It's back! HEB has briskets for $1.87, limit 2. They went on sale first thing this morning. Got mine at Tower Point, Jones Crossing, and Holleman in College Station.

Still $3/# here

Paid $2.96/lb for one yesterday at Walmart. It was the only one in their meat case.

Cypress HEB is also showing $1.87/lb for whole brisket. I'm guessing this is for select. I'm going to pick up one and also maybe the pork butt at $.88/lb.

Make sure yall braid it.

Pork butts also .87 cents lb

Must be a regional thing, bc the two HEB's in San Angelo aren't priced like that for briskets or butts.

Saturday paid $2.99/lb at Costco for Prime in The Woodlands.

Going to my Rockport HEB, expect NOT to find that sale, never do, but HOPE springs eternal!

Austin area almost never gets in on these deals.

Messaged my sister who has been at HEB corporate for about 15 years now. This is what she said "We have ad zones and then there is special retailing set up for compete stores and grand openings/special events".

So it sounds like it's only in certain areas that it's happening.

Dirty-8-thirty Ag said:

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Messaged my sister who has been at HEB corporate for about 15 years now. This is what she said "We have ad zones and then there is special retailing set up for compete stores and grand openings/special events".

So it sounds like it's only in certain areas that it's happening.

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So when is she going to send out the Texags flier?

aggiefan09 said:

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Make sure yall braid it.

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Have you ever tried Flouro Brisket? It's more expensive, but so worth it. If you need to cut costs, just Braid the point and Flouro the flat.

I'm impressed by several things:

1) A rook making just his 5th post in 15 years to help the OB get in on a good sale.

2) That we still can still see prices this cheap at the store when cattle prices have been steadily rising since the end of last year and are near their all time highs (likely thanks to retailers running the meat as "loss leaders" to get you in the door).

3) That we are so fortunate to have such a variety of selections here in Texas. You want Prime, Choice, or Select? No Problem. Pre trimmed or packer? Got it. Want local raised beef? Just do a quick internet search for your area and be amazed. Go to other states/areas into a store and theyre likely to just have "brisket", it's a gamble on what youre actually getting and forget about having a selection to pick what you want.

Anyways, I'd be off to the store if I had more room in my freezer and I didnt already have two from the last sale HEB ran.

agfan2013 said:

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3) That we are so fortunate to have such a variety of selections here in Texas. You want Prime, Choice, or Select? No Problem. Pre trimmed or packer? Got it. Want local raised beef? Just do a quick internet search for your area and be amazed. Go to other states/areas into a store and theyre likely to just have "brisket", it's a gamble on what youre actually getting and forget about having a selection to pick what you want.

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This is 1000% true. I can get a generally pitiful select packer from Walmart sometimes, or a CRAZY expensive (I think they are prime) grass-fed hormone-free point or flat from a local meat market. Those are usually my options in southwest CO.

ought1ag said:

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Dirty-8-thirty Ag said:

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Messaged my sister who has been at HEB corporate for about 15 years now. This is what she said "We have ad zones and then there is special retailing set up for compete stores and grand openings/special events".

So it sounds like it's only in certain areas that it's happening.

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So when is she going to send out the Texags flier?

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That would be awesome!

She doesn't have anything to do with the meat department anymore. She used to be in charge of something with the premarinated fajitas, then they moved her to label design for the HEB branded items, and for the last 5-6 years her team was the ones that rolled out the ready made "Meal Simple" items that are such a big hit now. Too bad she didn't come up with those outside of work and sell them the line, she would be a bajillionaire, instead it was just some project she was put in to work on that became a huge hit.

I will be dragging her to HEB this week when she comes to visit to make her swipe her partner perks card though!

The wife went to HEB today. They didn't have the discounted briskets shown on the app (and wife didn't ask why). The new ad comes out on Wednesdays and it wasn't on last week's ad, so it might show up on the shelves in a few days.

Another Texas store we need in East Tennessee.

They had them at the HEB in Tomball

Kirkwood/Westheimer had them in Houston

agfan2013 said:

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I'm impressed by several things:

1) A rook making just his 5th post in 15 years to help the OB get in on a good sale.

2) That we still can still see prices this cheap at the store when cattle prices have been steadily rising since the end of last year and are near their all time highs (likely thanks to retailers running the meat as "loss leaders" to get you in the door).

