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    [OC] Current Average Price for 1 Pound of 100% Ground Beef? $6.32
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    [OC] Current Average Price for 1 Pound of 100% Ground Beef? $6.32


    Source: Data is sourced from the Federal Reserve.

    Notes: Fresh regular 100% ground beef excluding round, chuck, and sirloin. Includes organic and non-organic. Excludes pre-formed patties.

    The current average price for 1 pound of 100% ground beef is $6.32. Back in 2018, it was $3.64. That's a cumulative price increase of 74%. Inflation since 2018 has increased 30% (CPIAUCSL).

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    2. pup5581 on

      We went in on a 1/4 of a cow last fall and the amount of steaks and ground beef we got that has lasted us 11 months now is…staggering compared to what it cost these days and doing the math.

      I feel like if you have the space, like beef, go in on a cow with some people and save some $$. Bulk buying especially these days

    3. frozented on

      The tldr here is that the cattle supply chain is a long process that is still being affected by covid shutdowns of packing plants.

    4. scriptingends on

      “I can’t believe that Joe Biden is still destroying the economy 8 months after he left office!”

    6. Oh_My_Monster on

      It’s about $9.00 per pound where I’m at. I’ve actually started buying lamb which is cheaper at $8.00 per pound

    7. Rabid_Gopher on

      Are you talking about pure ground beef, or are you extrapolating from the 93/7, 85/15, or 70/30 beef/fat ratio to price?

      That feels high, but not too high from what I’ve seen if it’s the first thing. It feels low if it’s the second.

    10. Weird-Lie-9037 on

      This data must be some sort of liberal fake news……Trump said he was going to lower prices on day 1…… it’s day 236 and ground beef has never been more expensive….. could it be Trump LIED? That would also mean his voters are gullible, and prone to having lower IQ’s since he has a history of lying every time he opens his mouth

    12. reddicyoulous on

      Thursday I got 80/20 for 3.50/lb @ 8 lbs. This morning I got chuck roast for 5.99/lb and the self checkout said weights were off on the 3.98 and 3.73 pounders but the dude just scanned his card and said machine was dumb. (thought they were closer to 4.5-5lb)

      Anyway, where is beef that expensive? Although those were specials so I guess regular price is a lot more bc chuck was 10/lb after this weekend

    16. jrhawk42 on

      It really feels like $6 is the cheapest I can find… beef in general seems to have doubled in price and I’m not really sure why.

    22. slatchaw on

      I blame renewables and agromeats driving up the price!!! Windmills are making water scares by throwing it out into space!

    24. _millsy on

      Christ in Australia Costco recently upped the price of the ground beef to 11au/kg from 9.99/kg and that felt a bit rude. That’s 3.61usd/lb 3usd/lb respectively if I’ve got my maths right

    25. HorriblePooetry on

      I love how people kept saying that cultivated meat would never reach price parity with raised meat. Now we’re neglecting the proper treatment and disease prevention for raised meat, we’re seeing greed destroy all of their own advantages. When cultivated meat can hit economies of scale then everything will need to be reevaluated.

    26. lolfactor1000 on

      And that’s with the massive government subsidies for the meat industry. Imagine the cost without them.

    29. TenderfootGungi on

      This is fairly high fat content, like 80/20. The good stuff is over $10 a pound where I live (my future health is worth $2).