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Ground beef prices in the Southeast
80–89% lean, fresh, all pack sizes · USDA-reported store count 4,416 · week of October 19, 2026
What this number means: the average advertised sale price in grocery-store weekly ads across the Southeast, not the price at any one store, and not the everyday shelf price. Ground beef, 80–89% lean, fresh, all pack sizes, per lb; ads for the week of October 19, 2026. The BLS comparison is national only.
Definition and sources
- How it's averaged: each advertised price is weighted by the number of stores USDA reports running it. That store count is summed across qualifying ads, so a store running two qualifying ads may count twice.
- USDA label: “GROUND BEEF 80-89%”.
- Data week: ads for the week of October 19, 2026, published by USDA on October 23, 2026. USDA publishes these weekly, on Fridays; this site checks for new reports every 30 minutes.
- Coverage: USDA-reported store count 4,416. History since 2014.
- BLS comparison: an approximate match. BLS tracks 100% ground beef of any fat level; ads here are 80–89% lean. BLS averages include both sale and regular prices.
- Sources: USDA AMS “Weekly Grocery Store Beef Feature Activity” (report 3228); BLS series APU0000703112. How we check the data.
The last 52 weeks
Southeast vs US since 2014
Other regions this week
Northeast $4.72 · South central $5.13 · Hawaii $5.29 · Midwest $5.75 · Southwest $5.76 · Northwest $6.18 · Alaska $6.68
Ad prices are advertised sale prices, averaged across stores by how many stores USDA reports running each price. Store counts aren't independent observations: many stores can share one chain's ad. All groceries in the Southeast · Download weekly prices (CSV) · Report a correction.