This week’s best buys on dairy and eggs
Week of October 23, 2026. Average of the prices U.S. supermarkets advertised this week, reported by USDA. Your store’s price may differ.
Eggs, butter and sliced cheese are the best buys this week. Block cheese is pricey; sliced cheese is the better buy.
Best buys
- $1.34a dozen
Eggs
38% below usual for late October. Featured by 2,026 stores, more than usual.
- $3.57for 1 lb
Butter
15% below usual for late October. Featured by 11,010 stores, more than usual.
- $2.43for 6-8 oz
Sliced cheese
12% below usual for late October. Featured by 9,253 stores, more than usual.
- $3.51for a gallon
Milk
6% below usual for late October.
- $2.50for 6-8 oz
Shredded cheese
At the low end of its usual price for late October. Featured by 13,376 stores, more than usual.
Pricey right now
- Block cheese$3.97 for 6-8 oz, 44% above usual
Try sliced cheese instead
- Yogurt$0.73 for 4-6 oz, 13% above usual
- Cottage cheese$3.67 for 24 oz, 12% above usual
All prices this week
| Item | Price | For the time of year | Quality now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block cheese | $3.97for 6-8 oz | Pricey44% above usual | |
| Butter | $3.57for 1 lb | Great price15% below usual | |
| Cottage cheese | $3.67for 24 oz | Pricey12% above usual | |
| Cream cheese | $2.73for 8 oz | Typical price4% above usual | |
| Eggnog | $3.44for a quart | Great price8% below usual | |
| Eggs | $1.34a dozen | Great price38% below usual | |
| Greek yogurt | $1.20for 4-6 oz | Typical price3% above usual | |
| Ice cream | $4.02for 48-64 oz | Typical price5% above usual | |
| Milk | $3.51for a gallon | Great price6% below usual | |
| Shredded cheese | $2.50for 6-8 oz | Great price | |
| Sliced cheese | $2.43for 6-8 oz | Great price12% below usual | |
| Sour cream | $2.27for 16 oz | Typical price | |
| Yogurt | $0.73for 4-6 oz | Pricey13% above usual |
How this works
Every week USDA records the dairy and eggs prices U.S. supermarkets advertise, from about 14,800 stores for the most common items. We compare this week’s average price with the same weeks in the last five years, adjusted for inflation: the cheapest quarter of those weeks is a great price, the highest quarter is pricey. These are advertised prices; your store’s everyday shelf price may differ.
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