Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released January 24, 2013, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 1 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during December 2012 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.34 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the amount certified in December 2011. The November 2012 revised certified total at 3.57 billion pounds, was up 3 percent from November 2011. The November revision represented an increase of 1.96 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during December 2012 was 4.42 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 4.46 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.80 billion pounds, down slightly from December 2011. Mature chickens, at 59.1 million pounds, were down 9 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 550 million pounds, down 4 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 14.4 million pounds, down 5 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during December 2012 averaged 5.91 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from December 2011. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.07 pounds per bird, down 9 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during December 2012 averaged 30.8 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from December 2011. Ante-mortem condemnations during December 2012 totaled 9.35 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.21 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 32.1 million pounds, were 0.95 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.95 percent a year earlier. December 2011 contained 22 weekdays (including 1 holiday) and 5 Saturdays. December 2012 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : December 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2012 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 658,722 674,146 642,807 98 95 8,537,060 8,428,814 99 Mature ...........: 11,560 10,408 11,636 101 112 146,007 147,347 101 Light ..........: 5,596 5,116 7,037 126 138 68,366 75,401 110 Heavy ..........: 5,964 5,292 4,599 77 87 77,641 71,946 93 Total ............: 670,282 684,554 654,443 98 96 8,683,067 8,576,161 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,897 22,084 17,694 94 80 245,450 248,590 101 Old ..............: 102 114 153 150 134 1,394 1,602 115 Total ............: 18,999 22,198 17,847 94 80 246,844 250,192 101 : Ducks ..............: 2,233 2,071 2,112 95 102 24,472 24,183 99 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 3,809,326 4,011,475 3,801,045 100 95 49,552,670 49,349,082 100 Mature ...........: 64,566 59,658 59,051 91 99 835,452 815,506 98 Light ..........: 18,038 17,180 22,092 122 129 219,651 242,905 111 Heavy ..........: 46,528 42,478 36,959 79 87 615,801 572,601 93 Total ............: 3,873,892 4,071,133 3,860,096 100 95 50,388,122 50,164,588 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 572,335 639,047 545,558 95 85 7,227,486 7,420,590 103 Old ..............: 2,587 3,110 4,077 158 131 36,967 42,566 115 Total ............: 574,922 642,157 549,635 96 86 7,264,453 7,463,156 103 : Ducks ..............: 15,201 14,050 14,442 95 103 166,632 164,388 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 201 236 226 112 96 4,440 4,482 101 : Total ..............: 4,464,216 4,727,576 4,424,399 99 94 57,823,647 57,796,614 100 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.78 5.95 5.91 102 99 5.80 5.85 101 Mature ...........: 5.59 5.73 5.07 91 88 5.72 5.53 97 Light ..........: 3.22 3.36 3.14 98 93 3.21 3.22 100 Heavy ..........: 7.80 8.03 8.04 103 100 7.93 7.96 100 Total ............: 5.78 5.95 5.90 102 99 5.80 5.85 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.29 28.94 30.83 102 107 29.45 29.85 101 Old ..............: 25.36 27.28 26.65 105 98 26.52 26.57 100 Total ............: 30.26 28.93 30.80 102 106 29.43 29.83 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.81 6.78 6.84 100 101 6.81 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : December 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2012 