Egg Price Calculator
Find your real cost per dozen from flock size, laying rate, feed price, cartons, and overhead, then set a price that earns your target margin.
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Best for egg sellers, farm stands, homesteaders, and small laying flocks. Updated .
Your flock and costs
Cost and price per dozen
Cost per dozen = feed cost per dozen + carton + other monthly costs ÷ monthly dozens. Target price = cost ÷ (1 − margin). Planning estimate; prices in your area may sit above or below it.
About the egg price calculator
"How much should I charge for eggs?" has a real answer, and it starts with what a dozen costs you to produce. This calculator builds that number from your flock size, laying rate, feed consumption, feed price, carton cost, and any other monthly expenses, then converts it into a target price at the margin you want. Enter the price you actually plan to charge and it shows profit per dozen and per month at that price.
It is for anyone selling eggs directly: farm stands, farmers market vendors, egg subscriptions, roadside coolers, and homesteaders deciding whether the flock pays for itself.
How cost per dozen is calculated
Feed is usually the largest cost, so the calculator estimates it explicitly: hens × pounds of feed per hen per day × days per month, priced from your bag size and bag price. Monthly production is hens × eggs per hen per week × 4.33 weeks, divided by 12 for dozens. Feed cost per dozen is monthly feed cost divided by monthly dozens.
Cartons are a per-dozen cost already. Other monthly costs, such as bedding, oyster shell, electricity for lights or water heaters, and egg cartons' labels, are spread across the month's dozens. Bird replacement, housing, and equipment can be included in the monthly figure as an amortized amount if you want a full cost.
From cost to price
The target price divides cost per dozen by one minus your target margin, so the margin is a share of the selling price rather than a markup on cost. A 30% margin on a $2.65 cost gives a $3.78 target, not $3.44.
A cost-based price is a floor. Extension budgets consistently warn that when costs are high there may be no buyer willing to pay the break-even price. Compare the result with what farm-fresh eggs sell for in your area, then decide whether to raise volume, cut feed cost per dozen with better laying rates, or accept a thinner margin.
Worked example
25 hens laying 5 eggs a week produce about 542 eggs, or 45.1 dozen, a month. At a quarter pound of feed per hen per day they eat about 190 lb of feed, which at $22 per 50 lb bag costs $83.65, or $1.85 per dozen. Add $0.35 cartons and $20 of other monthly costs ($0.44 per dozen) and the total is $2.65 per dozen. A 30% target margin gives a $3.78 target price. If you plan to charge $6.00, profit is $3.35 per dozen, a 55.9% margin, or about $151 a month.
Sources
- University of Maryland Extension, Backyard layer flock economics: how much does it cost you to produce a dozen eggs? (FS-2025-0783). Budgets chicks, feed, bedding, washing and packaging, electricity, and amortized housing; its model flock spends 4.5 lb of feed per dozen and lands at $3.37 per dozen before labor. Accessed Sep 4, 2026.
- Oklahoma State University Extension, Simple budgeting and pricing calculations for backyard hens. Uses roughly 0.25 lb of feed per mature hen per day and defines break-even price as total cost divided by eggs produced. Accessed Sep 4, 2026.
This calculator gives planning estimates from the numbers you enter. It is not accounting, tax, veterinary, or legal advice. Replace the defaults with your own farm records whenever you have them.
Frequently asked questions
How much should I charge for a dozen farm fresh eggs?
At least your cost per dozen divided by one minus the margin you need, and ideally in line with local farm-fresh prices. Most small flocks find feed alone runs $1.50 to $3.00 per dozen depending on feed price and laying rate, before cartons and overhead.
How much feed does it take to produce a dozen eggs?
Roughly 3.5 to 5 pounds for a productive flock. The Maryland Extension budget uses 4.5 lb per dozen. Your number is monthly feed pounds divided by monthly dozens, which this calculator shows.
Should I include my labor in the egg price?
For a business, yes. Add a monthly labor figure to "other monthly costs" or use the farm labor cost calculator to find labor cost per dozen. Many hobby flocks price without labor, which is why their prices look impossible to compete with.
Why is my cost per dozen so high?
Usually a low laying rate or expensive feed. Cost per dozen falls quickly as eggs per hen per week rise, because feed is eaten whether or not the hen lays. Old hens, short winter days, molt, and poor nutrition all push the cost up.
Does this calculator handle egg profit too?
Yes. Enter the price you plan to charge and it shows profit per dozen, margin at that price, and monthly profit, so you do not need a separate egg profit calculator.
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