This week’s best buys on meat and poultry

Week of October 23, 2026. Average of the prices U.S. supermarkets advertised this week, reported by USDA. Your store’s price may differ.

Pork tenderloin, pork ribs and chicken thighs are the best buys this week. Pork chops are pricey; pork tenderloin is the better buy.

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Best buys

Pricey right now

All prices this week

ItemPriceFor the time of yearQuality now
Bacon$5.82/lbGreat price12% below usual
Boneless chicken thighs$3.07/lbTypical price
Breakfast sausage$4.50/lbTypical price5% below usual
Chicken breasts$2.68/lbGreat price9% below usual
Chicken drumsticks$1.16/lbGreat price7% below usual
Chicken thighs$1.22/lbGreat price13% below usual
Chuck roast$7.22/lbPricey13% above usual
Ground beef$5.41/lbPricey10% above usual
Ground turkey$4.55/lbNew this year
Italian sausage$4.32/lbGreat price6% below usual
Lean ground beef$7.37/lbPricey10% above usual
London broil$7.43/lbPricey15% above usual
Pork chops$3.72/lbPricey11% above usual
Pork loin roast$2.64/lbTypical price
Pork ribs$2.95/lbGreat price16% below usual
Pork shoulder$2.36/lbPricey6% above usual
Pork tenderloin$3.40/lbGreat price17% below usual
Ribeye steak$17.59/lbPricey27% above usual
Rotisserie chicken$7.60eachGreat price7% below usual
Sirloin steak$11.20/lbPricey28% above usual
Spiral ham$2.99/lbGreat price9% below usual
Stew beef$8.31/lbPricey16% above usual
Strip steak$15.51/lbPricey33% above usual
T-bone steak$11.82/lbPricey13% above usual
Turkey breast$1.69/lbNew this year
Whole chicken$1.41/lbTypical price8% below usual
Whole turkey$1.30/lbTypical price

How this works

Quality is what to expect this time of year: new crop and peak harvest rate excellent; storage, imports, end-of-season and growing-area changeovers rate fair or poor. Tap or hover over a rating for the reason. A low price on poor-quality produce is never listed as a best buy.

Every week USDA records the produce prices supermarkets advertise each week, from about 27,536 stores for the most common items. We compare this week’s average price with the same weeks in the last five to ten years, adjusted for inflation: the cheapest quarter of those weeks is a great price, the highest quarter is pricey. “In season” is from USDA’s seasonal produce guide. These are advertised prices; your store’s everyday shelf price may differ.

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