The Last Stockyard in the USA

Take a tour of the last operating stockyard in the USA - historic Oklahoma National Stockyards - on Today's Wild West! Please subscribe - tell a friend - and watch us on your local PBS station!
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[@slappinsteve3852]

What are you talking about? There is like 10 stockyards in Oklahoma alone??? Misleading title

[@davidkottman3440]

Major city stockyards is what they're talking about. When I was young the radio would have daily market reports from Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, etc. All "finished " animals were transported to the stockyard in a terminal market city. The 10 you know about are just country auctions, they've always been around also, but are now fewer & larger.

[@davegenske8973]

@@davidkottman3440 Tulsa and Joplin are pretty big. Joplin had 12000 head sell a couple of weeks ago. This video is exactly what happens at Tulsa every week. This is not the the last stockyards

[@slappinsteve3852]

@@davidkottman3440 yeah I figured this was the case. It’s still a misleading title though

[@justbe4481]

@@davegenske8973 I live and do business with Tula's stock yard it's not going anywhere soon .

[@TodaysWildWest]

Hi - Appreciate you watching - No the title is not misleading - it's a quote - from the President of the Stockyard interviewed in the story. You certainly have the right to disagree with her - but as you see in the story - that's the assertion she makes. Not mine. And it certainly is not any deception - at worst - it's a disagreement on facts or opinion.

[@theoldhunter6090]

The Grant family owns the stockyard in McAllister Oklahoma. Still going.

[@Jehucurliss2kings]

And a beautiful family they are. .

[@timcarey7967]

Thank you for this great video I grew up there from a little kid as my Papa was the night manager and retired from the OKC stockyards

[@brentsmith6030]

Dalhart Tex texhoma their is a lot of stock yards left.

[@joeguzman3558]

God bless our ranchers

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

I admire all the cattle farmers who have to deal with all state regulations....

[@TodaysWildWest]

What we're talking about is this is the last of the old time terminal stockyards - like Chicago, etc... that is still operating. Thanks for all the comments.

[@cowcatcher9186]

@Todays Wild West your title is a lie. There’s a good story here without adding lies.

[@TodaysWildWest]

Hi - Appreciate you watching - No the title is not a lie - it's a quote - from the President of the Stockyard interviewed in the story. You certainly have the right to disagree with her - but as you see in the story - that's the assertion she makes. Not mine. And it certainly is not a lie - at worst - it's a disagreement on facts or opinion.

[@cowcatcher9186]

@@TodaysWildWest are you the male voice at the 17 second mark of the video?

[@cowcatcher9186]

@@TodaysWildWest you misunderstood her. I just listened to the whole thing over again. What you and her were discussing was “terminal markets” disappearing. She said they are no longer considered a terminal market. Maybe they were the last terminal market at one point. Once they were no longer a terminal market they were considered a stockyards. There are many many stockyards still around today. Yes OKC is one of the biggest in terms of how many head go through the barn weekly. Joplin Regional Stockyards is another very large one. There are many many more.

[@ben-jam-in6941]

I swear he said OKC was the last surviving Stockyard in the US and then continued to try and explain it was. Couldn’t be true. Can’t even get decent journalism about a non political subject in 2024 and it’s getting even harder to find every day. My family had owned and then sold 3 different Stockyards at different times in 2 counties north Alabama alone since the late 1970’s. I promise you Alabama alone has livestock markets aka Stockyards aka sale barns all over this great state just as most states do in this great nation. Heck they even still “allow” farmers in Europe to get the most competitive prices for their livestock via livestock auction markets.. at least in Britain and Ireland I know for sure. The fact that the average American school kid isn’t taught the process it takes to get food like beef from the farm/ranch to the plate in the broad strokes at least is why most people today… especially people in the cities that never even meet a farmer or rancher in their whole life doesn’t appreciate how hard it is to get that ground chuck in the grocery store. Therefore when farmers and ranchers need the support of their fellow Americans in Washington it falls on deaf ears sometimes.

[@gregsonnenberg396]

This is how you misled the masses . I'm in Oklahoma. We have multiple stock yards here.

