Ground meat prices ???

[Bearcarver]

Thanks to all for eliminating my long time confusion!

Bear

 

[pops6927]

US Select is what most stores sell, not just Walmart.  It's less wasty, leaner, still tender; it's what more people want and reduce their saturated fat levels a bit. With such extensive merchandising in a meatcase what with thin cuts and cubed (tenderized) cuts, toughness is less a problem than trying to sell overly fatty cuts.  The average housewife will choose a leaner cut vs. a fattier cut for their family's consumption, not equating fat with f.a.t. (flavor and tenderness).

USDA CHOICE RIB

USDA SELECT RIB

My wife would do the same herself, the Select is less wasty therefore it is a better value as far as she is concerned.  Yes, we know the difference.  But not all decisions are ours, lol!