Welcome to B.R. Cutrer — The Brahman Ranch dedicated to reaching new heights of excellence.
A Family Heritage of Cattle, Land, Faith, and Courage.
Honoring a 150+ year family heritage built on the pillars of faith, courage, and integrity, B.R. Cutrer is redefining the future of legendary Brahman cattle, to set new international standards in quality, pedigree, and performance.
Founded by Brandon and Rachel Cutrer, the B.R. Cutrer Ranch is home to the renowned BRC brand and has gained global recognition for embracing innovation and modernity, while upholding the values of cattle ranching tradition.
It all began one hundred and eighty years ago…
Texas was a new frontier and, while Rachel Cutrer’s ancestors had survived the war of Texas Independence, life as they knew it would never be the same again. They returned home only to find that many of their dwellings had been burned down by the Mexican army. Driven by courage and perseverance, they started over again and eventually went on to develop the American Brahman breed of cattle that we know and love today.
The Origins of BRC
Since the great Texas frontier, cattle ranching has been the lifeblood of the family—one relative served as a Texas Ranger, driving cattle along the Chisholm Trail; another farmed thousands of acres along the Brazos River, building a life for his family and several other sharecroppers on his family’s land. And, equally important, many of the Cutrer family ancestors served our country as veterans in the U.S. Armed Forces.
In 1936, Rachel’s fourth generation great grandmother, Rachel Ann Northington Hudgins, who was a pioneer Texas rancher, became the first woman in Wharton county to register her own cattle brand. Together with her four sons, she founded the cattle ranching operation that became known as J.D. Hudgins, Inc.—the largest Brahman ranch in the USA and the proud owners of Manso, who remains the most significant Brahman bull in history.
Rachel Cutrer herself was born and raised on a Brahman cattle operation owned by her grandparents, Sloan and Mollie Williams. They graciously allowed Rachel to be an integral part of that operation from 1979 to 2019 and today many BRC cattle still carry their legacy brand.
Throughout her life, Rachel’s cattle have been identified with the "R" shoulder brand. For 40 years the "R" shoulder brand built a worldwide following, which has since created tremendous demand for B.R. Cutrer’s innovative new "BRC" brand. BRC has become an icon and a global status symbol of Brahman bloodline excellence.
BRC: Where Legacy Meets Modernity
BRC: The Forefront of a New Generation
Committed to honoring those who came before us by continuing to elevate the Brahman breed, our B.R. Cutrer team works tirelessly to elevate Brahman industry standards.
Faced with frontiers quite different from those of our ancestors, but nonetheless pertinent and still requiring faith, courage, hard work, and passionate persistence, we devote our lives to raising the world’s most exceptional Brahman cattle.
We believe that today’s frontiers are achieved by building loyal relationships, by leveraging science, and by constantly innovating.
The stories and traditions of our forefathers, who paved the way for the Brahman operation we run today, inspire us to continue to pursue our vision for the future—a vision of excellence, in which our cattle receive the very best care and, in turn, our clientele enjoy the best value for their investment.
We would like nothing more than to welcome you to the B.R. Cutrer family. Please contact us for personalized assistance.
Our Philopshy
Committed to providing you with the best Brahman experience possible, we have assembled a talented team of top young professionals in the Brahman breed and beef industry.
Driven by the philosophy that excellence is rarely achieved by one person working alone, the B.R. Cutrer team is highly collaborative and completely devoted to serving our valued clientele.
For us, cattle ranching is the most fulfilling profession—we find solace in the land, the environment, and our cattle. A hard day’s work, a job well done, and knowing that we’re creating a better future for the next generation is one of life’s keenest pleasures. We look forward to assisting you.
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Meet The Team Behind The Next Generation of Brahman
Brandon H. Cutrer
Owner and Co-General Manager
Rachel Cutrer
Owner and Co-General Manager
Harley Wade
Show Cattle Manager
Ing. Fransisco Javier Garcia
Bull Development Manager
Keaton Dodd
Director of Genetics
Devoted to Brahman genetic excellence, Keaton Dodd oversees the BRC Genomics and Performance Programs, as Director of Performance and Genetics. Keaton earned both his B.S. of Animal Science and his M.S. in Animal Breeding Science from Texas A&M University, where his graduate research centered on the history of Brahman pedigrees and genetics. Keaton is also an experienced livestock judge, has served as a coach of the Livestock Judging Team, and coordinates the Brahman Country Genetics Cooperator Program. Keaton has a passion for customer service, education, and helping BR customers achieve their ranching and profit goals.
