Pork chops cost $4.24 a pound on average in U.S. cities in August 2026, 1% less than a year earlier (BLS series APU0000FD3101). The peak in this series since 2019 was $4.45 in October 2023.
Pork chops cost 1% less than a year ago
Monthly U.S. city average, dollars a pound. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average price data, series APU0000FD3101 (All Pork Chops, per lb. (453.6 gm)), through August 2026.
Year by year
Year
Average
Highest month
Lowest month
2026 (January to August)
$4.26
$4.39
$4.15
2025 (BLS published no October figure)
$4.27
$4.35
$4.10
2024
$4.32
$4.43
$4.16
2023
$4.26
$4.45
$4.10
2022
$4.16
$4.31
$4.02
2021
$3.95
$4.15
$3.68
2020
$3.72
$4.19
$3.37
2019
$3.34
$3.44
$3.20
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A year in progress is marked with its months; a month BLS did not publish is named.
The price index for meats, poultry, fish & eggs
The consumer price index for meats, poultry, fish & eggs (CPI-U, seasonally adjusted, BLS series CUSR0000SAF112) stood at 350.0 in August 2026, 0.9% higher than a year earlier: the category as a whole, where the average price above is one item.