Chicken legs prices, September 2026
Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb. U.S. city average, Bureau of Labor Statistics series APU0000706212.
Chicken legs are less expensive than a year ago.
Over five years the change is +0.9%, or −17.8% in today's dollars.
1 monthup +4.1%
1 yeardown −3.2%
5 yearsup +0.9%
$1.74Latest national average, September 2026, per lb
Previous month$1.67
1 year ago, Sep 2025$1.80
5 years ago, Sep 2021$1.72
Data table
| Month | Price | In today's dollars | Change from a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | $1.74 | $1.74 | −3.2% |
| Aug 2026 | $1.67 | $1.68 | −7.1% |
| Jul 2026 | $1.72 | $1.74 | −4.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $1.69 | $1.70 | −7.0% |
| May 2026 | $1.79 | $1.80 | +0.1% |
| Apr 2026 | $1.71 | $1.73 | −4.3% |
| Mar 2026 | $1.74 | $1.77 | −3.7% |
| Feb 2026 | $1.71 | $1.76 | −4.7% |
| Jan 2026 | $1.74 | $1.80 | −3.1% |
| Dec 2025 | $1.73 | $1.79 | −3.1% |
| Nov 2025 | $1.79 | $1.87 | +1.4% |
| Sep 2025 | $1.80 | $1.86 | −4.1% |
| Aug 2025 | $1.80 | $1.87 | −2.1% |
| Jul 2025 | $1.80 | $1.88 | +0.7% |
| Jun 2025 | $1.81 | $1.90 | +2.5% |
| May 2025 | $1.78 | $1.87 | −2.6% |
| Apr 2025 | $1.79 | $1.88 | −1.4% |
| Mar 2025 | $1.80 | $1.90 | −0.9% |
| Feb 2025 | $1.79 | $1.89 | +2.3% |
| Jan 2025 | $1.79 | $1.90 | −1.9% |
| Dec 2024 | $1.78 | $1.90 | −4.0% |
| Nov 2024 | $1.77 | $1.89 | −4.4% |
| Oct 2024 | $1.83 | $1.95 | −4.5% |
| Sep 2024 | $1.87 | $2.00 | −1.4% |
| Aug 2024 | $1.83 | $1.96 | −9.7% |
| Jul 2024 | $1.79 | $1.91 | −11.8% |
| Jun 2024 | $1.77 | $1.90 | −11.4% |
| May 2024 | $1.83 | $1.97 | −4.5% |
| Apr 2024 | $1.81 | $1.95 | −6.2% |
| Mar 2024 | $1.82 | $1.96 | −2.0% |
| Feb 2024 | $1.75 | $1.90 | −4.9% |
| Jan 2024 | $1.82 | $1.99 | −2.4% |
| Dec 2023 | $1.86 | $2.04 | −4.6% |
| Nov 2023 | $1.85 | $2.03 | −8.5% |
| Oct 2023 | $1.92 | $2.10 | −4.8% |
| Sep 2023 | $1.90 | $2.08 | −3.8% |
| Aug 2023 | $2.03 | $2.23 | +1.9% |
| Jul 2023 | $2.02 | $2.23 | +10.4% |
| Jun 2023 | $2.00 | $2.21 | +6.2% |
| May 2023 | $1.92 | $2.13 | +3.1% |
| Apr 2023 | $1.94 | $2.15 | +2.6% |
| Mar 2023 | $1.86 | $2.07 | +1.3% |
| Feb 2023 | $1.84 | $2.06 | +2.6% |
| Jan 2023 | $1.87 | $2.10 | +8.0% |
| Dec 2022 | $1.95 | $2.21 | +12.5% |
| Nov 2022 | $2.02 | $2.29 | +16.8% |
| Oct 2022 | $2.01 | $2.28 | +17.8% |
| Sep 2022 | $1.98 | $2.24 | +14.6% |
| Aug 2022 | $1.99 | $2.27 | +16.8% |
| Jul 2022 | $1.83 | $2.09 | +13.6% |
| Jun 2022 | $1.88 | $2.14 | +16.8% |
| May 2022 | $1.86 | $2.15 | +16.8% |
| Apr 2022 | $1.89 | $2.20 | +19.4% |
| Mar 2022 | $1.83 | $2.15 | +16.9% |
| Feb 2022 | $1.80 | $2.13 | +15.7% |
| Jan 2022 | $1.73 | $2.08 | +8.2% |
| Dec 2021 | $1.73 | $2.09 | +12.1% |
| Nov 2021 | $1.73 | $2.10 | +11.8% |
| Oct 2021 | $1.71 | $2.08 | +10.2% |
| Sep 2021 | $1.72 | $2.12 | +10.7% |
| Aug 2021 | $1.71 | $2.10 | +8.8% |
| Jul 2021 | $1.61 | $1.99 | +2.3% |
| Jun 2021 | $1.61 | $2.00 | +0.6% |
| May 2021 | $1.59 | $1.99 | +0.8% |
| Apr 2021 | $1.58 | $1.99 | −1.2% |
| Mar 2021 | $1.57 | $2.00 | +2.0% |
| Feb 2021 | $1.55 | $1.99 | +5.0% |
| Jan 2021 | $1.60 | $2.06 | +10.3% |
| Dec 2020 | $1.54 | $2.00 | +2.5% |
| Nov 2020 | $1.55 | $2.01 | +4.2% |
| Oct 2020 | $1.55 | $2.01 | +8.5% |
| Sep 2020 | $1.56 | $2.02 | +9.3% |
| Aug 2020 | $1.57 | $2.03 | +10.9% |
| Jul 2020 | $1.58 | $2.05 | +11.8% |
| Jun 2020 | $1.60 | $2.09 | +13.2% |
| May 2020 | $1.58 | $2.08 | +9.6% |
| Apr 2020 | $1.60 | $2.10 | +11.4% |
| Mar 2020 | $1.54 | $2.01 | +10.5% |
| Feb 2020 | $1.48 | $1.93 | +4.4% |
| Jan 2020 | $1.45 | $1.90 | +5.1% |
| Dec 2019 | $1.50 | $1.97 | +9.0% |
| Nov 2019 | $1.49 | $1.95 | — |
| Oct 2019 | $1.43 | $1.87 | — |
| Sep 2019 | $1.43 | $1.87 | — |
| Aug 2019 | $1.41 | $1.86 | — |
| Jul 2019 | $1.41 | $1.85 | — |
| Jun 2019 | $1.42 | $1.86 | — |
| May 2019 | $1.44 | $1.90 | — |
| Apr 2019 | $1.44 | $1.89 | — |
| Mar 2019 | $1.39 | $1.84 | — |
| Feb 2019 | $1.42 | $1.89 | — |
| Jan 2019 | $1.38 | $1.85 | — |
Highs, lows and the long view
Where September 2026 sits against the five-year record.
| Record high | $2.03 | Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Record low | $1.67 | Aug 2026 |
| Five-year average | $1.83 | |
| In today's dollars | $2.29 / $1.68 / $1.99 | high / low / average |
Against the basket
Chicken legs compared with the 40-item average and with meat & eggs, all set to 100 at Sep 2021.
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See this change next to every item you actually buy. Source: BLS series APU0000706212.
