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Egg-feed price ratio: United States

The pounds of laying feed that a dozen eggs would buy at that month's prices, from USDA's monthly agricultural prices survey.

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Up to dateMonthly. USDA usually publishes at the end of each month. Last published Sep 29, 2026. Next expected October 2026.

The latest figures and how they have changed

United States, August 2026
7 pounds a dozen
Down 5.4% from 7.40 pounds in July 2026
United States
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What the numbers say

  • Since January 1960 it has fallen 23.1%, from 9.10 pounds to 7 pounds a dozen.

Every figure behind this chart

Egg-feed price ratio, pounds a dozen
MonthUnited States
Aug 20267
Jul 20267.4
Jun 20265.1
May 20265.2
Apr 20265.3
Mar 202612.2
Feb 20269.8
Jan 20268.4
Dec 202515.2
Nov 202521.7
Oct 202515.8
Sep 202520.3
Aug 202523.2
Jul 202529.3
Jun 202527.8
May 202532.7
Apr 202535.8
Mar 202557.5
Feb 202571.9
Jan 202566
Dec 202447.1
Nov 202433.6
Oct 202428.7
Sep 202420.5
Aug 202435
Jul 202422.8
Jun 202418.2
May 202413.9
Apr 202416.6
Mar 202420
Feb 202421.3
Jan 202417.2
Dec 202314.4
Nov 202313.8
Oct 20237.8
Sep 20237.6
Aug 20238.1
Jul 20236.6
Jun 20236.7
May 20235
Apr 20238.2
Mar 202317.7
Feb 202316
Jan 202319.6
Dec 202232.2
Nov 202223.6
Oct 202219.7
Sep 202217
Aug 202211.2
Jul 202216.1
Jun 202211.4
May 202211.4
Apr 202213.8
Mar 20229.2
Feb 20228.5
Jan 20229.8
Dec 20219.3
Nov 20217
Oct 20215.3
Sep 20216.2
Aug 20215.8
Jul 20214.1
Jun 20213.6
May 20213.7
Apr 20214.4
Mar 20217.5
Feb 20216.3
Jan 20216.5
Dec 20204.7
Nov 20207.7
Oct 20208.5
Sep 20206.6
Aug 20206.3
Jul 20206
Jun 20205.5
May 20206.3
Apr 202010.1
Mar 202018.7
Feb 20207.4
Jan 20205.6
Dec 20198.3
Nov 201910.8
Oct 20194.9
Sep 20195.2
Aug 20196.5
Jul 20192.4
Jun 20194.4
May 20192.4
Apr 20194.3
Mar 20197
Feb 20197.9
Jan 20199.3
Dec 201811.68
Nov 201811.7
Oct 20188.5
Sep 20188.6
Aug 201811
Jul 201810.5
Jun 20189.3
May 20186.8
Apr 201811.2
Mar 201822.1
Feb 201812.8
Jan 201811.6
Dec 201714.4
Nov 201715.3
Oct 20178.3
Sep 201710.9
Aug 20176.1
Jul 20176.8
Jun 20174.5
May 20174.2
Apr 20174.4
Mar 20176.4
Feb 20174.3
Jan 20176.7
Dec 201612.1
Nov 20163.7
Oct 20162.6
Sep 20163.8
Aug 20164.4
Jul 20164
Jun 20162.5
May 20162.7
Apr 20164.6
Mar 20168.8
Feb 201610.2
Jan 201611.4
Dec 201512.2
Nov 201522.8
Oct 201514.7
Sep 201520.7
Aug 201526.5
Jul 201519.6
Jun 201521.9
May 201518.2
Apr 20159.6
Mar 201515.3
Feb 201512.1
Jan 201511.3
Dec 201417.6
Nov 201415.1
Oct 201410.5
Sep 20148.9
Aug 20148.6
Jul 20149.6
Jun 20147.3
May 20147.9
Apr 20148.9
Mar 20148.8
Feb 201410.9
Jan 20148
Dec 201310.7
Nov 201310.4
Oct 20137.3
Sep 20136.4
Aug 20136.1
Jul 20135.3