A Commitment to Brahman Excellence
At B.R. Cutrer, we prioritize our values:
Glorify God
To glorify God in all that we do, while placing our second priority on our marriage and our children.
Be Best in Class
To offer our clientele the highest quality future Brahman by raising outstanding replacement Brahman females and dependable, fertile Brahman bulls..
Deliver the Most Value
To ensure our customers enjoy the greatest return on their investment when using BRC Brahman bulls or females to raise heavier, healthier calves.
Improve the Global Beef Industry
To continually raise Brahman AI Sires that make a noticeable difference in the Brahman breed and improve the global beef industry.
Feed the World
To give back to humanity by doing our part to provide wholesome, healthy, and nourishing Brahman beef.
Set New Standards
To continue to lead the way forward in Brahman pedigree by constantly innovating and progressing Brahman genetics, bloodlines, and character.
BRC Colleagues and Collaborators
Celebrating BRC’s 150+ Year Heritage
"May his favor be upon you, for a thousand generations, and your children, and their children, and their children, and their children." -"The Blessing" Elevation Worship
While the BRC brand is known for next-generational innovation, our traditional values and rich heritage remain at the core of everything we do. We would therefore be remiss not to pay tribute to the seven generations of Brahman ranchers who came before us. Visionaries of their time, these brave men and women worked tirelessly, risking it all to build a better life for our family. They paved the way for excellence, inspired us, mentored us, and instilled in us that the most important resources of all are the people who devote their lives to the cattle. It is them we must thank and remember, for they are the reason that B.R. Cutrer exists today and has since become one of the most respected Brahman cattle operations in the world. To explore our heritage, please enjoy our generational timeline below:
Major Andrew Northington Receives A Texas Land Grant
Major Andrew Northington, the 6x great grandfather of Mollie Cutrer and Ann Catherine Cutrer, and the 5x great grandfather of Rachel Cutrer, was born March 9, 1792 in North Carolina. On May 28, 1831, Andrew received his first Texas land grand, as part of Stephen F. Austin’s third colony in Texas. Major Northington was the son of parents of wealth ... Read More
Hudgins Family Settles in Wharton County
Joel Hudgins Family builds pioneer Home in Wharton County, and begins ranching with commercial grade cattle.
First Woman-Owned Cattle Brand
Rachel Ann Northington Hudgins registers her own cattle brand in Wharton County, as a widow woman in an untamed land: TEXAS.
Gustavous Banowsky
Gustavous Banowsky, Annie and Mollie Cutrer’s 3x great grandfather, was born in Berlin and came to Texas at six months old. He joined the Civil War at 15 years old, and then later joined the Texas Rangers, serving the Big Bend region, including facing Indian raids and driving cattle on the Chisolm trail. Gus instituted within his family the virtues ... Read More
Brazilian Importation
J.D. Hudgins, Rachel’s ancestors, made a significant importation of Brahman cattle from Brazil that went on to shape the modern Brahman as it is today. Pictured here is Jim Forgason, Rachel’s 3x Great GrandFather.
Ethel Hudgins Forgason
Ethel Hudgins Forgason (1884-1972) is the second inspiring woman in the BRC family tree. Ethel married Jim Forgason. As the sister to Walter Hudgins, she was just as an astute cattle breeder as the men in her family. Even at an older age, she maintained daily care of the J.D. Hudgins herd bulls, like this one.
The Start of Rachel’s Herd
Rachel’s grandparents, Sloan and Mollie Williams, gave Rachel +Miss V8 617/2 as a gift to start her Brahman herd. That young heifer went on to be a two-time Reserve National Champion Female, and held the #1 spot in the ABBA Register of Renown for over 25 years. This cow gave Rachel the start of her herd. For their entire life, ... Read More
Rachel and Suva
Throughout her life, Rachel has been blessed to “know” so many great bulls of the breed. And by “knowing,” we mean actually knowing. Knowing their favorite scratching spots, knowing them by name, feeding them by hand. We live and breathe Brahman cattle, from a hands on perspective. She is pictured here with the #1 Bull of the ABBA Register of ... Read More
Love for Brahman Is In Our Blood
As a young girl, Rachel grew up on the Brahman show road. Her father taught her that there’s nothing a girl can’t do and gave her opportunities to grow and expand. Here she is showing the calf of the National Champion Female in 1982. Throughout her time with her former ranch position, even until her last year there, Rachel always ... Read More
Rachel and Mary Poppins Win The All American
In her first All American, Rachel and “Mary Poppins” were named Grand Champion Female of the AJBA All American. This story and heifer are the inspiration or Rachel’s “Sarah the Showman” children’s books.