[@TodaysWildWest]

Hi - Appreciate you watching - No one is misleading anyone - "The Last Stockyard in the USA" is a quote - from the President of the Stockyard interviewed in the story. You certainly have the right to disagree with her - but as you see in the story - that's the assertion she makes. Not mine. And it certainly is not misleading - at worst - it's a disagreement on facts or opinion.

[@cowcatcher9186]

@@TodaysWildWest I never once heard her say it but you or some other male said it at the 17 second mark and chose to title the video as such.​ you misunderstood her. I just listened to the whole thing over again. What you and her were discussing was “terminal markets” disappearing. She said they are no longer considered a terminal market. Maybe they were the last terminal market at one point. Once they were no longer a terminal market they were considered a stockyards. There are many many stockyards still around today. Yes OKC is one of the biggest in terms of how many head go through the barn weekly. Joplin Regional Stockyards is another very large one. There are many many more.

[@whatthehellol1610]

The ones in thr middle of big cities.

[@patrickmurphy7796]

@@TodaysWildWest You can disagree on opinions, but a fact is a fact.....George Washington was the first US President (fact) - you can't disagree on that....he was a nice man (opinion) - disagree all you want...."The Last Stockyard" is just plain misleading - as others have mentioned all throughout the comments section, there are many stockyards not only in OK, but all throughout the US

[@bubbahyde322]

You do not have multiple historical rail terminal stockyards in Oklahoma. You may have several auction barns but those are not the same. There is no rail and no packer and no historical price setting power at these barns.

[@lesbonser]

I live in rural West Central Nebraska and there are three stockyards within a 50 mile radius of me. A dozen more within 250 miles. The one in OKC is one of the biggest, but it’s not the last one.

[@TodaysWildWest]

Don't confuse your local sale barn with historical rail terminal stockyards. This video refers to the OKC stockyards in relation to Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Ogden, Sioux City, KC, StL, St Joe, Joplin, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston, San Francisco, St Paul, Wichita, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Cincinnati. Those were the terminal price setting rail and meat markets. For those who understand and appreciate that history, it's awe inspiring and moving to see these yards (of those that still exist). Thank you for the video.

[@ftargr]

@@TodaysWildWest did you copy and paste this or what

[@AlexMason-45]

One of? Stockyard City is the biggest in the world

[@danlafleur2151]

Yeah there is more than one in Oklahoma alone. Lol

[@AMJDG]

You forget the Fort Worth Stock Yard - It's still operational...

[@olcowcatcher671]

People we have lots of sale barns in mo one every thirty miles but not historical that still sales cattle like o k c pay attention nice video

[@TodaysWildWest]

Thanks very much ! Appreciate you watching!

[@cementer7665]

Not ONE word about South Omaha, the world's LARGEST, until it, too, closed!

[@2olvets443]

Don’t know what you’re talking about but we have stock yards in VA. Maybe not that big but they exist.

[@TodaysWildWest]

Hi - Appreciate you watching - No the title is not a mistake or misleading - it's a quote - from the President of the Stockyard interviewed in the story. You certainly have the right to disagree with her - but as you see in the story - that's the assertion she makes. Not mine. And it certainly is not a lie - at worst - it's a disagreement on facts or opinion.

[@2olvets443]

@@TodaysWildWest Lie: An intentional false statement. She must be a dem then as they don’t lie they just redefine to fit their definitions, and those that help spread false statement are just as bad IMO.

[@l-cranchjustthinking8302]

Cool video. I've sold several cows through the OKC Stockyard. Neat to see the history.

[@TodaysWildWest]

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[@JohnDoe-do5me]

Kelli is a great person i have meet her and talk with she know the business and love it. SHE DOING A LOT TO KEEP IT GOING HARD WORKING LADY

[@bubbahyde322]

Don't confuse your local sale barn with historical rail terminal stockyards. This video refers to the OKC stockyards in relation to Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Ogden, Sioux City, KC, StL, St Joe, Joplin, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston, San Francisco, St Paul, Wichita, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Cincinnati. Those were the terminal price setting rail and meat markets. For those who understand and appreciate that history, it's awe inspiring and moving to see these yards (of those that still exist). Thank you for the video.

