United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Feature Advertising by U.S. Supermarkets Marketing Service Meat and Poultry Livestock and Poultry Program Agricultural Analytics Memorial Day 2018 Division Advertised Prices effective through May 28, 2018 Feature Advertising by U.S. Supermarkets During Key Seasonal Marketing Events This report provides a detailed breakdown of supermarket featuring of popular meat and poultry products for the Memorial Day marketing period. The Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer outdoor cooking season and is a significant demand period for a variety of meat cuts for outdoor grilling and entertaining. Advertised sale prices are shown by region, state, and supermarket banner and include brand names, prices, and any special conditions. Chicken Cuts Regular and value packs of boneless/skinless (b/s) breasts; b/s thighs; split, bone-in breasts; wings; bone-in thighs and drumsticks; tray and bagged leg quarters; IQF breast and tenders; 8-piece fried chicken. Northeast .................................................................................................................................................................. 04 Southeast ................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Midwest .................................................................................................................................................................... 33 South Central............................................................................................................................................................ 47 Southwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 57 Northwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 61 Fresh Pork Ribs, Chops, Cuts, and Sausage Sparerib varieties, various pork chop styles, tenderloins, whole boneless loins, pork sausage, and deli-prepared ribs. Northeast .................................................................................................................................................................. 66 Southeast ................................................................................................................................................................. 83 Midwest .................................................................................................................................................................... 101 South Central............................................................................................................................................................ 121 Southwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 135 Northwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 140 Beef Steaks and Grinds Ground beef, beef patties, and various beef steaks for grilling. Northeast .................................................................................................................................................................. 146 Southeast ................................................................................................................................................................. 167 Midwest .................................................................................................................................................................... 186 South Central............................................................................................................................................................ 204 Southwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 216 Northwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 220 Lamb Roasts, Chops, and Grinds Bone-in, semi-boneless, and boneless, whole and half legs; bone-in whole, loin, rib, and shoulder chops, frenched and crown roast racks; and breasts. Northeast .................................................................................................................................................................. 227 Southeast ................................................................................................................................................................. 230 Midwest .................................................................................................................................................................... 231 South Central............................................................................................................................................................ 232 Southwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 232 Northwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 232 Ground Poultry Ground turkey and chicken grinds, sausage, and patties. Northeast .................................................................................................................................................................. 233 Southeast ................................................................................................................................................................. 241 Midwest .................................................................................................................................................................... 244 South Central............................................................................................................................................................ 247 Southwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 250 Northwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 251 U.S. Supermarket Holiday Featuring of Meat and Poultry (May 2018) USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, Livestock and Poultry Program, Agricultural Analytics Division 1 Shell Eggs Caged and Cage-Free Varieties Northeast .................................................................................................................................................................. 252 Southeast ................................................................................................................................................................. 260 Midwest .................................................................................................................................................................... 264 South Central............................................................................................................................................................ 267 Southwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 269 Northwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 271 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.) U.S. Supermarket Holiday Featuring of Meat and Poultry (May 2018) USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, Livestock and Poultry Program, Agricultural Analytics Division 2 Report Notes and Key to Abbreviations: All information is collected from publicly available, on-line supermarket advertising circulars during the holiday marketing period. All prices are in U.S. dollars per pound unless otherwise noted. Code Key: Beef Conditions Key: n/i ........................ not identified L ......................... limit at sale price BOGO ................. Buy one, get one free % ........................ ground patty lean percent B2GO .................. Buy two get one free value ................... value pack (regular if not identified) BOG2 .................. Buy two get two free BOG3 .................. Buy two get three free A .......................... Antibiotic-free F .........................