Meat prices

[david4king]

This weekend I went around to all the local stores to compare meat prices. Here they are. These are the regular prices not sale prices. Some items were on sale so I wrote down the reg price. I live in Denver CO. What do you all think about the comparison?

Prices All Meat are USDA Choice
Cost Co
Whole Chicken Young $.99/ per lb
Beef
Tenderloin 8.99/lb
New York Strip 5.89/lb
Top Sirloin 3.68/lb
Ribeye 6.49/lb
Chuck Short Ribs 4.99/lb
Tri Tip 4.89/lb
Chuck Roast 3.49/lb
Brisket Flat Cut 4.99/lb
Eye of Round 3.19/lb
Top Round 2.99/lb
Lamb
Rack of Lamb 10.99/lb
Leg of Lamb 4.49/lb
Pork
Lion 1.99/lb
Back Ribs 3.29/lb
Spare Ribs 1.99/lb
Tenderloin 2.99/lb
Top Sirloin 1.99/lb
Fish
Salmon 7.99/lb
Frozen Chicken Breast 2.46/lb
Shrimp 21-25 7.99/lb
Shrimp 31-45 5.99/lb
Fuel
Kingsford Comp .523/lb
20lb if propane $28.99
Wal-Mart
Whole Chicken Young
Beef
New York Strip 7.78/lb
Top Sirloin 3.98/lb
Ribeye 7.98/lb
Chuck 4.48/lb
Chuck Roast 3.98/lb
T Bone 8.58/lb
Eye of Round 3.58/lb
Round 4.28//lb
Back Ribs 1.76/lb
Ground Beef
96/4 3.58/lb
80/20 2.08/lb
Pork
Lion 1.98/lb
Butt Shoulder 1.68/lb
Spare Ribs 2.68/lb
Tenderloin 3.94/lb
Sirloin 2.18/lb
Top Sirloin 3.28/lb
Whole Chicken .98/lb
Whole Turkey .86/lb
Fish
Frozen Chicken Breast 2.16/lb
Shrimp 40-60 .358/lb
Scallops big .553/lb
Fuel
Charcoal
Kingsford ordinal .28/lb
Royal Oak .63/lb
Hickory wood Chunks .0091/cubic inch

 

[david4king]

Albertsons
Beef
Eye of Round 4.99/lb
Cross Rib steak 4.99/lb
Top Sirloin 5.99/lb
Ribeye 5.99/lb
Bone in Ribeye 5.99/lb
bottom round 1.99/lb
Chuck Roast 1.99/lb
London Broil 4.99/lb
Brisket untrimmed 1.99/lb
Flat iron 4.99/lb
Top round 4.99/lb
Ground Beef
85 1.99/lb
96 4.99/lb
Whole Chicken 1.86/lb
Whole Turkey 2.50/lb
Pork
Tenderloin 4.99/lb
Should Butt 1.49/lb
Loin 1.88/lb
Sirloin 2.49/lb
Kingsford Orig .59/lb
Hickory Chips .018/cubic inches
Target
Beef
Tenderloin 12.99/lb
Rib Eye 10.99/lb
T Bone 6/lb
Top Sirloin 4.99/lb
Top Round 4.99/lb
London Broil 4.99/lb
Chuck 5.19/lb
Tri Tip 2.99/lb
Chuck Roast 4.49/lb
Eye of Round 4.19/lb
Ground Beef
93/ 3.99/lb
85 3.49/lb
Whole chicken 1.16/lb
Pork
Back Ribs 2.99/lb
Spare Ribs 1.99/lb
Tenderloin 7.99/lb
Lamb
Rack of Lamb 7.99/lb
Frozen Chicken breast 2.59/lb
Whole Turkey 1.19/lb
Frozen Shrimp
26-30 5.99/lb
Hickory Chips .0285/cubic inch
Lump coal .79/lb
Kingsford Orig .47/lb
Tony's Meats (a Local butcher)
Flat Brisket 5.98/lb
Flank Steak 7.99/lb
Tri Tip Roast 5.98/lb
Top Round 8.99/lb
Top Sirloin 7.98/lb
New York 13.98/lb
T Bone 10.98/lb
Ribeye 12.98/lb
Pork
Tenderloin 7.98/lb
Back Rib 5.98/lb

 

[david4king]

King Soopers (Kroger)
Lamb Loin Chops 14.50/lb
Beef
Chuck flat 5.99/lb
New York 10.99/lb
Top Sirloin 6.99/lb
Top Round 4.99//b
Flank Steak 6.99/lb
Bottom Round 4.99/lb
Chuck Roast 4.99/lb
Chuck Shoulder 5.50/lb
Eye of Round 4.99/lb
Pork
Tenderloin 3.99/lb
Loin 2.99/lb
Tenderloin Chops 4.19/lb
Sirloin 1.29/lb
Shoulder Butt 2.59/lb
Back Ribs 3.99/lb
Spare Ribs 1.99/lb
Ground Beef
93 3.06/lb
80 2.08/lb
Whole Chicken .99/lb
Whole Turkey 2.19/lb
Frozen Chicken Breast 1.69/lb
Shrimp
26-30 8.99/lb
16-20 11.99lb
Knigsford orig .481/lb
Kingsford Comp .90/lb

Safeway just sucked!!!

 

[cuclimber]

I was actually thinking about doing this sometime soon. Thanks for doing the work for me.

 

[meateater]

I shop at Smiths/Krogers and hunt the bargin bin almost every day. I get enough bargains to toss in the freezer to keep me supplied on a rotating basis. I just got 13 chubs of sausage last week for .99 ea. Great for sketty sauce and/or a fattie.

 

[zjaybird]

Hey Meateater, I do the same thing. I can usually run into Albertson, since it is the closest and find Chicken usually min 40% off in the bargain bin and I have started buying steaks only from the old bargain bin myself.

David, I usually wait till items comes on sale, then buy and freeze. I know that it might take away from the quality of the meat a little but I have never noticed it enough to stop. Plus trying to buy a turkey other than around Thanksgiving you really pay.....

 

[nwdave]

Your prices are fairly comparable to my area. What's really different is something you don't mention: Vehicle Fuel costs. My two adult children live in the Denver/Parker area and they're always bragging about how much cheaper your fuel is in comparison to mine. My daily driver is a Diesel truck. Today I paid 3.49/gallon. Don't even ask our Canadian Cousins how much they pay for fuel. It's truly outrageous because of the heavy taxation. Sunday drives in the country are a thing of the past. Sorry for the slight hijack, but just putting things into perspective. Wait for the sales, then stock up.