Butter prices, September 2026
Butter, stick, per lb. U.S. city average, Bureau of Labor Statistics series APU0000FS1101.
Butter is significantly less expensive than a year ago.
Over five years the change is +11.0%, or −9.7% in today's dollars.
1 monthdown −1.5%
1 yeardown −17.3%
5 yearsup +11.0%
$3.96Latest national average, September 2026, per lb
Previous month$4.02
1 year ago, Sep 2025$4.79
5 years ago, Sep 2021$3.57
Data table
| Month | Price | In today's dollars | Change from a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | $3.96 | $3.96 | −17.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $4.02 | $4.04 | −16.7% |
| Jul 2026 | $3.92 | $3.96 | −18.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $3.82 | $3.85 | −21.7% |
| May 2026 | $3.93 | $3.95 | −20.7% |
| Apr 2026 | $4.22 | $4.27 | −11.8% |
| Mar 2026 | $4.26 | $4.34 | −11.6% |
| Feb 2026 | $4.31 | $4.45 | −11.4% |
| Jan 2026 | $4.38 | $4.54 | −10.8% |
| Dec 2025 | $4.41 | $4.58 | −6.8% |
| Nov 2025 | $4.31 | $4.48 | −10.1% |
| Sep 2025 | $4.79 | $4.97 | −4.3% |
| Aug 2025 | $4.83 | $5.02 | +0.7% |
| Jul 2025 | $4.80 | $5.00 | −2.0% |
| Jun 2025 | $4.87 | $5.09 | +3.7% |
| May 2025 | $4.95 | $5.19 | +7.9% |
| Apr 2025 | $4.78 | $5.02 | +3.3% |
| Mar 2025 | $4.82 | $5.07 | +7.4% |
| Feb 2025 | $4.87 | $5.14 | +5.1% |
| Jan 2025 | $4.91 | $5.21 | +5.4% |
| Dec 2024 | $4.73 | $5.05 | +5.0% |
| Nov 2024 | $4.79 | $5.12 | +6.1% |
| Oct 2024 | $4.94 | $5.27 | +8.5% |
| Sep 2024 | $5.00 | $5.35 | +13.5% |
| Aug 2024 | $4.80 | $5.13 | +8.7% |
| Jul 2024 | $4.90 | $5.25 | +9.7% |
| Jun 2024 | $4.70 | $5.04 | +5.5% |
| May 2024 | $4.59 | $4.92 | +0.9% |
| Apr 2024 | $4.63 | $4.97 | +4.0% |
| Mar 2024 | $4.48 | $4.84 | −3.8% |
| Feb 2024 | $4.63 | $5.03 | −4.8% |
| Jan 2024 | $4.66 | $5.09 | −4.6% |
| Dec 2023 | $4.50 | $4.95 | −6.4% |
| Nov 2023 | $4.52 | $4.96 | −2.6% |
| Oct 2023 | $4.55 | $4.98 | −6.1% |
| Sep 2023 | $4.41 | $4.82 | −6.6% |
| Aug 2023 | $4.41 | $4.84 | −6.1% |
| Jul 2023 | $4.46 | $4.92 | −1.9% |
| Jun 2023 | $4.45 | $4.92 | +1.5% |
| May 2023 | $4.55 | $5.04 | +6.2% |
| Apr 2023 | $4.45 | $4.95 | +7.3% |
| Mar 2023 | $4.66 | $5.21 | +14.4% |
| Feb 2023 | $4.87 | $5.45 | +29.0% |
| Jan 2023 | $4.88 | $5.50 | +33.0% |
| Dec 2022 | $4.81 | $5.46 | +38.5% |
| Nov 2022 | $4.64 | $5.25 | +33.4% |
| Oct 2022 | $4.85 | $5.48 | +32.7% |
| Sep 2022 | $4.72 | $5.36 | +32.2% |
| Aug 2022 | $4.70 | $5.35 | +29.3% |
| Jul 2022 | $4.55 | $5.18 | +26.5% |
| Jun 2022 | $4.39 | $4.99 | +22.3% |
| May 2022 | $4.29 | $4.94 | +20.3% |
| Apr 2022 | $4.15 | $4.84 | +17.9% |
| Mar 2022 | $4.08 | $4.78 | +11.9% |
| Feb 2022 | $3.77 | $4.48 | +3.1% |
| Jan 2022 | $3.67 | $4.40 | +0.8% |
| Dec 2021 | $3.47 | $4.20 | −1.7% |
| Nov 2021 | $3.48 | $4.21 | +4.6% |
| Oct 2021 | $3.65 | $4.45 | +1.8% |
| Sep 2021 | $3.57 | $4.38 | −0.1% |
| Aug 2021 | $3.63 | $4.48 | +0.3% |
| Jul 2021 | $3.60 | $4.44 | +0.8% |
| Jun 2021 | $3.58 | $4.45 | +2.7% |
| May 2021 | $3.56 | $4.46 | +0.7% |
| Apr 2021 | $3.52 | $4.44 | −5.5% |
| Mar 2021 | $3.64 | $4.63 | −5.5% |
| Feb 2021 | $3.66 | $4.69 | −2.7% |
| Jan 2021 | $3.64 | $4.69 | −5.7% |
| Dec 2020 | $3.53 | $4.57 | −2.5% |
| Nov 2020 | $3.33 | $4.30 | −10.4% |
| Oct 2020 | $3.59 | $4.64 | −9.9% |
| Sep 2020 | $3.57 | $4.62 | −9.7% |
| Aug 2020 | $3.62 | $4.70 | −10.2% |
| Jul 2020 | $3.57 | $4.64 | −10.2% |
| Jun 2020 | $3.49 | $4.56 | −11.0% |
| May 2020 | $3.54 | $4.65 | −14.0% |
| Apr 2020 | $3.73 | $4.89 | −7.3% |
| Mar 2020 | $3.86 | $5.04 | −9.5% |
| Feb 2020 | $3.76 | $4.90 | −9.4% |
| Jan 2020 | $3.86 | $5.05 | −4.7% |
| Dec 2019 | $3.62 | $4.75 | −10.6% |
| Nov 2019 | $3.71 | $4.86 | — |
| Oct 2019 | $3.98 | $5.21 | — |
| Sep 2019 | $3.95 | $5.19 | — |
| Aug 2019 | $4.04 | $5.30 | — |
| Jul 2019 | $3.98 | $5.22 | — |
| Jun 2019 | $3.92 | $5.16 | — |
| May 2019 | $4.11 | $5.41 | — |
| Apr 2019 | $4.02 | $5.30 | — |
| Mar 2019 | $4.26 | $5.65 | — |
| Feb 2019 | $4.15 | $5.54 | — |
| Jan 2019 | $4.05 | $5.43 | — |
Highs, lows and the long view
Where September 2026 sits against the five-year record.
| Record high | $5.00 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Record low | $3.47 | Dec 2021 |
| Five-year average | $4.46 | |
| In today's dollars | $5.50 / $3.85 / $4.86 | high / low / average |
Against the basket
Butter compared with the 40-item average and with dairy, all set to 100 at Sep 2021.
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See this change next to every item you actually buy. Source: BLS series APU0000FS1101.