[@37903eral]

We have sale tickets from the famed Lowery Ranch east of Lenapah OK. 17 cents per pound on the hoof going to swift packing in KC. The drove them 23 miles to the pens on the Katy RR , loaded out onto cattle cars for the ride. Hay was charged to the producer at a price of 50 cents per bale, that was for a 3 string bale.

[@marthachanley6249]

When us girls were about 5 yrs old we used to go to the stockyards with our Daddy where he worked 1/2 of his life in Evansville, Indiana. I am 73 years old and this brought back so many memories....loved this, thank you for this video.

[@pjmtts]

Stock yard city… you don’t say

[@TheGhostHAG]

Ya this title is a lie lol

[@TodaysWildWest]

Hi - Appreciate you watching - No the title is not a lie - it's a quote - from the President of the Stockyard interviewed in the story. You certainly have the right to disagree with her - but as you see in the story - that's the assertion she makes. Not mine. And it certainly is not a lie - at worst - it's a disagreement on facts or opinion.

[@TheGhostHAG]

@@TodaysWildWest Well it is clearly a lie considering Burwell NE has a stockyard, so does Ewing NE. Are you thick headed? I get its not YOUR assertion, but if I say "I'm the only person with eyes" is that not a lie in the same way this title is a lie?

[@bubbahyde322]

Sure isn't. Know the difference between terminal stockyard and local sale barn.

[@shoplifeblazin9470]

Long live Fort Worth Texas we the biggest and forever the best stock yard!

[@justbe4481]

This title is misleading and should be corrected.

[@TodaysWildWest]

Hi - Appreciate you watching - No the title is not misleading - it's a quote - from the President of the Stockyard interviewed in the story. You certainly have the right to disagree with her - but as you see in the story - that's the assertion she makes. Not mine. And it certainly is not a lie - at worst - it's a disagreement on facts or opinion.

[@oneeyedog107]

Have to agree with many, the title doesnt match what your trying to accomplish. Loved the content, title will not ever match.

[@chadrogers5925]

Billings Montana has 2 yards, canton, sd,

[@dixienormous126]

It's sad to see the trash that has become down around the yard. The city needs to clean up the junkies and homeless. Stockyards have gone downhill for sure

[@gregsonnenberg396]

The whole Divided States 🇺🇸 are this disrepair and full of so called junkies and homeless.

[@kevinwilliams563]

I remember going to the Omaha Stockyards with my great uncle when I was little. Fond memories of seeing all those cows and pigs in one place at the same time. The trip always ended at Dairy Queen for banana splits. Uncle Con loved ice cream. That stockyard is long gone.

[@bartbullock9742]

I currently live on the Preston trail here in North Texas... You need to change your tag.... Next you'll be saying"last rodeo"

[@TodaysWildWest]

Don't confuse your local sale barn with historical rail terminal stockyards. This video refers to the OKC stockyards in relation to Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Ogden, Sioux City, KC, StL, St Joe, Joplin, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston, San Francisco, St Paul, Wichita, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Cincinnati. Those were the terminal price setting rail and meat markets. For those who understand and appreciate that history, it's awe inspiring and moving to see these yards (of those that still exist). Thank you for the video.

[@bartbullock9742]

@@TodaysWildWest you are so right, but the phrase "the last stockyard"just hit me wrong

[@TodaysWildWest]

@@bartbullock9742 Understood - Appreciate the feedback & Thanks for watching!

[@harpersperformancehorses3143]

As long as they are importing beef the American rancher is doomed no matter how big of a cattle shortage there is. We have already passed by last yrs amount of imported beef because Of the shortage here in America. When by rights it should have raised the prices for the ranchers

[@jeffpetersen2741]

They import beef & lamb to keep producers from making any money but the packing houses are making a killing

[@harpersperformancehorses3143]

They import beef and other farming stuff to destroy our way of life snd bring the farmers to a present level or shut us down so they can then get the land snd force the ppl to do whatever they want because hungry ppl are easy to control

[@michaelmcclure8673]

Click bait.

