“Certain meat cuts peak around the holidays, but demand during grilling season can influence prices across most everything beef, poultry and pork.”Consumers should expect higher prices for steaks, hamburger meat and chicken this grilling season as demand remains strong across most beef and chicken cuts. (Michael Miller, Sam Craft, Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)Beef prices keep climbingRetail beef prices continue to set records. Anderson said the Consumer Price Index, which he considers the monthly measurement of average prices and inflation, indicates consumers have been dealing with beef prices creeping higher and higher across cuts. Wholesale beef prices continue to climb, some cuts more than others, he said. “Meat demand has been quite strong, which means people are paying those higher prices.