Jun 20134.4
May 20136.3
Apr 20134.2
Mar 20136.1
Feb 20135
Jan 20135.6
Dec 20126.3
Nov 20126.6
Oct 20125.6
Sep 20127
Aug 20125.6
Jul 20124.8
Jun 20124.8
May 20124.2
Apr 20124.5
Mar 20125.7
Feb 20125
Jan 20125.1
Dec 20118.7
Nov 20116.8
Oct 20116.8
Sep 20115.7
Aug 20116.7
Jul 20114.9
Jun 20114.9
May 20114.5
Apr 20116.4
Mar 20115.2
Feb 20116
Jan 20115.8
Dec 20108.1
Nov 20109.5
Oct 20106.5
Sep 20104.6
Aug 20106.9
Jul 20106
Jun 20105
May 20105.2
Apr 20107
Mar 201012.2
Feb 20108.9
Jan 201010.1
Dec 200910.6
Nov 200910
Oct 20097.3
Sep 20096.8
Aug 20096.5
Jul 20095.6
Jun 20093.8
May 20094.3
Apr 20098.4
Mar 20097.2
Feb 20097
Jan 20099
Dec 20089.2
Nov 20089.4
Oct 20088.9
Sep 20087.7
Aug 20086.6
Jul 20085.4
Jun 20087.3
May 20085.8
Apr 20087.5
Mar 200811.8
Feb 200811.2
Jan 200812.8
Dec 200713.9
Nov 200713.9
Oct 200710.2
Sep 200712.3
Aug 20079.5
Jul 200710.7
Jun 20076.4
May 20078.1
Apr 20077.6
Mar 20079.1
Feb 20078.4
Jan 200711.7
Dec 200610.2
Nov 200610.6
Oct 20066.8
Sep 20067.4
Aug 20067.9
Jul 20064.9
Jun 20067.2
May 20064.5
Apr 20066.3
Mar 20069.8
Feb 20065.9
Jan 20068.5
Dec 200511.3
Nov 200510.3
Oct 20056.6
Sep 20059.3
Aug 20055.1
Jul 20055.9
Jun 20054.4
May 20054.6
Apr 20055.2
Mar 20056.4
Feb 20057.4
Jan 20057.3
Dec 20049.7
Nov 20048.8
Oct 20045.9
Sep 20046.6
Aug 20045.7
Jul 20045.9
Jun 20046.6
May 20046
Apr 20047.9
Mar 200413.2
Feb 200410.8
Jan 200412.9
Dec 200312.1
Nov 200315.7
Oct 200312.6
Sep 200311.6
Aug 200312.7
Jul 20039.8
Jun 20038.8
May 20036.9
Apr 20039.3
Mar 20039.5
Feb 20038.5
Jan 20039.7
Dec 20029.6
Nov 200210.5
Oct 20026.6
Sep 20027.1
Aug 20027.9
Jul 20027.5
Jun 20029.5
May 20026.7
Apr 20027.4
Mar 200211.6
Feb 20028.5
Jan 200210.2
Dec 20019.4
Nov 200111.5
Oct 200110.3
Sep 20018.5
Aug 20018.5
Jul 20017.9
Jun 20018.6
May 20018.6
Apr 200111.3
Mar 200111.6
Feb 200111.2
Jan 200111
Dec 200014.6
Nov 200013
Oct 200012.2
Sep 200010.3
Aug 200012.9
Jul 20009.2
Jun 20009.5
May 20006.4
Apr 20009.9
Mar 20008.1
Feb 200011.1
Jan 20008.9
Dec 199910.2
Nov 199911.7
Oct 19998.1
Sep 19999.4
Aug 199910.1
Jul 199910
Jun 19998.3
May 19997.9
Apr 19999.1
Mar 199911.3
Feb 199910.5
Jan 199911.6
Dec 199812.5
Nov 199812.5
Oct 199811.3
Sep 199810.7
Aug 199810.7
Jul 19988
Jun 19988
May 19986.9
Apr 19988.5
Mar 19989.4
Feb 19988.3
Jan 19989.9
Dec 199710.7
Nov 199711.3
Oct 19978.8
Sep 19979.3
Aug 19977.9
Jul 19978.3
Jun 19976.8
May 19977.2
Apr 19977.4
Mar 19978.6
Feb 19979.7
Jan 19979.9
Dec 199612.1
Nov 199611.2
Oct 19969.3
Sep 19968.1
Aug 19967
Jul 19966.4
Jun 19966.7
May 19966.6
Apr 19967.8
Mar 19969
Feb 19968.7
Jan 19969.8
Dec 199510
Nov 199510.1
Oct 19958.6
Sep 19958.9
Aug 19958.5
Jul 19958
Jun 19957.6
May 19957.5
Apr 19958.9
Mar 19959
Feb 19959.3
Jan 19959.4
Dec 19949.9
Nov 199410.3
Oct 19948.9
