Ground chuck: $6.733 per pound
U.S. average retail price, October 2026 - Ground chuck, 100% beef
- The U.S. average retail price of ground chuck, 100% beef was $6.733 per pound in , per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average price series.
- The record high was $6.975/lb in June 2026.
- Adjusted for overall inflation (CPI-U), the latest price is below the real record of $7.90/lb (in today's dollars) set in January 1980.
Latest (October 2026)
$6.733
per pound
Year over year
-
vs 12 months ago
Record high
$6.975
June 2026
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Nominal vs inflation-adjusted price
Last 24 months
| Month | $/lb | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $6.733 | +0.250 |
| September 2026 | $6.483 | −0.291 |
| August 2026 | $6.774 | −0.076 |
| July 2026 | $6.850 | −0.125 |
| June 2026 | $6.975 | +0.257 |
| May 2026 | $6.718 | −0.203 |
| April 2026 | $6.921 | +0.237 |
| March 2026 | $6.684 | −0.019 |
| February 2026 | $6.703 | +0.010 |
| January 2026 | $6.693 | +0.172 |
| December 2025 | $6.521 | +0.017 |
| November 2025 | $6.504 | +0.178 |
| September 2025 | $6.326 | −0.300 |
| August 2025 | $6.626 | +0.288 |
| July 2025 | $6.338 | +0.235 |
| June 2025 | $6.103 | +0.085 |
| May 2025 | $6.018 | +0.022 |
| April 2025 | $5.996 | +0.142 |
| March 2025 | $5.854 | +0.110 |
| February 2025 | $5.744 | +0.249 |
| January 2025 | $5.495 | −0.081 |
| December 2024 | $5.576 | −0.029 |
| November 2024 | $5.605 | +0.019 |
| October 2024 | $5.586 | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average Price series APU0000703111 (U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted). October 2025 is missing across all BLS price series (federal data lapse). Download CSV · compare all cuts.