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,599,817 2,733,796 2,579,590 99 94 33,890,712 33,597,126 99 Mature ...........: 41,398 37,649 36,760 89 98 520,067 516,499 99 Light ..........: 9,425 9,551 12,196 129 128 116,733 131,087 112 Heavy ..........: 31,973 28,098 24,564 77 87 403,334 385,412 96 Total ............: 2,641,215 2,771,445 2,616,350 99 94 34,410,779 34,113,625 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 295,880 307,128 271,204 92 88 3,624,024 3,596,895 99 Old ..............: 1,940 2,031 2,928 151 144 27,199 31,143 115 Total ............: 297,820 309,159 274,132 92 89 3,651,223 3,628,038 99 : Ducks ..............: 4,227 3,886 4,008 95 103 43,885 43,962 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 134 164 154 115 94 1,524 1,949 128 : Total ..............: 2,943,396 3,084,654 2,894,644 98 94 38,107,411 37,787,574 99 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 255,942 274,674 273,495 107 100 3,310,056 3,437,511 104 Mature ...........: - 64 23 (X) 36 1,233 518 42 Light ..........: - 38 - (X) (X) 317 388 122 Heavy ..........: - 26 23 (X) 88 916 130 14 Total ............: 255,942 274,738 273,518 107 100 3,311,289 3,438,029 104 : Turkeys : Young ............: 161,036 205,803 167,317 104 81 2,138,163 2,338,072 109 Old ..............: 53 296 63 119 21 1,117 1,142 102 Total ............: 161,089 206,099 167,380 104 81 2,139,280 2,339,214 109 : Ducks ..............: 6,765 6,279 6,429 95 102 76,126 74,819 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 7 8 9 129 113 1,389 1,042 75 : Total ..............: 423,803 487,124 447,336 106 92 5,528,084 5,853,104 106 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 2,855,759 3,008,470 2,853,085 100 95 37,200,768 37,034,637 100 Mature ...........: 41,398 37,713 36,783 89 98 521,300 517,017 99 Light ..........: 9,425 9,589 12,196 129 127 117,050 131,475 112 Heavy ..........: 31,973 28,124 24,587 77 87 404,250 385,542 95 Total ............: 2,897,157 3,046,183 2,889,868 100 95 37,722,068 37,551,654 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 456,916 512,931 438,521 96 85 5,762,187 5,934,967 103 Old ..............: 1,993 2,327 2,991 150 129 28,316 32,285 114 Total ............: 458,909 515,258 441,512 96 86 5,790,503 5,967,252 103 : Ducks ..............: 10,992 10,165 10,437 95 103 120,011 118,781 99 : Other 1/ ...........: 141 172 163 116 95 2,913 2,991 103 : Total ..............: 3,367,199 3,571,778 3,341,980 99 94 43,635,495 43,640,678 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [[Federally inspected only]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : December 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2012 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 7,557 7,831 7,498 99 96 103,443 96,144 93 Mature ...........: 632 486 563 89 116 9,418 8,661 92 Light ..........: 289 181 268 93 148 3,109 3,376 109 Heavy ..........: 343 305 295 86 97 6,309 5,285 84 Total ............: 8,189 8,317 8,061 98 97 112,861 104,805 93 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,250 1,251 1,222 98 98 17,225 17,076 99 Old ..............: 21 38 38 181 100 336 430 128 Total ............: 1,271 1,289 1,260 99 98 17,561 17,506 100 : Ducks ..............: 31 29 31 100 107 549 492 90 : Total ..............: 9,491 9,635 9,352 99 97 130,975 122,809 94 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.20 0.20 0.20 100 100 0.21 0.19 90 Mature ...........: 0.98 0.81 0.95 97 117 1.13 1.06 94 Light ..........: 1.60 1.05 1.21 76 115 1.42 1.39 98 Heavy ..........: 0.74 0.72 0.80 108 111 1.02 0.92 90 Total ............: 0.21 0.20 0.21 100 105 0.22 0.21 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.22 0.20 0.22 100 110 0.24 0.23 96 Old ..............: 0.81 1.22 0.93 115 76 0.91 1.01 111 Total ............: 0.22 0.20 0.23 105 115 0.24 0.23 96 : Ducks ..............: 0.20 0.21 0.21 105 100 0.33 0.30 91 : Total ..............: 0.21 0.20 0.21 100 105 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : December 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to December :2012 as Commodity : December : November : December : December : November :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 23,407 24,320 24,322 104 100 298,830 294,916 99 Mature ...........: 2,218 1,705 1,857 84 109 33,763 24,823 74 Light ..........: 1,076 726 1,207 112 166 12,470 11,355 91 Heavy ..........: 1,142 979 650 57 66 21,293 13,468 63 Total ............: 25,625 26,025 26,179 102 101 332,593 319,739 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,114 6,709 5,554 91 83 82,823 78,233 94 Old ..............: 83 141 116 140 82 1,217 1,316 108 Total ............: 6,197 6,850 5,670 91 83 84,040 79,549 95 : Ducks ..............: 323 291 294 91 101 3,116 3,216 103 Other ..............: 1 2 1 100 50 24 30 125 : Total ..............: 32,146 33,168 32,144 100 97 419,773 402,534 96 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.81 0.80 0.85 105 106 0.80 0.79 99 Mature ...........: 5.09 4.33 4.81 94 111 6.08 4.58 75 Light ..........: 10.25 7.04 9.01 88 128 9.63 7.95 83 Heavy ..........: 3.45 3.36 2.58 75 77 5.00 3.38 68 Total ............: 0.88 0.85 0.90 102 106 0.87 0.84 97 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.32 1.29 1.25 95 97 1.42 1.30 92 Old ..............: 4.00 5.71 3.73 93 65 4.12 3.92 95 Total ............: 1.33 1.31 1.27 95 97 1.43 1.32 92 : Ducks ..............: 2.85 2.78 2.74 96 99 2.53 2.64 104 Other ..............: 0.70 1.15 0.61 87 53 0.82 0.99 121 : Total ..............: 0.95 0.92 0.95 100 103 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: November and December 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 6,795 8,710 674,020 671,165 Mature ..........: - - 536 879 102,537 180,474 Light .........: - - 427 835 76,283 156,964 Heavy .........: - - 109 44 26,254 23,510 Total ...........: - - 7,331 9,589 776,557 851,639 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 57 40 41,899 33,691 Old .............: - - - 2 1,115 1,062 Total ...........: - - 57 42 43,014 34,753 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 348,360 429,306 4,235 4,231 26,622 26,972 Mature ..........: 8,955 13,281 124 207 27,997 36,223 Light .........: 4,822 7,390 83 148 22,648 31,162 Heavy .........: 4,133 5,891 41 59 5,349 5,061 Total ...........: 357,315 442,587 4,359 4,438 54,619 63,195 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 6,014 4,966 1,017 979 81 119 Old .............: 110 142 - - 123 77 Total ...........: 6,124 5,108 1,017 979 204 196 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 9,771 9,207 55,490 55,863 93,971 91,665 Mature ..........: 7,507 14,752 1,637 2,510 67,841 68,969 Light .........: 7,151 14,407 1,008 1,696 63,910 65,871 Heavy .........: 356 345 629 814 3,931 3,098 Total ...........: 17,278 23,959 57,127 58,373 161,812 160,634 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 219 146 1,773 1,760 2,467 1,755 Old .............: 8 2 15 4 35 13 Total ...........: 227 148 1,788 1,764 2,502 1,768 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 17,941 20,652 753,143 813,880 1,990,348 2,131,651 Mature ..........: 445 360 72,357 78,460 289,936 396,115 Light .........: 251 208 37,143 50,495 213,726 329,176 Heavy .........: 194 152 35,214 27,965 76,210 66,939 Total ...........: 18,386 21,012 825,500 892,340 2,280,284 2,527,766 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 532 328 17,688 14,600 71,747 58,384 Old .............: - 6 1,015 144 2,405 1,452 Total ...........: 532 334 18,703 14,744 74,152 59,836 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 80,819 76,088 451,441 424,304 5.59 5.58 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 70,152 66,103 424,420 388,641 6.05 5.88 California ......: 20,456 20,520 116,431 120,380 5.69 5.87 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 26,912 23,523 194,058 170,031 7.21 7.23 Florida .........: 4,793 4,586 29,023 27,456 6.06 5.99 Georgia .........: 98,577 94,426 562,007 537,784 5.70 5.70 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,640 4,665 21,121 21,397 4.55 4.59 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 23,901 22,013 131,305 121,595 5.49 5.52 Louisiana .......: 13,749 13,890 86,931 88,085 6.32 6.34 