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Beef stew meat prices in the South central

Fresh · USDA-reported store count 149 · week of October 26, 2026

Average advertised sale price, South central
$7.03/lb
$7.52 the week before
Last 4 weeks vs a year earlier
−9.9%
Oct 5–Oct 26, 2026 vs Oct 6–Oct 27, 2025
vs US average this week
−13.4%
US average $8.12

What this number means: the average advertised sale price in grocery-store weekly ads across the South central, not the price at any one store, and not the everyday shelf price. Beef stew meat, fresh, per lb; ads for the week of October 26, 2026.

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: “STEW MEAT”.
  • Data week: ads for the week of October 26, 2026, published by USDA on October 30, 2026. USDA publishes these weekly, on Fridays; this site checks for new reports every 30 minutes.
  • Coverage: USDA-reported store count 149. History since 2014.
  • BLS comparison: we don’t show a closely matching BLS average-price series for this item.
  • Sources: USDA AMS “Weekly Grocery Store Beef Feature Activity” (report 3228). How we check the data.

The last 52 weeks

South central average ad price
$6 $8 10-2712-1502-0203-2305-1106-2908-1710-05

South central vs US since 2014

South centralUS average
$4 $6 $8 2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Other regions this week

Southwest $6.75 · Midwest $8.12 · Southeast $8.50 · Northeast $8.60

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 South central · Download weekly prices (CSV) · Report a correction.