Butter Prices Today
The average price of a pound of salted grade AA butter, stick in US cities was $3.96 in September 2026, down 6 cents (1.5%) from August 2026, and 17.3% lower than a year earlier. That is the lowest price since July 2026. The record is $5.00 a pound, set in September 2024. Five years earlier, in September 2021, it was $3.57 — an increase of 11.0% since then.
Butter: average US price per lb
Average Price: Butter, Stick (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average (APU0000FS1101). Monthly, not seasonally adjusted.
Average price by year
| Year | Average | vs prior year | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (9 mo) | $4.09 | — | $4.38 | $3.82 |
| 2025 (11 mo) | $4.76 | — | $4.95 | $4.31 |
| 2024 | $4.74 | +3.9% | $5.00 | $4.48 |
| 2023 | $4.56 | +4.0% | $4.88 | $4.41 |
| 2022 | $4.38 | +22.3% | $4.85 | $3.67 |
| 2021 | $3.58 | -1.0% | $3.66 | $3.47 |
| 2020 | $3.62 | -9.1% | $3.86 | $3.33 |
| 2019 | $3.98 | — | $4.26 | $3.62 |
| 2018 (9 mo) | $4.07 | — | $4.15 | $3.93 |
Average of the monthly prices in each calendar year. A year marked with a count is incomplete (the current year, or a month the agency did not publish), so it is not compared.
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How much does a pound of butter cost?
The average price of a pound of salted grade AA butter, stick in US cities was $3.96 in September 2026, down 6 cents (1.5%) from August 2026, and 17.3% lower than a year earlier. That is the lowest price since July 2026.
How much has the price of butter changed since 2019?
The average price of salted grade AA butter, stick was $3.98 a pound in 2019 and $4.74 a pound in 2024 (yearly averages), a change of +19%.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (series APU0000FS1101). The Bureau of Labor Statistics collects these prices every month in stores across the country while compiling the consumer price index, and publishes the U.S. city average about two weeks after the month ends. Average prices are not seasonally adjusted, and they track a fixed item definition, so they show what a typical shopper paid rather than the cheapest deal. Data checked Nov 6, 5:41 PM ET.