Beef prices, July 2026
Ground beef $6.885/lb · up 10.1% YoY
- U.S. retail ground beef averaged $6.885 per pound in — +10.1% year over year, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- 4 of the tracked retail series set a record high that month.
- The Choice boxed beef cutout averaged $372.27/cwt at wholesale (USDA AMS).
- Fed steers averaged $243.05/cwt in the 5-area market (USDA AMS).
- The composite Beef Price Index read 154.3 (2020=100).
Retail beef prices, July 2026
| Cut | $/lb | MoM | YoY | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground chuck, 100% beef | $6.850 | −0.125 | +8.1% | |
| Ground beef, 100% beef | $6.885 | +0.060 | +10.1% | |
| All uncooked ground beef | $7.116 | −0.025 | +9.4% | |
| All other uncooked beef and veal | $8.009 | −0.213 | +5.1% | |
| Ground beef, lean and extra-lean | $8.414 | −0.237 | +4.7% | |
| Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless | $9.155 | +0.193 | +15.8% | ✓ |
| All uncooked beef roasts | $9.571 | +0.137 | +14.0% | ✓ |
| Beef for stew, boneless | $9.631 | +0.081 | +14.1% | ✓ |
| Round steak, USDA Choice, boneless | $10.036 | +0.192 | +15.5% | |
| All uncooked beef steaks | $13.064 | +0.185 | +10.0% | ✓ |
| Sirloin steak, USDA Choice, boneless | $14.592 | +0.141 | +7.7% |
Data month: July 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.