USA grocery prices
What groceries cost in the US this week
Every month the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes what American shoppers actually paid for staples — the U.S. city average. Lowtein reads this week's store flyers in 103 cities and puts the best advertised deal next to that number, so you can tell a real discount from a sticker that just says SALE.
Updated 2026-07-08.
| Item | BLS average | Best this week |
|---|---|---|
| Eggs /dozen | $2.19 | $1.49 |
| Chicken Breast /lb | $4.17 | $1.49 |
| Ground Beef /lb | $6.75 | $2.99 |
| Butter /lb | $3.93 | $2.49 |
| Pork Chops /lb | $4.91 | $1.39 |
| Beef Steak /lb | $14.27 | $4.99 |
This week's standouts
Deepest gap: pork chops — fresh bone-in sirloin pork chops at El Rio Grande, $1.39/lb vs the $4.91 average (72% below). Tightest: eggs — even the best advertised price only runs 32% under the average.
What this measures
The BLS series is real transaction-level shelf pricing, published monthly with a short lag. Our side of the table is this week's advertised specials — loss-leaders included, which is the point: it answers what a deal-follower can pay, not what the average shopper does pay. Deal prices, not shelf averages — each item page shows the trend, the 12-month range, and where the deals are. Full method: how we check.
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