It’s more expensive than ever to enjoy a plate of Texas barbecue, and no single barbecue cut is as expensive as smoked brisket. Texas barbecue joints are selling the meat at a loss, but it’s almost impossible for a Texas barbecue fan to visit a smokehouse and not get a cut. So, it’s important you know where to spend your money.

For folks in San Antonio, we’ve reviewed local barbecue joints to compare brisket prices at each smokehouse. Here’s a rundown of the Alamo City’s brisket prices from most expensive to least expensive.

The Pitmasters champion also has San Antonio’s most expensive brisket at $38/pound.

The Texas Monthly Top 50 favorite carries a price tag of $36/pound. For context, Floore’s Country Store is selling Reese Bros Barbecue at $40/pound.

Pinkerton’s Barbecue downtown offers brisket, sliced or chopped, at $35/pound.

The Broadway smokehouse, which also sells a delicious brisket grilled cheese sandwich, sells brisket at $32/pound.

Rudy’s operates four barbecue joints in San Antonio, including the original in Leon Springs. Today, the chain sells brisket at $31.98/pound.

Celebrated chef Jason Dady’s Two Bros BBQ Market is selling brisket at $31.95/pound.

The revived South Barbecue in Monte Vista is selling brisket at $30/pound.

H-E-B operates eight True Texas BBQ restaurants across San Antonio. The barbecue chain is selling prime brisket at three different price points. $30/pound for lean or fatty brisket, $24.99/pound for burnt ends and $21/pound for sauced chopped brisket.

Smokey Mo’s BBQ currently runs six restaurants in San Antonio, all of which sell brisket at $29.98/pound.

Blanco BBQ on Blanco Road sells brisket at $29/pound.

East of the San Antonio International Airport, the Barbecue Station sells brisket at $26.99/pound.

The Big Bib BBQ off Austin Highway is selling brisket at $25/pound.

In what should be no surprise, Bill Miller Bar-B-Q sells the most affordable brisket in the Alamo City. In addition to the barbecue plates that go as low as $8, San Antonio residents can enjoy an order of brisket for $20.35 at any of the city’s 76 Bill Miller restaurants.