What Cut is the Lowest Price in the Beef Case?

[thirdeye]

I just finished prepping about a 4 # chuck roast to cook tomorrow then vacuum sealing portions for future meals. With the sale price + the Senior day discount (10%) we're talking around $7 per lb. Sometimes we get sirloin (or sirloin cap ) for about the same price.

I'm curious... what cut of beef is the lowest priced in your neck of the woods? I have not priced things like tongue, liver, or oxtail.

 

[Hijack73]

round, marketed as London Broil. a buck less than chuck.

 

[Elf@shore]

round, marketed as London Broil. a buck less than chuck.

When Bottom round is on sale, look for Rump roast.
Its got more fat marble to it., Also a nice fat cap.
Not bad if its Med Rare. If cooked too much can be tough.
Slice it thin for best results, Its very lean meat.
Slow cook @250 with liquid ( Apple juice).
I pull @ 125 t0 130 top, let it rest.
Slightly higher priced than Bottom round , but a better cut.
May not be the cheapest cut, but better than usual London broil.
Its my GO TO for RB.

 

[jcam222]

Oxtail is super expensive in my area. Liver pretty cheap

 

[chopsaw]

I buy all mine as beef primals at GFS . So won't cross over into regular Grocery sales .
Cheapest where I buy is beef bottom round flat .
Great cut of beef with a lot of uses if you have the " vision "
$4.99 a pound . Dropped in the last 2 days , but it's an average of 15 pounds per , with some waiste .
Here's the last one I did .
From a couple years ago . Great price back then .

This is part of it . Don't have a full pic , but it's a big chunk of beef .

Breaks down into this .

Great price 3 years ago , but at 5 bucks a pound I might have to take a ride tomorrow .

 

[normanaj]

Top/bottom round in my area.

 

[clifish]

Top/bottom round, London broil

 

[JLinza]

Seen a bottom round at 7.99
But most everything else is 10.99 or 11.99 /lb around

 

[InstinCure]

Stew meat, stuff with an orange sticker. Chuck is $6 this week for the first time in a while. Different cuts at $7 more often. Little brisket points did hit the same $6 as packer price which was nice

The rest of the time, round

 

[mneeley490]

Petite sirloin is probably the cheapest cut around here. I don't care for it, myself.

 

[Fueling Around]

Anything previously utility cut they now call "steak" is expensive. Marketing BS has turned sliced trim into a steak?
Shank is the lowest price I've found. We love it for soups and pot roasts.
I so miss the holiday specials of $5/# rib roast.
Getting sub primal is your better choice as @chopsaw has posted many many times.

 

[mneeley490]

I so miss the holiday specials of $5/# rib roast.

So do I. My local Fred Meyer store (now closed thanks to shoplifting), used to have tomahawk specials around Father's day & July 4th for $4.97 lb. I would load up on them.

 

[912smoker]

London broil here on sale weekly for 6.99. I do want to try this exotic cut from a small, country market....




Keith

 

[clifish]

Gotta say the $39.99/lb I just paid a high end butcher for outside skirt steak was totally not worth it. I will stick with $13/lb inside skirt and add fresh pineapple to the marinade.

 

[chopsaw]

Getting sub primal is your better choice as chopsaw has posted many many times.

I hope not to many . I still have a chuck roll post to do .

 

[clifish]

I hope not to many . I still have a chuck roll post to do .

I want to see that post. Does chuck roll go by any other names?

 

[chopsaw]

I want to see that post. Does chuck roll go by any other names?

You get some great variety from a chuck roll . No other name for it .
IMPS/NAMP number is 116A . Should have that number on the tag so you know what you're buying .
You get 2 maybe 3 chuck eye steaks off the end of the eye / roll . Fantastic steak . That end of the chuck roll sits next to the ribeye .

Chuck Roll

This large, boneless cut comes from between the ribs and backbone. Contains a mix of tender and somewhat tough muscles, which are fabricated into smaller cuts known as the Chuck Eye Roll and the Chuck Under Blade.

www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com

 

[SmokinAussie]

In my neck of the woods there is no such thing as a cheap cut of meat.

It's better termed "least expensive" cut of meat.

I believe the industry has now changed to recognise a floor price for any cut, so there are no throw away cuts at all. Every cut must make a certain profit over the carcass and processing price.

Unfortunately this means no cheap cuts and people like me search the Yellow Tag bins to find a realistically priced cut.

I'm not poor, just picky.

Bill

 

[forktender]

When our untrimmed Tri Tip get down into the $4.00 per pound area I load up on as many as my freezer will hold. The sales comes around 2 to 4 times a year.

 

[Elf@shore]

When our untrimmed Tri Tip get down into the $4.00 per pound area I load up on as many as my freezer will hold. The sales comes around 2 to 4 times a year.

With all due respect ?
You are dreaming ?