Price of steak and bacon

InTenSity wrote:I went to Costco last night and was walking around, we needed a few things and usually buy most of our meat there, price is typically the lowest for best quality.

NY Strips or Ribeyes a month ago were $8.99/lb or so, last night they were $10.59/lb. It was a noticeable difference and a huge increase in comparison to other changes in price.

They changed their chicken vendor, apparently and that went down about 20 or 30 cents/lb, but negligible. We'll find out if the quality declined as well, since I don't like when Costco changes vendors, that typically means they went with a lower priced one who may or may not have the same quality.

The type of bacon we used to buy was $19.99 6 months ago, is now only $12.59 or so.

So beef has had about a 25% increase in price, chicken is down about 10% and bacon is down 40% or so? I didn't look at the pork prices, because we have quite a bit at home. Usually even just working in produce you hear about other commodities and the increase they've had in prices or the reason why there is a spike, but I haven't heard anything.

NigelUno wrote:

InTenSity wrote:I went to Costco last night and was walking around, we needed a few things and usually buy most of our meat there, price is typically the lowest for best quality.

NY Strips or Ribeyes a month ago were $8.99/lb or so, last night they were $10.59/lb. It was a noticeable difference and a huge increase in comparison to other changes in price.

They changed their chicken vendor, apparently and that went down about 20 or 30 cents/lb, but negligible. We'll find out if the quality declined as well, since I don't like when Costco changes vendors, that typically means they went with a lower priced one who may or may not have the same quality.

The type of bacon we used to buy was $19.99 6 months ago, is now only $12.59 or so.

So beef has had about a 25% increase in price, chicken is down about 10% and bacon is down 40% or so? I didn't look at the pork prices, because we have quite a bit at home. Usually even just working in produce you hear about other commodities and the increase they've had in prices or the reason why there is a spike, but I haven't heard anything.

Maybe they raised the prices on steaks because people grill out on Memorial Day?

Kind of like the price of avocados always goes up before the Super Bowl.

Or not.

Triple Sparty wrote:How do you remember what things cost six months ago?

kingstonlake wrote:Do people tend to scatter when you approach the water cooler?

Triple Sparty wrote:How do you remember what things cost six months ago?

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Poor people problems.

DAYTON, Ohio —About 2,200 pigs were in a semitrailer that overturned in Xenia Township, and hundreds were set free in the crash.

The crash happened on eastbound US 35, near Main Street, before 8 p.m. Monday.

The semitrailer hauling the piglets somehow went over an embankment.

WLWT News 5's Jackie Congedo said a fire chief told her between 300-500 piglets were killed in the crash. Another 300-400 were loose from the crashed truck.

Floyd Robertson wrote:Piglet Death Toll Stands at 400

DAYTON, Ohio —About 2,200 pigs were in a semitrailer that overturned in Xenia Township, and hundreds were set free in the crash.

The crash happened on eastbound US 35, near Main Street, before 8 p.m. Monday.

The semitrailer hauling the piglets somehow went over an embankment.

WLWT News 5's Jackie Congedo said a fire chief told her between 300-500 piglets were killed in the crash. Another 300-400 were loose from the crashed truck.

All that unrealized bacon.

HT wrote:There's a beef shortage supposedly coming. Thanks, China.

Giant Moose wrote:I remember when you could get a burger at McDonald's for 39 cents. I have no idea how much they cost now.

Giant Moose wrote:I remember when you could get a burger at McDonald's for 39 cents. I have no idea how much they cost now.

Giant Moose wrote:I remember when you could get a burger at McDonald's for 39 cents. I have no idea how much they cost now.

LooseGoose wrote:

Giant Moose wrote:I remember when you could get a burger at McDonald's for 39 cents. I have no idea how much they cost now.

Dammit why can't it be like when I was a young lad and you could get a burger, fries, a shake and change back from your dollar?

