Ground beef prices in the US — average vs. this week's best deals
The official BLS average, and the best advertised ground beef deals Lowtein found this week across 103 cities. Updated 2026-07-17.
BLS average
$6.75
per lb · May 2026
Best advertised this week
$2.00
per lb · Strack & Van Til
Median city-best
$4.99
per lb · across 103 cities
103 of 103 cities with offers have a deal below the official average this week. Over the last 12 months the BLS average ranged $5.98–$6.90 per lb.
Weekly trend — median city-best ground beef price, the US
Each point: the median across every city's best advertised price that week (deal prices, not shelf averages). Tracking since May 18 2026 — from the Basket Tracker.
This week's best advertised ground beef deals
Cheapest first, after unit checks and plausibility bounds. Regional flyers repeat across cities — links go to the city pages that carry the deal.
| Strack & Van Til — ground round 85% lean 3 lb. or moreChicago | $2.00/lb |
| FoodCity — ground beefHuntington · Birmingham | $2.99/lb |
| Food City — ground beefHuntington · Birmingham | $2.99/lb |
| El Rio Grande — fresh 73/27 regular ground beefDallas | $2.99/lb |
| Market Street — signature select 80% lean ground beefLubbock · Albuquerque | $3.47/lb |
| United Supermarkets — signature select 80% lean ground beefLubbock | $3.47/lb |
| Amigos United — signature select 80% lean ground beefLubbock | $3.47/lb |
| Albertsons Market — signature select 80% lean ground beefAlbuquerque | $3.47/lb |
| Safeway — fresh 80% lean ground beefPhoenix | $3.97/lb |
| Albertsons — fresh 80% lean ground beefPhoenix · Las Vegas | $3.97/lb |
What this measures — read before quoting
The average is the official BLS series — real shelf prices, published monthly. The deals are the best advertised prices Lowtein observed in store flyers this week — deal prices, not average shelf prices. The gap between them measures how good this week's deals are, not how prices are moving. Full method: how we check.
What is the average price of ground beef in the US right now?
The official BLS average is $6.75 per lb (May 2026, the latest published month).
What is a good ground beef price this week?
The best advertised deal Lowtein found this week across 103 US cities is $2.00 per lb (ground round 85% lean 3 lb. or more at Strack & Van Til). 103 of 103 cities with offers have a deal below the official average.
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