# Average price of ground beef in United States

Average price of ground beef in United States was 6.792 USD per pound in September 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `average_price_ground_beef_usd`
- Place id: `us`
- Unit: USD per pound
- 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).
- Note: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-ground-beef/united-states
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=average_price_ground_beef_usd&place=us

| Period | USD per pound |
|---|---:|
| 2026-09 | 6.792 |
| 2026-08 | 6.923 |
| 2026-07 | 6.885 |
| 2026-06 | 6.825 |
| 2026-05 | 6.745 |
| 2026-04 | 6.899 |
| 2026-03 | 6.701 |
| 2026-02 | 6.739 |
| 2026-01 | 6.752 |
| 2025-12 | 6.687 |
| 2025-11 | 6.54 |
| 2025-09 | 6.323 |
| 2025-08 | 6.318 |
| 2025-07 | 6.254 |
| 2025-06 | 6.12 |
| 2025-05 | 5.981 |
| 2025-04 | 5.801 |
| 2025-03 | 5.79 |
| 2025-02 | 5.625 |
| 2025-01 | 5.545 |
| 2024-12 | 5.605 |
| 2024-11 | 5.628 |
| 2024-10 | 5.588 |
| 2024-09 | 5.67 |
| 2024-08 | 5.577 |
| 2024-07 | 5.497 |
| 2024-06 | 5.472 |
| 2024-05 | 5.148 |
| 2024-04 | 5.236 |
| 2024-03 | 5.132 |
| 2024-02 | 5.132 |
| 2024-01 | 5.03 |
| 2023-12 | 5.21 |
| 2023-11 | 5.353 |
| 2023-10 | 5.226 |
| 2023-09 | 5.109 |
| 2023-08 | 5.076 |
| 2023-07 | 5.102 |
| 2023-06 | 5.028 |
| 2023-05 | 4.96 |
| 2023-04 | 4.79 |
| 2023-03 | 4.813 |
| 2023-02 | 4.778 |
| 2023-01 | 4.791 |
| 2022-12 | 4.8 |
| 2022-11 | 4.853 |
| 2022-10 | 4.836 |
| 2022-09 | 4.862 |
| 2022-08 | 4.937 |
| 2022-07 | 4.893 |
| 2022-06 | 4.889 |
| 2022-05 | 4.794 |
| 2022-04 | 4.916 |
| 2022-03 | 4.757 |
| 2022-02 | 4.63 |
| 2022-01 | 4.554 |
| 2021-12 | 4.604 |
| 2021-11 | 4.716 |
| 2021-10 | 4.719 |
| 2021-09 | 4.504 |
| 2021-08 | 4.468 |
| 2021-07 | 4.388 |
| 2021-06 | 4.357 |
| 2021-05 | 4.101 |
| 2021-04 | 4.096 |
| 2021-03 | 4.042 |
| 2021-02 | 3.987 |
| 2021-01 | 3.965 |
| 2020-12 | 3.951 |
| 2020-11 | 4.027 |
| 2020-10 | 4.008 |
| 2020-09 | 4.076 |
| 2020-08 | 4.177 |
| 2020-07 | 4.264 |
| 2020-06 | 4.737 |
| 2020-05 | 4.461 |
| 2020-04 | 4.052 |
| 2020-03 | 3.881 |
| 2020-02 | 3.865 |
| 2020-01 | 3.886 |
| 2019-12 | 3.862 |
