What is beef on the hoof going for these days?
There’s no inflation folks/s. And this is why I shop at ALDI.
To answer my own question, about $2.17 per pound which is down from a high of $2.69/lb back in September. So if the farmers are getting less, that means the middlemen and retailers are charging more. In other words, price gouging.
but now sells 1/8 pounders.
Makes me happy I grind my own burger.
I look for good chuck roast, often on sale, and YUM!
100% known content and very fresh.
I feel bad for the good folks on Social Security...
Beef consumption is way down here.. Bummer.
I like meat. Yummy.
I’m paying 3 and change......3.29 on the last purchase..
I scrounge around for meat sales. Some stores will mark down beef as it approaches the expiration date so I buy it up freeze it using one of those vacuum sealer appliances. Also there is a farmers market store in the city I live in and they have great prices on beef if you buy bulk. I bought some NY Strip for $7 a pound in bulk.
Beef sells for more = more cattle raised.
Since cattle don’t become full grown overnight there is a lag. But markets tend to come to equilibriums even in the face of most shocks.
Since the substitution effect is taken into account in the Consumer Price Index, the Feds can just substitute soy burgers and you don’t get a pay raise.
I made a panful of sloppy joes last night.
But the second mortgage should be paid off in no time.
Eat more veggies and take vitamins. Bye-bye beef!