National Champion At 11 Years Old
Rachel exhibited the 1990 National Champion Female with her bred-and-owned cow, “Amber.” During this time, it was unheard of for a youngster to show in the open shows with “the men.” Rachel had a special touch with Amber. They were a team and she boldly competed in the open shows – as a young girl. Even today, many of the ... Read More
State Cattlemen’s Programs Shape a Young Leader
Brandon, pictured far left, served as the president of the Mississippi Junior Cattlemen’s Association, allowing him to attend national beef industry events and network with beef industry leaders. This sparked his interest in cattle performance programs and technology.
The Most Successful Junior Grey Brahman Career of AJBA History
Rachel finishes one of the most successful junior Brahman careers of all time. Rachel exhibited six Grand Champion Grey Females at the Brahman All-American, a record that still stands today. She was also a two-time Grand Champion Showman of the Brahman breed. She is pictured here with one of her most successful junior show heifers, Miss V8 180/5, who was ... Read More
Rachel Creates Ranch House Designs
Rachel Cutrer forms Ranch House Designs, Inc., as a “side hustle” while she is a student at Texas A&M University. Over the last two decades, Ranch House has grown to be the leading livestock ad agency in the world, serving over 800 ranchers in their web design, graphic design, and purebred cattle marketing needs.
Rachel Earns M.S. at Michigan State University
From 2001 to 2003, Rachel lived in Lansing, Michigan, while completing her master’s degree under the legendary leaders in animal science: Dr. Harlan Ritchie, Dr. Dave Hawkins, and ag communications guru Dr. Kirk Heinze. During this time, Rachel worked for the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station and Michigan Cattlemen’s Association developing Beef Quality Assurance programs.
Brandon Serves as MJCA President
Brandon served as president of the Mississippi Junior Cattlemen’s Association. This opportunity allowed him to grow his leadership skills, expand his beef industry horizons, and set the foundation for his love of the beef industry.
Rachel Elected to ABBA Board
Rachel Cutrer elected to American Brahman Breeders Association board of directors, allowing three generations of our family to serve simultaneously on the board of directors. Rachel served on the executive board also from 2010 to 2014.
Brandon Works with J-S Genetics
Brandon develops a special relationship with Jeff Smith, who serves as his mentor in the cattle business.
Making Brahman History
Miss V8 100/7, bred and owned by BRC, makes Brahman history as the first polled grey Brahman female to be named National Champion. 100/7 later went on to produce our most famous sire, Noble. This was our first National Champion as a married couple. Since then, BRC has been the breeder of more National Grand Champion and International Grand Champion ... Read More
A Marriage of Two Brahman Fanatics
When Brandon and Rachel met at the 2009 All American (Brahman junior nationals), they quickly fell in love and knew it was a match from God. We dated briefly, and got engaged at the Houston Livestock Show, right after +Miss V8 797/6 went into the Register of Renown. We married in a small intimate wedding in Wharton County in May ... Read More
BRC Begins Focus on Carcass Improvement
During this time, we realized the Brahman breed needed some major improvement in carcass traits and felt someone needed to step up and lead this charge. Brandon Cutrer accepted the task. He began spearheading the largest carcass evaluation program of purebred Brahman steers in the ABBA’s Carcass Evaluation Project over the decade of 2010 to 2010, and improved our average ... Read More
Purchase of Females from Locke Division, JD Hudgins
Brandon and Rachel married, with Brahman cattle as their life’s passion and God as their foundation. Rachel’s grandfather, Sloan Williams, invited Brandon to come work alongside him at his ranch, where we spent the first decade of our marriage. This year, we used all of our personal savings to purchase a group of cattle from J.D. Hudgins, Locke Division to ... Read More
A Noble Partnership
Brandon and John Locke partner on a joint flush between JDH Elmo and Miss V8 100/7 – as a gift to Rachel for her birthday. This flush results in Mr. V8 458/7 “Noble” – who was originally owned 50/50 by the Cutrer’s and Locke family. A 50% interest was sold to Sam Sparks when Noble was still on the cow.
TAMU Outstanding Young Alumni
In the fall 2012, Rachel was named Outstanding Young Alumni of Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She, along with her close friend, Cari Rincker, were selected as the first-ever recipients of this award. Rachel is pictured with Dr. Mark Hussey at the awards ceremony.
Guatemala Trade Mission
Brandon and Rachel participate in an official ABBA delegation to Guatemala to promote the Brahman breed. This trip was the start of our love for international travel and basis for building many friendships with breeders across Central America.
