Crawfish Crossing

05/19/2026

Crawfish prices remain steady this week.

Week of May 18 - May 23

Louisiana Washed $4.00/pound

To place an order go to http://crawfishcrossing.com.
Pickup days are Friday and Saturday.

My Missouri crawfish are coming in a little better each run.

The temperature is finally starting to warm up. Hopefully this will up the catch here at Crawfish Crossing. The warmer weather sure is making the geese happy!😁

05/05/2026

Crawfish prices had a bump up from last week due to lower catch rate in Louisiana.

Week of May 4 - May 9

Louisiana Washed $4.00/pound

Don’t worry if you already have crawfish ordered at the lower price , I will honor your price.

Pickup days are Friday and Saturday.

My Louisiana washed crawfish start out freshly caught and then dropped into a large commercial vat filled with fresh flowing water to float out mud and other undesirable material. A conveyer then lifts the crawfish onto a moving grading line where they are continually sprayed with fresh water and sorted into the desired sizes where any dead or too small crawfish are removed. The balance of these crawfish that come to me are then combined for a good field average size crawfish removing only the dead and too small. The crawfish are then bagged and rushed overnight to a pickup location in Arkansas where the crawfish are loaded onto my refrigerated trailer and complete the rest of the journey to Southeast Missouri.

My Missouri crawfish are handled in a similar manner as the method used in the Louisiana Crawfish Company YouTube video. My tanks are flushed with fresh aerated water to remove mud and debris and allowed 24-72 hours to purge digestive tract.

The peak volume for my pond was mid May in 2025. Catch volume remained very good through July 4th week. At some point I have to drain and replant pond to rice for the next year.

The quality of these crawfish is excellent especially after being in a purge tank for a few days. Hopefully larger numbers are coming.

05/04/2026

Purging crawfish is the process of cleaning live crawfish, typically by soaking them in water for 12–24 hours to remove mud and waste from their gills and digestive tracts. While often done with salt (known as a salt bath), this method is largely considered ineffective; fresh, aerated water is the preferred method to produce cleaner, higher-quality, and better-tasting crawfish.

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04/28/2026

All Crawfish prices remain steady this week.

Week of April 27 - May 2

Louisiana Washed $3.50/pound

Pickup days are Friday and Saturday.

My Missouri crawfish are coming in a little better each run.

The peak volume for my pond was mid May in 2025. Catch volume remained very good through July 4th week. At some point I have to drain and replant pond to rice for the next year.

The quality of these crawfish is excellent especially after being in a purge tank for a few days. Hopefully larger numbers are coming.

04/21/2026

All Crawfish prices remain steady this week.

Week of April 20 - April 25

Louisiana Washed $3.50/pound

Pickup days are Friday and Saturday.

My Missouri crawfish are coming in slowly now but not in big enough numbers to count on yet. The size is large if given enough days for traps to sit between runs to allow small crawfish to grade out. The quality of these crawfish is excellent especially after being in a purge tank for a few days. Hopefully larger numbers are coming.

04/14/2026

Louisiana Washed Crawfish prices are lower this week.

Washed crawfish this week are the same as field run crawfish last week!

Week of April 13 - April 18

Louisiana Washed $3.50/pound

Pickup days are Friday and Saturday.

My traps are in the water now and we will be monitoring the catch for size and quantity. As soon as my crawfish are ready they will be available from the website.

04/12/2026

First Redswamp Crawfish harvest of 2026 in purging tank at the farm of Bill Holms (https://www.facebook.com/crawfishcrossing) at 769 St. Hwy. CC, Oran, MO, U...

04/06/2026

Louisiana crawfish prices take a nice drop for the week.
Week of April 6 - April 11
Field Run $3.50/pound
Washed $4.00/pound
Pickup days are Friday and Saturday.
My traps are in the water now and we will be monitoring the catch for size and quantity. As soon as my crawfish are ready they will be available from the website.

04/02/2026

Crawfish Crossing is proud to announce the addition of Essner’s Andouille to our line of great products that enhance your next crawfish boil.
Essner’s Andouille comes to us from Essner’s Custom Butchering near Kelso, Missouri. Essner’s is a local business with a reputation for some of the finest meat products anywhere in the region!
LOOK for other Essner products coming to our website soon!
You may want to head on over to Essner’s and check them out for yourself. They are only a short distance south of Kelso, Missouri right on Highway 61.

03/31/2026

Crawfish prices remain steady for now and are same as last week.
Week March 30 - April 5
Field Run $4.00/pound
Washed $4.50/pound
Pickup days are Friday and Saturday.