It seems really expensive here in southern california. What’s the average cost for your meats, and the cheapest you’ve gotten recently? Stating your location would be great also.
Ground beef: ~$2.5 (I’ve seen 4$+ I beleive)
Ground turkey: more than beef so I ignore
Pork Tenderloin: 1.5-2$
Chicken breast boneless skinless: 2-4$
Chicken thigh boneless: 1.8-2%
Sirloin, new york, tenderloin, filet, etc: 5-15$ haven’t bough steak meat in a while.
I live in Iowa. I wait until 85% lean ground beef is on sale for 1.88 a pound and buy a ton. 90% lean ground turkey is consistently 1.99 a pound. Pork loins go on sale for 1.99 a pound every once and a while. Chicken breasts I can usually find for 1.99 a pound. I usually stick with these and buy in bulk.
I find it cheapest to head out to a local field with a shotgun and pickup truck and knife and just harvest it myself. Just don’t let the farmer see you.
But seriously, 85/15 ground beef was 1.88 yesterday and 90/10 was over 3 here in Iowa
-Grass-fed ground beef is about 7.99/lb
-Grass-fed roast & stews are about 8-9.99/lb
-20lbs of mixed Grass-fed beef from local farm(about hour & a half away) is $160
-Organic whole chicken is about 3.99/lb
I work in a grocery store in the meat department and always get the best stuff. 85/15 ground beef varies in price each day depending on how much trim is cut from the day before. I can buy it in the morning sometimes if it’s leftover from the day before for $1.49lb.
For our store usually if you come in around 8 or 9am you can find deals on reduced items that go out of code soon. I don’t change prices for anybody because i’m not about to lose my job. If i do know someone i will go out of my way to find them the best steak or the best stuff we have.
[quote]kickureface wrote:
do you think your grass fed beef is worth the extra money?[/quote]
Yes, I fit it in my budget & the price isn’t a problem for me. I don’t go nuts & buy T-bone & ribeyes. I keep it simple with ground meat,shanks,stews & cheap cuts of roast.
I know it’s pricey compared to conventional beef but I do feel “relieved” knowing that it’s slightly more nutritional & that the cow came from a pasture rather than a factory.