HeartBrand Cattle
79 animals · Akaushi (Fullblood), Akaushi (Percentage), Akaushi (Registered) · Harwood, Texas, USA
Fullblood Akaushi, Since 1994
Registered seedstock, semen and embryos from the original Kumamoto, Japan herd. Harwood, Texas.
Why HeartBrand Cattle
DNA-Verified Fullbloods
Registered and DNA-verified through the American Akaushi Association; bulls carry breeding soundness exams and Trich certification before every sale.
Proven Carcass Premiums
Akaushi-sired calf crops average 95% USDA Choice or higher, and the buyback program pays $100 to $150 per head premiums on Akaushi-sired calves and fat cattle.
Vertically Integrated
Registered seedstock, a 35-sire AI program, donor embryos and the HeartBrand Beef branded program: the full Akaushi value chain under one roof.
Foundation Sires
The Japanese import and foundation bulls behind the HeartBrand herd. Semen still available.
AI Sires & Semen Program
Current herd sires from the 2025 Sire Directory, priced from the October 2025 semen sales list.
HEARTBRAND CHARLIE C4037S
Akaushi (Fullblood)
Reg: AF4533
HEARTBRAND J-PRIME 2132A
Akaushi (Fullblood)
Reg: AF40791
HEARTBRAND MAHOMES 6767J
Akaushi (Fullblood)
Reg: AF230317
HEARTBRAND HERCULES 2619A
Akaushi (Fullblood)
Reg: AF52160
HEARTBRAND RAYMOND REDDINGTON 3186A ET
Akaushi (Fullblood)
Reg: AF61154
HEARTBRAND BRADY 2627A
Akaushi (Fullblood)
Reg: AF52168
Donor Cows & Embryos
Donors in the HeartBrand embryo program. Embryos available by sire; contact HeartBrand for pricing.
HEARTBRAND LILY 640Z
Akaushi (Fullblood)
Reg: AF24252
HEARTBRAND HEIDI 639Z
Akaushi (Fullblood)
Reg: AF24183
HEARTBRAND JENNIFER 637Z
Akaushi (Fullblood)
Reg: AF24246
HEARTBRAND JULIA 632Z
Akaushi (Fullblood)
Reg: AF24207
HEARTBRAND BOBBI 625Z
Akaushi (Fullblood)
Reg: AF24274
HEARTBRAND NAOMI 1145Z
Akaushi (Fullblood)
Reg: AF31480
Fall 2026 Female Sale Lots
Bred registered Akaushi females from the Family Matters Vol V catalog, available through the Fall 2026 private treaty program.
Our Story
The Beeman family represents a fifth-generation Texas ranching operation. After running a meat packing facility and harvesting some of the first Akaushi cattle processed outside Japan, the family recognized the breed's exceptional carcass marbling and yield.
In 1994 HeartBrand acquired the original nucleus herd exported from Kumamoto, Japan: 8 females and 3 bulls. From that foundation the American Akaushi Association (AAA) was established to maintain DNA-verified registration and herd tracking, with HeartBrand as member F0001.
Today HeartBrand Cattle runs a vertically integrated, ranch-to-table program from Harwood, Texas: registered fullblood Akaushi seedstock, a 35-sire AI semen program, an embryo transfer program, and the HeartBrand Beef branded operation, alongside a commercial buyback program that pays premiums on Akaushi-sired calves.
Our Journey
The Kumamoto import
HeartBrand acquires the original nucleus herd exported from Kumamoto, Japan: 8 females and 3 bulls. The American Akaushi Association is built around it, with HeartBrand as member F0001.
Ranch to table from Harwood
Registered seedstock, semen, embryos, the commercial buyback program and HeartBrand Beef branded products, all from Harwood, Texas.
Private treaty bulls sold out
The crop of two-year-old fullblood bulls sold out within 30 days, placed in 6 different states.
What Our Customers Say
"HeartBrand, a company for the future, and probably one of the best vertically integrated cattle businesses in the world! On our visit, we watched 180 carcasses being graded for that week's production, most of them grading U.S.D.A. Prime. Akaushi cattle can marble well at 20 to 24 months of age. You cannot afford not to infuse your cattle herd with Akaushi genetics."