Brisket Prices

[ceyko]

Been watching Costco/Walmart...etc, is it me or are brisket prices getting out of hand?

I could have sworn I used to be able to 10+ lbs briskets for 20-30 dollars. Now they all have 50+ dollar price tags on them.

Am I shopping the wrong places or are beef prices sky rocketing?

[mustang_revival]

They fluctuate from what I've seen.

Costco always seems high, walmart will go lower when its not around a holiday.

[Lone Star Performance]

Around $2-$3 a pound is sale prices. Albertsons usually hovers around this price a lot and it is usda choice

[ceyko]

Might have to watch Albertsons fliers

[bird_dog0347]

Man earlier this summer it was $1.99/lb and it was perfect, now it's like $3.50/lb and I agree it's getting out of hand.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Man earlier this summer it was $1.99/lb and it was perfect, now it's like $3.50/lb and I agree it's getting out of hand.

price of hay goes up, price of beef follows.

[bcoop]

price of hay goes up, price of beef follows.

That and the whole corn/ethanol thing. The drought has drastically impacted hay prices, though.

[ceyko]

price of hay goes up, price of beef follows.

Yeah, google search showed that there is a beef shortage. I had no clue to be honest.

It shows that some people are paying 15+ dollar a pound for untrimmed brisket!

I'll smoke ribeye roast instead at that cost. haha

May have to buy a cow for the back yard.

[Baron Von Crowder]

That and the whole corn/ethanol thing. The drought has drastically impacted hay prices, though.

well, a lot of corn production went to ethanol, and since that was a large part of feed for beef production, hay and other grains had to be substituted. When there is drought, hay and grain are both effected, thus the price goes up.

A lot of ranchers are thinning herds down since it just costs more per head for feed, and also the pound on the hoof has fallen.

[bcoop]

A lot of ranchers are thinning herds down since it just costs more per head for feed, and also the pound on the hoof has fallen.

I know a lot of ranchers quit raising beef because there isn't enough money in it to make it worthwhile any longer.

[ceyko]

I know a lot of ranchers quit raising beef because there isn't enough money in it to make it worthwhile any longer.

That really sucks to hear - not just from a budget point of view - but for America itself.

[bcoop]

That really sucks to hear - not just from a budget point of view - but for America itself.

Yep, and it's only going to get worse.

[BP]

A lot of ranchers are thinning herds down since it just costs more per head for feed, and also the pound on the hoof has fallen.

They usually cull their herds going into summer time, which generally results in July 4th sales.

It's a big crappy cycle. The way it used to work is ranchers would buy hay out of state whenever we had a drought locally. Now with fuel prices so high though it prices that hay out of their budget so they stick with local stuff that'll grow during a drought, which of course results in less production.

[Lone Sailor]

Yep, and it's only going to get worse.

^This. Beef prices are about to get real stupid.

[GeorgeG.]

hay shortage?!?! Seems to me that every year I see lots of hay sitting in some field just rotting away. And I'm not talking about a few bales here and there, I mean field after field with 30+ round bales. I never understood why farmers go through the trouble of bailing it and then just let it sit there.