{
  "title": "Local Beef Index price report: Q3 2026",
  "source": "https://localbeefindex.com/reports/2026-q3/",
  "date": "2026-09-04",
  "method": "ledger_baseline",
  "comparable_farms": 27,
  "median_full_cost_per_hanging_lb": 7.25,
  "cuts": [
    {
      "cut": "Ground beef",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 10,
      "farms": 79
    },
    {
      "cut": "Ribeye",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 25.7,
      "farms": 54
    },
    {
      "cut": "New york strip",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 23.66,
      "farms": 51
    },
    {
      "cut": "Sirloin",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 18,
      "farms": 43
    },
    {
      "cut": "Brisket",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 12.75,
      "farms": 37
    },
    {
      "cut": "Chuck roast",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 11.5,
      "farms": 33
    },
    {
      "cut": "Filet mignon",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 34,
      "farms": 33
    },
    {
      "cut": "Porterhouse",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 24.75,
      "farms": 32
    },
    {
      "cut": "Stew beef",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 10.95,
      "farms": 26
    },
    {
      "cut": "Flank steak",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 18,
      "farms": 25
    },
    {
      "cut": "T-bone",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 22,
      "farms": 24
    },
    {
      "cut": "Short ribs",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 10,
      "farms": 23
    },
    {
      "cut": "Skirt steak",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 17.5,
      "farms": 21
    },
    {
      "cut": "Tenderloin",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 30,
      "farms": 19
    },
    {
      "cut": "Flat iron",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 19.99,
      "farms": 17
    },
    {
      "cut": "Round roast",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 12.5,
      "farms": 17
    },
    {
      "cut": "Soup bones",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 4.21,
      "farms": 17
    },
    {
      "cut": "London broil",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 12,
      "farms": 15
    },
    {
      "cut": "Hanger steak",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 19.98,
      "farms": 12
    },
    {
      "cut": "Rib roast",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 25,
      "farms": 12
    },
    {
      "cut": "Oxtail",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 10.5,
      "farms": 11
    },
    {
      "cut": "Chuck steak",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 12,
      "farms": 10
    },
    {
      "cut": "Osso buco",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 8,
      "farms": 9
    },
    {
      "cut": "Tri-tip",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 20.99,
      "farms": 9
    },
    {
      "cut": "Heart",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 5.31,
      "farms": 7
    },
    {
      "cut": "Liver",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 5,
      "farms": 7
    },
    {
      "cut": "Sausage",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 13,
      "farms": 7
    },
    {
      "cut": "Tomahawk",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 28,
      "farms": 7
    },
    {
      "cut": "Suet / tallow",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 4,
      "farms": 6
    },
    {
      "cut": "Tongue",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 8.71,
      "farms": 6
    },
    {
      "cut": "Roast (mixed)",
      "median_per_packaged_lb": 11.47,
      "farms": 5
    }
  ],
  "corrections": [
    "2026-09-08: Mumford flat-fee shares and Cotton variable-weight ground beef were removed from their respective comparable indexes. These original aggregate figures are not a corrected current comparison and must not be used to infer a price trend."
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Approved aggregate edition; underlying farm membership and state composition were not preserved with this historical edition.",
    "Published listings are not confirmation of availability or a representative national market sample.",
    "Cut medians describe qualifying listing prices; farm counts count distinct farms, not equally weighted farm averages.",
    "Changes in sample composition can move medians without any individual seller changing its price."
  ]
}