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In 2025, the U.S. price for a pound of sirloin steak amounted to more than ** U.S. dollars. That year, the retail price of boneless sirloin steak was the highest figure recorded during the reported period. Before the 2000s, the price per pound remained between **** and **** U.S. dollars. 

U.S. beef production

In 2025, the United States was the second-largest beef and veal producing country in the world, just after Brazil, producing around **** million metric tons of beef and veal. The entire European Union produced a total of about *** million metric tons within the same period. The United States has many cows for the production of beef and milk: in 2025, the country counted more than ** million beef cows and just over **** million milk cows.

Beef cuts

In 2022, roughly 40 percent of all U.S. beef sales were generated through fresh ground beef specifically, making it the largest cut category. Other popular cuts included loin, ribeye, and chuck. Approximately *** percent of all beef sales in the United States were accounted for by sirloin beef that year.