Beef Price Checker: Is That Actually a Good Price Per Pound?
Supermarket beef is priced per pound and almost nobody carries the national average in their head. Pick a cut, type the price on the label, and this compares it with what the Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded as the US city average for that exact cut.
Benchmarks are the BLS Average Price survey for 2026-07, US city average, not seasonally adjusted. They are a national reference, not your store's price.
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What are you buying?
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What does it cost?
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per lb
If the label shows a package price, divide by the weight first. A 2.4 lb pack at $16.99 is $7.08 per pound.
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How it compares
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Every cut in the survey
The full set of benchmarks, with how each has moved. This table renders without JavaScript.
| Cut | US avg | Year | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground chuck | $6.85 | +8.1% | +79.9% |
| Ground beef, 100% beef | $6.88 | +10.1% | +86.6% |
| Ground beef, lean and extra lean | $8.41 | +4.7% | +43.5% |
| Steak, round | $10.04 | +15.5% | +74.2% |
| Steak, sirloin | $14.59 | +7.7% | +71.2% |
| Bacon | $6.58 | -7.5% | +20.7% |
| Chicken, fresh, whole | $2.00 | -3.5% | +38.8% |
What this is and is not
- The benchmarks are the BLS Average Price Data survey, US city average, not seasonally adjusted. Every series title was read off BLS's own page rather than assumed from its ID — a check that caught two of our own mislabelled series before this was built.
- It is a national average, not a local price. Beef is cheaper in some metros than others, and a store below the national average is not necessarily the cheapest store near you.
- The comparison is per pound and by cut. Comparing a sirloin price against a ground-beef benchmark will tell you something meaningless, which is why the cut is a dropdown rather than free text.
- Nothing here is a forecast. It compares a price you type against a published figure for a stated month, and that is all.