Round roast: $9.155 per pound
U.S. average retail price, July 2026 — Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless
- The U.S. average retail price of round roast, USDA Choice, boneless was $9.155 per pound in , per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average price series.
- That is +15.8% versus a year earlier ($7.909/lb in July 2025).
- That is the highest monthly average on record in this series.
- Adjusted for overall inflation (CPI-U), the latest price is below the real record of $11.18/lb (in today's dollars) set in January 1980.
Latest (July 2026)
$9.155
per pound
Year over year
+15.8%
vs 12 months ago
Record high
$9.155
July 2026
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Nominal vs inflation-adjusted price
Last 24 months
| Month | $/lb | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | $9.155 | +0.193 |
| June 2026 | $8.962 | +0.347 |
| May 2026 | $8.615 | −0.368 |
| April 2026 | $8.983 | +0.506 |
| March 2026 | $8.477 | −0.110 |
| February 2026 | $8.587 | +0.041 |
| January 2026 | $8.546 | −0.307 |
| December 2025 | $8.853 | −0.090 |
| November 2025 | $8.943 | +0.437 |
| September 2025 | $8.506 | +0.376 |
| August 2025 | $8.130 | +0.221 |
| July 2025 | $7.909 | +0.147 |
| June 2025 | $7.762 | +0.192 |
| May 2025 | $7.570 | −0.046 |
| April 2025 | $7.616 | +0.059 |
| March 2025 | $7.557 | +0.067 |
| February 2025 | $7.490 | +0.220 |
| January 2025 | $7.270 | −0.216 |
| December 2024 | $7.486 | +0.345 |
| November 2024 | $7.141 | +0.133 |
| October 2024 | $7.008 | −0.236 |
| September 2024 | $7.244 | +0.083 |
| August 2024 | $7.161 | +0.040 |
| July 2024 | $7.121 | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average Price series APU0000703311 (U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted). October 2025 is missing across all BLS price series (federal data lapse). Download CSV · compare all cuts.