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 2026-08-19.
BLS average
$4.91
per lb · May 2026
Best advertised this week
$1.39
per lb · El Rio Grande
Median city-best
$2.99
per lb · across 82 cities
71 of 82 cities with offers have a deal below that benchmark 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 |
| Tom Thumb — assorted pork loin chops bone-in or fresh boneless half pork loinDallas | $1.47/lb |
| Price Cutter — bone-in assorted pork chopsMorgantown | $1.49/lb |
| Food City — pork sirloin chopsPhoenix | $1.49/lb |
| Hannaford — assorted pork chopsPortland (ME) · Burlington | $1.49/lb |
| Randalls — assorted pork loin chops bone-in or fresh boneless half pork loinHouston · Austin | $1.77/lb |
| Ric's Food Center — assorted pork loin chopsMount Pleasant | $1.79/lb |
| C-Town — assorted rib & loin end pork chop combinationReading · York · New York City · Newark | $1.79/lb |
| Cash Saver — center cut & end cuts assorted pork chopsDallas | $1.88/lb |
| Met Foods — sirloin pork chopsNew York City · Newark | $1.89/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). 71 of 82 cities with offers have a deal below that benchmark.
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