# Medium White Conventional Jumps 62% to 23.4 Cents on the Week _Jun 23, 2026_ > National shell-egg prices jumped sharply across most categories on the week, led by medium white conventional loose up 62.4% to 23.4 cents/doz, with Northwest inventory 40% below its five-year median and no HPAI detections in 60 days. National shell-egg prices moved sharply higher across most categories on the week, with medium white conventional loose leading at **23.4 cents per dozen**, up **62.4%** from 14.4 cents (USDA). The national large white conventional benchmark stood at **24.4 cents per dozen** as of June 23, per USDA. APHIS reports no egg-layer HPAI detections in the past 60 days, putting the supply-side focus on inventory: Northwest conventional stocks came in at **42.5 thousand cases**, 40% below their five-year median. [Chart: National brown extra large shell egg price (loose, ¢/dozen)](https://the-scramble.com/national/extra-large-brown) ([data](https://the-scramble.com/national/extra-large-brown.md) — chart image: https://the-scramble.com/charts/national/extra-large-brown/chart.png) - **Large white cage-free loose, national:** 34.0 cents/doz, up 47.8% from 23.0 cents on the week (USDA). The cage-free premium over the large white conventional benchmark is **9.6 cents per dozen (40%)**. - **Large brown cage-free loose, national:** 20.0 cents/doz, up 42.9% from 14.0 cents (USDA). - **Medium white cage-free loose, national:** 24.9 cents/doz, up 29.4% from 19.3 cents (USDA). - **Extra large brown cage-free loose, national:** 45.0 cents/doz, up 28.6% from 35.0 cents (USDA). - **California medium white, delivered store door:** 54.5 cents/doz, up 14.7% from 47.5 cents (USDA). This series has not updated in over two weeks. Treat as stale. U.S. total shell egg inventory stood at **1,410 thousand cases** as of June 22, 3.6% below the trailing four-week average (USDA). The Northwest is the tightest pocket at 42.5 thousand cases, 40% below its five-year median. The Southwest runs counter at 139 thousand cases, 27% above its five-year median. On the demand side, 504 stores featured national large white 12-count cartons at **$1.42** the week of June 22 (USDA), consistent with normal shoulder-season feature activity. *Data note: 58 series, concentrated in California regional data, have not updated in over two weeks. California figures in this issue should be treated as stale until USDA publishes a refresh.* --- Canonical URL: https://the-scramble.com/issues/2026-06-23