Among the elite
In the top 4% of every rated team in the data
A power rating of 1727 puts them #283 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 4% of the field.
- rating 1727
- peak 1732
- 46 rated contests
Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 56 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. They have won 5 Grand Championships, most recently at the Montana BBQ Cookoff (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #283 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #272 (717 pts) | #348 (607 pts) | #265 (851 pts) | #236 (817 pts) | #356 (577 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #149 (1,355 pts) | #178 (1,227 pts) | #54 (1,937 pts) | #209 (1,075 pts) | #202 (1,080 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #89 (1,550 pts) | #123 (1,345 pts) | #78 (1,605 pts) | #146 (1,225 pts) | #74 (1,590 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #187 (1,065 pts) | #214 (980 pts) | #192 (1,130 pts) | #218 (960 pts) | #152 (1,205 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #77 (1,722 pts) | #67 (1,656 pts) | #43 (1,933 pts) | #141 (1,269 pts) | #118 (1,389 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #405 (463 pts) | #548 (333 pts) | #378 (548 pts) | #594 (283 pts) | #471 (408 pts) |
The teams rated closest to Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Rusty Pig BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-headA longer road to the same neighbourhood — 94 contests to 56.
⚔ Head-to-headThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 93 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 134 contests, alongside a 46% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersThey were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 35 | 16 | 19 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
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| AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | 23 | 14 | 9 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 23 | 12 | 11 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | 21 | 16 | 5 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 20 | 19 | 1 | 95% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 20 | 17 | 3 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| Hooligans Barbecue | 20 | 16 | 4 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 19 | 3 | 16 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| Monarchbbq | 18 | 17 | 1 | 94% | ⚔ compare |
| Needs More Cowbell BBQ | 17 | 16 | 1 | 94% | ⚔ compare |
| POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 53 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 180 🔥 | 161.6572 | 171.32 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 54 | 34 | 7 | 18 | 180 🔥 | 159.9544 | 173.13 | top 29% |
| Pork | 52 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 180 🔥 | 156.5256 | 170.48 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 52 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 178.2972 | 155.9312 | 170.40 | top 39% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 1 | top 8% |
| Medium (20–39) | 34 | 4 | top 29% |
| Large (40+) | 16 | 0 | top 39% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 4 | 4 | 0 | top 34% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Montana BBQ Cookoff | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 20% | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 35% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 29% | Aug 9, 2024 |
| Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 24% | Jun 4, 2022 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.1 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day | Aug 13, 2021 |
| +15.6 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 | Oct 22, 2022 |
| +14.9 | Art of Barbeque | Jun 30, 2023 |
| +13.7 | The Art of BBQ | Jul 1, 2022 |
| +12.4 | Smoke & Soul Fest | Jul 12, 2024 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Sep 3, 2022 |
| -7.9 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 27, 2023 |
| -6.2 | Blaze of 47 | Jul 18, 2025 |
| -5.8 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest | Aug 26, 2022 |
| -4.3 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 83% | top 29% | 97.6% | 96.4% |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 91% | top 32% | 97.2% | 95.6% |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 80% | top 27% | 97.5% | 95.6% |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 54% | top 32% | 97.1% | 95.4% |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 85% | top 34% | 96.3% | 94.3% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 35% | 94.5% | 93.8% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 13 / 29 (685.0284) | 8 (173.1200) | 14 (171.4172) | 16 (168.5256) | 7 (171.9656) |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT | 6 / 26 (698.2400) | 8 (174.8572) | 3 (176.5600) | 12 (173.1200) | 12 (173.7028) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 13 / 31 (697.1200) | 28 (169.6912) | 7 (177.7144) | 2 (178.8572) | 16 (170.8572) |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 13 / 48 (687.3140) | 36 (165.6684) | 2 (177.7144) | 4 (176.5600) | 25 (167.3712) |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD | — | — | 23 (164.5256) | — | — |
