Meat Cost Per Serving Calculator
Price-per-pound can be misleading because all cuts of meat will not yield the same number of servings per pound. This calculator, based on the information provided by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cooperative Extension (
Buying Meat by the Serving
), will help you to calculate and compare the cost per serving of up to five different cuts of various types of meat (110 selections overall). You can also use this calculator to determine how many pounds of a selected meat to buy based on the number of servings you need.
Enter the number of servings you typically need:
Choose a Meat Selection
Beef: Other Cuts: Beef for stew
Beef: Other Cuts: Brisket
Beef: Other Cuts: Ground beef
Beef: Other Cuts: Short ribs
Beef: Pot Roast: Bottom Round
Beef: Pot Roast: Chuck (Arm)
Beef: Pot Roast: Chuck, boneless
Beef: Pot Roast: Cross Rib
Beef: Pot Roast: Eye Round
Beef: Pot Roast: Heel of Round
Beef: Roast: Rib
Beef: Roast: Rib eye (Delmonico)
Beef: Roast: Rump
Beef: Roast: Rump (boneless)
Beef: Roast: Tip
Beef: Steak: Chuck (Arm or Blade)
Beef: Steak: Cubed
Beef: Steak: Flank
Beef: Steak: Porterhouse
Beef: Steak: Rib
Beef: Steak: Rib eye (Delmonico)
Beef: Steak: Rib, boneless
Beef: Steak: Round
Beef: Steak: Sirloin
Beef: Steak: T-Bone
Beef: Steak: Tenderloin
Beef: Steak: Tip
Beef: Steak: Top Loin
Beef: Steak: Top Loin, boneless
Beef: Variety Meats: Brains
Beef: Variety Meats: Heart
Beef: Variety Meats: Kidney
Beef: Variety Meats: Liver
Beef: Variety Meats: Sweetbreads
Beef: Variety Meats: Tongue
Chicken: Breast, bone in
Chicken: Breast, boneless
Chicken: Chicken Roll, Cooked
Chicken: Drumsticks
Chicken: Leg quarter
Chicken: Thigh
Chicken: Whole chicken
Chicken: Wings
Lamb: Chops: Loin
Lamb: Chops: Rib
Lamb: Chops: Shoulder
Lamb: Chops: Sirloin
Lamb: Other Cuts: Breast
Lamb: Other Cuts: Cubes
Lamb: Other Cuts: Riblets
Lamb: Other Cuts: Shanks
Lamb: Roast: Leg
Lamb: Roast: Leg, boneless
Lamb: Roast: Shoulder
Lamb: Roast: Shoulder, boneless
Lamb: Steak: Leg center slice
Lamb: Variety Meats: Heart
Lamb: Variety Meats: Kidney
Pork: Chops: Blade
Pork: Chops: Chops, boneless
Pork: Chops: Loin
Pork: Chops: Rib
Pork: Chops: Smoked (Rib or Loin chop)
Pork: Chops: Smoked Ham (Center slice)
Pork: Other Cuts: Back ribs
Pork: Other Cuts: Bacon, sliced
Pork: Other Cuts: Canadian Style Bacon
Pork: Other Cuts: Country Style Back Ribs
Pork: Other Cuts: Cubes
Pork: Other Cuts: Hocks (Fresh or smoked)
Pork: Other Cuts: Pork sausage
Pork: Other Cuts: Spareribs
Pork: Other Cuts: Tenderloin (Fillets)
Pork: Other Cuts: Tenderloin (Whole)
Pork: Roast: Arm picnic shoulder (Fresh or smoked)
Pork: Roast: Blade Loin
Pork: Roast: Blade shoulder (Rolled, Fresh or Smoked) boneless
Pork: Roast: Center Loin
Pork: Roast: Leg (Fresh ham)
Pork: Roast: Leg (Fresh ham) boneless
Pork: Roast: Sirloin
Pork: Roast: Smoked ham
Pork: Roast: Smoked ham, boneless
Pork: Roast: Smoked ham, canned
Pork: Roast: Smoked Loin
Pork: Roast: Smoked shoulder roll
Pork: Roast: Top Loin (Rolled), boneless, (Smoked or fresh)
Pork: Steak: Blade steaks
Pork: Variety Meats: Brains
Pork: Variety Meats: Heart
Pork: Variety Meats: Kidney
Pork: Variety Meats: Liver
Turkey: Breast, bone in
Turkey: Breast, boneless
Turkey: Drumsticks
Turkey: Ground turkey
Turkey: Roasted turkey
Turkey: Thighs
Turkey: Turkey ham
Turkey: Whole turkey
Turkey: Wings
Veal: Chops: Loin
Veal: Chops: Rib
Veal: Cutlets (boneless)
Veal: Other Cuts: Breast (Riblets)
Veal: Other Cuts: Cubes
Veal: Roast: Leg
Veal: Roast: Shoulder, boneless
Veal: Steak: Round Steak
Veal: Steak: Shoulder Steaks
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