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Meat prices !

SharkE — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:27:34 GMT

Lord, have mercy !! I called the meat dept. of my local grocery store and told them to have me 2 THIN CUT

T-BONES and I would pick up Thursday. Last 2 I bought just few weeks ago was 10.20. Well, I went

into deep shock when I picked up the 2 today !

Almost 28.00 !!!!!!!! and this is just for 1/2 IN. thick !!

Nothing big or thick or fancy. I said "no, thanks" and

hit the door. Some small beef roasts were 25-30

So, I went to another store and had them to cut me just 1 and said 1/2 in thick. It was almost 13. I took it and said to self make 2 meals out of that.

good thing I prefer chicken and turkey. How do people who have families feed them ? I'm a widow no kids or grandkids. If I did they would be eating hot dogs.

Ridiculous. Don't even ask about Porterhouse steaks

that's what I thought they gave me. No telling what they would had been 35.00 I guess.

Unbelievable !!

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SharkE — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:35:45 GMT

I'm even in cow country of Tx. No breaks here.

I would go into cardiac arrest if I knew what Cal or New York is paying.

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PA Mom-mom — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:37:18 GMT

@SharkE I agree, beef prices are crazy. You really have to shop the sales and go with what is on special. Our best bet is usually ground beef. We only make beef once or twice a month, so it's not too bad.

My DD is very lucky, because her husband and boys are hunters, and they average 5 deer per year. They also raise black Angus and harvest one each year and split it with her husband's brother. We sometimes get some of the deer meat and beef, and we are very greatful.

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brandiwine — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:38:53 GMT

We get our beef from a local rancher here in Colorado. Prices are no where near the grocery stores or butcher shops. Much better quality, organic, grass fed. Haven't had store bought meat in years. It's just the 2 of us so we only buy a quarter. If I still had kids at home, I'd buy a half. Only way to eat well.

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SharkE — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:40:04 GMT

I told the butcher that I was gonna get a cow and raise it in the back yard !!!!!!!!!! LOL

Guess we all have to go vegetarian and eat seaweed and tomatoes. Eat beans for protein.

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Laura14 — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:40:36 GMT

I was shell shocked at my produce prices over this past weekend.

A bag of baby carrots for $3.50? And a bag of Granny Smith apples for over $7.00?

Are we kidding? God bless Walmart where I can still find $1.50 and $4 respectively.

I gave up ground turkey a while ago ($5) and most meats since I cannot afford it.

Luckily I am not a huge meat eater.

Unless I hit the random sale, I've made the bread and butter prison menu chic again.

I break out with the occasional roast potato and vegetables from time to time and I still have my staple pasta, but, if I really want to get crazy, I break open a can of beans and make a chili.

It's like fine dining at Chez Laura.

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Laura14 — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:43:02 GMT

@SharkE I checked for you in Georgia. Walmart has a two pack for $37 near me for T-bones. You were making out with your butcher!

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SilleeMee — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:45:17 GMT

Around here the average price beef steak is $14 per pound. Some premium cuts will be closer to $30/lb now. Ground beef is is up to over $7/lb.

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spumoni99 — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:47:09 GMT

I would rather eat quality food than have a 500 dollar purse, priorities!

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SEGardener — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:52:18 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
I'm even in cow country of Tx. No breaks here.
I would go into cardiac arrest if I knew what Cal or New York is paying.

If there's a consolation - at least you live near locally ranched beef that can be bought either at the slaughterhouse or direct from rancher. It was reported this past week that since 2018 beef, swine and sheep have been administered mRNA vaccines. Most cattlemen rejected te vaxx buthose who sell beef on the hoof at auction to commercial processors must. Initially when this was challenged over the years, we were told there is a holding period where livestock could not be butchered for human food claiming the mRNA didn't remain in the flesh past a few days. We learned this week that was a lie. I haven't bought commercially slaughtered beef/pork for over 5 yrs but this past year our local slaughterhouse lost it's FDA certification where we could buy slaughtered me a smaller cattleman would put up for sale. Not because they have hygiene/sanitation issues but because they didn't opt for the frequent inspections that slaughterhouses now pay for. I raise my own poultry - eggs and meat, buy pork from the local Mennonite Community but with the slaughterhouse out of the picture, it's pretty hard to find available locally raised beef.

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Susan Louise — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:58:54 GMT

Since I live a carnivore lifesyle 100% of the time and DH lives it 5 of 7 days a week, meat is our main staple food in our home.

We get awesome deals at Costco. DH buys 15-20 lb loins all the time...ribeye, NY strip, chuck and brisket. And, he'll also get 8-10 lb slabs of lamb too when it's available...LOVE lamb!