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 11,612 10,194 61,487 53,879 5.29 5.29 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,658 3,546 21,009 20,461 5.74 5.77 Mississippi .....: 56,223 55,669 344,282 337,515 6.12 6.06 Missouri ........: 34,238 32,984 163,840 155,576 4.79 4.72 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 120 124 537 574 4.49 4.64 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,720 1,746 9,016 8,761 5.24 5.02 North Carolina ..: 58,143 55,501 431,409 415,657 7.42 7.49 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 5,452 5,204 32,250 30,535 5.92 5.87 Oklahoma ........: 10,472 10,915 68,814 71,736 6.57 6.57 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 10,511 9,484 60,668 54,006 5.77 5.69 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 21,941 21,510 160,274 149,699 7.30 6.96 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 23,274 22,213 121,087 112,386 5.20 5.06 Texas ...........: 48,169 46,514 287,276 277,634 5.96 5.97 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,591 22,978 143,369 124,669 5.60 5.43 Washington ......: 4,031 4,138 24,455 25,583 6.07 6.18 West Virginia ...: 9,135 8,961 36,131 36,178 3.96 4.04 Wisconsin .......: 3,972 3,438 16,843 14,873 4.24 4.33 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 674,146 642,807 4,011,475 3,801,045 5.95 5.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: November and December 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 343,259 323,362 2,976 3,113 0.86 0.95 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 317,646 290,272 2,502 2,536 0.78 0.87 California ......: 86,507 89,565 771 782 0.88 0.87 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 140,559 123,046 1,631 1,613 1.15 1.29 Florida .........: 21,767 20,590 145 147 0.66 0.71 Georgia .........: 417,518 402,042 3,308 3,282 0.79 0.81 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 15,504 15,649 86 88 0.55 0.56 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 95,328 88,547 559 612 0.58 0.69 Louisiana .......: 65,830 66,271 348 385 0.53 0.58 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 44,517 38,976 559 499 1.24 1.26 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 17,641 17,073 180 178 1.01 1.03 Mississippi .....: 266,912 258,420 1,761 1,600 0.66 0.62 Missouri ........: 123,550 117,343 963 1,004 0.77 0.85 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 384 413 10 11 2.51 2.58 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 5,491 5,403 219 190 3.83 3.39 North Carolina ..: 335,599 325,484 3,138 3,108 0.93 0.95 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 23,997 22,722 205 220 0.85 0.96 Oklahoma ........: 51,822 53,984 308 338 0.59 0.62 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 42,127 37,430 672 611 1.57 1.61 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 120,414 112,198 807 705 0.67 0.62 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 89,088 82,741 563 568 0.63 0.68 Texas ...........: 217,315 209,989 1,292 1,197 0.59 0.57 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 100,711 87,501 663 888 0.65 1.00 Washington ......: 18,226 19,045 136 149 0.74 0.77 West Virginia ...: 25,964 25,944 97 84 0.37 0.32 Wisconsin .......: 12,300 10,867 151 144 1.21 1.31 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,008,470 2,853,085 24,320 24,322 0.80 0.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2012 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 702 200 69,103 71,415 Arkansas ..........: - - 249 230 61,085 62,459 Delaware ..........: - - 1,584 2,551 44,359 39,790 Georgia ...........: - - 188 316 52,600 54,996 Mississippi .......: - - 308 606 19,986 19,436 Missouri ..........: - - 45 45 47,996 54,038 North Carolina ....: - - 483 634 72,844 68,389 Texas .............: - - 66 54 37,874 35,856 Virginia ..........: - - 57 52 13,666 12,494 : United States .....: - - 6,795 8,710 674,020 671,165 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 40,163 66,005 861 533 1,534 1,844 Arkansas ..........: 18,087 23,196 1,144 1,591 883 847 Delaware ..........: 39,813 48,915 54 34 3,657 3,983 