Average price of butter in United States
Average price of butter in the United States was 3.959 USD per pound in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 17.3% from September 2025.
Average price of butter in United States, April 2018 to September 2026
All 101 values
| Period | USD per pound |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 3.959 |
| 2026-08 | 4.021 |
| 2026-07 | 3.922 |
| 2026-06 | 3.816 |
| 2026-05 | 3.929 |
| 2026-04 | 4.216 |
| 2026-03 | 4.258 |
| 2026-02 | 4.314 |
| 2026-01 | 4.383 |
| 2025-12 | 4.408 |
| 2025-11 | 4.31 |
| 2025-09 | 4.787 |
| 2025-08 | 4.828 |
| 2025-07 | 4.797 |
| 2025-06 | 4.872 |
| 2025-05 | 4.952 |
| 2025-04 | 4.78 |
| 2025-03 | 4.816 |
| 2025-02 | 4.869 |
| 2025-01 | 4.912 |
| 2024-12 | 4.728 |
| 2024-11 | 4.794 |
| 2024-10 | 4.937 |
| 2024-09 | 5.004 |
| 2024-08 | 4.796 |
| 2024-07 | 4.897 |
| 2024-06 | 4.696 |
| 2024-05 | 4.589 |
| 2024-04 | 4.629 |
| 2024-03 | 4.484 |
| 2024-02 | 4.634 |
| 2024-01 | 4.659 |
| 2023-12 | 4.505 |
| 2023-11 | 4.52 |
| 2023-10 | 4.55 |
| 2023-09 | 4.407 |
| 2023-08 | 4.411 |
| 2023-07 | 4.465 |
| 2023-06 | 4.452 |
| 2023-05 | 4.549 |
| 2023-04 | 4.452 |
| 2023-03 | 4.663 |
| 2023-02 | 4.869 |
| 2023-01 | 4.882 |
| 2022-12 | 4.811 |
| 2022-11 | 4.639 |
| 2022-10 | 4.847 |
| 2022-09 | 4.718 |
| 2022-08 | 4.699 |
| 2022-07 | 4.552 |
| 2022-06 | 4.386 |
| 2022-05 | 4.285 |
| 2022-04 | 4.15 |
| 2022-03 | 4.076 |
| 2022-02 | 3.774 |
| 2022-01 | 3.672 |
| 2021-12 | 3.474 |
| 2021-11 | 3.477 |
| 2021-10 | 3.652 |
| 2021-09 | 3.568 |
| 2021-08 | 3.634 |
| 2021-07 | 3.599 |
| 2021-06 | 3.585 |
| 2021-05 | 3.561 |
| 2021-04 | 3.521 |
| 2021-03 | 3.643 |
| 2021-02 | 3.661 |
| 2021-01 | 3.644 |
| 2020-12 | 3.533 |
| 2020-11 | 3.325 |
| 2020-10 | 3.586 |
| 2020-09 | 3.57 |
| 2020-08 | 3.623 |
| 2020-07 | 3.572 |
| 2020-06 | 3.491 |
| 2020-05 | 3.535 |
| 2020-04 | 3.725 |
| 2020-03 | 3.857 |
| 2020-02 | 3.762 |
| 2020-01 | 3.864 |
| 2019-12 | 3.624 |
| 2019-11 | 3.713 |
| 2019-10 | 3.979 |
| 2019-09 | 3.954 |
| 2019-08 | 4.036 |
| 2019-07 | 3.977 |
| 2019-06 | 3.921 |
| 2019-05 | 4.111 |
| 2019-04 | 4.019 |
| 2019-03 | 4.261 |
| 2019-02 | 4.154 |
| 2019-01 | 4.055 |
| 2018-12 | 3.931 |
| 2018-11 | 3.953 |
| 2018-10 | 4.111 |
| 2018-09 | 4.119 |
| 2018-08 | 4.085 |
| 2018-07 | 4.11 |
| 2018-06 | 4.064 |
| 2018-05 | 4.112 |
| 2018-04 | 4.153 |
Definition
Average retail price of stick butter, per pound (453.6 grams), in US dollars, for the U.S. city average (all urban consumers), monthly, from the Average Price Data of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (series APU0000FS1101).
BLS computes average prices from the prices it collects for the Consumer Price Index in 75 urban areas, not seasonally adjusted. BLS advises using them for the price level in a month and the CPI for price change over time. October 2025 was not collected during the federal government shutdown. BLS began this series in April 2018. The older series for salted grade AA stick butter (1980 to April 2012) has a narrower item definition and is not joined to it.
How to cite
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average Price Data: stick butter, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000FS1101). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Retrieved 2026-10-18.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Average Price Data: stick butter, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000FS1101) (Average price of butter, United States, 2018-04 to 2026-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food
MLA 9
Average Price Data: stick butter, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000FS1101), Average price of butter, United States, 2018-04 to 2026-09. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 14 Oct. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-butter/united-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Average Price Data: stick butter, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000FS1101). Average price of butter, United States, 2018-04 to 2026-09. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-butter/united-states.
Harvard
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Average Price Data: stick butter, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000FS1101), Average price of butter, United States, 2018-04 to 2026-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-butter/united-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
title = {{Average Price Data: stick butter, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000FS1101): Average price of butter, United States, 2018-04 to 2026-09}},
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howpublished = {Data set},
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urldate = {2026-10-18},
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What is the average price of butter in United States?
Average price of butter in the United States was 3.959 USD per pound in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 17.3% from September 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average Price Data: stick butter, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000FS1101). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.
What was the highest average price of butter in United States?
5.004 USD per pound in September 2024, the highest value since April 2018 in this series.
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