Beef prices continue to climb, reaching a new record high in April. As of Tuesday, live cattle is trading at $2.51 per pound, a more than 25% increase from just a year ago. Limited supply is largely to blame for the spike, and it’s driven the average price of ground beef to about $6.70 per pound, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ March price index.
These supermarket spikes don’t bode well for budget-conscious carnivores, but all is not lost. Finding cheaper cuts of beef at the supermarket is one way to feed your appetite for steak and burgers without going broke. While rib eye and filet mignon may have bounced out of budget, there are other, perfectly good beef cuts worth considering, and many of them are considered butcher favorites.
To suss out the best budget beef, I spoke with career butchers and industry experts to identify the cheapest cuts of steak that still deliver a
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