3) That we are so fortunate to have such a variety of selections here in Texas. You want Prime, Choice, or Select? No Problem. Pre trimmed or packer? Got it. Want local raised beef? Just do a quick internet search for your area and be amazed. Go to other states/areas into a store and theyre likely to just have "brisket", it's a gamble on what youre actually getting and forget about having a selection to pick what you want.

Anyways, I'd be off to the store if I had more room in my freezer and I didnt already have two from the last sale HEB ran.

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Truth. From northern VA, you have no idea how good you have it. A packers cut choice brisket - if you can find it - easily runs over $150. Prime? 200-250.

I drive to TX a couple times a year to hunt. Always bring a big cooler to transport briskets back east.

HEB is a Texas treasure.

you can also go to the HEB website and shop by store...have to change the store you are looking at. But it will show if they are on sale. At least that might keep someone from driving all over.....it still doesn't confirm stock though is the only thing

and yes, as far as I can tell from their website for HEB closest to me is that it is a select brisket. Poster above got a prime brisket for only about $1 more per lb at costco. That would be worth it to me

Dirty-8-thirty Ag said:

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Messaged my sister who has been at HEB corporate for about 15 years now. This is what she said "We have ad zones and then there is special retailing set up for compete stores and grand openings/special events".

So it sounds like it's only in certain areas that it's happening.

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Interesting. I was wondering if it had anything to do with areas with a higher Jewish population. I would swear I've seen them do this around Passover before.

Just saw the weekly flyer preview, our stores in Angelo have packers and baby backs going on sale for $1.77/lb starting tomorrow! Was hoping for some .87/lb pork butts too but I'll take the deal they are running.

They're $1.94/lb here. On sale but not in the weekly flyer. And they have baby backs for that same price.

About once every 4-6 weeks here they'll run a special on chuck roast and family packs of ground chuck for $2.77/lb.

agfan2013 said:

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I'm impressed by several things:

1) A rook making just his 5th post in 15 years to help the OB get in on a good sale.

2) That we still can still see prices this cheap at the store when cattle prices have been steadily rising since the end of last year and are near their all time highs (likely thanks to retailers running the meat as "loss leaders" to get you in the door).

3) That we are so fortunate to have such a variety of selections here in Texas. You want Prime, Choice, or Select? No Problem. Pre trimmed or packer? Got it. Want local raised beef? Just do a quick internet search for your area and be amazed. Go to other states/areas into a store and theyre likely to just have "brisket", it's a gamble on what youre actually getting and forget about having a selection to pick what you want.

Anyways, I'd be off to the store if I had more room in my freezer and I didnt already have two from the last sale HEB ran.

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Your second. Three day weekend coming up. Sell the brisket at cost, or below, to sell the rest of the items for a proper barbecue.

I buy a lot of meat from my local HEB, good relationship with the head of meat market. According to him, they are losing about $1lb on the briskets, and that is at the normal everyday price, not this sale price. He again and again told me he was sorry about the price. Take it fwiw.

Can confirm $2.99 Prime at Costco in Houston on ih-10, but they only had 1 and it was a 26lb monster.

Are these any good? I haven't made a brisket in years and got one of these to smoke tomorrow. It doesn't show the grade so I'm assuming Select.

They are select, if grade is not listed you can go by the color of the ink/writing on the packaging. Red = Prime, Blue = choice, Black = Select.

I grabbed one and am smoking today for an early Easter gathering tomorrow at lunch. I think it'll do just fine. You have less margin for error, but plenty of select briskets have turned out great. "It's the Indian, not the arrow".

Brisket went to $2 a pound so I ground it for hamburger meat. Vs $4 a pound.

Nothing wrong with that

BDJ_AG said:

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Can confirm $2.99 Prime at Costco in Houston on ih-10, but they only had 1 and it was a 26lb monster.

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Costco in Fort Worth had a good selection of prime on Wednesday, all in the 12-18 lb range. Makes worth getting a membership a no brainer. The amount I've saved on brisket alone has paid for the membership.

CTGilley said:

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Brisket went to $2 a pound so I ground it for hamburger meat. Vs $4 a pound.

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Very interesting.

Do you need prime to make it taste good? Or do you need to add fat? I ask because even brisket that's not on sale is cheaper than hamburger.

Also, what's the best home meat grinder?

TIA for any help.

No. I never by Prime. Choice does better on the pit if picked out correctly. I waited for selected and cut out the deck since it will not render. There is plenty fat on a brisket. Meat is probably 15-20% fat.

Edit: I should not say never. I do get prime when Costco has them on sale cheaper than choice at HEB