ..............: 31,828 34,935 33,154 104 95 387,627 370,376 96 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.78 0.74 0.80 103 108 0.80 0.79 99 Mature ...........: 5.57 4.78 4.33 78 91 6.17 4.56 74 Light ..........: 11.35 8.43 7.05 62 84 9.57 7.84 82 Heavy ..........: 3.90 3.68 3.37 86 92 5.13 3.43 67 Total ............: 0.84 0.79 0.85 101 108 0.87 0.84 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.24 1.28 1.29 104 101 1.43 1.31 92 Old ..............: 4.35 3.31 5.71 131 173 4.13 3.94 95 Total ............: 1.25 1.29 1.31 105 102 1.44 1.32 92 : Ducks ..............: 2.60 2.95 2.78 107 94 2.50 2.63 105 Other ..............: 0.89 0.69 1.15 129 167 0.82 1.02 124 : Total ..............: 0.91 0.87 0.92 101 106 0.95 0.91 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: October and November 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 7,190 6,793 719,317 673,851 Mature ..........: - - 660 535 92,086 102,328 Light .........: - - 516 426 56,623 76,093 Heavy .........: - - 144 109 35,463 26,235 Total ...........: - - 7,850 7,328 811,403 776,179 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 40 57 41,735 41,899 Old .............: - - 2 - 973 1,115 Total ...........: - - 42 57 42,708 43,014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 256,512 348,188 4,170 4,232 25,783 26,620 Mature ..........: 13,001 8,923 176 120 33,807 27,946 Light .........: 7,261 4,819 69 83 27,907 22,623 Heavy .........: 5,740 4,104 107 37 5,900 5,323 Total ...........: 269,513 357,111 4,346 4,352 59,590 54,566 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 8,175 6,014 685 1,017 252 81 Old .............: 312 110 1 - 147 123 Total ...........: 8,487 6,124 686 1,017 399 204 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 10,828 9,770 58,279 55,484 89,611 93,947 Mature ..........: 4,057 7,501 2,263 1,630 30,999 67,802 Light .........: 3,621 7,150 1,511 1,002 27,569 63,894 Heavy .........: 436 351 752 628 3,430 3,908 Total ...........: 14,885 17,271 60,542 57,114 120,610 161,749 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 329 219 1,973 1,773 2,744 2,467 Old .............: 10 8 30 15 22 35 Total ...........: 339 227 2,003 1,788 2,766 2,502 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 16,102 17,933 672,739 753,138 1,860,531 1,989,956 Mature ..........: 573 443 91,894 71,927 269,516 289,155 Light .........: 261 249 50,356 36,713 175,694 213,052 Heavy .........: 312 194 41,538 35,214 93,822 76,103 Total ...........: 16,675 18,376 764,633 825,065 2,130,047 2,279,111 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 896 532 14,928 17,688 71,757 71,747 Old .............: 4 - 580 1,015 2,081 2,405 Total ...........: 900 532 15,508 18,703 73,838 74,152 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 88,842 80,697 503,049 450,549 5.66 5.58 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 78,425 70,022 472,218 423,721 6.02 6.05 California ......: 23,634 20,456 133,631 116,431 5.65 5.69 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 25,125 26,912 182,136 194,058 7.25 7.21 Florida .........: 5,211 4,793 31,821 29,023 6.11 6.06 Georgia .........: 108,838 98,577 619,552 561,895 5.69 5.70 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 5,266 4,640 23,806 21,121 4.52 4.55 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 27,729 23,901 155,301 131,305 5.60 5.49 Louisiana .......: 15,919 13,749 102,169 86,931 6.42 6.32 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 11,065 11,612 57,957 61,487 5.24 5.29 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 4,157 3,658 24,109 21,009 5.80 5.74 Mississippi .....: 65,317 56,223 406,492 344,282 6.22 6.12 Missouri ........: 37,634 34,238 179,637 163,840 4.77 4.79 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 122 120 591 537 4.83 4.49 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,461 1,720 7,551 9,016 5.17 5.24 North Carolina ..: 65,323 58,143 480,811 431,409 7.36 7.42 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 6,012 5,452 34,853 32,250 5.80 5.92 Oklahoma ........: 12,253 10,472 78,306 68,814 6.39 6.57 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 11,167 10,511 65,326 60,668 5.85 5.77 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 23,589 21,941 164,816 160,274 6.99 7.30 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 26,460 23,274 138,334 121,087 5.23 5.20 Texas ...........: 54,541 48,169 324,999 287,276 5.96 5.96 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 26,832 25,591 148,417 143,369 5.53 5.60 Washington ......: 4,420 4,031 26,578 24,455 6.01 6.07 West Virginia ...: 10,082 9,135 40,370 36,131 4.00 3.96 Wisconsin .......: 4,475 3,972 19,002 16,843 4.25 4.24 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 745,932 673,891 4,435,014 4,009,756 5.95 5.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 383,256 342,560 3,256 2,973 0.84 0.86 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 355,140 317,112 2,671 2,498 0.75 0.78 California ......: 99,184 86,507 866 771 0.87 0.88 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 131,746 140,559 1,241 1,631 0.93 1.15 Florida .........: 23,866 21,767 150 145 0.62 0.66 Georgia .........: 463,647 417,021 3,033 3,308 0.65 0.79 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 17,376 15,504 84 86 0.48 0.55 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 112,782 95,328 644 559 0.57 0.58 Louisiana .......: 77,386 65,830 433 348 0.56 0.53 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 41,934 44,517 375 559 0.89 1.24 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 20,183 17,641 217 180 1.06 1.01 Mississippi .....: 316,326 266,912 2,081 1,761 0.65 0.66 Missouri ........: 135,364 123,550 1,000 963 0.73 0.77 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 420 384 9 10 2.14 2.51 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 4,570 5,491 180 219 3.78 3.83 North Carolina ..: 372,487 335,599 3,223 3,138 0.86 0.93 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 25,980 23,997 214 205 0.82 0.85 Oklahoma ........: 59,053 51,822 368 308 0.62 0.59 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 45,144 42,127 725 672 1.58 1.57 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 123,831 120,414 820 807 0.66 0.67 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 102,058 89,088 577 563 0.56 0.63 Texas ...........: 246,364 217,315 1,397 1,292 0.56 0.59 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 105,024 100,711 523 663 0.50 0.65 Washington ......: 19,809 18,226 153 136 0.77 0.74 West Virginia ...: 29,052 25,964 118 97 0.41 0.37 Wisconsin .......: 13,765 12,300 163 151 1.17 1.21 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,334,971 3,006,729 24,811 24,313 0.74 0.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2012 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 585 702 78,921 69,046 Arkansas ..........: - - 848 248 62,563 60,973 Delaware ..........: - - 1,136 1,584 39,772 44,359 Georgia ...........: - - 159 188 56,750 52,600 Mississippi .......: - - 323 308 26,443 19,986 Missouri ..........: - - 34 45 48,395 47,996 North Carolina ....: - - 389 483 78,606 72,844 Texas .............: - - 64 66 42,541 37,874 Virginia ..........: - - 36 57 13,384 13,666 : United States .....: - - 7,190 6,793 719,317 673,851 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 29,816 39,998 662 861 1,513 1,532 Arkansas ..........: 16,075 18,083 985 1,144 995 883 Delaware ..........: 19,176 39,813 50 54 2,507 3,657 Georgia ...........: 24,760 30,931 332 138 4,139 4,176 Mississippi .......: 8,421 8,371 115 72 586 563 Missouri ..........: 16,187 19,304 135 87 661 641 North Carolina ....: 29,958 45,015 112 134 5,907 4,984 Texas .............: 11,575 13,823 49 114 826 792 Virginia ..........: 11,254 23,122 5 9 1,051 1,489 : United States .....: 256,512 348,188 4,170 4,232 25,783 26,620 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,459 1,243 5,131 4,882 14,200 15,521 Arkansas ..........: 735 654 6,760 6,315 4,932 5,143 Delaware ..........: 858 874 1,761 1,358 3,281 2,728 Georgia ...........: 619 520 12,224 11,888 8,161 10,725 Mississippi .......: 593 496 2,335 1,859 2,259 1,460 Missouri ..........: 237 236 1,097 1,035 4,754 5,092 North Carolina ....: 1,160 1,027 11,228 12,162 5,324 5,749 Texas .............: 413 326 2,052 1,462 4,999 3,557 Virginia ..........: 521 512 457 521 1,889 1,519 : United States .....: 10,828 9,770 58,279 55,484 89,611 93,947 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,816 1,312 91,295 70,361 225,398 205,458 Arkansas ..........: 372 228 68,269 85,031 162,534 178,702 Delaware ..........: 1,270 2,318 20,254 47,452 90,065 144,197 Georgia ...........: 1,936 2,236 95,620 139,724 204,700 253,126 Mississippi .......: 274 255 33,493 38,725 74,842 72,095 Missouri ..........: 212 135 37,089 35,758 108,801 110,329 North Carolina ....: 3,273 3,811 81,188 72,738 217,145 218,947 Texas .............: 779 1,535 26,629 30,302 89,927 89,851 Virginia ..........: 349 563 19,449 34,642 48,395 76,100 : United States .....: 16,102 17,933 672,739 753,138 1,860,531 1,989,956 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October and November 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas ........: 3,337 2,922 67,837 57,586 20.33 19.71 California ......: 2,638 1,741 64,369 44,369 24.40 25.49 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,654 1,425 59,832 53,430 36.17 37.50 Iowa ............: 1,303 1,330 52,617 53,190 40.39 39.98 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 .......: 3,924 4,019 103,368 97,770 26.34 24.33 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 1,275 1,075 41,543 36,513 32.57 33.97 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 ..: 2,978 2,422 95,337 81,598 32.02 33.69 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 493 485 20,583 18,951 41.72 39.10 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 901 965 20,327 21,632 22.56 22.41 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 685 602 10,615 9,539 15.49 15.84 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,675 2,465 69,095 64,219 25.83 26.05 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 24,802 22,083 719,756 639,040 29.02 28.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arkansas ........: 56,212 48,413 368 326 0.65 0.67 California ......: 51,661 35,698 585 393 1.12 1.09 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (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 .........: 48,343 43,104 911 840 1.85 1.91 Iowa ............: 41,429 41,895 632 705 1.50 1.65 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 .......: 82,639 77,867 1,395 1,224 1.66 1.55 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 33,787 29,748 357 283 1.04 0.94 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 ..: 75,409 64,483 561 499 0.74 0.77 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 16,390 15,123 258 271 1.55 1.76 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 16,108 17,413 242 257 1.48 1.45 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 8,492 7,872 79 64 0.92 0.81 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 55,530 52,123 607 621 1.08 1.18 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 576,265 512,924 7,480 6,709 1.28 1.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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