LooseGoose wrote:
On a side note I got some Ribeyes this weekend for $6.88 a pound, I was pretty pleased by the price but skeptical of the source since I'd never bought meat there before. They turned out to be pretty good.

tMolson wrote:

LooseGoose wrote:
On a side note I got some Ribeyes this weekend for $6.88 a pound, I was pretty pleased by the price but skeptical of the source since I'd never bought meat there before.   They turned out to be pretty good.

Check around to some of your local butcher shops.  I'm pretty particular on how I like my streaks cut.  The other weekend I picked up a bunch of ribeye's for 4.99lb, trimmed and cut to my liking.  NY Strips were running the same price.  

LooseGoose wrote:

tMolson wrote:

Check around to some of your local butcher shops.  I'm pretty particular on how I like my streaks cut.  The other weekend I picked up a bunch of ribeye's for 4.99lb, trimmed and cut to my liking.  NY Strips were running the same price.  

I've seen strips at $4.99 but not Ribeyes, I'll have to check the next time I'm in a city. 
Up here Ribeyes tend to run $10-$12 most of the time, Delmonicos are in the same range and those are my 2 favorite grilling steaks.

I'm not a big fan of strips so I usually move to pork or chicken if that's my only decent steak choice.

tMolson wrote:

LooseGoose wrote:
I've seen strips at $4.99 but not Ribeyes, I'll have to check the next time I'm in a city. 
Up here Ribeyes tend to run $10-$12 most of the time, Delmonicos are in the same range and those are my 2 favorite grilling steaks.

I'm not a big fan of strips so I usually move to pork or chicken if that's my only decent steak choice.

The shop I frequent isn't in the city, just a little podunk country family run place that's been around forever and prides themselves on doing things the right way.  You're up in TC right?  Their has to be a few of these places around?

Turtleneck wrote:

tMolson wrote:


The shop I frequent isn't in the city, just a little podunk country family run place that's been around forever and prides themselves on doing things the right way.  You're up in TC right?  Their has to be a few of these places around?

I'm pretty sure when Loose says city he means Grayling.

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:

I'm pretty sure when Loose says city he means Grayling.

Perhaps the thriving metropolis of Frederic?

InTenSity wrote:I went to Costco last night and was walking around, we needed a few things and usually buy most of our meat there, price is typically the lowest for best quality.

NY Strips or Ribeyes a month ago were $8.99/lb or so, last night they were $10.59/lb. It was a noticeable difference and a huge increase in comparison to other changes in price.

They changed their chicken vendor, apparently and that went down about 20 or 30 cents/lb, but negligible. We'll find out if the quality declined as well, since I don't like when Costco changes vendors, that typically means they went with a lower priced one who may or may not have the same quality.

The type of bacon we used to buy was $19.99 6 months ago, is now only $12.59 or so.

So beef has had about a 25% increase in price, chicken is down about 10% and bacon is down 40% or so? I didn't look at the pork prices, because we have quite a bit at home. Usually even just working in produce you hear about other commodities and the increase they've had in prices or the reason why there is a spike, but I haven't heard anything.

Giant Moose wrote:I request that InTenSity keeps this thread going and updates us every time he is at the grocery store with the latest prices.

tMolson wrote:

LooseGoose wrote:
I've seen strips at $4.99 but not Ribeyes, I'll have to check the next time I'm in a city. 
Up here Ribeyes tend to run $10-$12 most of the time, Delmonicos are in the same range and those are my 2 favorite grilling steaks.

I'm not a big fan of strips so I usually move to pork or chicken if that's my only decent steak choice.

The shop I frequent isn't in the city, just a little podunk country family run place that's been around forever and prides themselves on doing things the right way.  You're up in TC right?  Their has to be a few of these places around?

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:

I'm pretty sure when Loose says city he means Grayling.

Perhaps the thriving metropolis of Frederic?

InTenSity wrote:

Giant Moose wrote:I request that InTenSity keeps this thread going and updates us every time he is at the grocery store with the latest prices.

