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Sarah Nunley rides on the back of her uncle's truck after hand feeding a stock of Santa Gertrudis Herford Cross heifers with a few black angus bulls mixed in on the Nunley Brothers Ranch in Sabinal, TX, Friday, June 6, 2014. U.S. prices for young beef cattle are soaring to record highs, spurred by tight supplies as ranchers rebuild their herds after years of drought in the southern Great Plains. The gains are a boon to cattle ranchers, but they are contributing to overall increases in cattle and beef prices that have caused sticker shock at the meat case for U.S. consumers.
CREDIT: JENNIFER WHITNEY for the Wall Street Journal
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