We only buy the "manager's specials, which is the same thing. There is nothing wrong with that meat, and it's perfectly good for company, too! LOL.. Well, if there is a really good sale on something, we might buy that also.
We have one of those vacuum sealer things and it really keeps food fresh. So we repackage down to 2 serving when we get a really good deal and that keeps it good till we use it.

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.

I'm in Oregon and paid $4.99 for ground beef.

Corn has been going up as a food staple because it is being diverted into the fuel business. Write to your congressperson and ask them to stop the ethanol subsidies. We should be eating our corn, not driving it. Not to mention that it is terrible for your engine. So the price of feed corn due to ethanol plus the cost of oil is what is making food prices skyrocket. It is only going to get worse before it gets better.

80/20 is 4.69 in South Carolina.

with the price of crude oil going up, we will be paying more for everything!

Market basket calls it "manager special" LOL But they also have "previously frozen" and usually around $1.70-$2.50 depending on what kind of meat
David

I really don't know the cost here in Florida. Since my DH had one kidney removed, his urologist told him no red meat. I haven't eaten it in years. I sure did used to like a good steak though.

I haven't bought meat in the grocery store in so long, I have no idea how much it costs. We eat mostly wild game we hunt ourselves and veggies we grow ourselves. I think the last grocery ad said ground sirloin was on sale for $3.39

Here is the really bad news... I read the topic of this post, and it just made me want to eat a hamburger!! Now I may have to change dinner plans!