Ground beef: $6.755 per pound
U.S. average retail price, October 2026
- U.S. retail ground beef (100% beef) averaged $6.755 per pound in - - year over year, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- The record high was $6.923/lb (August 2026).
- The composite Beef Price Index stands at 151.7 (2020=100) - retail beef costs about 52% more than in 2020.
Ground beef monthly
$6.755
/lb · - YoY
Beef Price Index
151.7
2020=100 · - YoY
Steaks (all uncooked)
$12.85
/lb · - YoY
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Beef prices by cut
| Cut | $/lb | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Ground chuck, 100% beef | $6.733 | - |
| Ground beef, 100% beef | $6.755 | - |
| All uncooked ground beef | $7.068 | - |
| All other uncooked beef and veal | $8.133 | - |
| Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless | $8.367 | - |
| Ground beef, lean and extra-lean | $8.401 | - |
| All uncooked beef roasts | $9.019 | - |
| Beef for stew, boneless | $9.083 | - |
| Round steak, USDA Choice, boneless | $10.113 | - |
| All uncooked beef steaks | $12.845 | - |
| Sirloin steak, USDA Choice, boneless | $13.848 | - |
The whole price chain, on one site
- Boxed beef cutout - the daily USDA wholesale value (updates every trading day).
- Cattle prices - weekly 5-area fed steer prices in $/cwt.
- Who gets the beef dollar - USDA farm-to-retail spreads back to 1970.
- Beef price inflation - beef vs everything else, and prices in today's dollars.
- Beef vs chicken vs pork - the beef premium, charted.
- Beef prices by region - Northeast to West, the official BLS regional averages.
- Monthly reports - one dated page per data month, with RSS.
- Why is beef so expensive? - the four federal data series behind the record.