DALLAS — My first real job was working in a butcher shop. I still have the stitched markings all over my hands to prove it. And now all these years later, I have a new scar from a meat experience.

Not long ago, I was at a so-so barbecue joint in Dallas, and I almost choked! It wasn’t on a slice of hastily chewed brisket, either. It happened at the register where the total for two small sandwiches, four sides, and one banana pudding was 50 bucks! Beef prices have beefed up a lot.

Why are prices up?

Professor of Livestock and Food Product Marketing at Texas A&M, Dr. David Anderson, explains what is happening: “We've got record high prices for cattle, the calves that ranchers are selling are record high. The cattle going from a feed lot to a meat packer are record high. And we see that in

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