Even “cheap” beef is over $4 a pound.
Yes, Pork and Chicken prices are getting ridiculous around here too.
The market where I shop has bottom round beef roast for $2.29/lb. It's about their usual price. Though, I don't expect that to last.
In a week's time, the marked down 'bone in' chicken breasts went up from .89 to .99. While that might not seem like a lot, it adds up quickly and it's what 6 months ago was the normal sale price of boneless priced breasts.
You're right, I don't have many packages of beef. I haven't been able to find decent prices for the cheap 70/30 ground beef since last spring. The store was supposed to have had a sale on beef last week but they didn't have it at the advertised price which is against the law. When questioned, they just looked at me and shrugged. A couple weeks ago, I posted here, how it was so strange that they didn't have the advertised fish sale in two different stores. I had checked twice in one store and once in a the second store and there was a big empty spot in the freezer where it should have been. No one could tell me if they would be getting any in on the truck. On the last day, I called and complained. I finally got to talk to the "guy in the back" and he said he'd get me some if I came on in. Well, when I got there, there still wasn't any on the shelf so I went to the office. The office had to call "the guy" and he only brought out the amount I wanted and never restocked the shelf. I felt like I doing a blackmarket deal. It was all very strange. But with the fish and then again with the beef, I'm beginning to get concerned. Also, I heard the Walmart employees today were running around like HQ was there. I dunno, maybe my tinfoil hat shrunk in the wash.