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Milk prices right now

A gallon of whole milk averages $4.31 right now — squarely in spike territory.

That's the U.S. city average from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average price survey, through July 2026 — your own store can sit above or below it.

Milk, fresh, whole, fortified

$4.31

per gallon

spike prices

about even with June

July 2026 average, U.S. cities

The last twelve months

One egg per month, shaded by where that month's price sat against the previous five years — shell-white when low, yolk-gold when high, the deep orange only for spike territory. Gray-green means cheaper than usual. The ringed egg is the latest month. There's no egg for October 2025 — the federal shutdown paused the survey and no price was published.

Is this high? Five years of context

Over the last five years, a gallon of whole milk has averaged as little as $3.56 (August 2021) and as much as $4.32 (June 2026). Ranked against those five years, $4.31 in July 2026 is spike prices.

That's the top tenth of the range — the only place the deep-orange chip on the tag above is allowed to appear.

How that compares with eggs

Milk and eggs sit in the same refrigerated case and usually come home in the same trip. A dozen large eggs averaged $2.19 in July 2026 — the full egg picture, retail and wholesale and region by region, is on the egg page. Butter is the cream off that same milk, so the two prices are worth reading together.

Common questions

How much is a gallon of whole milk right now?

A gallon of whole milk averages $4.31 right now — squarely in spike territory. That's the July 2026 national average from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' price survey; your store can sit above or below it.

Is that high?

Yes. $4.31 per gallon in July 2026 is squarely in spike territory.

When do these numbers update?

Once a month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes its average price survey in the middle of each month, covering the month before, and this page picks up the new number the same day. The weekly wholesale report that moves faster covers shell eggs only — it's on the egg pages.