Beef Short Ribs
Beef in the Midwest · up 5% this week
Per a typical 140g serving, scaled from the per-100g figures in USDA FoodData Central (Beef, chuck, short ribs, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw).
- 1 SouthcentralCheapest $8.18/lb
- 2 Southwest $8.25/lb
- 3 Midwest $9.34/lb
- 4 Southeast $9.36/lb
- 5 Northeast $10.07/lb
Buying beef short ribs in the Southcentral saves about 19% versus the Northeast this week.
- How to pick a good one
- Look for thick, meaty sections rather than mostly bone, and a good layer of marbling. English cut means one bone per thick chunk; flanken means thin strips across several bones. They cook completely differently, so check which you are buying.
- What a good price looks like
- Commonly $8 to $14 a pound, and once you account for a yield closer to 40%, the real cost per pound of meat is double the label. Under $8 is a good price. They went from a cheap cut to an expensive one over about fifteen years; chuck delivers a similar braise for a third of the money.
- What you actually get
- The bone and fat are a large fraction: a pound of English-cut short ribs yields only about 6 to 7 oz of meat once braised, so budget a pound per person. This is the number people underestimate most badly when planning a dinner around them.
- How to store it
- Three to five days refrigerated, several months frozen.
- In the kitchen
- These are a braising cut and punishing when treated as anything else. Brown them hard, then cook them submerged at a bare simmer for three hours. They render a great deal of fat, so it is worth cooking them a day ahead, chilling the pot, and lifting the solid fat cap off before reheating — the dish is much better for it.
- Getting the most out of it
- English cut needs a long, slow braise — three hours or more — until the meat pulls off the bone. Flanken cut is thin enough to grill fast over high heat and is the standard for Korean galbi. Short ribs render a lot of fat, so chilling the braise and lifting the fat cap off is worth doing.
- Galbi - Korean BBQ Marinated Beef Short RibsRecipe by RecipeTin Eats~$6.13 / serving 4 in-season
- KapusniakRecipe by Budget Bytes~$2.28 / serving 3 in-season
- Gingery Steak and Brie Sliders with Balsamic Cranberry Sauce.Recipe by Half Baked Harvest~$2.71 / serving 1 in-season
- Instant Pot Short Rib RaguRecipe by Pinch of Yum~$2.73 / serving 2 in-season
- Short Rib SoupRecipe by Skinnytaste~$5.26 / serving 2 in-season
- Red Wine Braised Short Ribs RecipeRecipe by Foodie Crush~$5.43 / serving 5 in-season
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Price from the USDA weekly retail meat report (conventional, per lb). Nutrition per typical serving, computed from USDA FoodData Central.
Beef Short Ribs — FAQ
What's the price of beef short ribs this week?
As of the week of September 4, 2026, the price of beef short ribs in the Midwest is $9.34/lb, up 5% from last week. Prices come from the USDA's weekly retail meat report.
Which region has the cheapest beef short ribs right now?
The Southcentral has the cheapest beef short ribs this week at $8.18/lb — about 19% less than the Northeast, where it runs $10.07/lb.
How much protein is in beef short ribs?
A typical 140g serving of beef short ribs has about 27.2g protein and 245 calories (15g fat), per USDA FoodData Central.
What can I cook with beef short ribs?
SeasonSort indexes 20 recipes using beef short ribs, each priced per serving from this week's data — starting from about $2.28 a serving. The cheapest are listed on this page, with a link to the full filtered list.