The regular season is winding down and the bull doggers have made sure to solidify their spots. With little movement in the PRCA World Standings all year long, one thing is for sure, Dalton Massey is not letting go of that No. 1 spot without a fight.
No. 1 Dalton Massey, $173,012
Massey has held on tight to a place at the top of the World all season long. He is steadily adding to it and a second-place finish at his home state rodeo, the Pendleton Round-Up. did just that. Massey left with $11,000 added to his name to claim the highest pay day of the steer wrestlers.
No. 2 Dakota Eldridge, $156,165
After his win at Ellensburg Rodeo, Eldridge has cashed in at a Go-Round in both Puyallup and Pendleton. Of the two, his run in Puyallup was more lucrative coming in at a 4.4-second run that was worth $2,500.
No. 3 Will Lummus, $148,837
Lummus found himself with a second-place finish in Puyallup and will be making a trip to the Governor’s Cup next to try and cash in there. In Washington, he won a Go-Round with a 4.2 and added a total of $11,200 to his regular season earnings.
No. 4 JD Struxness, $122,733
A win at the Puyallup Rodeo launched Struxness from No. 6 to No. 4 after a huge pay day. It was thanks to a 4.0-second run in the Finals where Struxness only beat the competition by one tenth of a second that he added the $13,000 to his name.
No. 5 Stetson Jorgensen, $118,733
Idaho’s Jorgensen was the No. 4 man at the Puyallup Rodeo thanks to a 4.7-second run. That and a 4.6 at the Lewiston Roundup make his most recent earnings total $3,500.
No. 6 Don Payne, $115,019
Payne pulled away from Puyallup with two Go-Round checks before he was a 4.6 at the New Mexico State Fair. He has unofficially locked in his second National Finals Rodeo qualification.
No. 7 Jesse Brown, $107,140
Brown cinched his second ever Pendleton Round-Up title to add $9,200 to his earnings and surpass the $100,000 mark for the 2024 regular season.
No. 8 Ty Erickson, $99,656
Erickson’s last payday came on September 2 at the Meagher County Labor Day Rodeo where a 4.5 was good enough for a sixth-place finish. Before that, a 3.9 put him second at the Dillon Jaycees PRCA Rodeo.
No. 9 Rowdy Parrott, $96,328
Parrott has made huge moves in September going from No. 18 to No. 9 as he looks to claim his fourth trip to Las Vegas. He finished second in Puyallup to cash in almost $12,000 total and he followed it up by placing in Go-Rounds at both the West Texas Fair and Rodeo and the Pendleton Round-Up.
No. 10 Tucker Allen, $89,747
So far in September, Allen has only added $2,800 to his season earnings. A 4.3 put him second in Round 2 at the Puyallup Rodeo while staying consistent did not land him any Go-Round money at the Pendleton Round-Up but it did put him No. 7 in the Average.
No. 11 Tyler Pearson, $88,125
Pearson claimed the win at the Dillon Jaycees PRCA Rodeo with a 3.6-second run and finished second at Evanston Cowboy Days with a 3.9-second run. His most recent payday came a the Lion’s Dixie Roundup to the tune of $1,000.
No. 12 Tanner Brunner, $87,878
A 4.0 was the time that put Brunner fourth at the New Mexico Fair and Rodeo. It was worth $2,400 to be his first check since the middle of August and only check in September.
No. 13 Scott Guenthner, $87,491
A 3.7 put Guenthner second in Lewiston but he placed in both the Final Round and Average at the Pendleton Roundup. It looks like Guenthner just might try for another NFR.
No. 14 Justin Shaffer, $85,799
A fourth-place finish in the Final Round at the Pendleton Round-Up added $600 to Shaffer’s earnings but a sixth-place finish in the Average was even better as it was worth $2,600.
No. 15 Cash Robb, $84,786
Robb is fighting for his first trip to Las Vegas but a slow September has the pressure on high. His only check of the month came from the West Texas Fair and Rodeo when a 4.0 put him fourth in the First Round.
No. 16 Tristan Martin
A 3.8 was fast enough for the win at the Tri-State Rodeo and he found himself carrying that momentum into Puyallup where he cashed in on over $3,600. Since then, $2,000 came his way with a 4.1 at the New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo.
No. 17 Jacob Edler, $79,042
Three paydays have come Edler’s way in September, the highest being a $1,500 check after a 4.2-second run at the New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo. That is also the fastest time of the three as well with a 5.4 being the slowest yet worth the win at the Jim Baier Chute Out Rodeo.
No. 18 Stephen Culling, $77,742
Culling’s month of September has been slow. His last pay day came in August at the Caldwell Night Rodeo where a 4.5 was worth $800.
No. 19 Clayton Hass, $76,787
Hass placed in two rounds of the Puyallup Rodeo and his fastest run came in at 4.2 seconds. He was also 4.2 seconds at the Evanston Cowboys Days where he finished eighth.
No. 20 Jacob Talley, $74,200
Talley is fighting for his shot to be back in Las Vegas. He picked up a win at the Walla Walla Frontier Days after an 8.0 in the Finals and 8.4 on two head. After that, he was fifth at the Lake County Roundup with a 4.5-second run.
| World Rank | Name | Earnings |
| 1. | Dalton Massey | $173,012 |
| 2. | Dakota Eldridge | $156,165 |
| 3. | Will Lummus | $148,837 |
| 4. | JD Struxness | $122,733 |
| 5. | Stetson Jorgensen | $118,733 |
| 6. | Don Payne | $115,019 |
| 7. | Jesse Brown | $107,140 |
| 8. | Ty Erickson | $99,656 |
| 9. | Rowdy Parrott | $96,328 |
| 10. | Tucker Allen | $89,747 |
| 11. | Tyler Pearson | $88,125 |
| 12. | Tanner Brunner | $87,877 |
| 13. | Scott Guenthner | $87,490 |
| 14. | Justin Shaffer | $85,798 |
| 15. | Cash Robb | $84,786 |
| 16. | Tristan Martin | $82,194 |
| 17. | Jacob Edler | $78,766 |
| 18. | Stephen Culling | $77,741 |
| 19. | Clayton Hass | $76,522 |
| 20. | Jacob Talley | $74,200 |
Standings current as of prorodeo.com on Sept. 18 at 2:30 PM EST.
