Ground beef, 100% beef US average price · per lb · Aug 2026
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ national average price for ground beef, 100% beef (series APU0000703112), collected for the CPI. Part of the grocery basket.
Average price
$6.92
Aug 2026
Year over year
+9.6%
vs the same month last year
Month over month
+0.6%
not seasonally adjusted
Five years ago
$4.39
+57.8% since
Price history
Ground beef, 100% beef+9.6%
$6.92
2026-08-01
Monthly, Jan 2018 – Aug 2026. YoY colour: +9.6%. Data: grocery_basket.json.