Egg size conversion

3 large eggs weigh about as much as 2.4 jumbo eggs. Pick the size in your recipe and the size you have.

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USDA egg sizes

Minimum weight, eggs in the shell
Size	Per dozen	Each	Each, grams
Jumbo	30 oz	2.5 oz	71 g
Extra large	27 oz	2.25 oz	64 g
Large	24 oz	2 oz	57 g
Medium	21 oz	1.75 oz	50 g
Small	18 oz	1.5 oz	43 g
Peewee	15 oz	1.25 oz	35 g

The size is the weight of a dozen, not the size of the egg. Recipes assume large eggs unless they say otherwise.

3 large eggs (2 oz each) equal 6 oz. A jumbo egg is 2.5 oz, so you need 2.4 jumbo eggs: use 2, then add part of a beaten third.

USDA AMS egg weight classes, minimum ounces per dozen
Small 18, medium 21, large 24, extra large 27, jumbo 30. Peewee 15 from the same USDA classes (Eggland's Best chart). The USDA standard document returned an error, so these were read through those two reprints.
USDA National Agricultural Library, Buy quality eggs with confidence
Confirms the USDA weight classes are minimum weight per dozen. The ounce values are in its linked PDF.

Numbers checked November 4, 2026.

What size egg do recipes use?

Large, unless it says otherwise.

How is egg size decided?

By weight per dozen, not by how big the eggs look. A dozen large eggs weighs at least 24 ounces.

Do I weigh the egg in or out of the shell?

The USDA classes are for eggs in the shell. For baking, you can beat the egg and weigh out the amount you need.

What if the answer is a part of an egg?

Beat the extra egg and use part of it, by weight or by spoonful.

Do small differences matter?

In cakes and custards they can. Using 1 extra large egg for 1 large egg is a 12.5% difference, which is rarely a problem.

Are the weights exact?

They are minimums for the class, for a dozen. Single eggs in a carton vary, so treat the answer as close, not exact.