United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Feature Advertising by U.S. Supermarkets Marketing Service Meat, Poultry, and Shell Eggs Livestock and Poultry Program Agricultural Labor Day 2018 Analytics Division Advertised Prices effective through September 03, 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 Labor Day marketing period. The Labor Day weekend is the symbolic end of summer and the 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 ................................................................................................................................................................. 58 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 ................................................................................................................................................................. 81 Midwest .................................................................................................................................................................... 98 South Central............................................................................................................................................................ 118 Southwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 132 Northwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 137 Beef Steaks and Grinds Ground beef, beef patties, and various beef steaks for grilling. Northeast .................................................................................................................................................................. 144 Southeast ................................................................................................................................................................. 162 Midwest .................................................................................................................................................................... 179 South Central............................................................................................................................................................ 197 Southwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 210 Northwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 215 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 .................................................................................................................................................................. 221 Southeast ................................................................................................................................................................. 224 Midwest .................................................................................................................................................................... 225 South Central............................................................................................................................................................ 226 Southwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 226 Northwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 227 Ground Poultry Ground turkey and chicken grinds, sausage, and patties. Northeast .................................................................................................................................................................. 228 Southeast ................................................................................................................................................................. 235 Midwest .................................................................................................................................................................... 238 South Central............................................................................................................................................................ 241 Southwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 243 Northwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 244 Feature Advertising by U.S. Supermarkets During Key Seasonal Marketing Events (September 2018) USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, Livestock and Poultry Program, Agricultural Analytics Division 1 Shell Eggs Caged and Cage-Free Varieties Northeast .................................................................................................................................................................. 245 Southeast ................................................................................................................................................................. 254 Midwest .................................................................................................................................................................... 257 South Central............................................................................................................................................................ 260 Southwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 262 Northwest ................................................................................................................................................................. 263 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.) Feature Advertising by U.S. Supermarkets During Key Seasonal Marketing Events (September 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 .........................