| 2019-11 | 3.812 |
| 2019-10 | 3.841 |
| 2019-09 | 3.851 |
| 2019-08 | 3.819 |
| 2019-07 | 3.8 |
| 2019-06 | 3.812 |
| 2019-05 | 3.822 |
| 2019-04 | 3.775 |
| 2019-03 | 3.725 |
| 2019-02 | 3.758 |
| 2019-01 | 3.801 |
| 2018-12 | 3.725 |
| 2018-11 | 3.781 |
| 2018-10 | 3.714 |
| 2018-09 | 3.743 |
| 2018-08 | 3.792 |
| 2018-07 | 3.745 |
| 2018-06 | 3.729 |
| 2018-05 | 3.685 |
| 2018-04 | 3.73 |
| 2018-03 | 3.657 |
| 2018-02 | 3.642 |
| 2018-01 | 3.641 |
| 2017-12 | 3.708 |
| 2017-11 | 3.638 |
| 2017-10 | 3.688 |
| 2017-09 | 3.707 |
| 2017-08 | 3.732 |
| 2017-07 | 3.754 |
| 2017-06 | 3.679 |
| 2017-05 | 3.559 |
| 2017-04 | 3.547 |
| 2017-03 | 3.594 |
| 2017-02 | 3.557 |
| 2017-01 | 3.553 |
| 2016-12 | 3.559 |
| 2016-11 | 3.597 |
| 2016-10 | 3.679 |
| 2016-09 | 3.665 |
| 2016-08 | 3.657 |
| 2016-07 | 3.69 |
| 2016-06 | 3.725 |
| 2016-05 | 3.717 |
| 2016-04 | 3.815 |
| 2016-03 | 3.955 |
| 2016-02 | 3.964 |
| 2016-01 | 3.978 |
| 2015-12 | 4.06 |
| 2015-11 | 4.113 |
| 2015-10 | 4.083 |
| 2015-09 | 4.126 |
| 2015-08 | 4.159 |
| 2015-07 | 4.2 |
| 2015-06 | 4.221 |
| 2015-05 | 4.136 |
| 2015-04 | 4.231 |
| 2015-03 | 4.2 |
| 2015-02 | 4.238 |
| 2015-01 | 4.235 |
| 2014-12 | 4.156 |
| 2014-11 | 4.201 |
| 2014-10 | 4.154 |
| 2014-09 | 4.096 |
| 2014-08 | 4.013 |
| 2014-07 | 3.884 |
| 2014-06 | 3.88 |
| 2014-05 | 3.856 |
| 2014-04 | 3.808 |
| 2014-03 | 3.698 |
| 2014-02 | 3.555 |
| 2014-01 | 3.467 |
| 2013-12 | 3.46 |
| 2013-11 | 3.477 |
| 2013-10 | 3.389 |
| 2013-09 | 3.502 |
| 2013-08 | 3.454 |
| 2013-07 | 3.459 |
| 2013-06 | 3.382 |
| 2013-05 | 3.311 |
| 2013-04 | 3.268 |
| 2013-03 | 3.332 |
| 2013-02 | 3.379 |
| 2013-01 | 3.407 |
| 2012-12 | 3.08 |
| 2012-11 | 3.175 |
| 2012-09 | 3.024 |
| 2012-08 | 2.991 |
| 2012-07 | 3.085 |
| 2012-06 | 3.007 |
| 2012-05 | 2.995 |
| 2012-04 | 2.998 |
| 2012-03 | 3.016 |
| 2012-02 | 2.947 |
| 2012-01 | 3.005 |
| 2011-12 | 2.921 |
| 2011-11 | 2.899 |
| 2011-10 | 2.876 |
| 2011-09 | 2.868 |
| 2011-08 | 2.819 |
| 2011-07 | 2.818 |
| 2011-06 | 2.774 |
| 2011-05 | 2.694 |
| 2011-04 | 2.722 |
| 2011-03 | 2.715 |
| 2011-02 | 2.659 |
| 2011-01 | 2.533 |
| 2010-12 | 2.378 |
