Allen Brothers steaks review: are they worth it?
Chicago’s steakhouse supplier since 1893, checked per pound.
Allen Brothers sells USDA Prime and Choice steaks, Wagyu and lamb online, mostly as gifts. We read its public store every day with 32 other US ranches and online butchers, so here is every Allen Brothers listing we can price per pound, next to Porter Road and the rest. No star ratings, no made-up reviews.
Allen Brothers prices per lb vs Porter Road and other ranches
Allen Brothers’ cheapest in-stock listing for each cut on Nov 4, 2026, against Porter Road’s cheapest and the middle listing across every other ranch we track. “Middle” is the real middle listing, not an average.
| Cut | Allen Brothers, cheapest | Porter Road, cheapest | All ranches, middle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisket | $13.00/lbPrime Packer Brisket · 1 pc | approx 10 lbs · $129.95 | $15.99/lbBrisket Blend | $15.76/lb (46) |
| Wagyu ground beef | $14.99/lbRosewood Texas Wagyu Blend Ground · 1 lb ea | 4 pkgs · $59.95 | — | $11.99/lb (1) |
| Flank & skirt steak | $23.98/lbRosewood Texas Wagyu Flank Steak · 1 pc | 2 - 3 lbs · $59.95 | $27.99/lbFlank Steak | $29.99/lb (51) |
| Short ribs | $25.83/lbRosewood Texas Wagyu 3-Bone Plate Shortrib Rack · 1 pc | 5-7 lbs · $154.95 | $16.00/lbKorean Short Ribs | $16.90/lb (37) |
| Sirloin | $27.98/lbPrime Center Cut Top Sirloin Steak · 4 pcs | 10 oz ea · $69.95 | — | $35.76/lb (49) |
| Lamb chops & rack | $29.60/lbAll Natural Colorado Lamb Loin T-Bone Chops · 6 pc | 4-5 oz ea · $49.95 | — | $51.13/lb (13) |
| Flat iron steak | $34.98/lbPrime Flat Iron Steak · 4 pcs | 8 oz ea · $69.95 | $51.95/lbFlat Iron | $36.13/lb (21) |
| Picanha | $35.53/lbPrime Coulotte Picanha Roast · 1 pc | 2.25 lbs · $79.95 | $20.25/lbPicanha | $24.69/lb (15) |
| Filet mignon | $39.96/lbChoice Bone-In Filet Mignon · 2 pcs | 10 oz ea · $49.95 | $97.91/lbFilet Mignon | $77.41/lb (43) |
| Ribeye | $59.98/lbPrime Tomahawk Ribeye Steak · 1 pc | 30-34 oz ea · $119.95 | $44.00/lbBone-In Ribeye | $49.00/lb (77) |
| New York strip | $65.42/lb60 Day Dry Aged Prime New York Strip Steak · 2 pcs | 10 - 12 oz ea · $89.95 | $52.95/lbBone-in New York Strip | $45.98/lb (54) |
Porter Road was cheaper than Allen Brothers’ cheapest listing for 4 of the 8 cuts both sell. Allen Brothers sizes are written as pieces times weight (“2 pcs | 8 oz ea” = 1 lb); ranges like “10 - 12 oz ea” use the midpoint. Shipping is left out (see below). Every listing is on the Allen Brothers price page.
Allen Brothers vs Porter Road
Both sell aged, butcher-cut steaks by mail. Allen Brothers is grade-led: USDA Prime, upper Choice and imported or Texas Wagyu, in gift packaging. Porter Road dry-ages all of its beef and buys from pasture-raised farms in Kentucky and Tennessee. On Nov 4, 2026 the cheapest Allen Brothers filet was $39.96/lb and Porter Road’s was $97.91/lb. For a side-by-side of every shared cut, see Allen Brothers vs Porter Road and the best meat delivery services, ranked by price.
Is Allen Brothers grass-fed?
No. Its Prime listings describe “grain-fed, pasture-raised” beef and its Angus tenderloin “grass-grazed and grain-finished” beef (Nov 2, 2026). USDA Prime is a marbling grade, which mostly comes from grain finishing, so Allen Brothers belongs with steakhouse and Wagyu sellers like Snake River Farms, not with grass-fed ranches. If you want grass-finished filet instead, it started at $42.46/lb (Shirttail Creek Farm) on Nov 4, 2026. See grass-finished beef prices and grass-fed vs grass-finished.
