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Many of the people on smokingmeatforums.com (a wealth of info!) do buy in bulk from Costco.
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Costco carries three grades of meat. and can be readily identified as they are color coded, in addition to a price contrast. Prime avg $18-22 per pound.
If you are buying whole cuts, not pre-portioned, Ribs, Tenderloins, Prime Ribs, Filet, or NY Sirloin, Prime packages are all marked in red lettering on the wrap, Choice is in Blue, and the lowest grade, Select is in black lettering.
95% of all beef sold is boxed beef. So, if you are getting your meat "fresh", that would imply, you met the steer before it was harvested. Otherwise, there is a very high probability that your grass feed beef from the local butcher was cryovac, prior to your purchase.