Egg prices in 2024
Month-by-month Bureau of Labor Statistics figures for 2024.
2024 average
$3.17
12 priced months
2024 high
$4.15
December 2024
2024 low
$2.52
January 2024
2024 summary
The average of the 12 monthly prices in 2024 was $3.17 per dozen.
Measured against 2023 ($2.80), the 2024 average was higher, up $0.38 (13.4%). 2024 has the 2nd highest of the 10 yearly averages.
The low of $2.52 came in January 2024, and the high came later, in December 2024, at $4.15. The high was $1.62 (64.4%) above the low.
The largest one-month increase was from August 2024 to September 2024, up $0.62 (19.3%). The largest monthly decrease was from September 2024 to October 2024, down $0.45 (11.8%). Within 2024, the price rose from one month to the next 7 times and fell 4 times.
From January 2024 ($2.52) to December 2024 ($4.15), the price was higher, up $1.62 (64.4%). 6 of the priced months were above $3.00 per dozen.
Monthly chart for 2024
Tracing 2024 from left to right shows the net upward path from $2.52 in January 2024 to $4.15 in December 2024.
Month-by-month table for 2024
All twelve monthly averages for 2024 are listed below with dollar and percent changes from the previous month. Changes use the exact prices, so a change can differ by a cent from the difference of the two rounded prices shown.
| Month | Price | Change from previous month |
|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | $2.52 | up $0.02 (0.6%) |
| February 2024 | $3.00 | up $0.47 (18.8%) |
| March 2024 | $2.99 | down less than $0.01 (0.1%) |
| April 2024 | $2.86 | down $0.13 (4.3%) |
| May 2024 | $2.70 | down $0.17 (5.8%) |
| June 2024 | $2.72 | up $0.02 (0.6%) |
| July 2024 | $3.08 | up $0.37 (13.4%) |
| August 2024 | $3.20 | up $0.12 (4.0%) |
| September 2024 | $3.82 | up $0.62 (19.3%) |
| October 2024 | $3.37 | down $0.45 (11.8%) |
| November 2024 | $3.65 | up $0.28 (8.3%) |
| December 2024 | $4.15 | up $0.50 (13.6%) |