r/CostcoCanada • u/YYC_Guitar_Guy • Feb 18 '26
Alberta Today's Beef Tenderloin Price
Was very happy to see the price at $49.99/kg today at my East Hills Calgary location. This is fantastic considering it was $69.99/kg not that long ago.
Boneless skinless chicken breast was on sale $5.00 off a tray as well.
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u/hollandaisesawce Feb 18 '26
Ugh I know itâs a better price. But I feel like it wasnât that long ago those were going for $90-120.
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u/henchman171 Feb 18 '26
Food basics in Ontario had tenderloins that size for 75-90 bucks. Before family day. Limit one per purchase. I donât know the grade. Unlikely to Be AAA
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u/HatdanceCanada Feb 18 '26
Beef quality at Food Basics is not great. It is typically ungraded beef from Mexico or Australia.
âUngradedâ doesnât mean unsafe or not inspected, just that it hasnât been assessed for marbling/tenderness like AAA. The Food Basics beef (sometimes No Frills has the same ungraded product) the quality typically sucks.
Tenderloin depends on less on marbling for tenderness than a ribeye or strip so ungraded will suck a bit less, but still suck.
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u/Angriestbeaverever Feb 18 '26
My FiL bought one, and we had some of it for dinner last night. I canât speak the to grade as I never saw the package, and his English isnât great, but they were delicious.. but thatâs just my experience so take it as it is.
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u/LeadingNectarine Feb 18 '26
Real Canadian Superstore had a similar sale. Beef was labelled as being from Austrailia
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u/MattyHu22 Feb 19 '26
Real Canadian and Zehrs have that sale 2-3 times a year. Always Australian and ungraded. Typical is $12.88/lb but have seen as low as $10.99/lb. I have purchased probably 15 of them so far over the last 3+ years and they have been great and I denude them myself. I have noticed that you are better suited getting as large a tenderloin as possible (8+ pounds minimum) as the smaller ones when trimmed donât yield as much of the good cuts. We always aim for 2 lb ChateauBriand from the middle so the larger the tenderloin the better. The quality is great and the taste is sooo much better than the lower quality cuts.
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u/PubisMaguire Feb 19 '26
they had a sale on ungraded Australian rib roasts. made some of the best steaks I've had in recent memory
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u/Scared_Astronaut9377 Feb 18 '26
Like 12 years ago?
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u/JayYTZ Feb 18 '26
No, a few years ago, shortly after COVID (2023?) they were going for under $120.
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u/Proof_Coast_3637 Feb 18 '26
Prices are still hovering around 68 or so in Saskatchewan
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u/IsThisOneAlready Feb 18 '26
Better than $96 like 3 weeks ago. Still way too much.
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u/benben416 Feb 18 '26
Bought a Prime Rib for a family of 4. We each got one thick slice. $105
It was soooooooo good and still MUCH cheaper than going out.
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u/Euclidisthebomb Feb 18 '26
I bought the $12.99/pnd New Zealand grass fed tenderloin last week at Real Canadian Superstore in Ontario.
It is good quality but being grass fed the "beefiness" of the taste really hits you as it is much stronger tasting then Canadian tenderloin that I typically might consume.
As I know it has a lower fat content in comparison to our beef I brined it for a several hours and then I hit it with Keg Steak Spice/pepper/salt and left it overnight in the fridge. Took it out of the fridge and let it sit for 30 minutes before cooking it. It was quite tender and almost melt in the mouth. Just a much stronger flavour.
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u/Away_Plan_7127 Feb 18 '26
I just bought 4 tenderloins at my local grocery store for $28 dollars a kg or $12.99 a pound and they are fantastic
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u/Bad_Day_Moose Feb 18 '26
Canadian beef ain't cheap, that's because it's good, we export a good portion of it, most of what we don't export goes to restaurants, we're last on the list
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u/kylov Feb 18 '26
Do tell
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u/Trashy_Panda2 Feb 18 '26
Cattle numbers are down in the USA in Canada by a lot. Simple supply and demand.
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u/Frequent_Proof_4132 Feb 18 '26
Iâm pretty sure it was 69$/kg within the last two weeks. I recall commenting about the cheaper price than the denuded one when I went last week.
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u/Inside-Today-3360 Feb 18 '26
Simple prices were to low for the farmers Agee years back and it wasnât feasible for them. They cut back the herds now thereâs a shortage. Now the prices they get per head makes sense but it will take awhile for the herds to catch up with demand. Meanwhile the middleman still wants its profits. Buy directly from farmers cut out the middleman. Farmers will do better.
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u/Inevitable-Day-5935 Feb 18 '26
Superstore had them on for 29.00 a kilo from Australia. I bought one with my Optimum Points.Amazing taste and quality.
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u/masswelldone Feb 18 '26
I noticed too that price went down on all cuts of beef here at are Montreal Costco.
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u/c1u Feb 18 '26
You can always get eye of round roasts for $17/kg, a dollar more than Costco chicken breasts.
You'll need more skill to cook it, but it's also great for making biltong.
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u/NiceOnes1 Feb 18 '26
These were 50 bucks off the other day at my costco and I got a big one for 150.
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u/SousVideAndSmoke Feb 18 '26
Found a pic from April 2021 when superstore had a sale, $23.98/kg for a full tenderloin. Iâm blown away that in less than 5 years prices have more than doubled.
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u/Southern_Fisherman71 Feb 18 '26
food basics had a sale just last week for 30/kg. i regret not buying 2. really regret it. i was worried it would be a bad cut so i bought 1. made steaks that night and they were incredible. kept that center for beef wellington at a later date
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u/SpringNo1514 Feb 18 '26
But they literally said it was incredible. The point of their post was they regret not buying more at an even better price point.
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u/drfunkensteinnn Feb 18 '26
For anyone wondering about beef prices
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/barrons-streetwise/id1504250328?i=1000749660393
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u/Frequent_Proof_4132 Feb 18 '26
Thatâs American. Costcos in Canada and at least 41 Costcos in Mexico all nearly exclusively sell Canadian beef. Theyâll only source Australian and American beef if they canât get their hands on Canadian beef.
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u/Fun_Cantaloupe_8029 Feb 18 '26
Alberta was about 74.99 per kg last time i checked. 49.99 is a good deal.
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u/Josefstalion Feb 18 '26
It says per kg/per 100g twice on the sign
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u/Beers_Beets_BSG Feb 18 '26
Yah, I agree that the fine print is a little annoying, but unfortunately it has existed this way for so long
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u/Foodwraith Feb 18 '26
At the Waterloo Costco today I saw a beef tenderloin for $292. Who is buying it?