Union stockyards in the United States were centralized urban livestock yards where multiple rail lines delivered animals from ranches and farms for slaughter and meat packing. A stockyard company managed the work of unloading the livestock, which was faster and more efficient than using railway staff. [ 1 ]

A fierce rival of Chicago's Union Stock Yards, the Omaha Union Stockyards were third in the United States for production by 1890. [2] In 1947 they were second to Chicago in the world. Omaha overtook Chicago as the nation's largest livestock market and meat packing industry center in 1955, a title which it held onto until 1971. [ 3 ]

Feb 2, 2025 · In the heart of thriving Oklahoma City lies a more than 100-year-old relic to the city's western heritage: one of the largest cattle stockyards in the world.

Apr 16, 2023 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is home to the largest stockyard in the United States. In fact, the stockyards in Oklahoma City is the largest cattle feeder in the entire world! The Oklahoma National Stockyards spans across 120 acres of land in total and officially opened its gates to the world in October 1910.

By 1966 the Oklahoma National Stockyards had become the sixth largest market in the nation on the basis of livestock handling, representing $125 million in annual business. When the number of saleable cattle soared to 919,280 head in 1973, the stockyards took the nation's lead.

The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., or The Yards, was the meatpacking district in Chicago for more than a century, starting in 1865. The district was formed by a group of railroad companies that acquired marshland and turned it into a vast centralized processing area.

Oct 25, 2023 · The beating heart of Oklahoma’s beef industry—and in fact the largest cattle market in the world—can be found buried right in the heart of the capital city at the Oklahoma National Stockyards.

Union stockyards in the United States were centralized urban livestock yards where multiple rail lines delivered animals from ranches and farms for slaughter and meat packing. A stockyard company managed the work of unloading the livestock, which was faster and more efficient than using railway staff. [1]

Oct 17, 2024 · The company that owns the Oklahoma National Stockyards, the largest in the United States, is up for sale after being led by four generations of the same family. The company owns 102 acres west of Exchange Avenue and south of the Oklahoma River.

Feb 22, 2017 · Omaha's Stockyards became the world's largest stockyard from 1955-1971. Ryan Roenfeld with Forgotten Omaha, says the stockyards opened in 1884 with 7,000 head of cattle.