Beef and veal price inflation, 2025→2026

Beef And Veal Inflation Calculator

Prices for Beef And Veal, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for beef and veal are 7.02% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $1.40 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Beef and veal experienced an average inflation rate of 7.02% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, beef and veal costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $21.40 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for beef and veal was significantly higher.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 10.84%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for beef and veal during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for beef and veal was much higher.

Price Inflation for Beef and veal since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1947 (41.78%), 1946 (27.28%), and 1979 (27.25%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Beef and veal, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	10.84%
2026	$21.40	7.02%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Beef and veal:

Year	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
CPI	11.625	11.133	12.525	11.600	11.875	12.067	13.025	14.508	14.650	13.950	13.900	17.692	25.083	30.375	28.333	31.233	36.467	36.150	28.542	27.442	27.142	26.717	28.717	33.408	34.400	33.533	32.992	34.167	33.767	32.800	34.350	36.158	36.392	37.858	41.667	43.492	45.450	49.717	59.592	61.308	61.875	59.850	59.542	73.150	93.083	98.358	99.200	100.608	99.117	100.283	98.167	98.758	106.275	112.083	119.342	128.750	132.442	132.258	137.092	135.950	134.850	134.483	136.758	136.517	139.200	148.067	160.467	160.600	175.083	195.308	200.425	202.050	211.060	220.586	218.273	224.511	247.377	263.089	268.327	300.724	322.504	302.062	298.399	302.592	307.362	336.980	368.383	387.828	401.794	423.407	469.315	502.259

Adjust beef and veal prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Beef and veal was 469.315 in the year 2025 and 502.259 in 2026:

502.259 / 469.315 * $20 = $21.40

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $21.40 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Beef and veal).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Beef and veal in 1935. In addition to beef and veal, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.