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Average price of ground beef in United States

Average price of ground beef in the United States was 6.792 USD per pound in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.4% from September 2025.

September 2026, USD per pound6.792
Change on September 2025+7.4%
Series high6.923August 2026
Series low1.165June 1986

Next release: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 08:30 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

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Average price of ground beef in United States, January 1984 to September 2026

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USD per pound. Source: BLS, Average Price Data: ground beef, 100% beef, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000703112). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-14.
All 511 values
PeriodUSD per pound
2026-096.792
2026-086.923
2026-076.885
2026-066.825
2026-056.745
2026-046.899
2026-036.701
2026-026.739
2026-016.752
2025-126.687
2025-116.54
2025-096.323
2025-086.318
2025-076.254
2025-066.12
2025-055.981
2025-045.801
2025-035.79
2025-025.625
2025-015.545
2024-125.605
2024-115.628
2024-105.588
2024-095.67
2024-085.577
2024-075.497
2024-065.472
2024-055.148
2024-045.236
2024-035.132
2024-025.132
2024-015.03
2023-125.21
2023-115.353
2023-105.226
2023-095.109
2023-085.076
2023-075.102
2023-065.028
2023-054.96
2023-044.79
2023-034.813
2023-024.778
2023-014.791
2022-124.8
2022-114.853
2022-104.836
2022-094.862
2022-084.937
2022-074.893
2022-064.889
2022-054.794
2022-044.916
2022-034.757
2022-024.63
2022-014.554
2021-124.604
2021-114.716
2021-104.719
2021-094.504
2021-084.468
2021-074.388
2021-064.357
2021-054.101
2021-044.096
2021-034.042
2021-023.987
2021-013.965
2020-123.951
2020-114.027
2020-104.008
2020-094.076
2020-084.177
2020-074.264
2020-064.737
2020-054.461
2020-044.052
2020-033.881
2020-023.865
2020-013.886
2019-123.862
2019-113.812
2019-103.841
2019-093.851
2019-083.819
2019-073.8
2019-063.812
2019-053.822
2019-043.775
2019-033.725
2019-023.758
2019-013.801
2018-123.725
2018-113.781
2018-103.714
2018-093.743
2018-083.792
2018-073.745
2018-063.729
2018-053.685
2018-043.73
2018-033.657
2018-023.642
2018-013.641
2017-123.708
2017-113.638
2017-103.688
2017-093.707
2017-083.732
2017-073.754
2017-063.679
2017-053.559
2017-043.547
2017-033.594
2017-023.557
2017-013.553
2016-123.559
2016-113.597
2016-103.679
2016-093.665
2016-083.657
2016-073.69
2016-063.725
2016-053.717
2016-043.815
2016-033.955
2016-023.964
2016-013.978
2015-124.06
2015-114.113
2015-104.083
2015-094.126
2015-084.159
2015-074.2
2015-064.221
2015-054.136
2015-044.231
2015-034.2
2015-024.238
2015-014.235
2014-124.156
2014-114.201
2014-104.154
2014-094.096
2014-084.013
2014-073.884
2014-063.88
2014-053.856
2014-043.808
2014-033.698
2014-023.555
2014-013.467
2013-123.46
2013-113.477
2013-103.389
2013-093.502
2013-083.454
2013-073.459
2013-063.382
2013-053.311
2013-043.268
2013-033.332
2013-023.379
2013-013.407
2012-123.08
2012-113.175
2012-093.024
2012-082.991
2012-073.085
2012-063.007
2012-052.995
2012-042.998
2012-033.016
2012-022.947
2012-013.005
2011-122.921
2011-112.899
2011-102.876
2011-092.868
2011-082.819
2011-072.818
2011-062.774
2011-052.694
2011-042.722
2011-032.715
2011-022.659
2011-012.533
2010-122.378
2010-112.394
2010-102.397
2010-092.398
2010-082.502
2010-072.453
2010-062.4
2010-052.309
2010-042.364
2010-032.24
2010-022.277
2010-012.279
2009-122.186
2009-112.062
2009-102.177
2009-092.138
2009-082.134
2009-072.147
2009-062.234
2009-052.257
2009-042.251
2009-032.269
2009-022.436
2009-012.357
2008-122.406
2008-112.357
2008-102.402
2008-092.419
2008-082.371
2008-072.258
2008-062.269
2008-052.313
2008-042.323
2008-032.293
2008-022.381
2008-012.328
2007-122.234
2007-112.289
2007-102.26
2007-092.372
2007-082.395
2007-072.366
2007-062.333
2007-052.307
2007-042.254
2007-032.292
2007-022.304
2007-012.185
2006-122.259
2006-112.206
2006-102.206
2006-092.202
2006-082.213
2006-072.147
2006-062.237
2006-052.24
2006-042.228
2006-032.251
2006-022.188
2006-012.277
2005-122.303
2005-112.302
2005-102.206
2005-092.377
2005-082.422
2005-072.299
2005-062.338
2005-052.363
2005-042.309
2005-032.218
2005-022.229
2005-012.191
2004-122.14
2004-112.216
2004-102.21
2004-092.121
2004-082.13
2004-072.095
2004-062.078
2004-052.125
2004-042.089
2004-032.196
2004-022.25
2004-012.26
2003-122.232
2003-112.256
2003-102.01
2003-092.022
2003-082.006
2003-071.878
2003-061.932
2003-051.856
2003-041.855
2003-031.858
2003-021.778
2003-011.722
2002-121.693
2002-111.721
2002-101.721
2002-091.676
2002-081.669
2002-071.659
2002-061.719
2002-051.737
2002-041.784
2002-031.74
2002-021.7
2002-011.734
2001-121.713
2001-111.747
2001-101.713
2001-091.717
2001-081.634
2001-071.68
2001-061.703
2001-051.735
2001-041.763
2001-031.74
2001-021.732
2001-011.693
2000-121.625
2000-111.621
2000-101.582
2000-091.579
2000-081.611
2000-071.574
2000-061.556
2000-051.57
2000-041.584
2000-031.532
2000-021.516
2000-011.483
1999-121.528
1999-111.518
1999-101.496
1999-091.484
1999-081.442
1999-071.435
1999-061.448
1999-051.444
1999-041.429
1999-031.404
1999-021.431
1999-011.382
1998-121.388
1998-111.442
1998-101.393
1998-091.361
1998-081.426
1998-071.447
1998-061.388
1998-051.411
1998-041.419
1998-031.413
1998-021.398
1998-011.457
1997-121.392
1997-111.409
1997-101.406
1997-091.42
1997-081.394
1997-071.402
1997-061.408
1997-051.382
1997-041.381
1997-031.356
1997-021.398
1997-011.409
1996-121.424
1996-111.403
1996-101.371
1996-091.36
1996-081.391
1996-071.352
1996-061.324
1996-051.319
1996-041.354
1996-031.375
1996-021.403
1996-011.35
1995-121.403
1995-111.368
1995-101.371
1995-091.376
1995-081.328
1995-071.365
1995-061.333
1995-051.322
1995-041.365
1995-031.392
1995-021.426
1995-011.381
1994-121.38
1994-111.376
1994-101.416
1994-091.463
1994-081.46
1994-071.456
1994-061.511
1994-051.489
1994-041.482
1994-031.576
1994-021.555
1994-011.561
1993-121.574
1993-111.6
1993-101.556
1993-091.551
1993-081.573
1993-071.577
1993-061.562
1993-051.56
1993-041.588
1993-031.562
1993-021.562
1993-011.565
1992-121.5
1992-111.535
1992-101.546
1992-091.521
1992-081.533
1992-071.487
1992-061.535
1992-051.545
1992-041.563
1992-031.545
1992-021.587
1992-011.601
1991-121.577
1991-111.567
1991-101.552
1991-091.553
1991-081.578
1991-071.586
1991-061.604
1991-051.624
1991-041.611
1991-031.61
1991-021.632
1991-011.647
1990-121.63
1990-111.622
1990-101.582
1990-091.594
1990-081.576
1990-071.581
1990-061.593
1990-051.577
1990-041.593
1990-031.571
1990-021.572
1990-011.557
1989-121.501
1989-111.491
1989-101.449
1989-091.458
1989-081.447
1989-071.438
1989-061.436
1989-051.437
1989-041.424
1989-031.434
1989-021.366
1989-011.397
1988-121.399
1988-111.409
1988-101.394
1988-091.372
1988-081.37
1988-071.373
1988-061.388
1988-051.365
1988-041.336
1988-031.342
1988-021.315
1988-011.314
1987-121.322
1987-111.351
1987-101.326
1987-091.323
1987-081.322
1987-071.313
1987-061.301
1987-051.318
1987-041.294
1987-031.278
1987-021.271
1987-011.3
1986-121.257
1986-111.278
1986-101.225
1986-091.234
1986-081.225
1986-071.189
1986-061.165
1986-051.187
1986-041.219
1986-031.267
1986-021.263
1986-011.275
1985-121.277
1985-111.238
1985-101.189
1985-091.205
1985-081.207
1985-071.2
1985-061.205
1985-051.213
1985-041.267
1985-031.282
1985-021.283
1985-011.284
1984-121.298
1984-111.266
1984-101.246
1984-091.268
1984-081.28
1984-071.249
1984-061.269
1984-051.301
1984-041.331
1984-031.308
1984-021.34
1984-011.29

