The total beef production in the United States was
26.98
billion pounds in 2024 and is forecast to fall to
25.5
billion pounds BY 2026. Over the last two decades, the total U.S. beef production has fluctuated slightly but remained stable overall.Â
Beef retail in the United States
Beef has the highest retail sales of any fresh meat in the United States , as of 2023. In that year, over 30 billion U.S. dollars worth of fresh beef was sold in the United States. The retail price for 100 percent ground beef in the United States was 5.6 U.S. dollars per pound in 2025, up from 3.95 U.S. dollars in 2020. Beef brisket , on the other hand, was priced on average around 8.84 U.S. dollars per pound in major grocery retailers.
U.S. beef consumption
The United States consumes more beef than any other country in the world . Consumption of beef amounted to around 59 pounds per capita on an annual basis . This was projected to decrease slowly until 2032.