382 Wins Houston
In March 2013, we exhibited our first International Champion Female as a married couple, with +Miss V8 382/7. This female was actually bred by Jeff Smith, and Brandon purchased half-interest in her as a embryo. When we got married, Mr. Jeff gave us his and Mrs. Tammy’s half as our wedding gift. 382 came over to Texas with Brandon as ... Read More
Purchase of D Bar Mature Cow Herd
After we paid off our loan of our first purchase from the Locke cows, we heard that Sam and Nan Duplantis were looking to downsize and sell a large majority of their mature cows in the fall of 2013. We were very familiar with this program and immediately drove to Erath, Louisiana to look at the herd. Despite Mr. Sam’s ... Read More
Judging in Nicaragua
In December 2013, Brandon judged his first major international Brahman show: National Brahman Show of Nicaragua. We were able to experience this trip thanks to the mentorship of David Domsch and Rene Bequillard. This country is very dear to our hearts. Brandon judged in Mexico, Nicaragua and Colombia prior to Annie being born, and now stays close to home mostly ... Read More
Brandon Elected to ABBA Board
Brandon Cutrer elected to American Brahman Breeders Association board of directors, making us the first husband and wife to serve simultaneously on the board. Brandon served on the performance, show, and membership committees. We both retired from the board in 2020.
Butterfly AC Established
Our youngest daughter, Ann Catherine Cutrer, was born in 2015. She too was named in honor of her great-grandmother, Ann Catherine Sloan Williams (Dadaw’s mother). Annie’s brand, the “Butterfly AC” was also designed by Annie’s grandfather, Jim Williams. Annie’s great-grandfather Sloan Williams’ invited her to be part of his ranch, V8 Ranch from 2015 to 2019. Now Annie’s brand is ... Read More
Purchase of Southern Cattle Company Herd
John Down, owner of Southern Cattle Company, called Rachel a few days before Houston and said he’d like to sell out his Brahman cattle. We had established a close relationship with Mr. Down, as he had purchased several cattle from us over the previous few years. Rachel said, give me 30 minutes to call Brandon, but I’m giving you my ... Read More
Brahman County Beef Established
Also in 2018, we formed Brahman Country Beef LLC, the USA’s first 100% Brahman branded beef program. This beef features purebred Brahman steers raised and fed on our ranch, featuring our genetics. This program allowed BRC to basically experience the beef supply chain full circle – from seedstock bull sales, to selling retail beef. This program was only possible due ... Read More
Boom Shaka Laka Earns Back to Back Houston Champions
In March 2018, Miss V8 21/8 “Boom Shaka Laka” made Brahman breed history by being named the breed’s only two-time Houston Grand Champion Grey Female. Her mother, +Miss V8 382/7 was also a past Houston Grand Champion. And, Boom Shaka Laka is the dam of the 2020 Houston Grand Champion Grey Brahman Female, Miss V8 824/7 (Bred by BRC and ... Read More
Aggie 100
Our cattle entity, Brandon H. Cutrer, LLC was named to the Aggie 100 list. This award is given by Texas A&M University to the top 100 fastest growing Aggie-owned businesses. We also earned this award in 2019. This award was largely due in part to the growth and expansion we had been focusing on since the D-Bar purchases, and the ... Read More
Mollie’s First All American
Mollie Jo Cutrer participates at her first All American, making her the second generation of BRC to participate in AJBA program. Mollie exhibited a Division Champion Female, Queenie (Miss V8 818/8), and was named 2nd High Point All Around Exhibitor of her age division.
BRC Established
BR Cutrer, Inc. was formed in September 2019, as we closed the chapter of our affiliation with V8 Ranch. We treasure these times, and the advice Rachel’s grandparents gave us. We appreciate the four decades they so graciously allowed us to be part of their entity. We weren’t expecting this change, but when it happened, we called upon the strength ... Read More
BRC Offers USA’s 1st Genomic Enhanced Brahman EPDs
Through our partnership with Zoetis, we were able to offer the first Brahman cattle to sell with genomic enhanced EPDs in the USA. Our entire herd is DNA verified, and backed by genomic-enhanced EPDs that add another layer of accuracy and predictability in helping our customers select cattle.
Noble: Legendary Sire of Champions
Noble made his mark at the 2020 International Brahman Show in Houston and established himself as one of the all time great show sires of the breed. Noble is the sire of the following winners at the 2020 Houston International Brahman Show, the largest Brahman show in the USA. To our knowledge, there is no other sire who has sired ... Read More
Contact Us
BRC Ranch Business Office
1730 North Richmond
Wharton, TX 77488
Phone: 979-532-9141
Fax: 979-532-9977
Email: rachel@brcutrer.com
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