About Us

East Texas Livestock

East Texas Livestock is a modern, market-driven cattle auction located in Crockett, Texas, built with a singular focus: setting the market for stocker and feeder cattle in East Texas. Through strong buyer participation, research-based cattle handling, and disciplined marketing practices, we consistently deliver competitive prices and dependable results for producers.

Owned and operated by Paul Craycraft and Case Craycraft, East Texas Livestock represents multiple generations of hands-on experience in the cattle industry. Paul and Case were raised in the business, learning under their father and grandfather, “Bigon” Craycraft. As the operation outgrew the original Crockett Livestock facility, East Texas Livestock was purpose-built in 1981 to meet the demand for a larger, more efficient, and more buyer-focused market.

With more than 75 years of combined industry experience, East Texas Livestock is widely recognized across Texas and neighboring states. Each Tuesday, buyers and sellers from multiple states converge here, creating the depth of competition required to establish true market-setting prices.

Strategically positioned in the heart of Texas cow-calf country, East Texas Livestock has grown into the largest stocker and feeder cattle sale in East Texas and ranks among the top cattle markets in the state, competing with—and often outperforming—sales across Louisiana.

By offering a full range of services to area ranchers and continually investing in facilities, research, and customer service, East Texas Livestock provides producers with the tools, information, and competitive environment needed to make confident, informed marketing decisions. The result is a sale that sets the pace not only for price, but for professionalism and performance in the regional cattle market.