Meats

20 items in the BLS Average Price U.S. city average collection.

Latest U.S. city average price and reported month for each item
Item	Latest price	Month
All Ham (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon Slices), per lb. (453.6 gm)	$4.41	August 2026
All Other Pork (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon Slices), per lb. (453.6 gm)	$3.74	August 2026
All Pork Chops, per lb. (453.6 gm)	$4.24	August 2026
All Uncooked Beef Roasts, per lb. (453.6 gm)	$9.37	August 2026
All Uncooked Beef Steaks, per lb. (453.6 gm)	$12.81	August 2026
All uncooked ground beef, per lb. (453.6 gm)	$7.16	August 2026
All Uncooked Other Beef (Excluding Veal), per lb. (453.6 gm)	$8.13	August 2026
Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 gm)	$6.61	August 2026
Beef for stew, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm)	$8.59	August 2026
Chops, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm)	$4.53	August 2026
Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm)	$4.91	May 2026
Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm)	$9.45	August 2026
Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm)	$6.92	August 2026
Ground beef, lean and extra lean, per lb. (453.6 gm)	$8.57	August 2026
Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm)	$6.77	August 2026
Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb. (453.6 gm)	$5.38	August 2026
Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm)	$8.96	August 2026
Steak, round, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm)	$9.33	April 2026
Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm)	$9.69	August 2026
Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm)	$14.36	August 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Average Price Data, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted. Each item's page states its own latest month; the newest month in this group is August 2026.