Egg Prices Today
The average price of a dozen grade A large eggs in US cities was $2.27 in September 2026, unchanged from August 2026, and 34.9% lower than a year earlier. The record is $6.23 a dozen, set in March 2025. Five years earlier, in September 2021, it was $1.83 — an increase of 23.8% since then.
Eggs: average US price per dozen
Average Price: Eggs, Grade A, Large (Cost per Dozen) in U.S. City Average (APU0000708111). Monthly, not seasonally adjusted.
Average price by year
| Year | Average | vs prior year | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (9 mo) | $2.30 | — | $2.58 | $2.14 |
| 2025 (11 mo) | $4.25 | — | $6.23 | $2.71 |
| 2024 | $3.17 | +13.4% | $4.15 | $2.52 |
| 2023 | $2.80 | -2.1% | $4.82 | $2.04 |
| 2022 | $2.86 | +70.7% | $4.25 | $1.93 |
| 2021 | $1.67 | +11.2% | $1.83 | $1.47 |
| 2020 | $1.51 | +7.9% | $2.02 | $1.33 |
| 2019 | $1.40 | -19.9% | $1.56 | $1.20 |
| 2018 | $1.74 | +18.7% | $2.08 | $1.59 |
| 2017 | $1.47 | -12.9% | $1.81 | $1.33 |
| 2016 | $1.68 | -31.8% | $2.33 | $1.32 |
| 2015 | $2.47 | +22.3% | $2.97 | $1.96 |
| 2014 | $2.02 | +5.7% | $2.21 | $1.95 |
| 2013 | $1.91 | +3.9% | $2.03 | $1.83 |
| 2012 | $1.84 | +3.9% | $2.01 | $1.65 |
Show 2011 back to 1980
| 2011 | $1.77 | +6.6% | $1.95 | $1.65 |
| 2010 | $1.66 | -0.2% | $1.87 | $1.44 |
| 2009 | $1.66 | -16.3% | $1.85 | $1.50 |
| 2008 | $1.99 | +18.6% | $2.20 | $1.83 |
| 2007 | $1.68 | +28.3% | $2.10 | $1.37 |
| 2006 | $1.31 | +7.2% | $1.54 | $1.21 |
| 2005 | $1.22 | -9.1% | $1.35 | $1.13 |
| 2004 | $1.34 | +7.7% | $1.62 | $1.08 |
| 2003 | $1.24 | +20.5% | $1.56 | $1.01 |
| 2002 | $1.03 | +11.1% | $1.18 | $0.97 |
| 2001 | $0.93 | +1.8% | $1.03 | $0.86 |
| 2000 | $0.91 | -4.8% | $0.97 | $0.84 |
| 1999 | $0.96 | -7.5% | $1.08 | $0.88 |
| 1998 | $1.04 | -2.0% | $1.12 | $0.93 |
| 1997 | $1.06 | -4.3% | $1.17 | $0.95 |
| 1996 | $1.11 | +19.6% | $1.31 | $0.94 |
| 1995 | $0.93 | +7.2% | $1.16 | $0.82 |
| 1994 | $0.86 | -5.3% | $0.93 | $0.80 |
| 1993 | $0.91 | +5.9% | $1.00 | $0.87 |
| 1992 | $0.86 | -13.0% | $0.93 | $0.80 |
| 1991 | $0.99 | -2.5% | $1.11 | $0.88 |
| 1990 | $1.01 | +1.6% | $1.22 | $0.90 |
| 1989 | $1.00 | +26.5% | $1.14 | $0.89 |
| 1988 | $0.79 | +0.8% | $0.91 | $0.68 |
| 1987 | $0.78 | -10.0% | $0.86 | $0.71 |
| 1986 | $0.87 | +8.2% | $0.91 | $0.80 |
| 1985 | $0.80 | -20.0% | $0.91 | $0.72 |
| 1984 | $1.00 | +12.4% | $1.32 | $0.82 |
| 1983 | $0.89 | +3.1% | $1.13 | $0.79 |
| 1982 | $0.87 | -3.6% | $1.01 | $0.78 |
| 1981 | $0.90 | +6.5% | $0.97 | $0.84 |
| 1980 | $0.84 | — | $1.03 | $0.73 |
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 dozen eggs cost right now?
The average price of a dozen grade A large eggs in US cities was $2.27 in September 2026, unchanged from August 2026, and 34.9% lower than a year earlier. The record is $6.23 a dozen, set in March 2025.
Why do egg prices change so much?
Supply cannot adjust quickly: a new laying hen takes around five months to start laying. When disease outbreaks remove millions of hens at once, prices jump until flocks are rebuilt, then fall back.
What size and grade of egg is this price for?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics series tracks grade A large eggs, sold by the dozen, averaged across US cities.
How much has the price of eggs changed since 2000?
The average price of grade A large eggs was $0.91 a dozen in 2000 and $3.17 a dozen in 2024 (yearly averages), a change of +247%.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (series APU0000708111). 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.