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Costco Brisket - What's Up?

Webass
Webass Posts: 259
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Last two briskets I've gotten at Costco were primes at 2.99 and 3.49.  Last time I checked a couple weeks ago their primes were $3.99.  Yesterday I was in and their case was full of choice whole briskets for $5.39!  I know beef's been moving up lately but that's a really big jump. 

Anyone else seen this?

 

Lenoir City, TN -  Bama fan in Tenn Vol's backyard. 

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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    The choice ones in my store that are that price are just the flats. 
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  • Gravytrain84
    Gravytrain84 Posts: 322
    I paid $3.59 yesterday. Most I’ve ever paid at Costco 
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  • Shiff
    Shiff Posts: 1,835
    Our Costco just started carrying Prime packer Briskets and I bought one a week ago for $3.99/lb. I was in there a few days ago and they still had lots of them for the same price.  Mine was the best brisket cook I have ever done and am looking forward to buying one again next time I am ready to cook one.
    Large BGE
    Barry, Lancaster, PA
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  • mEGG_My_Day
    mEGG_My_Day Posts: 1,661
    Our Costco has gone from 2.99/lb last fall to 3.99/lb (about two weeks ago on my last trip there)
    Memphis, TN 

    LBGE, 2 SBGE, Hasty-Bake Gourmet
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,794
    As above, the likely inflated choice price is for the trimmed flats. And yes the price has gone up recently but I have seen it that high before, then drop.  FWIW-
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • blasting
    blasting Posts: 6,262

    Restaurant Depot is worth a look for brisket.  Usually 3.49 for Angus.



    Phoenix 
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  • frazzdaddy
    frazzdaddy Posts: 2,617
    3.99 in Cary N.C.
    Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and 
    Two rusty Weber kettles. 

    Two Rivers Farm
    Moncure N.C.
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  • Terrebandit
    Terrebandit Posts: 1,750
    Go to Walmart and get a choice for $1.96/lb.  This was the last brisket I made and it was my best EVER. 
    Dave - Austin, TX
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  • lahlooha
    lahlooha Posts: 63
    My Costco in NoVa was $5.99 and $6.99
    BGE XL
    36" Blackstone
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  • Matt86m
    Matt86m Posts: 471
    Bought one last night, $3.99 prime
    XL aka Senior, Mini Max aka Junior, Weber Q's, Blackstone 22, Lion built in, RecTec Mini 300, Lodge Hibachi, Uuni, wife says I have too many grills,,,,how many shoes do you have?
     
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  • Stubby
    Stubby Posts: 134

    The Greensboro NC costco had some of these bad boys and flats too.. 


    XL.......for now

    Kernersville, NC
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  • sctdg
    sctdg Posts: 301
    lahlooha said:
    My Costco in NoVa was $5.99 and $6.99

    That's the kind of prices we have here in NJ . Never saw those low 2.99-3.99 prices around here . Nothing cheap here in NJ.
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  • steel_egg
    steel_egg Posts: 295
    Hell I can’t even find a prime around here. 
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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    steel_egg said:
    Hell I can’t even find a prime around here. 
    You might want to call around. My local Costco has prime briskets but none of the others around do. Some of the others have things regularly that mine doesn’t have like halal meat at one. They stock stuff based on what sells and luckily it’s a little more country up where I am. 
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  • GoooDawgs
    GoooDawgs Posts: 1,060
    I'm seeing 3.99 at most ATL Costcos.  I find their beef good quality,  but unfortunately they are keeping a ton of fat on the packers and it's inflating the price.   My 12 pounder this weekend had just over 4 pounds of hard fat (not the kind that will render)  so there went $16 before I could cook it.  

    But it tasted great, just have to factor the fat content into the price and final meat yield if planning for a large group. 
    Milton, GA 
    XL BGE & FB300
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  • TEXASBGE2018
    TEXASBGE2018 Posts: 3,831
    Man I guess we are just spoiled down here in Texas. Our Costco in Rockwall always has dozens of Prime Packers and they are always $2.99 a pound or less. The only ones that I've seen that were $4.99 a pound were the SRF Wagyu Briskets they keep in stock. The problem I generally run into down here is not a matter of if I can find a brisket. But if I can find one small enough. I just don't ever have a desire or need to cook a 15lb Brisket. I don't currently have a good way to freeze them and I don't have huge parties all the time. I wish they would stock more in the 8-12lb range.


    Rockwall, Tx    LBGE, Minimax, 22" Blackstone, Pizza Party Bollore. Cast Iron Hoarder.

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  • ceramic_cooker
    ceramic_cooker Posts: 26
    The DFW Sam's Club are selling prime briskets for $3.28/lb
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