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 **** U.S. dollars, up from **** U.S. dollars in 2008. Cattle and beef production in the U.S. In 2022, there were almost ** 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 *********** U.S. dollars in sales per store per week, compared to approximately *********** dollars for chicken, and less than ************* dollars for pork. As of 2021, per capita consumption of beef in the United States amounted to about ** pounds per year.

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Beef traded flat at 294.35 BRL/15KG on August 1, 2025. Over the past month, Beef's price has fallen 5.25%, but it is still 26.90% 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 August of 2025.

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.

In the U.S. in 2024, filet mignon had the highest retail price per pound at ***** U.S. dollars per pound, while short ribs had the lowest at around ** percent lower than filet mignon. There was a vast difference between the overall prices of grass-fed beef, with the majority being under ** U.S. dollars per pound. Grass fed beef market in the U.S. Grass-fed cows can roam around eating grasses and clover; their natural diet promotes a leaner physique which might be more desired by consumers ********. The highest wholesale price of grass-fed beef comes from whole tenderloin priced at slightly more U.S. dollars per pound compared to New York steak. The United States dominates the grass-fed beef market share worldwide at nearly ** percent. Grass fed beef expected growth The current market value of grass-fed beef is about **** billion U.S. dollars and is forecasted to grow to about by almost twice the amount by 2033; these values demonstrate the expected and increasing consumer interest in grass-fed beef across the United States.

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

United States Wholesale Price: Beef: Central US: Boneless: 90%: Fresh data was reported at 381.590 USD/cwt in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 374.040 USD/cwt for Feb 2025. United States Wholesale Price: Beef: Central US: Boneless: 90%: Fresh data is updated monthly, averaging 198.740 USD/cwt from Jan 2000 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 301 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 381.590 USD/cwt in Mar 2025 and a record low of 93.690 USD/cwt in Oct 2000. United States Wholesale Price: Beef: Central US: Boneless: 90%: Fresh data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Economic Research Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.P003: Red Meat Price.

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.

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

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.

United States Consumer Price: Average: WU: Ground Beef, Lean & Extra Lean data was reported at 5.147 USD/lb in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.345 USD/lb for Sep 2018. United States Consumer Price: Average: WU: Ground Beef, Lean & Extra Lean data is updated monthly, averaging 2.862 USD/lb from Jan 1991 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 334 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.767 USD/lb in Jul 2015 and a record low of 1.957 USD/lb in Dec 1996. United States Consumer Price: Average: WU: 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 United States – Table US.P001: Consumer Price.

The U.S. beef market expanded modestly to $79.4B in 2024, surging by 4.4% against the previous year. The market value increased at an average annual rate of +2.5% from 2012 to 2024; the trend pattern indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. Over the period under review, the market attained the peak level at $80.4B in 2022; however, from 2023 to 2024, consumption remained at a lower figure.

United States Consumer Price: Average: Ground Chuck, 100% Beef data was reported at 3.692 USD/lb in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.701 USD/lb for Sep 2018. United States Consumer Price: Average: Ground Chuck, 100% Beef data is updated monthly, averaging 1.970 USD/lb from Jan 1980 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 466 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.403 USD/lb in Feb 2015 and a record low of 1.589 USD/lb in May 1986. United States Consumer Price: Average: Ground Chuck, 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.

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

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

The price per pound of beef and pork are forecast to increase in the United States until about 2027 and then will decrease slightly. The price of beef is forecast to be *** U.S. dollars per pound in 2028 and the price of pork is forecast to be over five U.S. dollars per pound that same year.

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

United States - Average Price: Ground Beef, 100% Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average was 5.98100 Index in May 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 5.98100 in May 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 July of 2025.