Beef Cost is Unreal!

[sandyut]

I was at Costco restocking after a long spell of not cooking much and figured I peek at the briskets (granted these are prime but still). This is getting out of control. Feels like beef has doubled in the last 5 years.

I spot checked a few other actual package stickers on other beef. Everything was so expensive...looked good, but might need a second mortgage to eat the beef.

 

[Winterrider]

We've been at that price for over a yr. I haven't done a brisket in quite a few years.I
Chuck roast "once in a while" you can get on sale for $6.49, but seldom.

 

[bigfurmn]

Prime brisket is same price at Sam's in Minnesota.

 

[mneeley490]

Same price here. I think Choice was $5.49, last time I looked. Filled up on gas the other day; $4.99 at the cheapest Costco near me.

 

[JckDanls 07]

We don't do a lot of beef for that reason... We'll pick up a chuckie once in a while when on sale...

 

[luvcatchingbass]

Just

We've been at that price for over a yr. I haven't done a brisket in quite a few years.I
Chuck roast "once in a while" you can get on sale for $6.49, but seldom.

Just grabbed a chuckie a couple weeks ago for our turkey hunting trip, $2 off of regular price and still $8.

 

[jcam222]

I pretty much live on ground chicken and pork tenderloin for diet reasons. Prices not bad. I splurged on some ground round for a cheat day this weekend and it was almost $9 a lbs

 

[Fueling Around]

Not only has the price of brisket surged, but the fat cap has gotten larger.

 

[JIMSMOKES]

I never would have learned to do brisket at the prices now!

 

[luvcatchingbass]

I don't go to Costco but $6 for Prime is a pipe dream at a couple of my old go too suppliers

 

[civilsmoker]

We paid 6.99 for the last brisket we got, it was a point cut so those are higher but yes beef in general is crazy $$

 

[912smoker]

I looked at some Tri Tip at Publix last weekend. $19 lb . Would up at with 2 chucks from Food Lion @ $6.99 lb on sale.
Will be back to chicken or pork this weekend .

Keith

 

[Bill'nCrosbyTX]

 

[Chasdev]

That's a decent price these days.
An advert for a new location of a BBQ joint in southaustin showed their menu board and brisket was $30 per lb.

 

[Parshooter]

Was at Krogers yesterday. They had packaged brisket, seasoned with salt and pepper, for 10.99 lb. The two I looked at were 2 & 3 lbs each. No thanks.

 

[luvcatchingbass]

I looked at some Tri Tip at Publix last weekend. $19 lb . Would up at with 2 chucks from Food Lion @ $6.99 lb on sale.
Will be back to chicken or pork this weekend .

Keith

I used to get things like TT, Flank and Skirt for something different and fun plus the price was better but then again I used to be able to get good ribeye's on sale for $5-6 per pound. Now there is almost no use in getting the "odd" cuts in terms of price vs NY Strip or Ribeye.
I also don't by beef very often last few times is from gift cert or I just need something specific, my next haul will be because I won $200 of gift certificates for a good Meat Market in Fargo.

 

[JC in GB]

So, what ends up happening to all the beef that is too expensive for people to purchase?

JC

 

[Elf@shore]

So, what ends up happening to all the beef that is too expensive for people to purchase?

JC

Ground meat!?

 

[Displaced Texan]

Ground meat!?

Which costs about the same these days, at least up where I am.

I don't necessarily mind paying the price. What I do mind is the inability most times to not even be able to find Prime beef at the Costcos here.

 

[luvcatchingbass]

So, what ends up happening to all the beef that is too expensive for people to purchase?

JC

I have been wondering the same thing. At some point some of these places that don't sell eventually have to cycle their goods even sooner if it is in a viewing case or packaged without cryovac