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Chicken breast prices in the US — average vs. this week's best deals

The official BLS average, and the best advertised chicken breast deals Lowtein found this week across 103 cities. Updated 2026-10-07.

BLS average

$4.15

per lb · July 2026

Best advertised this week

$1.49

per lb · Reams Food Stores

Median city-best

$1.99

per lb · across 97 cities

91 of 97 cities with offers have a deal below that benchmark this week. Over the last 12 months the BLS average ranged $4.14–$4.21 per lb.

Weekly trend — median city-best chicken breast price, the US

Each point: the median across every city's best advertised price that week (deal prices, not shelf averages). Tracking since May 18 2026 — from the Basket Tracker.

week of May 18 — $2.49May 18$2.49week of May 25 — $1.99$1.99week of Jun 1 — $2.19week of Jun 8 — $2.19week of Jun 15 — $2.19Jun 15week of Jun 22 — $2.19week of Jun 29 — $1.99week of Jul 6 — $1.99Jul 6week of Jul 13 — $1.99week of Jul 20 — $1.99week of Jul 27 — $2.09Jul 27week of Aug 3 — $1.99week of Aug 10 — $1.99week of Aug 17 — $1.99Aug 17week of Aug 24 — $1.99week of Aug 31 — $1.99week of Sep 7 — $1.99Sep 7week of Sep 14 — $1.99week of Sep 21 — $1.99week of Sep 28 — $1.99Sep 28$1.99

This week's best advertised chicken breast deals

Cheapest first, after unit checks and plausibility bounds. Regional flyers repeat across cities — links go to the city pages that carry the deal.

Reams Food Stores — fresh family pack boneless skinless chicken breastsSalt Lake City$1.49/lb
Food Pride — usda inspected fresh boneless skinless chicken breastDetroit$1.77/lb
ALDI — tyson fresh chicken breastsCharlotte · Columbia · Charleston · Houston$1.79/lb
Mariana's Supermarkets — boneless chicken breastLas Vegas$1.79/lb
Joe V's Smart Shop — boneless skinless chicken breastsHouston · Dallas$1.97/lb
H-E-B — hill country fare boneless skinless split chicken breast with rib meatDallas · Lubbock$1.97/lb
Fresco y Más — 100% all natural fresh boneless skinless chicken breast value pack / pechuga de pollo fresco sin hueso ni pielMiami · Tampa$1.98/lb
Fresh Thyme — sanderson all-natural boneless skinless chicken breastDetroit · Grand Rapids · Lansing · Kalamazoo$1.99/lb
Garden Fresh — boneless skinless chicken breastDetroit$1.99/lb
Kroger — heritage farm boneless chicken breastsColumbus · Toledo · Dayton · Lima$1.99/lb

What this measures — read before quoting

The average is the official BLS series — real shelf prices, published monthly. The deals are the best advertised prices Lowtein observed in store flyers this week — deal prices, not average shelf prices. The gap between them measures how good this week's deals are, not how prices are moving. Full method: how we check.

What is the average price of chicken breast in the US right now?

The official BLS average is $4.15 per lb (July 2026, the latest published month).

What is a good chicken breast price this week?

The best advertised deal Lowtein found this week across 103 US cities is $1.49 per lb (fresh family pack boneless skinless chicken breasts at Reams Food Stores). 91 of 97 cities with offers have a deal below that benchmark.

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