Brisket price in the US?

[meridaen]

I watched a video today where the guy said he went to Costco and paid ‘two ninety-nine’ for a brisket. Granted, it was a huge piece of meat, but what would you pay over there for a brisket? I’m currently smoking one that cost $50, will get two full meals out of it for the family, so it’s a decent but not big size.

 

[ibglowin]

Costco used to sell "Prime" whole packer briskets for $2.99/lb before Covid hit. Now they are usually $3.99 to $4.99/lb depending on where you are shopping at. I can find whole "Choice" packer briskest at my local Kroger for $2.99/lb when they are on sale. Normally their choice is ~$3.99/lb.

 

[wood1954]

In Wisconsin it goes for $3-4 a pound.

 

[meridaen]

Ok so it was by the pound. I’ll take a look at what they cost here by the kilo and do the convert. I’d say we pay a fair bit more for our meat. It costs money just to breathe over here it seems at times.

 

[winemaker81]

Ok so it was by the pound. I’ll take a look at what they cost here by the kilo and do the convert. I’d say we pay a fair bit more for our meat. It costs money just to breathe over here it seems at times.

Normally in the USA, if you see a price for meat, it's by the lb. When a package is not listed by the lb, it's probably to disguise just how expensive it really is.

Since it's Costco, it's a large piece of meat -- typically 12 to 18 lbs.

 

[ibglowin]

Ok so it was by the pound. I’ll take a look at what they cost here by the kilo and do the convert. I’d say we pay a fair bit more for our meat. It costs money just to breathe over here it seems at times.

Since a Kilo is ~2.2lb it will interesting to do the math. If you (or anyone in the UK) could supply a current price for brisket. Especially from a Costco in the UK, we could compare easily.

 

[QuiQuog]

Since a Kilo is ~2.2lb it will interesting to do the math. If you (or anyone in the UK) could supply a current price for brisket. Especially from a Costco in the UK, we could compare easily.

Australia, I believe. The Tottenham logo tricked you, didn't it?

 

[tullamore]

here in Ontario, Canada, Costco sells prime for about $8/pound
average is 12-18 pounds or so

 

[cmason1957]

Wow, that's quite a difference from what I find Costco Prime Brisket in Missouri, I decided not to buy another one, when the price was $4.19/pound.

But I did pick up pork butts at $8 off, made the cost per pound down to $2.12 for me.

 

[sour_grapes]

Wow, that's quite a difference from what I find Costco Prime Brisket in Missouri, I decided not to buy another one, when the price was $4.19/pound.

But I did pick up pork butts at $8 off, made the cost per pound down to $2.12 for me.

Of course that is $8 CAD. At current exchange rates, that would be $5.75/lb.