| 2010-11 | 2.394 |
| 2010-10 | 2.397 |
| 2010-09 | 2.398 |
| 2010-08 | 2.502 |
| 2010-07 | 2.453 |
| 2010-06 | 2.4 |
| 2010-05 | 2.309 |
| 2010-04 | 2.364 |
| 2010-03 | 2.24 |
| 2010-02 | 2.277 |
| 2010-01 | 2.279 |
| 2009-12 | 2.186 |
| 2009-11 | 2.062 |
| 2009-10 | 2.177 |
| 2009-09 | 2.138 |
| 2009-08 | 2.134 |
| 2009-07 | 2.147 |
| 2009-06 | 2.234 |
| 2009-05 | 2.257 |
| 2009-04 | 2.251 |
| 2009-03 | 2.269 |
| 2009-02 | 2.436 |
| 2009-01 | 2.357 |
| 2008-12 | 2.406 |
| 2008-11 | 2.357 |
| 2008-10 | 2.402 |
| 2008-09 | 2.419 |
| 2008-08 | 2.371 |
| 2008-07 | 2.258 |
| 2008-06 | 2.269 |
| 2008-05 | 2.313 |
| 2008-04 | 2.323 |
| 2008-03 | 2.293 |
| 2008-02 | 2.381 |
| 2008-01 | 2.328 |
| 2007-12 | 2.234 |
| 2007-11 | 2.289 |
| 2007-10 | 2.26 |
| 2007-09 | 2.372 |
| 2007-08 | 2.395 |
| 2007-07 | 2.366 |
| 2007-06 | 2.333 |
| 2007-05 | 2.307 |
| 2007-04 | 2.254 |
| 2007-03 | 2.292 |
| 2007-02 | 2.304 |
| 2007-01 | 2.185 |
| 2006-12 | 2.259 |
| 2006-11 | 2.206 |
| 2006-10 | 2.206 |
| 2006-09 | 2.202 |
| 2006-08 | 2.213 |
| 2006-07 | 2.147 |
| 2006-06 | 2.237 |
| 2006-05 | 2.24 |
| 2006-04 | 2.228 |
| 2006-03 | 2.251 |
| 2006-02 | 2.188 |
| 2006-01 | 2.277 |
| 2005-12 | 2.303 |
| 2005-11 | 2.302 |
| 2005-10 | 2.206 |
| 2005-09 | 2.377 |
| 2005-08 | 2.422 |
| 2005-07 | 2.299 |
| 2005-06 | 2.338 |
| 2005-05 | 2.363 |
| 2005-04 | 2.309 |
| 2005-03 | 2.218 |
| 2005-02 | 2.229 |
| 2005-01 | 2.191 |
| 2004-12 | 2.14 |
| 2004-11 | 2.216 |
| 2004-10 | 2.21 |
| 2004-09 | 2.121 |
| 2004-08 | 2.13 |
| 2004-07 | 2.095 |
| 2004-06 | 2.078 |
| 2004-05 | 2.125 |
| 2004-04 | 2.089 |
| 2004-03 | 2.196 |
| 2004-02 | 2.25 |
| 2004-01 | 2.26 |
| 2003-12 | 2.232 |
| 2003-11 | 2.256 |
| 2003-10 | 2.01 |
| 2003-09 | 2.022 |
| 2003-08 | 2.006 |
| 2003-07 | 1.878 |
| 2003-06 | 1.932 |
| 2003-05 | 1.856 |
| 2003-04 | 1.855 |
| 2003-03 | 1.858 |
| 2003-02 | 1.778 |
| 2003-01 | 1.722 |
| 2002-12 | 1.693 |
| 2002-11 | 1.721 |
| 2002-10 | 1.721 |
| 2002-09 | 1.676 |
| 2002-08 | 1.669 |
| 2002-07 | 1.659 |
| 2002-06 | 1.719 |
| 2002-05 | 1.737 |
| 2002-04 | 1.784 |
| 2002-03 | 1.74 |
| 2002-02 | 1.7 |
| 2002-01 | 1.734 |
| 2001-12 | 1.713 |