[@TodaysWildWest]

Hi - Appreciate you watching - No the title is not "click bait" - it's a quote - from the President of the Stockyard interviewed in the story. You certainly have the right to disagree with her - but as you see in the story - that's the assertion she makes. Not mine. And it certainly is not any attempt to deceive anyone or put out "bait" - at worst - it's a disagreement on facts or opinion.

[@TheGhostHAG]

@@TodaysWildWest Quit copy/pasting this stupid excuse to keep your clickbait title. Change the title. Simple as that. Who cares if she said its the last one. You should be more responsible.

[@elibishop96]

There’s at least 5 I know of in florida

[@terryarnold4492]

I can’t speak about every state but there are stockyards all over Mississippi and Louisiana. They may not be as big as that one but they move plenty of cattle.

[@TodaysWildWest]

The OKC Stockyard is the last of the old time historic terminal markets - like Chicago, K.C., etc.. still operating. We're not talking about the many feed lots around the country. Thanks for watching!

[@ricardo8891]

CheeseBurGa N paradise valley.

[@LordoftheOzarks]

Ive seen your explanations, but the fact is that the title is misleading. Theres nothing special about these stockyards, other than the historical factor. The Joplin Regional Stockyards are probably the biggest cattle market by area and by volume in the country.

[@TodaysWildWest]

Appreciation your point of view. I'm not a stockyard - Kelli - the President of OKC Stockyards - who's been around the biz her entire life - is the source for my story - and the historical nature of the stockyards is indeed what makes them special. Thanks for watching.

[@TodaysWildWest]

I'm not a stockyard expert is what I mean to say - Kelli is. I agree we disagree!

[@timscott604]

in the old days in was known as packing town, not stock yards city. it shouldnt have been changed

[@irisproctor6635]

Ft Smith, Ark has a stockyard.

[@heiftonheifton9412]

2:37 luke combs spotted

[@abcderghijk]

The stock yards used to be in Denver, Colorado.. But both places Colorado and Oklahoma STINK..

[@AnthonyFarmsMattUSA]

Plenty of stockyards where I'm from in central Nebraska. And all over the country. Definitely not the last one.

[@bubbahyde322]

Nebraska has never had lots of stockyards. Sale barns yes, terminal stockyards no.

[@TodaysWildWest]

Don't confuse your local sale barn with historical rail terminal stockyards. This video refers to the OKC stockyards in relation to Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Ogden, Sioux City, KC, StL, St Joe, Joplin, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston, San Francisco, St Paul, Wichita, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Cincinnati. Those were the terminal price setting rail and meat markets. For those who understand and appreciate that history, it's awe inspiring and moving to see these yards (of those that still exist). Thank you for the video.

[@lda1970]

Uhhh Fort Worth.

[@jcamisa50]

Great video. 👍 it's great to no how our steaks and such comes from . Sad that there are not that many stockyards around . Thank you Oklahoma !!!!!👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@jackblount7236]

Wrong we still have them in Georgia

[@TodaysWildWest]

Don't confuse your local sale barn with historical rail terminal stockyards. This video refers to the OKC stockyards in relation to Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Ogden, Sioux City, KC, StL, St Joe, Joplin, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston, San Francisco, St Paul, Wichita, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Cincinnati. Those were the terminal price setting rail and meat markets. For those who understand and appreciate that history, it's awe inspiring and moving to see these yards (of those that still exist). Thank you for the video.

[@tocools]

This is a BIG FAT LIE what the heck.!!!!!

[@TodaysWildWest]

No one's lying about anything. The OKC Stockyard is the last of the old time historic terminal markets - like Chicago, K.C., etc.. still operating. We're not talking about the many feed lots around the country. Thanks for watching!

[@bubbahyde322]

Not a lie. Don't confuse auction barn with terminal stockyard

[@gatescompton7876]

Maybe their talking about commission sales stockyards.🇺🇸🤠

[@TonyChin226]

This isn’t true at all. Stockyards are all over the west.

