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Rotisserie chicken prices this week

$6.79/chicken average advertised sale price

−$1.38 vs last week −4.1% vs a year ago

Whole, under 2 lb, each · USDA-reported store count 3,388 · ads for the week of Oct 26, 2026

Last 4 weeks of ads
$7.42
vs $7.74 in the same weeks a year earlier (Oct 5–Oct 26, 2026)
52-week range in ads
$6.74–$8.46
lowest to highest weekly average, weeks with 25+ stores

What this number means: the average advertised sale price in grocery-store weekly ads across the US, not the price at any one store, and not the everyday shelf price. Rotisserie chicken, whole, under 2 lb, each, per chicken; ads for the week of October 26, 2026.

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 labels: “WHOLE ROTISSERIE CHICKEN, < 2 LBS” / “ROTISSERIE WHOLE, LESS THAN 2 LBS.”.
  • Data week: ads for the week of October 26, 2026, published by USDA on October 30, 2026. USDA publishes these weekly, on Fridays; this site checks for new reports every 30 minutes.
  • Coverage: USDA-reported store count 3,388, 8 of 8 regions. History since 2014.
  • Possible comparability break: ad prices shifted about 12% up around USDA's September 2024 reporting redesign. We observed the shift; its cause and exact size can't be isolated.
  • BLS comparison: we don’t show a closely matching BLS average-price series for this item.
  • Sources: USDA AMS “Weekly Grocery Store Chicken Feature Activity” (report 2756). How we check the data.
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Rotisserie chicken prices by region

Week of Oct 26, 2026, cheapest first. Bar: price relative to the priciest region. Chip: last 4 weeks vs the same weeks a year earlier.

Midwest $6.15−9.5%
Southeast $6.23+2.9%
Northeast $6.25+5.3%
South central $8.99−1.7%
Southwest $8.99+0.6%
Northwest $8.99+6.6%
Hawaii no ad this week (last: $7.00, week of Sep 14, 2026)
Alaska no ad this week (last: $9.99, week of Oct 19, 2026)
United States $6.79−4.1%

The US figure reflects both prices and which stores and regions advertised, so it can move differently from every region.

The last 52 weeks

Average ad price
$7 $7.50 $8 $8.50 10-2712-1502-0203-2305-1106-2908-1710-05

52-week low $6.74, high $8.46.

Rotisserie chicken prices since 2014

Average ad price (USDA)
$5 $6 $7 $8 2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Possible comparability break: ad prices shifted about 12% up around USDA's September 2024 reporting redesign. Compare levels across that date with care. How we check.

We left out 7 USDA ad lines here that can't be per-unit prices. What we removed.

Good time to buy?

Low line this season: $7.53 per chicken (US). The latest average ad price, $6.79, is at or below it. In past weeks at or below the line, the ad price fell more than 2% further within 4 weeks 42.4% of the time, compared with 72.5% of all weeks (144 weeks over 10 years). That isn't rare enough to call it a good price outright.

In October, neither buying now nor waiting a week has had a dependable edge for rotisserie chicken (tested over 1 years).

The line is set each week from the same season in the previous 3 years, scaled to recent prices; both results come from tests that only use data available at the time. Check a store price · How these are tested.

Best time of year to buy

We haven't found a calendar pattern strong enough to plan around for rotisserie chicken: the months that looked lowest-priced in earlier years came in below the trend in 6 of 8 later years, by 1.1% on average.

+1.9%Jan−1.1%Feb+1.4%Mar+1.3%Apr−2.7%May−1.5%Jun0.0%Jul−2.4%Aug−2.1%Sep+2.1%Oct+0.9%Nov+1.0%Dec

Descriptive pattern, all years: each month's average advertised sale price compared with the item's average over the 13 months around it (so inflation and price spikes don't tilt it), 2014 through April 2026. Below zero = lower than the trend. Months less than 6 months old aren't measured yet. A month is named only if this method, picking from earlier years alone, came in below the trend in at least 80% of at least 8 later years, by at least 2% on average, with no more than 4 months picked (claims policy v1).Every year's picks and results.

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Monthly data table
MonthAd price
2026-10$7.42
2026-09$7.28
2026-08$7.67
2026-07$7.31
2026-06$7.63
2026-05$8.08
2026-04$7.47
2026-03$7.34
2026-02$7.92
2026-01$7.80
2025-12$7.61
2025-11$7.36
2025-10$7.74
2025-09$7.64
2025-08$7.88
2025-07$7.55
2025-06$7.55
2025-05$7.54
2025-04$8.47
2025-03$7.96
2025-02$7.58
2025-01$7.78
2024-12$7.91
2024-11$7.86
2024-10$7.38
2024-09$7.89
2024-08$6.58
2024-07$6.75
2024-06$6.44
2024-05$6.94
2024-04$7.33
2024-03$7.30
2024-02$7.80
2024-01$7.84
2023-12$7.49
2023-11$8.10
2023-10$7.93
2023-09$7.76
2023-08$7.98
2023-07$7.60
2023-06$7.80
2023-05$8.03
2023-04$8.04
2023-03$8.17
2023-02$7.71
2023-01$7.77
2022-12$7.66
2022-11$7.67
2022-10$8.40
2022-09$7.12
2022-08$7.86
2022-07$7.88
2022-06$6.08
2022-05$6.08
2022-04$5.86
2022-03$6.28
2022-02$6.33
2022-01$6.26
2021-12$5.96
2021-11$6.28
2021-10$6.30
2021-09$4.99
2021-08$5.03
2021-07$5.11
2021-06$5.94
2021-05$5.89
2021-04$5.93
2021-03$5.46
2021-02$5.71
2021-01$5.70
2020-12$5.67
2020-11$5.93
2020-10$5.58
2020-09$5.20
2020-08$5.43
2020-07$5.97
2020-06$5.93
2020-05$5.52
2020-04$5.93
2020-03$6.44
2020-02$5.31
2020-01$5.77
2019-12$6.18
2019-11$5.72
2019-10$5.60
2019-09$6.15
2019-08$5.99
2019-07$6.35
2019-06$5.81
2019-05$5.37
2019-04$5.65
2019-03$6.01
2019-02$5.53
2019-01$5.67
2018-12$5.53
2018-11$5.71
2018-10$5.84
2018-09$5.52
2018-08$5.85
2018-07$5.72
2018-06$6.12
2018-05$5.54
2018-04$6.18
2018-03$5.98
2018-02$5.41
2018-01$6.32
2017-12$6.10
2017-11$5.97
2017-10$5.91
2017-09$5.84
2017-08$5.27
2017-07$5.82
2017-06$5.53
2017-05$5.76
2017-04$5.94
2017-03$5.92
2017-02$5.71
2017-01$5.91
2016-12$5.82
2016-11$5.64
2016-10$5.98
2016-09$5.83
2016-08$5.52
2016-07$5.80
2016-06$5.94
2016-05$5.77
2016-04$6.13
2016-03$5.93
2016-02$6.11
2016-01$6.13
2015-12$6.03
2015-11$5.97
2015-10$6.24
2015-09$5.95
2015-08$6.04
2015-07$6.14
2015-06$6.17
2015-05$6.14
2015-04$6.10
2015-03$5.86
2015-02$5.71
2015-01$6.00
2014-12$6.04
2014-11$5.57
2014-10$5.94
2014-09$5.68
2014-08$5.68
2014-07$5.94
2014-06$5.58
2014-05$6.00
2014-04$6.39
2014-03$6.18
2014-02$5.75
2014-01$5.90