Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm)

U.S. city average, average price, not seasonally adjusted.

Latest price

$6.92

Latest reported month: August 2026.

Price, August 2026
$6.92
Price, August 2025 (12 months earlier)
$6.32
Change over 12 months
+0.61 · 9.6%

In August 2025 the same item was $6.32, a change of +$0.61 (9.6%).

Monthly values

Last 24 published monthly values for this series, August 2024 to August 2026. BLS published no value for October 2025; those months are not shown.
MonthPrice (raw value as published)
August 20245.577
September 20245.670
October 20245.588
November 20245.628
December 20245.605
January 20255.545
February 20255.625
March 20255.790
April 20255.801
May 20255.981
June 20256.120
July 20256.254
August 20256.318
September 20256.323
November 20256.540
December 20256.687
January 20266.752
February 20266.739
March 20266.701
April 20266.899
May 20266.745
June 20266.825
July 20266.885
August 20266.923