Beef prices, April 2026
Ground beef $6.899/lb · up 18.9% YoY
- U.S. retail ground beef averaged $6.899 per pound in — +18.9% year over year, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- 9 of the tracked retail series set a record high that month.
- The Choice boxed beef cutout averaged $385.20/cwt at wholesale (USDA AMS).
- Fed steers averaged $246.90/cwt in the 5-area market (USDA AMS).
- The composite Beef Price Index read 152.8 (2020=100).
Retail beef prices, April 2026
| Cut | $/lb | MoM | YoY | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground chuck, 100% beef | $6.921 | +0.237 | +15.4% | ✓ |
| Ground beef, 100% beef | $6.899 | +0.198 | +18.9% | ✓ |
| All uncooked ground beef | $7.056 | +0.193 | +14.9% | ✓ |
| All other uncooked beef and veal | $7.916 | +0.241 | +8.1% | |
| Ground beef, lean and extra-lean | $8.512 | +0.312 | +12.7% | ✓ |
| Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless | $8.983 | +0.506 | +17.9% | ✓ |
| All uncooked beef roasts | $9.408 | +0.551 | +17.7% | ✓ |
| Beef for stew, boneless | $9.495 | +0.662 | +19.0% | ✓ |
| Round steak, USDA Choice, boneless | $9.825 | +0.215 | +13.9% | |
| All uncooked beef steaks | $13.024 | +0.292 | +17.1% | ✓ |
| Sirloin steak, USDA Choice, boneless | $14.727 | +0.603 | +19.5% | ✓ |
Data month: April 2026 (BLS publishes each month's average prices with the following month's CPI release). MoM is shown only when the adjacent month was published. Wholesale figures are calendar-month averages of daily/weekly USDA data.