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The ribeye steak on their site is $25/lb and the USDA national weighted average price for bone-in ribeye is $8.67/lb as of yesterday. That's the reason. No long
by jeffbee 2y ago
The ribeye steak on their site is $25/lb and the USDA national weighted average price for bone-in ribeye is $8.67/lb as of yesterday. That's the reason. No long-form article needed.
My nearest independent butcher charges $39/lb for same. There's no question that meat prices at small outlets are far above those of the giant international meat packers.
- throwup238 2y agoYep that was my first thought when I visited their site. Here in SoCal where the cost of living is high, a Costco prime ribeye is $15-20/pound and a ribeye at the Halaal supermarket butcher is $6-10/pound depending on whether it’s a steak or roast. Prime top sirloin is $10/pound at Costco or (ungraded) $6/pound at the supermarket, compared to $18/pound at the Co-op. Most people in Montana can’t afford to eat beef like that unless they get a quarter or half of a cow from a local farmer at a fraction of the price.
- Amezarak 2y agoI've always been interested in what exactly goes into the economics of steak pricing. A whole beef makes a lot of steaks, and obviously the processing cost is not relevant - it all costs the same, which I get my cows they turn into as much steak as possible, then ground beef.
- azinman2 2y agoMarin sun farms sells butchered quarter/half cows for $6-7/lb. So not only is that cheaper the ribeye steak it’s way higher quality too. Unfortunately you’re buying in bulk and freezing.
- Amezarak 2y agoThere's some serious upcharging here in the article. I pay $3.50/lb for all cuts in the southeast from a local farm, grass-fed grass-finished.
- grogenaut 2y agolike a sibling I paid around $4.25 / lb butchered and packed for a grass fed quarter cow in 2023 in Seattle. Farmer just advertises on craigslist and beef is great. you can also find them by asking at the rural meat packer who is selling.