Kansas City Livestock Exchange



With 475 offices housed in its nine stories, the Kansas City Livestock Exchange building stands as a gargantuan reminder of the city’s reputation as a “Cowtown” in the early 20th century. Prominent Kansas City architects Wight & Wight constructed the building in 1910. Serving then-massive stockyards–over 200 acres housed tens of thousands of cattle, hogs, and sheep–the Livestock Exchange building legitimized a Kansas City industry that had effectively aided in the development of the Western United States. The offices supported the stockyards until the last auction in 1991, and now house a variety of business and services.