| 2001-11 | 1.747 |
| 2001-10 | 1.713 |
| 2001-09 | 1.717 |
| 2001-08 | 1.634 |
| 2001-07 | 1.68 |
| 2001-06 | 1.703 |
| 2001-05 | 1.735 |
| 2001-04 | 1.763 |
| 2001-03 | 1.74 |
| 2001-02 | 1.732 |
| 2001-01 | 1.693 |
| 2000-12 | 1.625 |
| 2000-11 | 1.621 |
| 2000-10 | 1.582 |
| 2000-09 | 1.579 |
| 2000-08 | 1.611 |
| 2000-07 | 1.574 |
| 2000-06 | 1.556 |
| 2000-05 | 1.57 |
| 2000-04 | 1.584 |
| 2000-03 | 1.532 |
| 2000-02 | 1.516 |
| 2000-01 | 1.483 |
| 1999-12 | 1.528 |
| 1999-11 | 1.518 |
| 1999-10 | 1.496 |
| 1999-09 | 1.484 |
| 1999-08 | 1.442 |
| 1999-07 | 1.435 |
| 1999-06 | 1.448 |
| 1999-05 | 1.444 |
| 1999-04 | 1.429 |
| 1999-03 | 1.404 |
| 1999-02 | 1.431 |
| 1999-01 | 1.382 |
| 1998-12 | 1.388 |
| 1998-11 | 1.442 |
| 1998-10 | 1.393 |
| 1998-09 | 1.361 |
| 1998-08 | 1.426 |
| 1998-07 | 1.447 |
| 1998-06 | 1.388 |
| 1998-05 | 1.411 |
| 1998-04 | 1.419 |
| 1998-03 | 1.413 |
| 1998-02 | 1.398 |
| 1998-01 | 1.457 |
| 1997-12 | 1.392 |
| 1997-11 | 1.409 |
| 1997-10 | 1.406 |
| 1997-09 | 1.42 |
| 1997-08 | 1.394 |
| 1997-07 | 1.402 |
| 1997-06 | 1.408 |
| 1997-05 | 1.382 |
| 1997-04 | 1.381 |
| 1997-03 | 1.356 |
| 1997-02 | 1.398 |
| 1997-01 | 1.409 |
| 1996-12 | 1.424 |
| 1996-11 | 1.403 |
| 1996-10 | 1.371 |
| 1996-09 | 1.36 |
| 1996-08 | 1.391 |
| 1996-07 | 1.352 |
| 1996-06 | 1.324 |
| 1996-05 | 1.319 |
| 1996-04 | 1.354 |
| 1996-03 | 1.375 |
| 1996-02 | 1.403 |
| 1996-01 | 1.35 |
| 1995-12 | 1.403 |
| 1995-11 | 1.368 |
| 1995-10 | 1.371 |
| 1995-09 | 1.376 |
| 1995-08 | 1.328 |
| 1995-07 | 1.365 |
| 1995-06 | 1.333 |
| 1995-05 | 1.322 |
| 1995-04 | 1.365 |
| 1995-03 | 1.392 |
| 1995-02 | 1.426 |
| 1995-01 | 1.381 |
| 1994-12 | 1.38 |
| 1994-11 | 1.376 |
| 1994-10 | 1.416 |
| 1994-09 | 1.463 |
| 1994-08 | 1.46 |
| 1994-07 | 1.456 |
| 1994-06 | 1.511 |
| 1994-05 | 1.489 |
| 1994-04 | 1.482 |
| 1994-03 | 1.576 |
| 1994-02 | 1.555 |
| 1994-01 | 1.561 |
| 1993-12 | 1.574 |
| 1993-11 | 1.6 |
| 1993-10 | 1.556 |
| 1993-09 | 1.551 |
| 1993-08 | 1.573 |
| 1993-07 | 1.577 |
| 1993-06 | 1.562 |
| 1993-05 | 1.56 |
| 1993-04 | 1.588 |
| 1993-03 | 1.562 |
| 1993-02 | 1.562 |
| 1993-01 | 1.565 |
