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USDA Wholesale · Weekly

Line Run Chicken Breast Price

98.05¢/lb-4.8% week over week
Week of Oct 9, 2026 · national weighted average, FOB plant · 52-week range 72.95¢/lb to 129.73¢/lb

Line-run breast as it comes off the line. A processing-grade white-meat item read against the BSB benchmark.

Last 10 weekly prints
WeekWtd avgRange
Oct 9, 202698.05¢/lb77.00¢/lb to 118.00¢/lb
Oct 2, 2026102.99¢/lb77.00¢/lb to 118.00¢/lb
Sep 25, 2026100.03¢/lb76.00¢/lb to 140.00¢/lb
Sep 18, 2026104.95¢/lb74.00¢/lb to 142.00¢/lb
Sep 11, 2026106.38¢/lb82.00¢/lb to 118.00¢/lb
Sep 4, 2026110.29¢/lb84.00¢/lb to 115.00¢/lb
Aug 28, 2026109.90¢/lb77.00¢/lb to 118.00¢/lb
Aug 21, 2026113.54¢/lb77.00¢/lb to 115.00¢/lb
Aug 14, 2026117.95¢/lb81.00¢/lb to 121.00¢/lb
Aug 7, 2026122.91¢/lb96.00¢/lb to 133.00¢/lb
Prices come from USDA AMS's weekly national chicken parts report: negotiated wholesale trade, FOB plant, national weighted average. The full chicken and turkey picture, including USDA's daily market commentary, lives on the Poultry page. For how the report itself works, see how to read the national chicken report.
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