Beef prices, November 2025
Ground beef $6.540/lb · up 16.2% YoY
- U.S. retail ground beef averaged $6.540 per pound in - +16.2% 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 $373.51/cwt at wholesale (USDA AMS).
- Fed steers averaged $225.02/cwt in the 5-area market (USDA AMS).
- The composite Beef Price Index read 149.9 (2020=100).
Retail beef prices, November 2025
| Cut | $/lb | MoM | YoY | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground chuck, 100% beef | $6.504 | - | +16.0% | |
| Ground beef, 100% beef | $6.540 | - | +16.2% | ✓ |
| All uncooked ground beef | $6.781 | - | +15.4% | ✓ |
| All other uncooked beef and veal | $8.204 | - | +15.7% | ✓ |
| Ground beef, lean and extra-lean | $8.232 | - | +18.0% | ✓ |
| Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless | $8.943 | - | +25.2% | ✓ |
| All uncooked beef roasts | $9.290 | - | +22.3% | ✓ |
| Beef for stew, boneless | $9.343 | - | +23.3% | ✓ |
| Round steak, USDA Choice, boneless | $9.665 | - | +18.5% | ✓ |
| All uncooked beef steaks | $12.285 | - | +15.1% | ✓ |
| Sirloin steak, USDA Choice, boneless | $13.342 | - | +11.1% |
Data month: November 2025 (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.