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Specialty grocers like Whole Foods, Sprouts have the cheapest eggs in Denver by far

Feb 4, 2025, 5:10 PM | Updated: Feb 5, 2025, 8:11 am

Eggs are historically expensive in Colorado, but the places with the cheapest eggs in town are actually the stores that are normally the most pricey.

When you think of specialty grocery stores like Whole Foods and Sprouts, you normally don’t think cheap. However, when it comes to eggs right now, they are the cheapest by quite a bit.

The main reason prices have climbed recently is because of the bird flu outbreak, which started in 2022, but in Colorado a law that went into effect Jan. 1 requiring all eggs to come from cage-free chickens also has affected the price.

It’s possible the specialty stores are the cheapest because they were already working with cage-free suppliers, but regardless of the reason, places like King Soopers and Walmart were nearly double the cost.

The Denver Gazette researched a number of options, focusing on a dozen cage-free eggs, white or brown. These prices were posted around 1 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025:

Whole Foods – $3.99 for 12

Outdoor Access Large White Grade A Eggs, 24 oz

Sprouts – $3.99 for 12

Sprouts Cage Free Large Grade AA White Eggs

Marczyk – $3.99 for 12

Free Range Large Brown Dozen Eggs

Trader Joe’s – $4.99 for 12

Pasture Raised Large Brown Eggs

Natural Grocers – $5.15 for 12

Helpful Hens Free Range Non GMO Eggs

Walmart – $7.42 for 12

Great Value Cage Free Large White Eggs, 12 Count

Safeway – $7.49 for 12

Lucerne Farms Eggs Large – 12 Count

King Soopers – $7.49 for 12

Kroger® Grade AA Large Cage Free White Eggs

Target – $8.99 for 12

Eggland’s Best Large Cage Free White Eggs – 12ct

Royal Crest Dairy – $8.99 for 12

Eggland’s Best Brown Cage Free Eggs – 12 ct

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Specialty grocers like Whole Foods, Sprouts have the cheapest eggs in Denver by far