This statistic depicts the average annual prices for meat (beef) from 2014 through 2026*. In 2023, the average price for meat (beef) stood at 4.9 nominal U.S. dollars per kilogram.

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

The retail price of 100% ground beef in the United States has risen significantly in the last two decades. In 2024, a pound of ground beef cost 5.61 U.S. dollars, up from 2.41 U.S. dollars in 2008. Cattle and beef production in the U.S. In 2022, there were almost 29 million beef cows in the United States. Compared to sheep, pigs, and chickens, cows are very expensive to raise and require much more water, feed, and land per calorie generated. Though beef production fluctuates from year to year, there has been a positive trend in beef production in the last several years in the United States. U.S. beef market In terms of retail sales, beef is the leading type of fresh meat in the United States. On average, beef generates about 19 thousand U.S. dollars in sales per store per week, compared to approximately 10 thousand dollars for chicken, and less than five thousand dollars for pork. As of 2021, per capita consumption of beef in the United States amounted to about 59 pounds per year.

100% ground chuck beef, regardless of fat content. Includes organic, non-organic, fresh, and frozen. Excludes pre-formed patties."

Steaks were the most expensive cut of beef in the UK as of February 2024. For a kilogram of steak, consumers could expect to pay 16.78 British pounds. Mince was the cheapest beef product, at only 6.84 British pounds per kilogram.

UK beef consumption

Perhaps due to its cheap price point, mince is the most purchased cut of meat in Great Britain. The volume of mince purchased in 2020/2021 was more than double the purchases of the next most popular cut, beef burgers, and grills. In general, consumer spending on meat in the UK has increased. In 2022, spending exceeded 22 billion British pounds for the first time.

Cattle population in the UK

In 2022, the population of cattle and calves in the UK was about 9.4 million and has generally been gradually declining for almost two decades. The number of cows and bulls slaughtered annually has fluctuated during this period, however. In 2021. More than 655,000 cows and bulls were slaughtered in the UK.

Steaks other than round or sirloin, regardless of cut or grade. Includes bone-in, boneless, organic, non-organic, fresh, and frozen."

The timeline shows the annual averages of beef price spreads in the United States from 2006 to 2023. The beef price spread from wholesale to retail amounted to 345.4 U.S. cents per pound of retail equivalent in the United States in 2023.

Beef traded flat at 314.40 BRL/15KG on June 20, 2025. Over the past month, Beef's price has risen 3.54%, and is up 40.51% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Beef - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2025.

In June 2024, the most expensive cut of grass-fed beef in the United States was filet mignon. One pound would cost a consumer 49 U.S. dollars on average. Short ribs were on the other end of the spectrum, costing only about 11.05 U.S. dollars per pound.

Seafood had the highest average retail price in the United States in 2024. In that year, the average price of seafood amounted to 9.26 U.S. dollars, while the price of beef stood at 6.15 U.S. dollars.

This statistic depicts the average price of organic beef in the United States as of April 2023, by category type. In that year, the U.S. price for one pound of organic stew meat amounted to 6.14 U.S. dollars on average.

This data set provides monthly average price values, and the differences among those values, at the farm, wholesale, and retail stages of the production and marketing chain for selected cuts of beef, pork, and broilers. In addition, retail prices are provided for beef and pork cuts, turkey, whole chickens, eggs, and dairy products. Price spreads are reported for last 6 years, 12 quarters, and 24 months. The retail price file provides monthly estimates for the last 6 months. The historical file provides data since 1970.

All uncooked ground beef regardless of fat content, primal source (chuck, round, sirloin, etc.), or packaging. Includes organic and non-organic."

United States - Average Price: Ground Chuck, 100% Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average was 5.99600 Index in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Average Price: Ground Chuck, 100% Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average reached a record high of 5.99600 in April of 2025 and a record low of 1.58900 in May of 1986. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Average Price: Ground Chuck, 100% Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2025.

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The average for 2021 based on 165 countries was 96.25 index points. The highest value was in Switzerland: 286.09 index points and the lowest value was in Rwanda: 43.84 index points. The indicator is available from 2017 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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The timeline shows the annual average value of retail and wholesale beef in the United States from 2006 to 2024. In 2024, the average value of wholesale beef was 468 U.S. cents per pound of retail equivalent.

In 2024, the U.S. price for one pound of lean and extra lean ground beef amounted to 7.12 U.S. dollars. While prices per pound were between five and six U.S. dollars in recent years, consumers in the United States typically paid about two U.S. dollars back in the nineties. Ground chuck and sirloin steak Like lean ground beef, the price of other types of meat has also risen in the United States. For example, the U.S. retail price per pound of ground chuck (100% beef) amounted to approximately 5.12 U.S. dollars in 2023 and cost about half that amount 20 years earlier. The price of boneless sirloin steak has likewise doubled: from about four U.S. dollars per pound in the nineties to almost 11 U.S. dollars in 2023. Beef consumption While total beef consumption in the United States had fluctuated slightly at certain intervals over the past decade and a half, the numbers have stayed fairly close to the 26-billion-pound mark . Annual per capita consumption of beef, on the other hand, has dropped considerably. In the early 2000s, the average American consumer typically ate almost 70 pounds of beef per year. By 2019, Americans consumed closer to 55 pounds annually.