Egg prices right now
A dozen large eggs averages $2.19 right now — about normal for the last five years.
Retail prices are the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average price survey, through July 2026. Wholesale prices are USDA's weekly shell egg report.
Eggs, grade A, large
$2.19
per dozen
about normal
5¢ more than June
July 2026 average, U.S. cities
Shelf price vs wholesale price
In the wholesale market, a dozen large white eggs went for about $1.09 this week — down 20% from the week before.
Wholesale is where stores buy before you do, and it moves first. When wholesale prices swing, shelf prices have usually followed within a few weeks — that has been the pattern through every recent egg cycle.
| Market | This week | vs last week |
|---|---|---|
| Delivered to warehouses (national) | $1.09 | −27¢ |
| Delivered to store doors (Midwest) | $1.07 | −26¢ |
| Paid to the farms themselves (Midwest) | $0.84 | −26¢ |
The gap between the wholesale number and the $2.19 shelf average is the store's handling, shrink, and margin. When the two numbers pull far apart, the shelf price is usually the one that moves to close the gap — in whichever direction wholesale went.
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Egg prices by region
Eggs cost genuinely different amounts in different parts of the country — feed, trucking, and state hen-housing laws all show up on the shelf. USDA's weekly wholesale report is the freshest regional read:
| Region | This week | vs last week |
|---|---|---|
| Northeast | $1.12 | −26¢ |
| Midwest | $1.02 | −26¢ |
| Southeast | $1.10 | −29¢ |
| South Central | $1.14 | −26¢ |
On the retail side, the Bureau of Labor Statistics still publishes a Southern average — $2.21 a dozen as of July 2026 — but its Northeast and Midwest retail series have been paused since the bureau trimmed its survey in 2025, so the weekly wholesale numbers above are the live regional signal. Each regional page lays out both.
Is this high? Five years of context
Over the last five years, a dozen eggs has averaged as little as $1.64 (July 2021) and as much as $6.23 (March 2025, the top of the 2025 spike). Today's $2.19 is about normal on that scale.
The longer record — every avian-flu wave back to 1980, annotated — lives on the egg price history page. And if you landed here because eggs felt expensive, here's the honest why.
Common questions
What do eggs cost right now?
A dozen large eggs averages $2.19 right now — about normal for the last five years. That's the July 2026 national average from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' price survey.
What is the difference between the wholesale price and the shelf price?
In the wholesale market, a dozen large white eggs went for about $1.09 this week — down 20% from the week before. Wholesale is where stores buy before you do, and it moves first. When wholesale prices swing, shelf prices have usually followed within a few weeks — that has been the pattern through every recent egg cycle. Retail adds the store's own costs and margin on top, which is why the shelf number runs higher.
Where are eggs cheapest right now?
In this week's wholesale report, the Midwest had the lowest big-buyer price, about $1.02 a dozen for large white eggs. Shelf prices vary store to store, but the regional gap usually shows up at the register too.
When do these numbers update?
The retail numbers update once a month, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes its average price survey (mid-month, covering the month before). The wholesale egg price updates every week from USDA's market report, so it moves first when something is happening.