Chicken breast prices

Chicken breast by market, product and package.

1 product in 1 market, 31 Jan 2019 to 31 Aug 2026.

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MarketStore price: U.S. city average
Packagelb. (453.6 gm)
ProductChicken breast (latest 31 Aug 2026)

$4.17 per lb. (453.6 gm)

Chicken breast. Store price, U.S. city average, 31 Aug 2026 (not in the newest report).

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, average prices.

Compared with earlier reports

Percentages compare the published average.

Latest, 31 Aug 2026
$4.17
4 weeks earlier, 31 Jul 2026
$4.15 +0.5%
A year earlier, 31 Aug 2025
$4.21 -0.9%
Lowest quote, past year
$4.14 on 28 Feb 2026
Highest quote, past year
$4.18 on 30 Jun 2026

Market news

USDA market tone changes and Markon crop updates.

Daily prices

12 USDA reports in this period, per lb. (453.6 gm).

Most salesUSDA noteSource
31 Aug 2026$4.17
31 Jul 2026$4.15
30 Jun 2026$4.18
31 May 2026$4.17
30 Apr 2026$4.17
31 Mar 2026$4.17
28 Feb 2026$4.14
31 Jan 2026$4.17
31 Dec 2025$4.15
30 Nov 2025$4.15
30 Sep 2025$4.17
31 Aug 2025$4.21