Brisket and Tri Tip price/location?

thaifighter06 · 10-03-2012, 09:51 AM

Hello fellow Farkers!

A few questions for you on this lovely Wednesday.

What is a decent price/lb for brisket? Where have you found is the best place to get one?

My local butcher shop, while awesome and family owned, charges $5.95/lb for brisket and $8.95/lb for Tri Tip.

I've been trying to convince my wife that we need a membership to Costco solely for the meat selection, but thought I would ask my brothers and sisters in smoke before I make the final decision. Thanks!

DerHusker · 10-03-2012, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by thaifighter06

Hello fellow Farkers!

A few questions for you on this lovely Wednesday.

What is a decent price/lb for brisket? Where have you found is the best place to get one?

My local butcher shop, while awesome and family owned, charges $5.95/lb for brisket and $8.95/lb for Tri Tip.

I've been trying to convince my wife that we need a membership to Costco solely for the meat selection, but thought I would ask my brothers and sisters in smoke before I make the final decision. Thanks!

Meat prices vary so much based on what part of the country you're from and what is a good price for you may not be the same for me. Take Tri-Tip (a west coast cut) for instance: Out here in LoCal I just stocked up when they were on sale for #2.99 a lb. but are normally sold for anywhere from $4.99 to 6.99 on the high side. I hear on the east coast $6.99 is about as low as you’ll find it. My local Costco has Brisket flats for $6.99 and whole packer for $5.99. Now I would imagine that Brisket maybe be cheaper in Texas than it would be here in LoCal.

Bludawg · 10-03-2012, 10:28 AM

Yesterdays prices at my local meat emporium; Brisket 2.18 lb, Tri tip 4.27 lb, Pork butts 1.79 lb, Spare ribs 3.55 lb, Chicken(whole broilers) .88 lb

NickTheGreat · 10-03-2012, 01:38 PM

I buy 95% of my smokin' meat from Sams club. In Iowa, I can usually get brisket for $2 or $2.50 / lb. And if they have Prime it isn't much more.

landarc · 10-03-2012, 02:00 PM

If I remember right, brisket, select of choice was between $2.25 and $2.99 a pound, angus choice was $3.40 a pound. Tri-tip was $4.25 a pound or so. That is at the local bulk restaurant supply place.

deguerre · 10-03-2012, 02:12 PM

The choice CAB packer I looked at yesterday at the local Mom and Pop was 2.89/lb
They don't sell select brisket so I don't know about that grade here.

landarc · 10-03-2012, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by deguerre

The choice CAB packer I looked at yesterday at the local Mom and Pop was 2.89/lb
They don't sell select brisket so I don't know about that grade here.

What does tri-tip cost?

deguerre · 10-03-2012, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by landarc

What does tri-tip cost?

8.99 at Kroger.

aawa · 10-03-2012, 02:26 PM

If you have a restaurant depot near you, you can get a KCBS membership for $30/year and get day passes into RD (cheaper than a yearly membership to costco and sam's club)

I get my meat where ever it is onsale between Restaurant Depot, local grocery stores, and local butcher's shops.

Smoking Westy · 10-03-2012, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Bludawg

Yesterdays prices at my local meat emporium; Brisket 2.18 lb, Tri tip 4.27 lb, Pork butts 1.79 lb, Spare ribs 3.55 lb, Chicken(whole broilers) .88 lb

dang I need to move to Texas it looks like!

Tri-tip is 8.99 lb, pork butts are 2.29 lb, baby backs are 5.99 lb and whole fryers are 2.29 lb last I checked

nucornhusker · 10-03-2012, 07:05 PM

I get tri-tip for $6.99/lb at Sams, but I have to ask for ones that haven't been cut into steaks already.

Brisket for $2.49/lb usually for CAB packers.

cricky101 · 10-04-2012, 10:34 AM

At Wal-Mart near me packers are about $2.39/pound. Flats are as much as $4.99/pound and pork butts are about $2.29/pound

10-03-2012, 09:51 AM	#1
thaifighter06 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 06-04-12 Location: Wheaton, IL	Brisket and Tri Tip price/location? Hello fellow Farkers! A few questions for you on this lovely Wednesday. What is a decent price/lb for brisket? Where have you found is the best place to get one? My local butcher shop, while awesome and family owned, charges $5.95/lb for brisket and $8.95/lb for Tri Tip. I've been trying to convince my wife that we need a membership to Costco solely for the meat selection, but thought I would ask my brothers and sisters in smoke before I make the final decision. Thanks! __________________ BGE XL; Rec Tec Mini; Masterbuilt Electric; Weber Genesis E-330; iGrill; MEGA Fast Orange Thermapen

10-03-2012, 10:28 AM	#3
Bludawg somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-04-09 Location: Jonesboro,Tx	Yesterdays prices at my local meat emporium; Brisket 2.18 lb, Tri tip 4.27 lb, Pork butts 1.79 lb, Spare ribs 3.55 lb, Chicken(whole broilers) .88 lb __________________ I'm a Proxy Vegetarian> Cows eat grass & I eat cows.

10-03-2012, 01:38 PM	#4
NickTheGreat is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 05-08-12 Location: Iowa	I buy 95% of my smokin' meat from Sams club. In Iowa, I can usually get brisket for $2 or $2.50 / lb. And if they have Prime it isn't much more. __________________ 18.5" WSM ; 22" Kettle ; Weber E-330 ; Weber Q200 (for tailgating), Weber Performer

10-03-2012, 02:00 PM	#5
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: sAn leAnDRo, CA	If I remember right, brisket, select of choice was between $2.25 and $2.99 a pound, angus choice was $3.40 a pound. Tri-tip was $4.25 a pound or so. That is at the local bulk restaurant supply place. __________________ [COLOR=DarkGreen][COLOR=DarkRed][SIZE=1]me: I don't drink anymore Yelonutz: me either, but, then again, I don't drink any less [/SIZE][/COLOR][/COLOR][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed] [COLOR=Pink]SSS[/COLOR] [/COLOR][/SIZE]

10-03-2012, 02:12 PM	#6
deguerre somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-15-09 Location: Memphis, TN...Formerly of Decatur, AL	The choice CAB packer I looked at yesterday at the local Mom and Pop was 2.89/lb They don't sell select brisket so I don't know about that grade here. __________________ Guerry [FONT=Book Antiqua]Pit Beeatch for Team Munchkin[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua][B]Avatar by Northwest BBQ [/B][/FONT]"...In nature, there are predators. I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility and murder..." Werner Herzog

10-03-2012, 02:26 PM	#9
aawa Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-03-12 Location: Virginia Beach, VA	If you have a restaurant depot near you, you can get a KCBS membership for $30/year and get day passes into RD (cheaper than a yearly membership to costco and sam's club) I get my meat where ever it is onsale between Restaurant Depot, local grocery stores, and local butcher's shops. __________________ ~Ren~ Fat Kids Club Founding Member

10-03-2012, 07:05 PM	#11
nucornhusker Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-29-11 Location: Lincoln, NE	I get tri-tip for $6.99/lb at Sams, but I have to ask for ones that haven't been cut into steaks already. Brisket for $2.49/lb usually for CAB packers. __________________ Yoder Smokers YS1500, Kamado Joe BigJoe & Joe Jr, IMBAS Certified MOINK Baller

10-04-2012, 10:34 AM	#12
cricky101 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 04-14-10 Location: Minnesota	At Wal-Mart near me packers are about $2.39/pound. Flats are as much as $4.99/pound and pork butts are about $2.29/pound