Cast Iron Catering

Cast Iron Catering is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 13th of 18 at the Table Rock & Ribs (2014). They are ranked #4880 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,880

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1465

peak 1465 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Apr 24, 2015 · 2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 78%

overall standings

Best overall

629.0972 / 720

Master · Table Rock & Ribs

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

166.8574

Pork Ribs · Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival

Consistency

±5.25

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.13 · weakest Chicken (150.38)

Road miles

130

across 5 mapped stops · furthest 32 mi

Schedule strength

17%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)

Master avg

618.89 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.8 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.75 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Chicken avg 150.38
Pork Ribs avg 161.13
0 calls in 5 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Bad Influence BBQ - MO in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

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#4,871 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

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THE STUFFED BUFFALO

#4,876 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

Level with Cast Iron Catering on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen May 24, 2025

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#bixbymafia

#4,884 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

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rated over 5 contests
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PUFF PUFF PIG

#4,870 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
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Smokin the Bone

#4,883 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1502

They've been 1502 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2019

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BIG COUNTRY BBQ

#4,890 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Apr 6, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	0	156.0002	143.9428	150.38	top 89%
Pork Ribs	5	1	166.8574	152.5714	161.13	top 49%
Pork	5	1	164.0228	144.5714	154.04	top 74%
Brisket	5	1	161.7028	148.4684	153.35	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)	1	0	top 72%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 79%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2	42	0	top 74%	Apr 24, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 4 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 171 finished ahead 56 times, behind 194

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20151 milestone

Apr 24 Most recent contest Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival

20142 milestones

May 16 First call Table Rock & Ribs
May 16 Career-best overall score629.0972 Table Rock & Ribs

20133 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 19 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.8574 Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 19 Peak power rating (1493) Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	Rock'n Freedom	Jun 20, 2013
-7.2	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival	Apr 19, 2013
-5.7	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival	May 9, 2014
-5.3	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	Apr 24, 2015
-3.7	Table Rock & Ribs	May 16, 2014

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	1	0%	top 75%	85.7%	85.7%
2014	2	50%	top 73%	87.4%	86.4%
2013	2	0%	top 85%	85.9%	85.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 24, 2015	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	47 / 63 (616.9368)	53 (151.9884)	21 (166.8572)	52 (149.6228)	47 (148.4684)
May 16, 2014	Table Rock & Ribs Kimberling City, MO	13 / 18 (629.0972)	18 (144.5372)	10 (158.8344)	9 (164.0228)	9 (161.7028)
May 9, 2014	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	42 / 57 (615.2916)	55 (143.9428)	22 (160.5372)	24 (159.3944)	39 (151.4172)
Jun 20, 2013	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	48 / 50 (614.8570)	49 (155.4286)	46 (152.5714)	48 (152.5714)	42 (154.2856)
Apr 19, 2013	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	50 / 68 (618.2862)	45 (156.0002)	18 (166.8574)	67 (144.5714)	43 (150.8572)

Cast Iron Catering

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (3 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)