Its Wagyu lines (Rosewood Texas Wagyu, Westholme and Stone Axe Australian Wagyu, Japanese A5) had 9 in-stock listings with a stated weight on Nov 4, 2026, from $13.51/lb. Compare them on Wagyu beef prices and Wagyu beef delivery.
Allen Brothers shipping and the company
Per its shipping policy (Nov 2, 2026), 2-day Prime shipping costs 29.95 USD in the continental US and next-day air an extra 99.95 USD; Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico need overnight delivery. It ships Monday to Wednesday by UPS for delivery Wednesday to Friday, with dry ice in an insulated gift box, and doesn’t deliver to P.O. boxes. There’s no free-shipping threshold in the policy, so on a one-pack order shipping adds a lot per pound.
Its Our Story page says Allen Brothers was founded in 1893 in Chicago’s Union Stockyards, hand-cuts and ages its meat, supplies leading steakhouses, and sources Prime and upper Choice beef from small Midwest family farms, typically within 250 miles of the plants.
Cheaper alternatives: ranches ranked by price
If price per pound matters more than USDA grade, these US ranches were cheapest cut for cut on Nov 4, 2026 (how the ranking works):
- Joyce Farms · ground beef $7.25/lb
- Home Place Pastures · ground beef $10.00/lb
- Good Ranchers · ground beef $9.60/lb
- Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed · ground beef $8.49/lb
- US Wellness Meats · ground beef $12.13/lb
- Texas Grassfed Beef · ground beef $10.98/lb
Other reviews: Porter Road, Snake River Farms, KC Cattle Company, ButcherBox, Good Ranchers.
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Questions
Are Allen Brothers steaks worth it?
You pay steakhouse prices for steakhouse grades. On Nov 4, 2026 its in-stock beef we could price per pound ran from $13.00/lb to $139.95/lb. For 5 of 11 cuts, even Allen Brothers’ cheapest listing was above the middle price across the other ranches we track. It makes sense for a USDA Prime gift or a special dinner; for everyday steaks or grass-fed beef, ranches like Joyce Farms and Home Place Pastures cost less per pound.
How much do Allen Brothers filet mignons cost per pound?
On Nov 4, 2026 we priced 11 in-stock filet listings from $39.96/lb (Choice Bone-In Filet Mignon · 2 pcs | 10 oz ea, $49.95) to $139.95/lb (Rosewood Texas Wagyu Filet Mignon Steak · 2 pc | 8 oz ea). Prime and Wagyu filets sit at the top; Choice and bone-in filets at the bottom. Porter Road’s cheapest filet was $97.91/lb the same day.
Is Allen Brothers beef grass-fed?
No. Its Prime steaks are described as “grain-fed, pasture-raised” beef (60-day dry-aged Prime strip and Prime packer brisket listings, Nov 2, 2026), and its Angus tenderloin as “grass-grazed and grain-finished”. Allen Brothers sells USDA Prime, upper-Choice and Wagyu beef, which is graded on marbling from grain finishing. For grass-fed or grass-finished beef, see the ranches on our grass-finished page.
Where does Allen Brothers beef come from?
Allen Brothers was founded in 1893 in Chicago’s Union Stockyards and says it still operates in the same neighborhood. Its Our Story page says its USDA Prime and upper-two-thirds Choice beef comes from small Midwest family farms, typically within 250 miles of the plants, and that it also sells Wagyu (Rosewood Texas Wagyu, Westholme and Stone Axe Australian Wagyu, Japanese A5), lamb, pork, poultry and seafood.
How much is Allen Brothers shipping?
Per its shipping policy (Nov 2, 2026): 2-day Prime shipping is 29.95 USD within the continental US, next-day air costs an extra 99.95 USD, and Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico require overnight delivery. It ships Monday to Wednesday by UPS for Wednesday to Friday delivery, packed in dry ice, and doesn’t deliver to P.O. boxes. Shipping isn’t included in our per-pound prices.
Why are some Allen Brothers steaks missing from your table?
37 Allen Brothers listings are sold by thickness (“2 pcs | 1 inch thick”) or as gift sets, with no weight in the listing, so we can’t compute an honest price per pound. We only compare listings that state a weight, such as “2 pcs | 8 oz ea”.
Do you earn money from Allen Brothers?
Not today. Allen Brothers links on this page are plain links. We don’t publish star ratings or customer reviews, only prices we can check.
Sources: company history and sourcing from Allen Brothers’ Our Story page; shipping from its shipping policy; grades, weights and feed wording from its product listings, all read Nov 2, 2026. Per-cut prices are read daily from each store’s public catalog, Allen Brothers included. Methodology.