Price of Brisket?

TurkeyLeg · 08-11-2012, 12:13 PM

I never bought a whole packer before, and was wondering what is a good price? I've been looking at BJ's and grocery stores but can only find flats. So I was gonna try some butcher shops and was wondering what to pay.
Thanks in advance.

jazzybadger · 08-11-2012, 12:20 PM

You tried going to a Wal-Mart or a Kroger/Ralph's? They should have them there. Butchers will generally give you a better brisket in general, but they'll be more expensive than you'd find at a grocery store for sure, and since it's your first one I'd try to find one as cheap as possible before getting one going for 4.99 a pound.

ccarter · 08-11-2012, 12:31 PM

Gotta agree with jazzybadger...

Our local butcher uses only angus beef, and wants $5/lb with the smallest cut he has being 13lbs. That's $65. I need to get my Sam's Club membership going again, they tend to have some pretty good cuts at a pretty good price. Kroger would've been good at $2.70/lb, but they only had one cut available, and it didn't look too appetizing. The one I'm cooking now (http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=141240) I got at Wal-mart, and seems to be pretty good. I got it for $2.58/lb. If it tastes as good as it looks, I may have to take some of my remarks about their meat back.

Definitely try to find a cheaper cut for the first one. Every "first cook" I've done has produced at least a few mistakes.

5string · 08-11-2012, 12:33 PM

Bought a 17# at Walmart this morning for $2.68 per pound.

Goddahavit · 08-11-2012, 12:48 PM

Local butcher 2.75 lb, been ipb lateley, choice not ungraded like wallyworld, still 50 bucks for a 17 lber.
flats cost more, at bj's and sams in my area.

Wyley · 08-11-2012, 12:53 PM

Nothing wrong with any Walmart brisket I've ever bought. Usually $2.58 per lb.

El Ropo · 08-11-2012, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Wyley

Nothing wrong with any Walmart brisket I've ever bought. Usually $2.58 per lb.

Yep, Walmart carries the exact same packer briskets you'll find in any other store, and most butchers. Down here, they are averaging half and half choice and select (excel brand) in the display case. Always $2.18/lb, been the same price for well over a year whether it's select, choice, or CAB choice that happens to be on display. They rarely have ungraded in my local, almost always the split between choice and select. Just gotta turn 'em over and look for the stamp on the cryo.

j20832 · 08-11-2012, 07:05 PM

Welcome to the mid-atlantic region where you can't find packers anywhere except for some independent butchers and restaurant depot (thank goodness for RD). I guess that would be a bit of a hike for you, but you could go to the RD in Philly...

Boshizzle · 08-11-2012, 07:33 PM

Where I live, full packer brisket runs any where from $1.98 to $3.49 per pound. Just the flat is much higher; usually $3.99 to $4.99 per pound.

tish · 08-11-2012, 07:37 PM

We have one local butcher who'll sell a packer for $2/lb. Otherwise, Walmart at $2.58/lb.

Captain P.J. · 08-11-2012, 07:43 PM

The Sam's club nearest me has been pretty consistant all summer at $2.48/lb for a whole packer.

Fishawn · 08-11-2012, 08:21 PM

Cash & Carry here: $2.50 ish, others $3.50-$4.50 lb

becksboy · 08-11-2012, 09:18 PM

Rest depot in philly sells superior angus briskest for $2.89/lb. the regular brisket is about $2.59.

Rubmyrock · 08-11-2012, 11:29 PM

Sam's Clubs in Charlotte NC sells packers for $2.48 pound

Crash · 08-12-2012, 05:36 AM

We pay about $2.79/lb for a Choice brisket At Sams Club out here. For our location, I really think that's a decent price.

IMO opinion, one of the benefits of shopping at the Big Box stores is the ability to pick and choose between many different packers.

08-11-2012, 12:13 PM	#1
TurkeyLeg Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 02-04-12 Location: wilmington,de Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Price of Brisket? I never bought a whole packer before, and was wondering what is a good price? I've been looking at BJ's and grocery stores but can only find flats. So I was gonna try some butcher shops and was wondering what to pay. Thanks in advance.

08-11-2012, 12:20 PM	#2
jazzybadger Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-12-10 Location: Jazzy Gerbil Land. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You tried going to a Wal-Mart or a Kroger/Ralph's? They should have them there. Butchers will generally give you a better brisket in general, but they'll be more expensive than you'd find at a grocery store for sure, and since it's your first one I'd try to find one as cheap as possible before getting one going for 4.99 a pound. __________________ The Life of the Knife is Ended By! The Wife.

