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Butter prices in the South central
1 lb, conventional · USDA-reported store count 1,112 · week of October 19, 2026
What this number means: the average advertised sale price in grocery-store weekly ads across the South central, not the price at any one store, and not the everyday shelf price. Butter, 1 lb, conventional, per lb; ads for the week of October 19, 2026. The BLS comparison is national only.
Definition and sources
- How it's averaged: each advertised price is weighted by the number of stores USDA reports running it. That store count is summed across qualifying ads, so a store running two qualifying ads may count twice.
- USDA label: “BUTTER”.
- Data week: ads for the week of October 19, 2026, published by USDA on October 23, 2026. USDA publishes these weekly, on Fridays; this site checks for new reports every 30 minutes.
- Coverage: USDA-reported store count 1,112. History since 2014.
- BLS comparison: a close match. BLS: salted grade AA butter in sticks, per lb. BLS averages include both sale and regular prices.
- Sources: USDA AMS “Weekly Grocery Store Dairy Feature Activity” (report 2995); BLS series APU0000FS1101. How we check the data.
The last 52 weeks
South central vs US since 2014
Other regions this week
Southeast $3.24 · Midwest $3.24 · Northeast $3.26 · Northwest $3.58 · Southwest $4.01 · Alaska $4.49 · Hawaii $7.78
Ad prices are advertised sale prices, averaged across stores by how many stores USDA reports running each price. Store counts aren't independent observations: many stores can share one chain's ad. All groceries in the South central · Download weekly prices (CSV) · Report a correction.