I have just been buying much less beef because the prices have become so dang high!
When the stores find they are not selling any they will slash prices to get rid of what they carry then the suppliers will have to take notice when the re-orders drop.
Beef unlike gasoline is not a required buy. I have been cooking chicken and pork more than anything else simply due to the cost.
I noticed very few sales on beef last year and so far this year. Especially on Tri-Tips. Out here in California Tri-Tips are almost always on sale at one store or another. Now that grilling season is here I hope that trend changes.