Definition

Average retail price of ground beef, 100% beef, per pound (453.6 grams), in US dollars, for the U.S. city average (all urban consumers), monthly, from the Average Price Data of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (series APU0000703112).

BLS computes average prices from the prices it collects for the Consumer Price Index in 75 urban areas, not seasonally adjusted. BLS advises using them for the price level in a month and the CPI for price change over time. October 2025 was not collected during the federal government shutdown.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average Price Data: ground beef, 100% beef, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000703112). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Average Price Data: ground beef, 100% beef, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000703112) (Average price of ground beef, United States, 1984-01 to 2026-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food

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Average Price Data: ground beef, 100% beef, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000703112), Average price of ground beef, United States, 1984-01 to 2026-09. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 14 Oct. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-ground-beef/united-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Average Price Data: ground beef, 100% beef, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000703112). Average price of ground beef, United States, 1984-01 to 2026-09. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-ground-beef/united-states.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Average Price Data: ground beef, 100% beef, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000703112), Average price of ground beef, United States, 1984-01 to 2026-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-ground-beef/united-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Average Price Data: ground beef, 100\% beef, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000703112): Average price of ground beef, United States, 1984-01 to 2026-09}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food},
  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-ground-beef/united-states. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average Price Data: ground beef, 100\% beef, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000703112). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Retrieved 2026-10-18.},
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What is the average price of ground beef in United States?

Average price of ground beef in the United States was 6.792 USD per pound in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.4% from September 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average Price Data: ground beef, 100% beef, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000703112). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest average price of ground beef in United States?

6.923 USD per pound in August 2026, the highest value since January 1984 in this series.

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