Brisket prices through the roof

[16Adams]

I had to go see for myself. United Supermarket. Found a really nice 10.5# choice for 2.99#. It was sitting in same bin where all but one other were 4.99#. The butcher was loading up the 40% off bin. Picked up 4 CAB Ribeye 18-24oz. Yellow tagged 7.99# down from 14.99#

I have the ability to be flexible. Restaurant owners at market mercy requires talented inventory management.

Where I pitch my tent may not have many trees but I am surrounded by millions of cattle.

 

[Czarbecue]

I saw some $70-80 briskets at $3.49 per pound. Never had Black Canyon before.

 

[sudsandswine]

Those are my favorite to cook from Sams, like them much much better than the prime there and better than whatever other brand of choice they often have.

 

[SmoothBoarBBQ]

Restaurant Depot in Raleigh, NC is showing $3.54/Lb for Choice (Superior Angus Brand). Last year it went up to $3.79/Lb before it finally started dropping...not much left for me in terms of profit at those prices.

 

[Charny]

About 2 weeks ago I was at Costco and dithering over the back ribs, trying to make a selection. The meat guy came out and started putting them on the cart. What's going on? Price change, he said. Up or down? Heh! Up, of course. 30 cents a pound. Smithfield Premium back and st louis spares went up to $2.99.

My local Costco says they have no whole brisket in the system (just flats for $6 something), so I was unable to check the price by phone. Last summer the prime packers were around $3.59-$3.79.

A local grocer has a meat sale tomorrow. St louis style spares for $2.27. So I'll see how those look.

 

[Dobermandev]

7.99 up here in Canada brisket cost like 140 to 170. Nuts.

 

[keodark]

For what it's worth, my local Costco in San Jose, CA had Prime packers for $3.99/lb this week. I couldn't find any Choice to compare with.

 

[sudsandswine]

Still $3.99/lb at Costco near me as of yesterday. Can still get choice and prime at Sam's for low and mid $3.xx/lb respectively which are closer to "normal" prices, which I found interesting.

 

[SmittyJonz]

$1.47 lb Here...........But Then Again it Is Only Choice........

 

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[Potatoe]

Local butcher prime brisket is $8.50/# in Maryland . .. Snake river black isnt much more expensive lol.

 

[mike243]

$1.47 lb Here...........But Then Again it Is Only Choice........

Wish we had that problem here lol, any of them are north of $3.00 and most of the time its closer to $4.00

 

[SlowmotionQue]

Stopped by Costco to grab a couple things and saw the prime packers were up to 3.99/lb...were 3.29/lb last time i was there and 2.79/lb earlier in the year...yikes. makes me not feel bad at all for buying that Creekstone Farms brisket at 4.19/lb. All the cut steaks in the cooler had zero marbling. Wonder how much all the cattle lost in the midwest flooding is going to change things this summer.

I just picked up two prime packers at Sams for 3.38/lb.

 

[electron_si]

I called bichelmeyers because I’ve heard good things about their bbq meat. I was told prime was $5.xx/lb and wagyu was 8.49/lb. Seems high but also hard to compare private butcher shops to big box stores.

 

[SmoothBoarBBQ]

Brisket prices have been creeping up by about $.10 per day out here. 2 weeks ago I bought brisket at Restaurant Depot (Superior Angus, Choice) for $3.29 / Lb. Now it's up to $4.30 per Lb and it's still pretty early in the summer (summer doesn't actually start for another 2 days) for prices to be this high. I think we might be seeing well over $5/Lb before this things stops.

I wouldn't mind so much but trying to run a BBQ food truck with brisket at those prices is tough.

 

[pjtexas1]

HEB had prime at 4.99 last week. Highest I've ever seen it. Made buying the wagyu at 5.99 an easy choice.

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[sudsandswine]

I was at Costco 2 days ago and brisket was $3.49/lb. Last night, Sam's was at $3.08/lb for choice and $3.68/lb for prime. Of the 3, I am going with the choice...partially due to the price but mainly because they have the Black Canyon Creek brand right now that I am a big fan of.

 

[CrabbyAppleton]

Just saw this in the news this morning.....:sad: Gives a few reasons for the spikes some are seeing. Seemed like a decent article.

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/dining/why-brisket-more-expensive-ever

 

[SmoothBoarBBQ]

While I think the popularity of brisket is a factor in the high prices, I think the loss of cattle due to the flooding earlier this year is likely the main cause.

https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/w...019/03/25/midwest-livestock-industry-hit-hard

"So far, the volume of cattle losses in Nebraska is unclear, but was initially pegged at $400 million." So if the supply is reduced due to these floods the price is obviously going to rise for the consumers.