Georgia ...........: 30,931 47,291 138 438 4,176 4,475 Mississippi .......: 8,371 9,352 72 51 563 455 Missouri ..........: 19,304 19,551 87 137 641 708 North Carolina ....: 45,015 51,603 134 121 4,984 4,708 Texas .............: 13,823 14,738 114 54 792 852 Virginia ..........: 23,122 35,645 9 7 1,489 1,305 : United States .....: 348,360 429,306 4,235 4,231 26,622 26,972 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,243 1,239 4,882 4,939 15,521 14,855 Arkansas ..........: 654 708 6,320 6,333 5,145 5,468 Delaware ..........: 874 629 1,358 1,161 2,728 2,060 Georgia ...........: 520 499 11,888 11,133 10,725 8,353 Mississippi .......: 496 624 1,859 1,738 1,460 1,339 Missouri ..........: 236 244 1,035 1,139 5,092 5,096 North Carolina ....: 1,027 938 12,162 11,678 5,749 8,169 Texas .............: 326 347 1,462 1,553 3,557 3,480 Virginia ..........: 512 468 521 424 1,519 1,509 : United States .....: 9,771 9,207 55,490 55,863 93,971 91,665 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,312 2,737 70,361 93,546 205,682 257,313 Arkansas ..........: 228 397 85,034 113,427 178,829 214,656 Delaware ..........: 2,318 2,068 47,452 47,539 144,197 148,730 Georgia ...........: 2,236 3,635 139,724 137,315 253,126 268,451 Mississippi .......: 255 268 38,725 31,856 72,095 65,725 Missouri ..........: 135 293 35,758 33,274 110,329 114,525 North Carolina ....: 3,811 3,405 72,738 87,567 218,947 237,212 Texas .............: 1,535 494 30,302 27,913 89,851 85,341 Virginia ..........: 563 323 34,642 52,026 76,100 104,253 : United States .....: 17,941 20,652 753,143 813,880 1,990,348 2,131,651 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November and December 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Arkansas ........: 2,922 2,393 57,586 47,544 19.71 19.87 California ......: 1,741 1,061 44,369 30,418 25.49 28.66 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,425 1,299 53,430 50,043 37.50 38.53 Iowa ............: 1,330 1,160 53,190 49,392 39.98 42.59 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 .......: 4,019 2,804 97,770 75,785 24.33 27.03 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 1,075 993 36,513 32,609 33.97 32.82 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 2,422 2,036 81,598 69,989 33.69 34.38 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 485 365 18,951 15,732 39.10 43.05 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 965 563 21,632 12,952 22.41 23.00 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 602 574 9,539 15,043 15.84 26.22 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 2,465 2,132 64,219 54,989 26.05 25.79 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 22,084 17,694 639,047 545,558 28.94 30.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: November and December 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/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November : December : November : December : November : December ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Arkansas ........: 48,413 40,199 326 284 0.67 0.70 California ......: 35,698 24,357 393 253 1.09 1.03 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 43,104 40,390 840 761 1.91 1.85 Iowa ............: 41,895 38,683 705 629 1.65 1.60 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 .......: 77,867 60,617 1,224 987 1.55 1.60 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 29,748 26,537 283 230 0.94 0.86 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 64,483 55,783 499 358 0.77 0.64 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 15,123 12,560 271 194 1.76 1.52 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 17,413 10,398 257 222 1.45 2.09 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 7,872 12,193 64 59 0.81 0.48 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 52,123 44,501 621 518 1.18 1.15 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 512,931 438,521 6,709 5,554 1.29 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 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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