Ground beef prices
Ground beef by market, product and package.
2 products in 1 market, 31 Jan 2019 to 31 Aug 2026.
MarketStore price: U.S. city average
Packagelb. (453.6 gm)
$6.92 per lb. (453.6 gm)
Ground beef. Store price, U.S. city average, 31 Aug 2026 (not in the newest report).
Compared with earlier reports
Percentages compare the published average.
- Latest, 31 Aug 2026
- $6.92
- 4 weeks earlier, 31 Jul 2026
- $6.89 +0.6%
- A year earlier, 31 Aug 2025
- $6.32 +9.6%
- Lowest quote, past year
- $6.32 on 30 Sep 2025
- Highest quote, past year
- $6.92 on 31 Aug 2026
Market news
USDA market tone changes and Markon crop updates.
Daily prices
12 USDA reports in this period, per lb. (453.6 gm).
| Source | ||
|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | $6.92 | |
| 31 Jul 2026 | $6.89 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | $6.83 | |
| 31 May 2026 | $6.75 | |
| 30 Apr 2026 | $6.90 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | $6.70 | |
| 28 Feb 2026 | $6.74 | |
| 31 Jan 2026 | $6.75 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | $6.69 | |
| 30 Nov 2025 | $6.54 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | $6.32 | |
| 31 Aug 2025 | $6.32 |