Flyover Country
Texas and Nebraska are two of the top cattle states in the United States. Both states have a large number of cattle farms and feedlots, making them major contributors to the country's beef production.
Kansas had railroads
cattle drive
Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, and Utah.
The took them to a stockyard like Kansas City where they put them in cattle cars.
Montana's landscape is so rugged and rough that it's quite impossible to build or expand any large suburban lots or cities in it. It's not even suitable for growing crops. So, agricultural-wise, it's best to run livestock like cattle and horses on the land. And those who live in Montana are a bit more tougher than those who live in areas where it's easy to expand cities.
Cattle.
Abilene, Kansas
Here is a list of top cattle producing states 1. Texas 2. Oklahoma 3. Missouri 4. Nebraska 5. South Dakota 6. Montana 7. Kansas 8. Kentucky 9. Tennessee 10.Florida 9.
Kansas and Oklahoma are the top states for housing and feeding finisher cattle.
You might be thinking of the Chisholm Trail that was used to drive cattle from Texas to Kansas.