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Whole chicken prices in the Midwest

Whole bagged fryer · USDA-reported store count 80 · week of October 19, 2026

Average advertised sale price, Midwest
$1.43/lb
$1.68 the week before
Last 4 weeks vs a year earlier
+6.7%
Sep 28–Oct 19, 2026 vs Sep 29–Oct 20, 2025
vs US average this week
+1.4%
US average $1.41

What this number means: the average advertised sale price in grocery-store weekly ads across the Midwest, not the price at any one store, and not the everyday shelf price. Whole chicken, whole bagged fryer, 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: “WHOLE BAGGED FRYER”.
  • 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 80. History since 2014.
  • BLS comparison: a close match. BLS: fresh whole chicken, per lb. BLS averages include both sale and regular prices.
  • Sources: USDA AMS “Weekly Grocery Store Chicken Feature Activity” (report 2756); BLS series APU0000706111. How we check the data.

The last 52 weeks

Midwest average ad price
$1.50 $2 $2.50 10-2012-0801-2603-2305-1106-2908-1710-05

Midwest vs US since 2014

MidwestUS average
$1 $1.50 $2 2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Other regions this week

Southwest $0.99 · South central $1.39 · Northeast $1.52 · Southeast $1.53

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 Midwest · Download weekly prices (CSV) · Report a correction.