A gallon of milk at Publix is around $3.49 or so, at Costco its $2.79 or so. Chicken is $1.29/lb down from $1.49/lb, but its a new supplier, that is for the 'fryer' chicken. They had a water pressure cleaner for around $169, but I didn't see that over the weekend. You can get a 48 pack of 'Light Beer' for $21.79. They haven't had any of the Chimay Reserve (blue label), since Jan or Feb, and they sell that for $10.99 or 9.99, liquor stores all sell it for around $13.99. Coffee creamer 1/2 and 1/2 is $2.49 at Costco and $3.49 at Publix. I didn't look at pork prices, one of these times I should grab the Ahi Tuna, but I'm just not sure we can eat it all before it goes bad. They are about $35/lb. There were some huge lobsters in there a week ago, I think you could get 6 for $120.

Turtleneck wrote:

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:
Perhaps the thriving metropolis of Frederic?

Pretty sure I saw him driving around Lewiston once. He looked nervous and was having a hard time dealing with the traffic.

Edit: I had some good food at the Frederic Inn a long, long time ago. I think. Not sure if that is the right name or if the place is still around.

InTenSity wrote:

Giant Moose wrote:I request that InTenSity keeps this thread going and updates us every time he is at the grocery store with the latest prices.

A gallon of milk at Publix is around $3.49 or so, at Costco its $2.79 or so. Chicken is $1.29/lb down from $1.49/lb, but its a new supplier, that is for the 'fryer' chicken. They had a water pressure cleaner for around $169, but I didn't see that over the weekend. You can get a 48 pack of 'Light Beer' for $21.79. They haven't had any of the Chimay Reserve (blue label), since Jan or Feb, and they sell that for $10.99 or 9.99, liquor stores all sell it for around $13.99. Coffee creamer 1/2 and 1/2 is $2.49 at Costco and $3.49 at Publix. I didn't look at pork prices, one of these times I should grab the Ahi Tuna, but I'm just not sure we can eat it all before it goes bad. They are about $35/lb. There were some huge lobsters in there a week ago, I think you could get 6 for $120.

tTito wrote:

InTenSity wrote:
A gallon of milk at Publix is around $3.49 or so, at Costco its $2.79 or so. Chicken is $1.29/lb down from $1.49/lb, but its a new supplier, that is for the 'fryer' chicken. They had a water pressure cleaner for around $169, but I didn't see that over the weekend. You can get a 48 pack of 'Light Beer' for $21.79. They haven't had any of the Chimay Reserve (blue label), since Jan or Feb, and they sell that for $10.99 or 9.99, liquor stores all sell it for around $13.99. Coffee creamer 1/2 and 1/2 is $2.49 at Costco and $3.49 at Publix. I didn't look at pork prices, one of these times I should grab the Ahi Tuna, but I'm just not sure we can eat it all before it goes bad. They are about $35/lb. There were some huge lobsters in there a week ago, I think you could get 6 for $120.

And you may get a chance to see something like this:

Giant Moose wrote:

InTenSity wrote:
A gallon of milk at Publix is around $3.49 or so, at Costco its $2.79 or so. Chicken is $1.29/lb down from $1.49/lb, but its a new supplier, that is for the 'fryer' chicken. They had a water pressure cleaner for around $169, but I didn't see that over the weekend. You can get a 48 pack of 'Light Beer' for $21.79. They haven't had any of the Chimay Reserve (blue label), since Jan or Feb, and they sell that for $10.99 or 9.99, liquor stores all sell it for around $13.99. Coffee creamer 1/2 and 1/2 is $2.49 at Costco and $3.49 at Publix. I didn't look at pork prices, one of these times I should grab the Ahi Tuna, but I'm just not sure we can eat it all before it goes bad. They are about $35/lb. There were some huge lobsters in there a week ago, I think you could get 6 for $120.

Thanks. Hopefully one of tSwill staff writers will take your data and make charts out of it throughout time.

InTenSity wrote:Oh, I forgot, there was part of the Spartan floor, and it was labelled, 'Kissed by a Byrd'. No idea what that was about though.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:I would like to know the current price of deli salami and turkey. Thanks.