
Choice beef hanging tender wholesale price — $11.95 / lb
quoted August 31, 2026
Choice beef hanging tender is quoted at $11.95 / lb in the week of August 31, 2026. That is the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week from the single New York distributor we track — not a market average, and not an official terminal quotation. This item is quoted by the pound, as invoiced.
Price history
11 weekly quotes over 3M · lowest wholesale price observed, per lb
Over the last 12 months
Over the last 47 weekly quotes, choice beef hanging tender ranged from $5.99 to $11.95 per lb, averaging $8.57. Today's $11.95 / lb sits at the top of that range. The quote is up 20.1% from three months ago, when it stood at $9.95. The sharpest week-over-week move in the series is 21.7%, in the week of April 27, 2026 ($7.39 to $8.99). Across our series, choice beef hanging tender was cheapest in February (average $6.41) and dearest in July (average $11.95). That is one year of observation, not a seasonal rule.
- Low
- $5.99
- High
- $11.95
- Average
- $8.57
- Quotes
- 47
About Choice beef hanging tender
USDA Choice is the middle of the three grades a foodservice buyer normally sees, above Select and below Prime, and it is assigned on marbling in the ribeye. Because grading happens on the carcass, it applies to every cut taken off that animal, which is why a Choice chuck tender and a Choice short loin share a grade and nothing else. In this group the cut does the work, not the grade: rib, short loin and hanger are steak muscles, chuck, top round and eye round are slicing and braising muscles.
Buying notes
These are quoted per pound on an average case weight, and the same muscle appears here in more than one state, bone-in against bone-out and peeled against untrimmed, with the price gap covering the yield loss and the butchery. Ask what the case actually weighed before you compare two quotes, because the average is the specification, not a guarantee.
Frequently asked questions about Choice beef hanging tender
How much does choice beef hanging tender cost wholesale in New York?
Choice beef hanging tender is quoted at $11.95 / lb in the week of August 31, 2026, the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week. This item is quoted by the pound, as invoiced.
Is choice beef hanging tender expensive right now?
Against our own series, no reference price: over 47 weekly quotes choice beef hanging tender ranged from $5.99 to $11.95, averaging $8.57. Today's $11.95 / lb is at the top of that range. That compares this item to its own history, not to another supplier.
When is choice beef hanging tender cheapest in New York?
In our series the monthly average was lowest in February ($6.41) and highest in July ($11.95). That is one year of weekly observation from one distributor, not a seasonal rule — a single cold season or a freight event can move a month.
What is the price per pound of choice beef hanging tender?
$11.95 / lb. This item is invoiced by the pound, so the quote is already a price per pound — we did not derive it from a case weight.
How much has the price of choice beef hanging tender moved this year?
Up 81.3% over twelve months, from $6.59 to $11.95 / lb. The sharpest single week was 21.7%, in the week of April 27, 2026.
Are these the official Hunts Point prices?
No. $11.95 / lb is the lowest of 47 weekly quotes we recorded from one distributor serving New York. The USDA publishes the official New York terminal market quotations; we link to them from our methodology page.