The dozen-egg price is 34.9% lower than a year ago.
Grade A large eggs average $2.27 per dozen for September 2026, 63.5% below the March 2025 record.
What changed
The dozen-egg price is 34.9% lower than a year ago. A dozen Grade A large eggs averaged $2.27 in September 2026, −34.9% compared with a year earlier and 0.0% from the prior month.
The historical record
The BLS series reached its record of $6.23 per dozen in March 2025. The latest observation is 63.5% below the March 2025 record. A record identifies a price and date, not the cause of a future peak. The series has observations since January 1980, allowing each new month to be compared with the published history.
What it means for shoppers
Egg prices are unusually volatile because supply collapses fast when flocks are infected and recovers only as birds are replaced — which is why the dozen-egg price is one of the most-searched grocery numbers in the country.
Frequently asked questions
How much do eggs cost right now?
Eggs averaged $2.27 per dozen at the U.S. city average in September 2026, per BLS CPI Average Price Data.
How does the latest egg price compare with its record?
The September 2026 price is 63.5% below the March 2025 record of $6.23 per dozen. The BLS record identifies a price and date without assigning a cause to that peak.
Are eggs still going down?
Eggs are 0.0% month over month and −34.9% year over year as of September 2026.
Sources and methodology
- BLS average retail food and energy prices
- BLS Consumer Price Index news release
- Basket Report methodology
- Basket Report data downloads
Updated for September 2026 data · Source data is independently analyzed by Basket Report and does not imply BLS endorsement.
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