08-11-2012, 12:31 PM	#3
ccarter Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-05-12 Location: Acworth, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Gotta agree with jazzybadger... Our local butcher uses only angus beef, and wants $5/lb with the smallest cut he has being 13lbs. That's $65. I need to get my Sam's Club membership going again, they tend to have some pretty good cuts at a pretty good price. Kroger would've been good at $2.70/lb, but they only had one cut available, and it didn't look too appetizing. The one I'm cooking now (http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=141240) I got at Wal-mart, and seems to be pretty good. I got it for $2.58/lb. If it tastes as good as it looks, I may have to take some of my remarks about their meat back. Definitely try to find a cheaper cut for the first one. Every "first cook" I've done has produced at least a few mistakes. __________________ 18.5" WSM, Large BGE, Backwoods Party Blue BBQGuru DigiQ DX2

08-11-2012, 12:33 PM	#4
5string Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-05-12 Location: Geezerville, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Bought a 17# at Walmart this morning for $2.68 per pound. __________________ Life's too short for Faux Que, Smoke it! Smokin' Geezers Grill Team and Gumbo Krewe

08-11-2012, 12:48 PM	#5
Goddahavit Take a breath! Join Date: 08-18-08 Location: PA, Fleetwood Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Local butcher 2.75 lb, been ipb lateley, choice not ungraded like wallyworld, still 50 bucks for a 17 lber. flats cost more, at bj's and sams in my area. __________________ Fire & Spice Cook Team Backwoods Authorized Dealer fireandspicebbq@gmail.com Backyard Jambo Backwoods Gater Stump's Stretch Bubba Keg Meadowcreek PR60 Weber WSM Old weber gasser

08-11-2012, 12:53 PM	#6
Wyley On the road to being a farker Join Date: 04-04-09 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nothing wrong with any Walmart brisket I've ever bought. Usually $2.58 per lb.

08-11-2012, 07:05 PM	#8
j20832 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 06-30-10 Location: Olney, MD Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Welcome to the mid-atlantic region where you can't find packers anywhere except for some independent butchers and restaurant depot (thank goodness for RD). I guess that would be a bit of a hike for you, but you could go to the RD in Philly... __________________ Brinkmann SnP, Weber Kettle, 30" Masterbuilt Electric, lonely gasser, Red Thermapen

08-11-2012, 07:33 PM	#9
Boshizzle somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-26-10 Location: Virginia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Where I live, full packer brisket runs any where from $1.98 to $3.49 per pound. Just the flat is much higher; usually $3.99 to $4.99 per pound. __________________ Jambo Pit - UDS - Lang 60 (Sold) 18.5" & 22.5" Weber Kettles - Smokey Joe and Mini-WSM - Bubba Keg - #2 La Caja China Chargriller Outlaw Impeccably Accurate BLACK & RED Thermapens KCBS CBJ Operation BBQ Relief Founding Member I am Obsessive Compulsive about BBQ. Google it.

08-11-2012, 07:37 PM	#10
tish Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-13-11 Location: york, pa Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We have one local butcher who'll sell a packer for $2/lb. Otherwise, Walmart at $2.58/lb. __________________ When all else fails, just ask yourself WWGALD???* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a little pyro at heart! Who's got the hot dogs? Bubba Keg, Weber Genesis E-310 NG Mini WSM, Shhh!!! Michael's surprise <'\__! .// .\\ Puppy baby says 'piss on it and walk away!' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Proud recipient of a certifiably uncertified limited edition MOINK ball certificate!!

08-11-2012, 07:43 PM	#11
Captain P.J. Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-15-10 Location: Menomonie, WI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The Sam's club nearest me has been pretty consistant all summer at $2.48/lb for a whole packer. __________________ Extreme BBQ Trailer, Backwoods Competitor, 2- 22.5" WSM, 22.5" & 18.5" Weber kettles, 2 Smokey Joe's, Blue & Red Thermapens, KCBS CBJ, Captain PJ's BBQ

08-11-2012, 08:21 PM	#12
Fishawn Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-09-10 Location: Olympia, WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Cash & Carry here: $2.50 ish, others $3.50-$4.50 lb __________________ 22 & 2-18 WSM's-3 Weber Kettles-Smokey Joe-Silver C -Weber Q-CookShack Smokette

08-11-2012, 09:18 PM	#13
becksboy Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 08-27-11 Location: Nazareth PA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Rest depot in philly sells superior angus briskest for $2.89/lb. the regular brisket is about $2.59.

08-11-2012, 11:29 PM	#14
Rubmyrock Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 07-17-12 Location: Belmont North Carolina Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sam's Clubs in Charlotte NC sells packers for $2.48 pound __________________ www.charlotte-pest-control.com

08-12-2012, 05:36 AM	#15
Crash is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-29-08 Location: Kailua, HI (Oahu) Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We pay about $2.79/lb for a Choice brisket At Sams Club out here. For our location, I really think that's a decent price. IMO opinion, one of the benefits of shopping at the Big Box stores is the ability to pick and choose between many different packers. __________________ Crash - HIBarbeque.com