[@TodaysWildWest]

The OKC Stockyard is the last of the old time historic terminal markets - like Chicago, K.C., etc.. still operating. We're not talking about the many feed lots around the country. Thanks for watching!

[@TonyChin226]

@@TodaysWildWest a feed yard is a different thing all together…

[@bubbahyde322]

How could there be stockyards all over the West when the population center of the country was east of St Louis when they were all built? Don't confuse sale barn with terminal Stockyard

[@stevebiddle8912]

Just another reason that I’m proud to call Oklahoma home!!

[@Dandelion49]

I was born and raised in Fallon, Nevada and worked at two stockyards penning cattle and other livestock. Although I have moved away, the town still has at least two. So the Oklahoma stock yard is not the last one.

[@TodaysWildWest]

The OKC Stockyard is the last of the old time historic terminal markets - like Chicago, K.C., etc.. still operating. We're not talking about the many feed lots around the country. Thanks for watching!

[@bubbahyde322]

Terminal stockyard not local auction barn

[@bryanbennett972]

Somebody is a damn Liar in Oklahoma!!! There is a Stockyard less than 10 miles from my farm in NC. There are sales there every other Saturday selling all kinds of Livestock. Sales for Cows, Horses, Mules, Hogs, Sheep, Goats, Chickens, Ducks, even Geese and Rabbits, etc.

[@bubbahyde322]

The only liar here is the one who equates a local sale barn with a terminal stockyard. They are not the same.

[@cowcatcher9186]

@@bubbahyde322 OKC is NOT a terminal stockyard anymore.

[@bubbahyde322]

@@cowcatcher9186 that is correct. The USS Lexington isn't a warship any more but that doesn't diminish its historical purpose, significance or appeal.

[@TodaysWildWest]

Don't confuse your local sale barn with historical rail terminal stockyards. This video refers to the OKC stockyards in relation to Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Ogden, Sioux City, KC, StL, St Joe, Joplin, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston, San Francisco, St Paul, Wichita, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Cincinnati. Those were the terminal price setting rail and meat markets. For those who understand and appreciate that history, it's awe inspiring and moving to see these yards (of those that still exist). Thank you for the video.

[@benjaminpbarrett7607]

There are ALOT of stockyards around the WESTERN United States. OKLAHOMA National Stockyards is the LARGEST (most likely). The others sell cattle, just not as many as the Oklahoma National Stockyards ! I've hauled hundreds of loads out of there. Good video your just not being clear on HOW MANY sale barns are really left and operating in the WESTERN USA.

[@TodaysWildWest]

The OKC Stockyard is the last of the old time historic terminal markets - like Chicago, K.C., etc.. still operating. We're not talking about the many feed lots around the country. Thanks for watching!

[@bubbahyde322]

You're almost right. There are hundreds of sale barns yes. There never were and never could have been hundreds of historically terminal, price setting terminal markets like OKC

[@cowcatcher9186]

@@bubbahyde322 you’re incorrect. OKC is no longer a terminal market. The president in the video states it’s not so you don’t have to take my word for it. Every barn that sells cattle has influence on the market. Yes OKC is one of the biggest.

[@bubbahyde322]

@@cowcatcher9186 I don't say that it is now a terminal market. It was a terminal market, one of relatively few. Yes, all auctions have an influence on the market, they are what the market is. The setup is different today than when the large part of price came from terminal markets like OKC. That's what makes these stockyards so special and interesting to me. Have the same appeal as a classic car or Wrigley stadium has to some people.

[@MrBodyguard380]

Funny, I was just at the stockyards up in Carthage, MO. on Saturday. I’ve been to the Oklahoma stockyard several times but it is not the only one or the last one left.

[@TodaysWildWest]

The OKC Stockyard is the last of the old time historic terminal markets - like Chicago, K.C., etc.. still operating. We're not talking about the many feed lots around the country. Thanks for watching!

[@37903eral]

They are talking about markets we're their were Packing plants. That was where most of the cattle arrived by rail or where trail driven. They were central markets for the packers. In today's market its all feed lots and trucking.

[@marcusmieseler5235]

That’s the Joplin, MO stockyard