Retail features
Retail egg features: national large white cage-free
USDA weekly grocery feature activity for national large white cage-free shell eggs: stores featuring and advertised price
Data through Aug 24, 2026 · source last checked Sep 1, 2026 · page revised Sep 1, 2026
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- Stores featuring
About this data
- Source
- USDA AMS Egg Market News, Weekly Grocery Store Egg Feature Activity
- Series
- national large white cage-free shell eggs, stores featuring
- Basis
- Retail advertised feature
- Geography
- National
- Unit
- Stores featuring (advertised price in $/carton)
- Calculation
- Weekly survey
- Last observation
- Aug 24, 2026
- Update frequency
- Weekly
949 stores featured national large white cage-free eggs at $0.99-$7.19 per carton the week of Aug 24, 2026 (USDA feature activity).
| Week | Stores featuring | Avg ad price | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | 949 | $2.96 | $0.99-$7.19 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 945 | $2.45 | $0.99-$3.50 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 628 | $2.51 | $1.99-$3.49 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 345 | $2.81 | $2.00-$3.99 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 637 | $1.90 | $0.99-$3.00 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 1,049 | $2.14 | $1.49-$2.99 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 1,524 | $2.04 | $1.47-$3.39 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 1,072 | $2.20 | $0.69-$3.49 |
Previous weeks
Week of Aug 10, 2026
628 stores featured national large white cage-free eggs at $1.99-$3.49 per carton the week of Aug 10, up from 345 stores the prior week. The average advertised price softened to $2.51 per carton from $2.81 as feature intensity rebounded. Retail promotion of cage-free has swung sharply week to week over the past month, ranging from 280 to 1,524 stores featured in any given week.
An earlier week
Feature activity on national large white cage-free eggs collapsed the week of Aug 3, with only 345 stores advertising them versus 637 the prior week, a drop of 292 stores. The average advertised price for those still featuring jumped to $2.81 from $1.90 per carton, up 48 percent, and the range shifted upward to $2.00-$3.99. The sharp retreat in feature intensity paired with higher promotional pricing signals weakening retailer appetite for cage-free discounting.
An earlier week
Feature stores for cage-free large white eggs fell to 637 this week from 1,049 a week earlier, per USDA tracking. Average advertised price dropped to $1.90 per carton from $2.14. Feature activity has eased from the 1,524-store peak of two weeks ago.