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.

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

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.

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

United States Consumer Price: Average: Ground Beef, 100% Beef data was reported at 3.714 USD/lb in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.743 USD/lb for Sep 2018. United States Consumer Price: Average: Ground Beef, 100% Beef data is updated monthly, averaging 1.680 USD/lb from Jan 1984 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 417 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.238 USD/lb in Feb 2015 and a record low of 1.165 USD/lb in Jun 1986. United States Consumer Price: Average: Ground Beef, 100% Beef data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.P001: Consumer Price.

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.

United States - Average Price: Ground Beef, 100% Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average was 5.80100 Index in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Average Price: Ground Beef, 100% Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average reached a record high of 5.80100 in April of 2025 and a record low of 1.16500 in June of 1986. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Average Price: Ground Beef, 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.

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

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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.

United States - Average Price: All Uncooked Ground Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average was 6.14200 Index in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Average Price: All Uncooked Ground Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average reached a record high of 6.14200 in April of 2025 and a record low of 1.82300 in February of 1998. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Average Price: All Uncooked Ground Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2025.

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.

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United States Consumer Price: Average: MW: All Uncooked Ground Beef data was reported at 4.062 USD/lb in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.087 USD/lb for May 2018. United States Consumer Price: Average: MW: All Uncooked Ground Beef data is updated monthly, averaging 2.744 USD/lb from Jan 1998 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 246 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.546 USD/lb in Jan 2015 and a record low of 1.652 USD/lb in Oct 1998. United States Consumer Price: Average: MW: All Uncooked Ground Beef data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.P001: Consumer Price.

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

United States Consumer Price: Average: NE: Ground Beef, Lean & Extra Lean data was reported at 6.261 USD/lb in Dec 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.395 USD/lb for Nov 2015. United States Consumer Price: Average: NE: Ground Beef, Lean & Extra Lean data is updated monthly, averaging 2.623 USD/lb from Jan 1991 (Median) to Dec 2015, with 268 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.471 USD/lb in Sep 2015 and a record low of 2.106 USD/lb in May 1996. United States Consumer Price: Average: NE: Ground Beef, Lean & Extra Lean data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.P001: Consumer Price.

Beef traded flat at 311.15 BRL/15KG on June 6, 2025. Over the past month, Beef's price has fallen 1.46%, but it is still 44.52% higher than a year ago, 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.

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United States - Average Price: All Uncooked Ground Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in the South Census Region - Urban was 6.11300 Index in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Average Price: All Uncooked Ground Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in the South Census Region - Urban reached a record high of 6.11300 in March of 2025 and a record low of 1.78400 in March of 1998. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Average Price: All Uncooked Ground Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in the South Census Region - Urban - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2025.

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.