Pork Spareribs
Pork in the Midwest · up 23% this week
Per a typical 140g serving, scaled from the per-100g figures in USDA FoodData Central (Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean and fat, raw).
- 1 SouthcentralCheapest $2.31/lb
- 2 Southwest $2.32/lb
- 3 Northwest $2.99/lb
- 4 Southeast $3.02/lb
- 5 Midwest $3.03/lb
- 6 Northeast $3.04/lb
Buying pork spareribs in the Southcentral saves about 24% versus the Northeast this week.
- How to pick a good one
- Larger, flatter, and fattier than baby backs, and usually noticeably cheaper per pound. A St. Louis cut is a spare rib trimmed square, which cooks more evenly and costs a little more. Look for good meat coverage and creamy white fat.
- What a good price looks like
- Usually $2.50 to $4.50 a pound, meaningfully cheaper than baby backs for more meat per rack. Under $3 is a good price. If you are cooking ribs on a budget, spareribs are the better buy on every measure except how neatly they fit on the plate.
- What you actually get
- A full rack is 3 to 4 lb and serves three to four. The bone fraction is similar to baby backs at around 45%, but there is more meat between the bones, so the usable yield is better — roughly 1.5 lb of meat from a 3.5 lb rack.
- How to store it
- Three to five days refrigerated, four to six months frozen.
- In the kitchen
- Larger, fattier, and more flavourful than baby backs, and they need longer — four hours or more at low heat. A St. Louis cut is a spare rib rack trimmed square, with the rib tips removed; those tips are cheap and excellent braised, so buy the untrimmed rack if you want them. Same membrane rule applies.
- Getting the most out of it
- The better value of the two rib cuts, and the extra fat makes them more forgiving over a long cook. Remove the membrane as with baby backs. They need longer than baby backs — usually several hours at low heat — and are done when a probe slides in with no resistance.
Price from the USDA weekly retail meat report (conventional, per lb). Nutrition per typical serving, computed from USDA FoodData Central.
Pork Spareribs — FAQ
What's the price of pork spareribs this week?
As of the week of September 4, 2026, the price of pork spareribs in the Midwest is $3.03/lb, up 23% from last week. Prices come from the USDA's weekly retail meat report.
Which region has the cheapest pork spareribs right now?
The Southcentral has the cheapest pork spareribs this week at $2.31/lb — about 24% less than the Northeast, where it runs $3.04/lb.
How much protein is in pork spareribs?
A typical 140g serving of pork spareribs has about 21.7g protein and 388 calories (32.8g fat), per USDA FoodData Central.
What can I cook with pork spareribs?
SeasonSort indexes 1 recipe using pork spareribs, each priced per serving from this week's data — starting from about $5.06 a serving. The cheapest are listed on this page, with a link to the full filtered list.