Pork chop prices in the US— average vs. this week's best deals
The official BLS average, and the best advertised pork chop deals Lowtein found this week across 103 cities. Updated 2026-07-08.
BLS average
$4.91
per lb · May 2026
Best advertised this week
$1.39
per lb · El Rio Grande
Median city-best
$2.49
per lb · across 94 cities
93 of 94 cities with offers have a deal below the official average this week. Over the last 12 months the BLS average ranged $4.45–$4.91 per lb.
Weekly trend — median city-best pork chop price, the US
Each point: the median across every city's best advertised price that week (deal prices, not shelf averages). Tracking since May 18 2026 — from the Basket Tracker.
This week's best advertised pork chop deals
Cheapest first, after unit checks and plausibility bounds. Regional flyers repeat across cities — links go to the city pages that carry the deal.
| El Rio Grande — fresh bone-in sirloin pork chopsDallas | $1.39/lb |
| Rouses — assorted pork chopsNew Orleans | $1.47/lb |
| Wayfield Foods — u.s.d.a lean loin end pork chopsAtlanta | $1.49/lb |
| H-E-B — h-e b assorted pork chopsHouston | $1.77/lb |
| Tony's Fresh Market — fresh family pack pork sirloin chopsChicago | $1.79/lb |
| Fresco y Más — bone-in sirloin pork chops value pack / chuletas de solomillo de cerdo con hueso paq. económicoMiami · Tampa | $1.98/lb |
| Meijer — fresh from meijer whole boneless pork loin chopsDetroit · Grand Rapids · Lansing · Flint | $1.99/lb |
| Mazen Foods — fresh boneless pork sirloin chopsDetroit | $1.99/lb |
| Mazen Foods — pork loin center cut chopsDetroit | $1.99/lb |
| Food Pride — usda inspected pork bone-in center cut pork chopsDetroit | $1.99/lb |
What this measures — read before quoting
The average is the official BLS series — real shelf prices, published monthly. The deals are the best advertised prices Lowtein observed in store flyers this week — deal prices, not average shelf prices. The gap between them measures how good this week's deals are, not how prices are moving. Full method: how we check.
What is the average price of pork chop in the US right now?
The official BLS average is $4.91 per lb (May 2026, the latest published month).
What is a good pork chop price this week?
The best advertised deal Lowtein found this week across 103 US cities is $1.39 per lb (fresh bone-in sirloin pork chops at El Rio Grande). 93 of 94 cities with offers have a deal below the official average.
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