Grocery & meat deals in Washington DC this week — the cheapest chicken, beef, pork, fish & dairy prices per pound from local flyers

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★ Standout This Week ★
amada valley grass fed new york strip steak
$7.60/lb below South avg of $14.59/lb
fresh family pack chicken breasts
$2.16/lb below South avg of $4.15/lb
food lion whole chicken
$1.01/lb below South avg of $2.00/lb
★ Store of the week
Food Lion
cheapest in 5 of 19 meat, fish & dairy categories with deals this week
This week in Washington DC, Lowtein compared prices at 8 retailers — ALDI, Grocery Outlet, Giant Food, and 5 others. 105 deals priced and verified against the BLS South average. This week's standout: Beef Steak $6.99/lb at Grocery Outlet — 52% below the South average. Against Lowtein's own price history, 4 of 56 tracked items are running well below their usual prices this week — the biggest drop is peppers at Lidl, 20% below its usual.
CHICKEN BREAST
US AVG ▸CHICKEN LEGS / THIGHS / DRUMSTICKS
CHICKEN WINGS
WHOLE CHICKEN
GROUND BEEF
US AVG ▸BEEF STEAK
US AVG ▸BEEF ROAST
PORK CHOPS
US AVG ▸PORK TENDERLOIN
PORK SHOULDER
PORK RIBS
BACON
SALMON
SHRIMP
WHITEFISH
BUTTER
US AVG ▸EGGS
US AVG ▸CHEESE · BLOCK
🥦 Produce & Pantry(8 categories) ▾
Washington DC price history
Every week since Jun 3, Lowtein has recorded the lowest advertised price for each cut in Washington DC's flyers — 21 weeks so far. Here is what a normal week costs here, and which store most often had it cheapest. This week 2 of 15 cuts are below their usual Washington DC price.
- Chicken Breastusual $1.99/lb · now $1.99Most often cheapest: Giant Food (7 of 20 weeks)
- Chicken Thighsusual $0.99/lb · now —Cheapest store varies week to week
- Chicken Drumsticksusual $0.99/lb · now $1.09▲Most often cheapest: Food Lion (6 of 19 weeks)
- Chicken Wingsusual $1.99/lb · now —Most often cheapest: Lidl (6 of 21 weeks)
- Ground Beefusual $4.99/lb · now $5.99▲Most often cheapest: Food Lion (7 of 21 weeks)
- Beef Steakusual $6.99/lb · now $6.99Most often cheapest: Lidl (6 of 21 weeks)
- Beef Roastusual $7.49/lb · now $6.99▼Most often cheapest: Food Lion (6 of 14 weeks)
- Pork Chopsusual $1.99/lb · now —Most often cheapest: Shoppers (12 of 21 weeks)
- Pork Shoulderusual $1.49/lb · now —Most often cheapest: Food Lion (7 of 17 weeks)
- Pork Ribsusual $2.99/lb · now $2.49▼Most often cheapest: Shoppers (6 of 21 weeks)
- Salmonusual $7.99/lb · now $8.99▲Most often cheapest: Harris Teeter (5 of 20 weeks)
- Shrimpusual $5.99/lb · now $6.49▲Most often cheapest: Giant Food (7 of 21 weeks)
- Whitefishusual $7.49/lb · now $7.99▲Most often cheapest: Harris Teeter (6 of 20 weeks)
- Eggsusual $1.99/dozen · now —Most often cheapest: Giant Food (7 of 21 weeks)
- Butterusual $2.49/lb · now $2.99▲Most often cheapest: Grocery Outlet (7 of 21 weeks)
“Usual” is Washington DC's own typical lowest advertised price (the median week) — not the government average the deal verdicts above use. ▼ this week is more than 5% below it, ▲ more than 5% above; — means no comparable deal this week.
Washington DC stores we track (7) ▾
- ALDIweekly ad starts Wednesday · we also track it in 85 other cities
- Food Lionweekly ad starts Wednesday · we also track it in 16 other cities
- Giant Foodweekly ad starts Friday · we also track it in 6 other cities
- Grocery Outletweekly ad starts Wednesday · we also track it in 23 other cities
- Harris Teeterweekly ad starts Wednesday · we also track it in 5 other cities
- Lidlweekly ad starts Wednesday · we also track it in 17 other cities
- Safewayweekly ad starts Friday · we also track it in 35 other cities
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Shop by Store
Where this week's deals are — stores ranked by how many strong deals they're running. Page 1 finds the cheapest cut; this tells you which trip is worth making.
Food Lion
4 strong
Harris Teeter
2 strong · 2 decent
Safeway
2 strong
ALDI
1 strong · 2 decent
Grocery Outlet
1 strong
Giant Food
1 decent
FAQ
- Where are the cheapest groceries in Washington DC this week?
- This week's biggest deal is beef steak at $6.99/lb from Grocery Outlet (and 1 other store) — 52% below the South average. Lowtein ranks every cut by how far below the South average it sits.
- How does Lowtein know if a Washington DC grocery price is actually a deal?
- Every price is compared against the South average from BLS, so you can see how far below the typical price each cut is — not just whether it has a "sale" sticker.
- How often are Washington DC grocery deals updated?
- Weekly. Lowtein pulls the latest Washington DC store flyers and refreshes the prices every week, so you always see the current week's deals.
- Which stores does Lowtein compare in Washington DC?
- ALDI, Food Lion, Giant Food, Grocery Outlet, Harris Teeter, Lidl, Safeway, Sprouts Farmers Market.
- Is Lowtein free to use?
- Yes — no login, no account, and no app. Just open your city's page and check this week's prices.
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