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 10, 2026 · source last checked Aug 20, 2026 · page revised Aug 20, 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 10, 2026
- Update frequency
- Weekly
628 stores featured national large white cage-free eggs at $1.99-$3.49 per carton the week of Aug 10, 2026 (USDA feature activity).
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.
| Week | Stores featuring | Avg ad price | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 280 | $1.80 | $1.47-$3.00 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 1,134 | $1.93 | $0.99-$2.50 |
Previous weeks
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.