How to Get a Discount on Steaks and Meat at Sam’s Club

As summer draws near, we enter the peak steak season. Many eagerly await the opportunity to grill sizzling steaks outdoors throughout the summer, yet the increasing cost of groceries poses concerns for consumers nationwide, particularly when it comes to high-quality and high-cost ingredients like meat.

We’re always on the lookout for ways to get good quality groceries for less, and TikTok is highlighting a budget-friendly meat hack at Sam’s Club that every steak lover needs to know about. Even better, this trick applies to a range of proteins, from ground beef to premium cuts like filet mignon or even pork chops.

This simple strategy will require you to get more comfortable with the butcher counter, but you don’t need to feel intimidated; the experts in the meat department at this warehouse retailer are there to help you. Here’s how to hack meat prices at Sam’s Club to save time and money.

How can you save money on meat at Sam’s Club? 

Instead of buying the more common pre-cut and pre-packaged meat from the grocery store — like a package of sliced sirloin steaks — you can purchase whole cuts of meat for a lower price per pound.

One TikTok user demonstrates how they picked up a whole boneless pork loin for $15.98, rang the bell at a Sam’s Club butcher station, and requested the butcher to cut the meat into 1-inch chops. After the entire pork loin was sliced into 15 pieces (at no extra cost for the service), they compared its price to a package of six pre-cut boneless pork loin chops. Overall, the content creators paid $1.98 per pound compared to the usual $2.78 per pound, resulting in savings of $12 across 15 pork chops.

Although the total cost of a large piece of meat may be higher than your usual ready-to-cook steaks, this strategy will not only help you save money per meal but also stock more meat at once. In the long run, with all the extra protein you can freeze and store for later, this hack is likely to save you time by eliminating a few visits to the grocery.

How do you cut a piece of meat into steaks? 

It might seem intimidating at first—the idea of buying uncut meat and figuring out what to do with it—but with the right knowledge and the help of your butcher, this task will become easy and accessible. Content creator Meredith Hayden (@wishbonekitchen) does a great job of explaining essential butcher vocabulary and how you can turn a larger piece of meat into steaks or chops.

In a quick rundown of what a steak is and how to order different cuts of meat, the TikToker and cookbook author explains that filet mignon consists of individual pieces of meat cut from a larger beef tenderloin, ribeye steaks are slices of a rib roast, and sirloin steaks are cut from a sirloin. 

Thinking of whole meat this way can help you feel more familiar with where your favorite steak cuts come from. From there, you can confidently buy your meat in bulk for lower prices at Sam’s Club and — if you feel empowered enough — even slice it yourself at home. 

If you decide to cut meat into individual portions yourself, keep a few key tips in mind: ensure the meat is patted dry, use a sharp knife, and slice against the grain.

How do you get Sam’s Club to slice meat for you?

If you’re not comfortable slicing a whole roast or loin into individual servings at home, don’t worry; you can get a larger piece of meat sliced for you at the butcher counter at Sam’s Club. If you don’t see a butcher available, check for a bell to ring or ask a nearby employee to help you find the butcher. From there, all you have to do is tell them how thick you want your steaks sliced, at no extra cost.

Looking to stock up for hamburger season? Another TikTok user shares that you can buy ground beef by the case — a large format box filled with individually portioned packs of ground beef — from Sam’s Club and save roughly $1.30 per pound, although this price may vary depending on location. She does recommend that customers preorder the case of ground beef in advance for pickup, using the Sam’s Club app, and the superstore’s website details that you must notify it 24 hours in advance of purchasing a case of beef. 

Whether you choose to get your meat sliced at the butcher counter, snag enough ground beef to make burgers every week this summer, or decide to find your inner butcher and roll up the sleeves to chop some ribeye at home, you definitely don’t want to miss out on this deal at Sam’s Club.