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Ground beef prices right now

A pound of ground beef averages $6.88 right now — the highest it's been since April 2026.

That's the U.S. city average from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average price survey, through July 2026 — your own store can sit above or below it.

Ground beef, 100% beef

$6.88

per pound

spike prices

6¢ more than June

July 2026 average, U.S. cities

The last twelve months

One egg per month, shaded by where that month's price sat against the previous five years — shell-white when low, yolk-gold when high, the deep orange only for spike territory. Gray-green means cheaper than usual. The ringed egg is the latest month. There's no egg for October 2025 — the federal shutdown paused the survey and no price was published.

Is this high? Five years of context

Over the last five years, a pound of ground beef has averaged as little as $4.39 (July 2021) and as much as $6.90 (April 2026). Ranked against those five years, $6.88 in July 2026 is spike prices.

That's the top tenth of the range — the only place the deep-orange chip on the tag above is allowed to appear.

How that compares with eggs

Ground beef and eggs are the two prices shoppers tend to notice first at the register. A dozen large eggs averaged $2.19 in July 2026 — the full egg picture, retail and wholesale and region by region, is on the egg page. Why eggs got so expensive is the plainest account on this site of how a grocery price runs up — and what it looks like on the way back down.

Common questions

How much is a pound of ground beef right now?

A pound of ground beef averages $6.88 right now — the highest it's been since April 2026. That's the July 2026 national average from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' price survey; your store can sit above or below it.

Is that high?

Yes. $6.88 per pound in July 2026 is the highest it's been since April 2026.

When do these numbers update?

Once a month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes its average price survey in the middle of each month, covering the month before, and this page picks up the new number the same day. The weekly wholesale report that moves faster covers shell eggs only — it's on the egg pages.