I work in an inner-city neighborhood where prices, for some odd reason, tend to be higher than better neighborhoods. The exception to this seems to be ground meat. I've been getting it for under $2 a pound. I use it to supplement my dogs' diets, like Irishrose does. they get 50/50 kibble and beef (and the small dog weighs 85 pounds). We go through about a pound a day. There are also times I've paid 2.89 a pound and thought that wasn't too bad.