Price of butter
Butter, stick, average price per pound in US cities. Official monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
How much do butter cost right now?
- Butter (stick) cost $3.96 per pound on average in US cities in September 2026 (BLS).
- That is down 17.3% from $4.79 a year earlier, and up 11.0% over five years.
- The record high was $5.00 in September 2024; today's price is 20.9% below it.
- In 2019, butter averaged $3.98 per pound, or about $5.25 in today's dollars, so the price has risen more slowly than prices in general since then.
BLS publishes one average for all US cities, plus a few regions; there are no official averages by state or by store. Prices at a given store will differ. How we calculate.
Butter prices chart
Butter prices peaked at $5.00 in September 2024; $3.96 now
Average price per pound, US city average, monthly since April 2018. Not adjusted for inflation.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average price data (Butter, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm) in U.S. city average, average price, not seasonally adjusted), US city average.
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| US average | |
|---|---|
| Apr 2018 | $4.15 |
| May 2018 | $4.11 |
| Jun 2018 | $4.06 |
| Jul 2018 | $4.11 |
| Aug 2018 | $4.08 |
| Sep 2018 | $4.12 |
| Oct 2018 | $4.11 |
| Nov 2018 | $3.95 |
| Dec 2018 | $3.93 |
| Jan 2019 | $4.05 |
| Feb 2019 | $4.15 |
| Mar 2019 | $4.26 |
| Apr 2019 | $4.02 |
| May 2019 | $4.11 |
| Jun 2019 | $3.92 |
| Jul 2019 | $3.98 |
| Aug 2019 | $4.04 |
| Sep 2019 | $3.95 |
| Oct 2019 | $3.98 |
| Nov 2019 | $3.71 |
| Dec 2019 | $3.62 |
| Jan 2020 | $3.86 |
| Feb 2020 | $3.76 |
| Mar 2020 | $3.86 |
| Apr 2020 | $3.73 |
| May 2020 | $3.54 |
| Jun 2020 | $3.49 |
| Jul 2020 | $3.57 |
| Aug 2020 | $3.62 |
| Sep 2020 | $3.57 |
| Oct 2020 | $3.59 |
| Nov 2020 | $3.33 |
| Dec 2020 | $3.53 |
| Jan 2021 | $3.64 |
| Feb 2021 | $3.66 |
| Mar 2021 | $3.64 |
| Apr 2021 | $3.52 |
| May 2021 | $3.56 |
| Jun 2021 | $3.58 |
| Jul 2021 | $3.60 |
| Aug 2021 | $3.63 |
| Sep 2021 | $3.57 |
| Oct 2021 | $3.65 |
| Nov 2021 | $3.48 |
| Dec 2021 | $3.47 |
| Jan 2022 | $3.67 |
| Feb 2022 | $3.77 |
| Mar 2022 | $4.08 |
| Apr 2022 | $4.15 |
| May 2022 | $4.29 |
| Jun 2022 | $4.39 |
| Jul 2022 | $4.55 |
| Aug 2022 | $4.70 |
| Sep 2022 | $4.72 |
| Oct 2022 | $4.85 |
| Nov 2022 | $4.64 |
| Dec 2022 | $4.81 |
| Jan 2023 | $4.88 |
| Feb 2023 | $4.87 |
| Mar 2023 | $4.66 |
| Apr 2023 | $4.45 |
| May 2023 | $4.55 |
| Jun 2023 | $4.45 |
| Jul 2023 | $4.46 |
| Aug 2023 | $4.41 |
| Sep 2023 | $4.41 |
| Oct 2023 | $4.55 |
| Nov 2023 | $4.52 |
| Dec 2023 | $4.50 |
| Jan 2024 | $4.66 |
| Feb 2024 | $4.63 |
| Mar 2024 | $4.48 |
| Apr 2024 | $4.63 |
| May 2024 | $4.59 |
| Jun 2024 | $4.70 |
| Jul 2024 | $4.90 |
| Aug 2024 | $4.80 |
| Sep 2024 | $5.00 |
| Oct 2024 | $4.94 |
| Nov 2024 | $4.79 |
| Dec 2024 | $4.73 |
| Jan 2025 | $4.91 |
| Feb 2025 | $4.87 |
| Mar 2025 | $4.82 |
| Apr 2025 | $4.78 |
| May 2025 | $4.95 |
| Jun 2025 | $4.87 |
| Jul 2025 | $4.80 |
| Aug 2025 | $4.83 |
| Sep 2025 | $4.79 |
| Oct 2025 | – |
| Nov 2025 | $4.31 |
| Dec 2025 | $4.41 |
| Jan 2026 | $4.38 |
| Feb 2026 | $4.31 |
| Mar 2026 | $4.26 |
| Apr 2026 | $4.22 |
| May 2026 | $3.93 |
| Jun 2026 | $3.82 |
| Jul 2026 | $3.92 |
| Aug 2026 | $4.02 |
| Sep 2026 | $3.96 |
Butter prices over the last three years
BLS does not publish regional averages for butter, so only the US average is shown.
Butter prices over the last three years
Average price per pound, monthly.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average price data (Butter, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm) in U.S. city average, average price, not seasonally adjusted), US city average.
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| US average | |
|---|---|
| Oct 2023 | $4.55 |
| Nov 2023 | $4.52 |
| Dec 2023 | $4.50 |
| Jan 2024 | $4.66 |
| Feb 2024 | $4.63 |
| Mar 2024 | $4.48 |
| Apr 2024 | $4.63 |
| May 2024 | $4.59 |
| Jun 2024 | $4.70 |
| Jul 2024 | $4.90 |
| Aug 2024 | $4.80 |
| Sep 2024 | $5.00 |
| Oct 2024 | $4.94 |
| Nov 2024 | $4.79 |
| Dec 2024 | $4.73 |
| Jan 2025 | $4.91 |
| Feb 2025 | $4.87 |
| Mar 2025 | $4.82 |
| Apr 2025 | $4.78 |
| May 2025 | $4.95 |
| Jun 2025 | $4.87 |
| Jul 2025 | $4.80 |
| Aug 2025 | $4.83 |
| Sep 2025 | $4.79 |
| Oct 2025 | – |
| Nov 2025 | $4.31 |
| Dec 2025 | $4.41 |
| Jan 2026 | $4.38 |
| Feb 2026 | $4.31 |
| Mar 2026 | $4.26 |
| Apr 2026 | $4.22 |
| May 2026 | $3.93 |
| Jun 2026 | $3.82 |
| Jul 2026 | $3.92 |
| Aug 2026 | $4.02 |
| Sep 2026 | $3.96 |
Price of butter by year
Yearly averages of the monthly prices, and what each would be in today's money (adjusted with the Consumer Price Index). derived
| Year | Average price | In today's dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.74 | $5.09 |
| 2023 | $4.56 | $5.04 |
| 2022 | $4.38 | $5.05 |
| 2021 | $3.58 | $4.46 |
| 2020 | $3.62 | $4.71 |
| 2019 | $3.98 | $5.25 |
Full years only. Today's dollars use the CPI-U for September 2026. Milestones: 2019 $3.98, 2020 $3.62.
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Sources and limits
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average price data, collected for the Consumer Price Index in US cities. Series: Butter, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm) in U.S. city average, average price, not seasonally adjusted. Data through September 2026, downloaded 2026-10-23.
- These are averages across many stores and brands in urban areas, not the price at a particular store (we do not have Walmart, Costco or Aldi prices) and not state averages.
- "In today's dollars" uses the Consumer Price Index for all items (CPI-U), so it shows whether butter got cheaper or dearer compared with prices in general.