| May 1, 2026 | Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash 🏅 Marriott-Slaterville, UT | 2 / 19 (702.8800) | 4 (177.7028) | 9 (172.5944) | 1 (180) | 10 (172.5828) |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 55 / 90 (682.2168) | 40 (173.1656) | 53 (170.8228) | 55 (170.8228) | 60 (167.4056) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 4 / 38 (698.2400) | 9 (174.8572) | 8 (176) | 7 (175.4172) | 15 (171.9656) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 6 / 27 (697.0512) | 11 (168.5256) | 2 (180) | 6 (175.4172) | 11 (173.1084) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY | 6 / 26 (685.6572) | 21 (161.6572) | 2 (176.0344) | 6 (174.2628) | 5 (173.7028) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Blaze of 47 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT | 15 / 26 (690.2056) | 26 (162.8228) | 7 (175.4056) | 9 (175.4056) | 4 (176.5716) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 4 / 32 (699.4856) | 5 (175.4400) | 6 (175.4400) | 5 (176.5828) | 13 (172.0228) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 1 / 33 (691.3828) | 8 (175.4172) | 1 (178.2972) | 16 (164.5484) | 6 (173.1200) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 13 / 30 (674.1828) | 19 (169.6800) | 3 (175.4172) | 18 (167.3828) | 20 (161.7028) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Q's & Brews 🏅 Lake Havasu, AZ | 14 / 26 (673.6228) | 7 (174.2744) | 3 (174.2972) | 22 (160.5256) | 15 (164.5256) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Play Jaco | — | 1 (178.2972) | — | — | — |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) Play Jaco | — | — | 3 (174.8456) | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 171 / 444 (680.5372) | 241 (168.5484) | 219 (169.6800) | 67 (174.8916) | 213 (167.4172) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 63 / 169 (689.6112) | 54 (174.2628) | 101 (170.2628) | 50 (173.1200) | 72 (171.9656) |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO | 8 / 36 (691.3600) | 6 (175.4172) | 5 (177.7144) | 28 (164.5256) | 7 (173.7028) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 11 / 29 (678.1828) | 9 (174.8456) | 22 (159.9544) | 18 (165.0856) | 2 (178.2972) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Laramie, WY | 1 / 17 (701.7144) | 1 (175.4172) | 2 (176.5944) | 1 (180) | 7 (169.7028) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 1 / 26 (697.6572) | 7 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (173.1200) | 6 (172.5600) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | The Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO | 4 / 25 (687.8972) | 14 (167.3828) | 1 (177.7144) | 8 (171.9772) | 8 (170.8228) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 6 / 28 (687.9312) | 13 (169.6684) | 14 (167.3828) | 4 (174.8800) | 3 (176) |
| May 10, 2024 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 11 / 29 (681.6228) | 22 (164.5372) | 10 (171.4172) | 12 (170.2512) | 2 (175.4172) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 12 / 26 (685.0512) | 4 (174.2856) | 4 (174.8572) | 20 (165.0856) | 13 (170.8228) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 8 / 81 (694.1940) | 17 (173.1200) | 21 (174.2628) | 40 (170.2512) | 12 (176.5600) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 80 / 211 (686.7540) | 20 (177.7028) | 172 (166.2628) | 23 (176.5600) | 151 (166.2284) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 38 / 487 (693.6340) | 255 (168.5256) | 29 (177.1428) | 71 (174.8456) | 78 (173.1200) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS | 46 / 62 (689.0284) | 33 (175.4056) | 51 (170.8228) | 7 (176.5716) | 60 (166.2284) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS | 32 / 90 (690.2520) | 72 (167.9888) | 40 (173.1316) | 29 (174.2628) | 15 (174.8688) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO | 1 / 35 (699.4516) | 5 (174.2744) | 9 (173.1544) | 7 (174.8800) | 2 (177.1428) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 13 / 36 (682.1940) | 24 (162.2512) | 17 (168.5372) | 8 (173.7028) | 1 (177.7028) |
| May 12, 2023 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 4 / 30 (689.0512) | 9 (171.9656) | 1 (176.5600) | 15 (167.9656) | 6 (172.5600) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 33 / 103 (687.3256) | 44 (171.9772) | 11 (176.0116) | 53 (169.6684) | 49 (169.6684) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 18 / 57 (675.3600) | 17 (169.7028) | 6 (177.1428) | 35 (161.6916) | 21 (166.8228) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Budweiser Smoke on the Water 🏅 Winter Haven, FL | 14 / 47 (687.3828) | 36 (164.5600) | 1 (178.8572) | 14 (173.1200) | 20 (170.8456) |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 36 / 51 (667.8856) | 7 (177.7028) | 42 (162.2972) | 27 (170.8228) | 42 (157.0628) |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Westminster, CO | 1 / 31 (690.8116) | 16 (169.6800) | 2 (178.2972) | 27 (165.6916) | 3 (177.1428) |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Westminster, CO | 5 / 32 (687.9316) | 18 (168.5484) | 6 (171.9888) | 11 (169.6800) | 1 (177.7144) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 4 / 29 (681.0744) | 5 (172.5716) | 19 (162.8344) | 6 (173.1084) | 6 (172.5600) |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 38 / 45 (658.7084) | 34 (165.0972) | 28 (167.4172) | 45 (156.5256) | 21 (169.6684) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 18 / 28 (677.0856) | 18 (168) | 7 (174.2972) | 19 (167.9656) | 21 (166.8228) |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 7 / 35 (687.4400) | 3 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8800) | 19 (165.7028) | 13 (169.7372) |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 18 / 26 (663.2684) | 17 (166.8228) | 19 (166.8228) | 12 (170.2628) | 22 (159.3600) |
| Jul 1, 2022 | The Art of BBQ 🏅 Sterling, CO | 2 / 28 (693.6916) | 2 (180) | 6 (170.2744) | 3 (175.4172) | 16 (168) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 10 / 29 (677.0396) | 25 (165.6684) | 2 (176) | 17 (167.4056) | 15 (167.9656) |
| Jun 4, 2022 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO | 8 / 34 (679.8852) | 9 (172.5484) | 3 (174.8572) | 21 (165.6684) | 17 (166.8112) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO | 8 / 33 (674.1712) | 18 (168.5256) | 10 (169.1200) | 7 (170.8228) | 17 (165.7028) |
| May 6, 2022 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 14 / 33 (670.7656) | 2 (173.7256) | 5 (174.2628) | 26 (156.5372) | 15 (166.2400) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 27 / 77 (682.1596) | 4 (178.8572) | 19 (173.1084) | 13 (174.2628) | 51 (155.9312) |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 Casper, WY | 17 / 26 (665.6000) | 10 (171.9772) | 16 (166.2628) | 24 (158.2284) | 12 (169.1316) |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY | 9 / 27 (680.5944) | 8 (173.7372) | 6 (171.4744) | 13 (166.8572) | 14 (168.5256) |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO | 3 / 42 (679.9428) | 29 (163.3944) | 1 (177.1544) | 14 (166.2512) | 5 (173.1428) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.