Sep 19949.2
Aug 19949
Jul 19948
Jun 19947
May 19947.2
Apr 19947.7
Mar 19948.4
Feb 19948
Jan 19947.9
Dec 19938.2
Nov 19938.8
Oct 19938.8
Sep 19938.1
Aug 19938.9
Jul 19938.2
Jun 19939.8
May 19939.1
Apr 199310.6
Mar 199311.7
Feb 199310.3
Jan 199310.5
Dec 199211.1
Nov 199211.2
Oct 19929.3
Sep 19929.6
Aug 19928.1
Jul 19927.3
Jun 19927
May 19926.7
Apr 19927.6
Mar 19927.4
Feb 19927.8
Jan 19928.4
Dec 199111.2
Nov 19919.9
Oct 19919.7
Sep 19919.4
Aug 19919.8
Jul 199110.4
Jun 19918.8
May 19918.6
Apr 199110
Mar 199112.6
Feb 199111.1
Jan 199113.2
Dec 199012.3
Nov 199012.4
Oct 199012.1
Sep 199010.9
Aug 19909.9
Jul 19907.9
Jun 19909
May 19908.5
Apr 199011
Mar 199013
Feb 199011.5
Jan 199014.3
Dec 198914.3
Nov 198913.6
Oct 198912.1
Sep 198911.8
Aug 198911.6
Jul 19899.2
Jun 19898.8
May 19898.4
Apr 19899
Mar 198911.1
Feb 19898.2
Jan 19898.3
Dec 19888.2
Nov 19888
Oct 19887.7
Sep 19888.3
Aug 19887.1
Jul 19886.9
Jun 19885.5
May 19886
Apr 19886.9
Mar 19888
Feb 19887.5
Jan 19888.2
Dec 19878.3
Nov 198710.3
Oct 19879.8
Sep 198712.2
Aug 198710
Jul 19879.4
Jun 19879
May 19879
Apr 198711.2
Mar 198711.7
Feb 198713
Jan 198713.1
Dec 198614.6
Nov 198615.4
Oct 198613.3
Sep 198614
Aug 198612.6
Jul 198610.8
Jun 19868
May 19869.1
Apr 19869.4
Mar 198611.7
Feb 198610.3
Jan 198611.1
Dec 198511.6
Nov 198512
Oct 198511.8
Sep 198510.8
Aug 19859.4
Jul 19857.9
Jun 19857.8
May 19857
Apr 19857.4
Mar 19858.4
Feb 19857.5
Jan 19857.2
Dec 19848.9
Nov 19849.4
Oct 19847.9
Sep 19848
Aug 19847.5
Jul 19847.2
Jun 19846.9
May 19847.9
Apr 198411.3
Mar 19849.8
Feb 198412.2
Jan 198412.4
Dec 19837.7
Nov 19836.9
Oct 19836.2
Sep 19836
Aug 19836.1
Jul 19835.7
Jun 19835.8
May 19836
Apr 19835.8
Mar 19836.1
Feb 19835.8
Jan 19835.7
Dec 19826
Nov 19826.3
Oct 19826.3
Sep 19826
Aug 19825.4
Jul 19825.7
Jun 19825.3
May 19825.6
Apr 19826.6
Mar 19827.1
Feb 19826.8
Jan 19826.6
Dec 19816.7
Nov 19817.2
Oct 19816.5
Sep 19816.4
Aug 19815.8
Jul 19815.5
Jun 19815.2
May 19815.2
Apr 19815.9
Mar 19815.6
Feb 19815.7
Jan 19815.9
Dec 19806.6
Nov 19806
Oct 19805.7
Sep 19806.2
Aug 19806
Jul 19805.7
Jun 19805.6
May 19805.4
Apr 19806
Mar 19806.4
Feb 19806
Jan 19806.6
Dec 19797.3
Nov 19796.8
Oct 19796.1
Sep 19796.4
Aug 19796.1
Jul 19796.1
Jun 19796.7
May 19796.9
Apr 19797.4
Mar 19798
Feb 19797.7
Jan 19797.8
Dec 19788
Nov 19787.5
Oct 19787
Sep 19787.3
Aug 19787
Jul 19786.4
Jun 19785.6
May 19786.3
Apr 19786.7
Mar 19787.4
Feb 19787.5
Jan 19786.7
Dec 19777.4
Nov 19777.3
Oct 19777.1
Sep 19777.6
Aug 19777.2
Jul 19776.7
Jun 19775.8
May 19775.9
Apr 19776.8
Mar 19777.3
Feb 19778.1
Jan 19778.5
Dec 19769.1
Nov 19768.7
Oct 19767.8
Sep 19767.7
Aug 19767.6
Jul 19766.8
Jun 19766.8
May 19767.5
Apr 19767.3
Mar 19767.4
Feb 19768.2
Jan 19768.6
Dec 19758.9
Nov 19758.1
Oct 19757.1
Sep 19757.5
