Average price per dozen, Grade A large eggs, US city average.
per dozen
Mar 2025 · Jan 2021
Eggs (Grade A, Large) has increased 16.7% over the past 12 months, currently at $5.31 per dozen (up 136.0% month-over-month). Its all-time high in this dataset was $6.23 per dozen in March 2025.
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How eggs (grade a, large) fits into a standard Family of 4 monthly basket in the United States.
Per household, per month
At today's price
Out of $1,088 total / month
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The most recent national average price of eggs (grade a, large) tracked by Basket Index is $5.31 per dozen. This figure is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and updated monthly.
Over the past 12 months, the price of eggs (grade a, large) is 16.7% more than it was a year ago, and it moved 136.0% up from the previous month.
In the time period Basket Index tracks, the historical high was $6.23 per dozen in March 2025, and the historical low was $1.47 per dozen in January 2021.
A standard Family of 4 spends roughly $32 per month on eggs (grade a, large) — about 2.9% of their tracked household basket.
Eggs (grade a, large) price data comes directly from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. We publish the source series ID on the Methodology page so every figure can be reproduced from the original government dataset.
A scheduled job pulls the latest observation from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics once per day. Monthly observations are published with a short publication lag from the source. See /item/eggs for the most recent figure.