Salty Heifer BBQ IL
Rating
1539
peak 1539
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2024-07-27
latest 2025-09-13
Best ToY finish
#151
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
335.82
last 5 vs career avg 335.82 (-0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.70
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.20 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.62)
Road miles
65
mi across 5 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Bumpy Pickle BBQ has finished one call ahead of Salty Heifer BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Smokin A's in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 34 at their very first tracked contest, Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main (2024-07-27).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 165.1088 | 168.20 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 161.6572 | 167.62 | top 38% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 335.82
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 345.0972 | 339.94 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 341.6572 | 333.07 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 11 / 27 (334.7772) | 5 (169.6800) | 14 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 4 / 32 (345.0972) | 11 (168.5372) | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 16 / 35 (330.2060) | 14 (165.1088) | 17 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids Troy, IL | 12 / 27 (327.3488) | 12 (165.6916) | 16 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 5 / 34 (341.6572) | 6 (171.9656) | 7 (169.6916) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #163 (320 pts) | #171 (295 pts) | #169 (330 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #151 (385 pts) | #155 (385 pts) | #164 (340 pts) | — | — |