Lamb is a bit more expensive than beef.
First of all, lamb and beef differ in terms of nutritional value. Mutton is rich in protein, vitamins B1, B2, niacin and other nutrients, and its content of trace elements such as iron and zinc is also high. In contrast, beef, while also high in protein, has relatively few other nutrients. Therefore, from the perspective of nutritional value, lamb is better than beef, and it will naturally be higher.
In addition, the production cost of lamb and beef is also different. The production cost of mutton mainly includes feed cost, breeding cost, epidemic prevention cost, etc. In contrast, the production cost of beef mainly includes feed costs, beef cattle fattening costs, slaughtering and processing costs, etc. Since the cultivation cycle of mutton is longer than that of beef, the cost of breeding is relatively high. In addition, the feed cost of lamb is also relatively high because sheep are herbivores and need a lot of forage to maintain growth. Therefore, from the point of view of production costs, the ** of mutton will also be higher than that of beef.
To sum up, from the perspective of nutritional value and production cost, mutton is more expensive than beef.