Pork pricing?

smokinadam · Jun 4, 2014

Is pork going up all over the us? The last butt I bought was under 2.00lb and now there 2.50lb. It's not much increase but chops and steaks are climbing to where beef used to be.

Just wondering what others pay for a butt also. The ones I get are typically 10 to 12 lb.

bigboysmokehous · Jun 4, 2014

I paid $1.84 a pound on a case at Sam's Club here in La Crosse. That was actually down from $2.04 two weeks prior, the twin packs not in a case were $2.50. Last year at this time I was still paying right around a dollar a pound.

smokinadam · Jun 4, 2014

Thanks BigBoy. I buy usually a single at time from local Butcher so I'm not sure.

ibbones · Jun 4, 2014

Pork buts are right at the $2.00lb in the grocery store in South Texas. Sam's has them for $1.84 for the two pack. Going up and up.

chef willie · Jun 4, 2014

Just read an article on the Net today......pork virus killed off a lot of little piggies so they are going up as well as beef (which we know), affected by the drought and a nasty winter that killed off a lot of herds. I believe the average price increase across the board was 6-7%. Safeway selling butts in the bag for 2.49 here now (used to be 99 cents on sale). Hell, chicken wings are 2.80 a pound here now.....

geerock · Jun 4, 2014

Yeah, I got the pig virus info here in CT also. BJ's vac packed ribs are at 2.59 / lb up from 1.89 a few weeks ago. One local meat market stopped stocking brisket because of cost. Bend over, its just the meat packers turn to give it to you up.............!

dandl93 · Jun 4, 2014

US beef production last year was at a 61 year low.With more and more farmers and ranchers getting priced out of business.It will not get any better in the future.

Dan

venture · Jun 4, 2014

It is all over. And there is more to come.

Beef production down. Corn in short supply to feed many animals. 40% going to inefficient bio-fuel.

Drought a big factor.

Piggie virus after us.

Shrimp prices off the map.

Chicken prices up as a side effect of the above factors.

Rest easy, though?

Gov't assures us inflation is low and will stay there.

Good luck and good smoking.

rvial · Jun 4, 2014

Butt were nearly 4 bucks a pound here a dew weeks ago.

PED is not so nice to little piggies.

smokinghusker · Jun 6, 2014

I was at a local grocery store yesterday. It was 1.79 a lb. Last one I bought it was mismarked at .01 a lb...

brooksy · Jun 6, 2014

I was looking at butts at Sam's and the local market and they are at 2.69lb around here. Spare ribs at 2.99 baby backs 3.99.

gtrplayer · Jun 6, 2014

For the last couple of years, I bought my baby backs at BJ's (or Safeway when they were on sale at the BJ's regular price), usually around $2.29 or $2.49 a pound. I went in there to get ribs about 2-3 months ago and the price was $3.29 lb. I was like, WTF happened to rib prices? They had never been that high. Went on sale at $2.49 at Safeway around Memorial Day. I should have really stocked up, but only bought 2 racks thinking this was just some kind of cycle. Now, I'm hearing about this piggy virus. Damn it all to hell.

leosmith78 · Jun 8, 2014

I haven't priced butts here in Indiana lately, but I priced brisket at my local Kroger at $6.99/pound.

bluewhisper · Jun 8, 2014

I was getting butts for $1.49 or sometimes $1.79 but those deals are gone. However sometimes I can find the loin pieces in the elastic netting for $1.49, so I've had some fun with those.

dandl93 · Jun 8, 2014

I pay $2.50 lb for pork ..pig ears, feet or tenderloin all the same price.

Beef I pay $2.25lb ...Tongue,Tail or T-bones...

Just had a birthday party for my mother n laws 84 today. 4 beef tenderloins 4 racks of pork ribs and a 1/2 of beef heart for another meal about $65 for all.I fed 25 people and had a beef tenderloin left uncut.No complaints from me on meat prices.

Dan

rvial · Jun 8, 2014

Lucky you!! getting a beef tenderloin here will set you back at least thst here if i am not terribly mistaken

smokinadam · Jun 9, 2014

dandl93 said:
I pay $2.50 lb for pork ..pig ears, feet or tenderloin all the same price.

Beef I pay $2.25lb ...Tongue,Tail or T-bones...

Just had a birthday party for my mother n laws 84 today. 4 beef tenderloins 4 racks of pork ribs and a 1/2 of beef heart for another meal about $65 for all.I fed 25 people and had a beef tenderloin left uncut.No complaints from me on meat prices.

Dan

You pay for the bullet and Butchering from the field to get those pricing? I know buying half or quarter cow is best route to go same with whole hog but damn 2.50 for individual cuts.

geerock · Jun 9, 2014

He's in Columbia

dandl93 · Jun 9, 2014

geerock said:
He's in Columbia

Columbia ? No that would put me in the Carolinas.I am in Colombia South America and are Beef production and exports are on the rise this keeps prices steady.

Dan

tiny chalupa · Jun 9, 2014

Just paid 2.19 a pound for pork loin. I can get down to 1.99 for a giant slab, talking 10+ pounds, when its on sale but I will find it at 2.50 or so some days too. I work at a large grocery store so I pay attention to the price of pork, main meat I mess with really, so the price of beef I'm not 100% on

Want to say cash & Carry had....Brisket for 3.19 a pound or so but could be off on that. Pork belly is......2.79 or 3.19 a pound for a 10lb hunk too

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