Egg Prices Today
As of September 22, 2026: wholesale caged-large eggs at $0.35 per dozen — the most recent USDA AMS Daily National Shell Egg Index — negotiated spot, white shell, national FOB, 5-day weighted average figure on file.
The latest USDA and BLS egg price readings — wholesale caged large, US retail average and organic corn feed cost — each with its own as-of date, plus the last 8 wholesale price observations. EggWire checks the sources every 15 minutes. It also tracks bird flu (HPAI) detections and cage-free law status by state.
Wholesale caged large — last 8 observations — September 10, 2026 to September 22, 2026
| Observed | Price | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | $0.35 | $/dozen |
| 2026-09-21 | $0.34 | $/dozen |
| 2026-09-18 | $0.35 | $/dozen |
| 2026-09-17 | $0.35 | $/dozen |
| 2026-09-16 | $0.36 | $/dozen |
| 2026-09-15 | $0.36 | $/dozen |
| 2026-09-14 | $0.35 | $/dozen |
| 2026-09-10 | $0.35 | $/dozen |
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This week in eggs
Cage-free extra-large eggs led the week's moves, dropping 10.2% to a $0.44-a-dozen average. Cage-free medium eggs climbed 9.7% to $0.43, while cage-free large eggs rose 6.5% to $0.31. On the input side, soybean meal advanced 5.2% to $404.03 a ton and on-highway diesel jumped 5.3% to $6.29 a gallon. Among conventional (caged) eggs, medium moved up 4.2% to $0.27 a dozen while extra-large slipped 1.4% to $0.41 and large edged down 0.7% to $0.35, and corn eased 0.6% to $4.96 a bushel as organic corn held flat at $11.75.
Why are egg prices rising or falling?
The two drivers EggWire tracks alongside prices are bird flu and feed. A single large HPAI detection can remove millions of laying hens at once, tightening supply for the months it takes to repopulate a flock — the bird flu tracker follows confirmed USDA detections. Feed (corn and soybean meal) is the biggest production input cost, which is why the readings above include a feed benchmark alongside the egg prices.
Wholesale vs. retail egg prices
The wholesale figure is USDA AMS's national weighted average for caged large eggs — the price traded between producers and wholesale buyers. The retail average is the BLS CPI U.S. city average — what shoppers paid at the register, published monthly. Retail follows wholesale with a lag and moves less sharply, so the two numbers on this page rarely match, and are not supposed to.
How often are these prices updated?
EggWire checks its sources every 15 minutes, so a new figure appears here the day it is published. The publications set the pace: USDA AMS wholesale benchmarks arrive roughly weekly, the BLS retail average monthly, and the USDA organic feed report every other Wednesday. Every reading on this page carries its own as-of date, so you can see exactly how current each number is.
Full price history across every tracked series (cage-free, corn, soybean meal, diesel) is an EggWire Pro feature.
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