Aug 19756.8
Jul 19756.4
Jun 19756.3
May 19756.5
Apr 19756.5
Mar 19757.6
Feb 19757.2
Jan 19757.2
Dec 19747.2
Nov 19746.6
Oct 19746.5
Sep 19746.7
Aug 19745.7
Jul 19746.2
Jun 19745.8
May 19746.2
Apr 19747
Mar 19747.5
Feb 19748.4
Jan 19748.8
Dec 19738.5
Nov 19738.6
Oct 19738.2
Sep 19738.6
Aug 19738.3
Jul 19737.1
Jun 19736.4
May 19736.9
Apr 19737.9
Mar 19737.7
Feb 19737.3
Jan 19739
Dec 19728.7
Nov 19728
Oct 19726.9
Sep 19727.7
Aug 19726.9
Jul 19727
Jun 19726.4
May 19726.4
Apr 19726.5
Mar 19727.6
Feb 19727
Jan 19727.1
Dec 19718.2
Nov 19717.2
Oct 19716.9
Sep 19717.1
Aug 19717.1
Jul 19716.4
Jun 19716.4
May 19716.7
Apr 19717.3
Mar 19717.3
Feb 19717.4
Jan 19718
Dec 19708.7
Nov 19708.3
Oct 19707.4
Sep 19709
Aug 19707.9
Jul 19708.6
Jun 19707.4
May 19707.3
Apr 19708.4
Mar 197010.1
Feb 197011.4
Jan 197013
Dec 196913.5
Nov 196912.2
Oct 196910
Sep 19699.9
Aug 19698.8
Jul 19699.4
Jun 19697.8
May 19697.6
Apr 19699.2
Mar 196910
Feb 19699.8
Jan 196910.8
Dec 19688.5
Nov 19689.8
Oct 19689.5
Sep 196810.8
Aug 19688.7
Jul 19688.2
Jun 19687.6
May 19686.8
Apr 19687.2
Mar 19687.5
Feb 19687.3
Jan 19687.7
Dec 19677.7
Nov 19677.2
Oct 19676.8
Sep 19677.5
Aug 19677
Jul 19677
Jun 19676.3
May 19676.7
Apr 19676.9
Mar 19677.9
Feb 19677.5
Jan 19678.6
Dec 19669.3
Nov 19669.5
Oct 19669.4
Sep 19669.6
Aug 19669
Jul 19668.2
Jun 19667.9
May 19668
Apr 19669.3
Mar 196610
Feb 196610
Jan 19669
Dec 19659.9
Nov 19659.2
Oct 19658.9
Sep 19658.7
Aug 19658.1
Jul 19657.5
Jun 19657.2
May 19657.1
Apr 19657.9
Mar 19657.4
Feb 19657.5
Jan 19657.6
Dec 19648
Nov 19648.2
Oct 19648.4
Sep 19648.4
Aug 19648.4
Jul 19647.7
Jun 19647.4
May 19647.2
Apr 19647.5
Mar 19648.2
Feb 19648.4
Jan 19649.1
Dec 19638.5
Nov 19638.6
Oct 19638.4
Sep 19638.6
Aug 19637.8
Jul 19637.4
Jun 19637.1
May 19637.1
Apr 19637.8
Mar 19638.6
Feb 19638.9
Jan 19638.7
Dec 196210.6
Nov 196210.8
Oct 196210.7
Sep 196210.9
Aug 19629.6
Jul 19628.6
Jun 19628.3
May 19628.5
Apr 19629.3
Mar 19629.9
Feb 196210.8
Jan 196210.6
Dec 196110.5
Nov 196110.8
Oct 196111.1
Sep 196110.5
Aug 196110.3
Jul 196110.1
Jun 19619.1
May 19619.5
Apr 196110
Mar 196110.9
Feb 196111.8
Jan 196112
Dec 196013.8
Nov 196014.3
Oct 196013.4
Sep 196011.7
Aug 196010.4
Jul 19609.6
Jun 19609.3
May 19609.7
Apr 196010.7
Mar 19609.8
Feb 19608.9
Jan 19609.1
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Prices Survey. US estimates released Sep 29, 2026. Quick Stats item "FEED PRICE RATIO, EGG, (LAYING FEED TO DOZEN EGGS) - RATIO, MEASURED IN LB / DOZEN EGGS". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.

What this measures

It compares the price farmers get for a dozen eggs with the price they pay for laying feed, so a higher figure means eggs buy more feed.

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