This reminded me to search for this old thread, $4 a pound beef. What are you paying? That was back in 2014 and $4 a pound for ground beef was fairly common around here. As mentioned then, better cuts of beef would cost far more.
I have been paying $4.99 a pound for ground beef for several years now, always called a sale price but on sale twice as often as not. The regular price seems to top out at $5.99 a pound, which I think is the limiting price point around here.