"Tutall" > wrote in message
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>
> Last few years the butts locally were in twenty pound packs with two
> chunks of 10lbs each packed together usually about $1/lb. @ $20 per
> package.
>
> This year went to two stores (Costco and Smart and Final ) and both
> places had different brands, but both places the average package was
> 13lbs, not 20, and going for $1.50/lb. So total price was still about
> $20 per package.
>
> Same damn trick they're doing with propane.

The only thing that matters is the price per pound. I bought a couple of
butts and they were about 16# total, a typical size here. Meat varies
because the animals do so forget about package price. Boneless loins were
1.79 today, baby back 3.49, country ribs 1.29