I fucking hate this guys ticks.
"$50 bucks for 3 ribeyes is about the right cost right now"
Where da fuck does he shop? Like a fucking whole foods?
I get 7-8 fillets, cut from a fresh loin, 1.5" thick, for right at $60 bucks. Local butcher. It's not prime, but its as good as all the prime I have had, sans one place in San Antonio years ago. I have put these steaks against all commers and everyone agrees they are excellent, and when I tell them the price, they start using the local butcher.
But yeah, meat comes from stores.....not some shop thats called a butcher.
Local butcher all the way. Better meat and it's cheaper.