Country Style Ribs
Pork in the Midwest · up 9% this week
Per a typical 140g serving, scaled from the per-100g figures in USDA FoodData Central (Pork, fresh, shoulder, (Boston butt), blade (steaks), separable lean only, raw).
- 1 NortheastCheapest $2.99/lb
- 2 Northwest $2.99/lb
- 3 Southwest $2.99/lb
- 4 Southcentral $3.01/lb
- 5 Southeast $3.13/lb
- 6 Midwest $3.17/lb
Buying country style ribs in the Northeast saves about 6% versus the Midwest this week.
- How to pick a good one
- Not actually ribs — they are cut from the shoulder end of the loin, which is why they are meatier and cheaper than real ribs. Look for well-marbled pieces; the leaner loin-end ones dry out much more easily.
- What a good price looks like
- Usually $2 to $4 a pound. Under $2.50 is a good price. They are effectively pork shoulder in a more convenient size and cost a little more for it, which is a fair trade when you do not want to cook eight pounds of anything.
- What you actually get
- A pound gives about 11 oz cooked if boneless, less if there is a section of blade bone. They serve two to three per pound. Because they come from the shoulder, they shred well and hold sauce, which makes them a good stand-in for pulled pork in smaller quantity.
- How to store it
- Three to five days refrigerated, four to six months frozen.
- In the kitchen
- Sold as strips of varying thickness, and evening them up matters more than with a rack of ribs — trim the thin tapered ends off or they overcook well before the thick pieces are ready. Some packages include a section of blade bone; it slides out easily once cooked and is worth leaving in for the flavour it adds.
- Getting the most out of it
- Because they are shoulder meat, they behave like pork shoulder rather than like ribs: braise them low and slow until tender, then finish under high heat if you want a glaze. Grilling them fast like a chop is the usual mistake and produces something tough.
Price from the USDA weekly retail meat report (conventional, per lb). Nutrition per typical serving, computed from USDA FoodData Central.
Country Style Ribs — FAQ
What's the price of country style ribs this week?
As of the week of September 4, 2026, the price of country style ribs in the Midwest is $3.17/lb, up 9% from last week. Prices come from the USDA's weekly retail meat report.
Which region has the cheapest country style ribs right now?
The Northeast has the cheapest country style ribs this week at $2.99/lb — about 6% less than the Midwest, where it runs $3.17/lb.
How much protein is in country style ribs?
A typical 140g serving of country style ribs has about 26.2g protein and 185 calories (8g fat), per USDA FoodData Central.
What can I cook with country style ribs?
SeasonSort indexes 1 recipe using country style ribs, each priced per serving from this week's data — starting from about $3.13 a serving. The cheapest are listed on this page, with a link to the full filtered list.