| 1992-12 | 1.5 |
| 1992-11 | 1.535 |
| 1992-10 | 1.546 |
| 1992-09 | 1.521 |
| 1992-08 | 1.533 |
| 1992-07 | 1.487 |
| 1992-06 | 1.535 |
| 1992-05 | 1.545 |
| 1992-04 | 1.563 |
| 1992-03 | 1.545 |
| 1992-02 | 1.587 |
| 1992-01 | 1.601 |
| 1991-12 | 1.577 |
| 1991-11 | 1.567 |
| 1991-10 | 1.552 |
| 1991-09 | 1.553 |
| 1991-08 | 1.578 |
| 1991-07 | 1.586 |
| 1991-06 | 1.604 |
| 1991-05 | 1.624 |
| 1991-04 | 1.611 |
| 1991-03 | 1.61 |
| 1991-02 | 1.632 |
| 1991-01 | 1.647 |
| 1990-12 | 1.63 |
| 1990-11 | 1.622 |
| 1990-10 | 1.582 |
| 1990-09 | 1.594 |
| 1990-08 | 1.576 |
| 1990-07 | 1.581 |
| 1990-06 | 1.593 |
| 1990-05 | 1.577 |
| 1990-04 | 1.593 |
| 1990-03 | 1.571 |
| 1990-02 | 1.572 |
| 1990-01 | 1.557 |
| 1989-12 | 1.501 |
| 1989-11 | 1.491 |
| 1989-10 | 1.449 |
| 1989-09 | 1.458 |
| 1989-08 | 1.447 |
| 1989-07 | 1.438 |
| 1989-06 | 1.436 |
| 1989-05 | 1.437 |
| 1989-04 | 1.424 |
| 1989-03 | 1.434 |
| 1989-02 | 1.366 |
| 1989-01 | 1.397 |
| 1988-12 | 1.399 |
| 1988-11 | 1.409 |
| 1988-10 | 1.394 |
| 1988-09 | 1.372 |
| 1988-08 | 1.37 |
| 1988-07 | 1.373 |
| 1988-06 | 1.388 |
| 1988-05 | 1.365 |
| 1988-04 | 1.336 |
| 1988-03 | 1.342 |
| 1988-02 | 1.315 |
| 1988-01 | 1.314 |
| 1987-12 | 1.322 |
| 1987-11 | 1.351 |
| 1987-10 | 1.326 |
| 1987-09 | 1.323 |
| 1987-08 | 1.322 |
| 1987-07 | 1.313 |
| 1987-06 | 1.301 |
| 1987-05 | 1.318 |
| 1987-04 | 1.294 |
| 1987-03 | 1.278 |
| 1987-02 | 1.271 |
| 1987-01 | 1.3 |
| 1986-12 | 1.257 |
| 1986-11 | 1.278 |
| 1986-10 | 1.225 |
| 1986-09 | 1.234 |
| 1986-08 | 1.225 |
| 1986-07 | 1.189 |
| 1986-06 | 1.165 |
| 1986-05 | 1.187 |
| 1986-04 | 1.219 |
| 1986-03 | 1.267 |
| 1986-02 | 1.263 |
| 1986-01 | 1.275 |
| 1985-12 | 1.277 |
| 1985-11 | 1.238 |
| 1985-10 | 1.189 |
| 1985-09 | 1.205 |
| 1985-08 | 1.207 |
| 1985-07 | 1.2 |
| 1985-06 | 1.205 |
| 1985-05 | 1.213 |
| 1985-04 | 1.267 |
| 1985-03 | 1.282 |
| 1985-02 | 1.283 |
| 1985-01 | 1.284 |
| 1984-12 | 1.298 |
| 1984-11 | 1.266 |
| 1984-10 | 1.246 |
| 1984-09 | 1.268 |
| 1984-08 | 1.28 |
| 1984-07 | 1.249 |
| 1984-06 | 1.269 |
| 1984-05 | 1.301 |
| 1984-04 | 1.331 |
| 1984-03 | 1.308 |
| 1984-02 | 1.34 |
| 1984-01 | 1.29 |