Anyway, he'll bring them home and cut them up into 14-18 oz steaks. Then he'll put them in freezer bags/vacuum pack them.

The brisket he'll cut into 2-3 pieces depending on the size to smoke when we have it.

Most of our seafood/fish we also get at Costco.

As for 80/20 ground beef, we'll get it at Hyvee, Super Saver or Walmart when we run low to stock up again.

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kaydee50 — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 20:09:57 GMT

As another poster has mentioned I don't know how people manage who have a family to feed. Scary times for sure.

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Jo1313 — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 20:10:03 GMT

DH prefers chicken or salmon..A few weeks ago when m kids came to visit It cost me $62 and change for a 5lb. eye round beef roast on sale.. plus everything else for dinner..I'm in upstate NY..I paid $7.99lb for 85/15 ground beef last week ..it was on sale to get the sale price had to buy 6 lbs.!..I have a freezer and I break it down into portions before I freeze it.. I don't know how some do it..putting that much out for 1 item on the weekly grocery list. $2 lb for sweet potatoes...don't even get me started on eggs!

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Zhills — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 20:40:28 GMT

@kaydee50 wrote:
As another poster has mentioned I don't know how people manage who have a family to feed. Scary times for sure.

I fed a family of 4 for a week on 5 lbs of ground beef many times when mine were young! It can be done!

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Kachina624 — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 20:54:04 GMT

@SharkE. Dont you have an acre or two of land AND a barn? There you go. Buy yourself a yearling steer, fatten it up and you'll have a huge supply of Prime beef. You could sell half or 3/4 to offset your expense.

Problem solved.

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ciao_bella — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:20:38 GMT

There doesn't seem to be any relief in sight on meat, coffee and grocery prices rising either. Beef and veal prices are up 13.9% from last year, while fresh fruits and vegetables prices are rising at a record rate.. Tomato prices rose 4.5% last month, lettuce 3.5% and bananas 2.1%, the CPI shows. Overall, fresh vegetable prices climbed 3.0% in August, the largest monthly increase since 2020 . Coffee, hold on to your hats, is up 20.9% from Aug. 2024 to Aug. 2025.

How can that possibly be when we're being told repeatedly that inflation is way down and everything in the economy is hunky dory!

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Enufstuff — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:03:57 GMT

@SharkE, @PA Mom-mom, Laura14 , SilleeMee

North of Boston, beef prices have been high. I have only been buying ground beef.

Two weeks ago Stop & Shop advertized sirloin steak tips for

$8.99. That was better than when I have seen them as high as

$14.99 per pound. So I went to get some and the case was empty

early in the day on first day of sale. I think that they never got their shipment.

All the meat cases were sparse, like they were during covid.

I try to buy what is on sale and there have been sales on pork and chicken both about $2.99 per pound.

I read that one reason for the shortage of beef and the high prices is because of the lack of water in Texas. With no water for the cattle, many have stopped raising cattle and that has created the shortage, thus higher prices.

For my family of three, I know that I am spending twice as much per week for all groceries, than I did a year ago.

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vegan4ever — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:15:12 GMT

@ciao_bella - no relief from the massive damaged he's brought to our lifestyle including medical. I'll say now more than ever before I'm grateful for not eating animals my grocery shopping has always been low cost including farmers market.

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kitcat51 — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:24:37 GMT

I'm not paying more for groceries, shop sales, use coupons, stock up on great deals. I buy grass fed & grass finished beef at Aldi, today they had a several New York strip & rib eye steaks marked half off...they're in my freezer.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:52:26 GMT

We eat basic and we don't eat three times a day. We don't eat traditional cereals, breads, cookies, donuts, cakes, freezer waffles, chips, etc. We are blessed to be able to buy what we want but I do my best to get the best prices possible. The last time I bought ribeyes they were around $15/lb. Boneless skinless chicken breast were $2.99/lb. Boneless pork loin chops were very affordable. We have a chest freezer and a side-by-side refrigerator/freezer in our garage. Spring thru fall, I keep both freezers well stocked and the fridge side holds extra eggs, heavy cream, cheese, yogurt, etc.. We only use the side-by-side spring thru fall, it's empty during the winter. We get our bacon, sausages, steaks, boneless skinless chicken breasts, pork chops, and frozen veggies and frozen berries, some fresh produce at Costco. I've ordered Alaskan wild caught salmon from the Costco website a couple of times. It's pricey. I don't make it often so it lasts a long time. Grassfed ground beef from Aldi, around $5.50 or $6/lb.. Yogurt, heavy cream, and pasture raised eggs come from Sam's Club.When our DS visits, sometimes he'll shop from our freezer. We don't mind in the least. When I make dinner on the days he visits, I make more than necessary and send the leftovers with him, to help offset their grocery bill a little.