The cattle business was Kansas City’s first million dollar business. In fact, at one time, Kansas City’s stockyards were a multi-million dollar a day business. At their peak, Kansas City’s stockyards were the second busiest stockyards in the United States. Surpassed only by the stockyards in Chicago.
In 1923, 3,500,000 hogs, 350,000 calves, 1,000,000 sheep, plus 40,000 horses were shipped through Kansas City’s stockyards.
The world record for one day’s receipt of cattle was set in Kansas City: 60,206 head of cattle.
Thinking About Becoming a Real Estate Developer? 