What will be the average US city price of a pound of ground beef in December 2025?
Started
Aug 29, 2025 05:00PM UTC
Closing Jan 01, 2026 08:01AM UTC
Closing Jan 01, 2026 08:01AM UTC
Beef prices in the US have soared due to shrinking cattle herds, rising feed costs, and other factors (Newsweek, AP). The question will be suspended on 31 December 2025 and the outcome determined using Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data as first reported by the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) database (FRED). As of the launch of this question, the price of a pound of ground beef in December 2024 in the US was $5.605.
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| Possible Answer | Crowd Forecast | Change in last 24 hours | Change in last week | Change in last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than $5.000 | 1.00% | 0% | 0% | +1.00% |
| At least $5.000, but less than $5.400 | 1.00% | +1.00% | 0% | +1.00% |
| At least $5.400, but less than $5.800 | 1.00% | 0% | 0% | +1.00% |
| At least $5.800, but less than $6.200 | 10.00% | -3.00% | -3.00% | +1.00% |
| At least $6.200, but less than $6.600 | 67.00% | +1.00% | 0% | -9.00% |
| At least $6.600, but less than $7.000 | 18.00% | +1.00% | +3.00% | +4.00% |
| At least $7.000, but less than $7.400 | 2.00% | 0% | 0% | +1.00% |
| At least $7.400, but less than $7.800 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| At least $7.800, but less than $8.200 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| At least $8.200, but less than $8.600 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| At least $8.600, but less than $9.000 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| $9.000 or more | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |