Beef Prices Hitting Record Highs
Summer's here
Beef prices are hitting record highs just as the summer grilling season begins.
Steak averages $4.81 a pound at the store and ground beef $3.51 -- historically high numbers, according to economists.
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Where the hell are you getting steak for under $5 a lb?
I mean I occasionally see it on sale for that but in average prices have averaged well north of $5 a lb for every cut but Round for the last few years and even Round Steak is pushing up towards $5 a lb now.
Yeah, no kidding. And a good Ribeye will be upwards of $10/lb where I am.