High-water mark
666.2292
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.2292 at Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 6, 2014
4J CATTLE COMPANY
4J CATTLE COMPANY is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 9th of 15 at the Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two (2014). They are ranked #4127 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Mar 14, 2014
latest Mar 10, 2017 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.71 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 640.79 (+0.91)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.68 · weakest Brisket (156.45)
Road miles
1,364
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 371 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
640.79 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2113 (75 pts) | #2856 (55 pts) | #1662 (150 pts) | #2150 (80 pts) | #2030 (100 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1840 (115 pts) | #1742 (125 pts) | #1612 (155 pts) | #1923 (115 pts) | #1677 (135 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1024 (303 pts) | #1048 (323 pts) | #1112 (293 pts) | #839 (438 pts) | #1180 (263 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 4J CATTLE COMPANY, each with one reason worth a look.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,136 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,147 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1514
They've been 1514 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,142 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Level with 4J CATTLE COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,123 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1511
They've been 1511 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,115 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,150 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 149.6916 | 159.81 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 148.4800 | 161.85 | top 58% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 148.5372 | 162.68 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 143.8972 | 156.45 | top 68% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 69% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 81% | Mar 13, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
151
finished ahead 71 times, behind 122
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Aug 28, 2015 → Mar 10, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20147 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.7028 United Wireless Five State Fair BBQ
- Peak power rating (1493) United Wireless Five State Fair BBQ
- First overall top-10 Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two
- Career-best overall score666.2292 Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0116 Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.7 | Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship | Aug 28, 2015 |
| +1.2 | Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two | Sep 6, 2014 |
| +0.1 | United Wireless Five State Fair BBQ | Aug 1, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 13, 2015 |
| -7.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 14, 2014 |
| -5.2 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic | Sep 5, 2014 |
| -3.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 10, 2017 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 90.4% | 87.4% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 92.5% | 89.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour White Settlement, TX | 21 / 30 (636.5372) | 27 (149.6916) | 8 (165.7144) | 20 (160.5828) | 16 (160.5484) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 26 / 57 (650.6508) | 42 (157.6684) | 17 (169.1084) | 30 (161.6456) | 24 (162.2284) |
| Mar 13, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 26 / 30 (608.3428) | 23 (155.3712) | 27 (148.4800) | 26 (148.5372) | 22 (155.9544) |
| Sep 6, 2014 | Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two Garden City, KS | 9 / 15 (666.2292) | 8 (172.0116) | 9 (167.9772) | 10 (167.4172) | 13 (158.8232) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic Garden City, KS | 11 / 14 (646.7656) | 10 (166.8456) | 10 (164.5828) | 5 (171.4400) | 14 (143.8972) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | United Wireless Five State Fair BBQ Liberal, KS | 14 / 25 (653.7028) | 20 (158.2628) | 10 (165.7028) | 15 (164.5944) | 11 (165.1428) |
| Mar 14, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 22 / 29 (623.3140) | 21 (158.8112) | 25 (151.3828) | 7 (164.5484) | 22 (148.5716) |