Council Bluffs PRCA Rodeo
2026 ResultsAll-around cowboy: Clay Ellis, $1,124, tie-down roping and team roping.
Bareback riding: 1. Stetson Bierman, 81 points on Big Bucks Rodeo's Kahlula, $846; 2. Tanner Drueke, 77, $635; 3. Nick Jordan, 71, $423; no other qualified rides.
Steer wrestling: 1. Chance Carlson, 4.8 seconds, $696; 2. Colt Madison, 4.9, $522; 3. Chance Grill, 5.0, $348; 4. (tie) Kaden Haake, Ben Kilburg and Austin Madison, 5.7, $58 each.
Team roping: 1. Klay Yaussi/Kash Yaussi, 5.3 seconds, $1,056 each; 2. Dexton Hoelting/Dawson McMaster, 5.8, $874; 3. Judd Grover/Clay Ellis, 6.0, $692; 4. Brant Mahanay/Raylen Stueve, 6.3, $510; 5. J.B. Lord/Ed Shearer, 9.9, $328; 6. Mitchell Barney/Butch Levell, 10.4, $182.
Saddle bronc riding: 1. (tie) Tayson Jones, on Big Bucks Rodeo's Little Sister, and Cauy Masters, on Big Bucks Rodeo's Warlock, 79 points, $913 each; 3. Stephen Graefen, 78, $567; 4. (tie) Ty Manke and Tate Thybo, 77, $299 each; 6. Cody Crim, 76, $157.
Tie-down roping: 1. Austin Madison, 9.6 seconds, $865; 2. Brayden Kunz, 10.7, $649; 3. Clay Ellis, 11.7, $432; 4. Trent Creager, 11.8, $216.
Barrel racing: 1. Lindsay Leverington, 13.33 seconds, $620; 2. (tie) Caitlyn Clair and Taylor Peterson, 13.56, $499 each; 4. Stephanie McCready, 13.65, $378; 5. Branda Marsh, 13.71, $297; 6. Libby Hoelting, 13.72, $216; 7. Lakota Elkins, 13.82, $135; 8. (tie) Kylee Ruff and Ashley Sanders, 13.92, $27 each.
Bull riding: 1. Keaton Street, 82 points on Big Bucks Rodeo's Misery N Gin, $1,650; 2. Jackson Ward, 78, $1,405; no other qualified rides. (all totals include ground money).
Total payoff: $24,453. Stock Contractor: Big Bucks Rodeo. Rodeo Secretary: Linda Flitton. Officials: Leo Cozzitorto and Dewitt Forrest Jr. Timers: Linda Flitton and Val Lundquist. Announcers: Randy Taylor and Brandon Wren. Specialty Acts: Kate Flitton, The Jester Jenkins and Tera Flitton. Bullfighters: Lelo Garcia and Andrew Mellencamp. Clown/Barrelman: The Jester Jenkins. Pickup Men: Cache Burnside and Cash Smith Smith. Music Director: Derreld Yost. Photographer: Cody Cardenas.
Why it matters to farm families
Rodeo is more than sport—it’s a celebration of rural life. From ranch-raised bucking stock to cowboys who grew up working cattle, rodeo reflects the same values farmers live by: hard work, resilience, and community. These winter rodeos offer a chance for Heartland farm families to step away from chores for an evening and share an experience that honors western heritage. The perceived cabin fever during the winter can be relieved with socialization at a rodeo.
Friday night is Kids Night—every general admission adult ticket comes with a FREE kid’s ticket. This makes for affordable family entertainment and a great holiday gift to give.
Stock Contractor
Cody Flitton’s great grandfather, D.A. Swanny Kerby wrangled wild horses from the slick rocks of Moab, UT. Swanny had a dream of putting on wild west shows. He became part of the PRCA in 1940 with his bred to buck horses and bulls. Bud Kerby worked with his dad from an early age, competed in the sport as a saddle bronc rider and worked as a pickup man for many years. Bud raised many horses that competed at the WNFR. The Kerby’s has had stock at the NFR since 1959. Cody Flitton was born and raised into the Kerby rodeo company and worked his whole life at it, until 2022 as a ranch manager, pick up man and stock contractor.
With the blood lines of Mosbrucker’s award winning horses and the Kerby blood lines of two Remuda Awards, the Big Bucks Pro Rodeo Company proudly carries and honors these two legendary families and their bred to buck livestock. Big Bucks Professional Rodeo Company’s motto is “we don’t have big bucks so we make them,” referring to our big bucking horses and bulls. We have big hearts and ambitions as wild as our livestock. Two families started it separately; Mosbruckers and Kerbys. And now two families; Flitton and Burnside, continue to raise legends together; Big Bucks Pro Rodeo Company.
Big Bucks began in 2024 but its history goes back to 1940. Big Bucks carries two legendary bucking horse bloodlines, bred to buck from two different families in two different rodeo circuits!
The Mosbrucker Rodeo Company dates back to 1968 when the late Jim Mosbrucker developed a passion for rodeo and became a pick up man. He got voted pick-up man of the year many times. In 1978 Jim, his wife Marge, and their four children started their own stock contracting company that still continues today, run by Kelly and Wally Mosbrucker. The family has had stock nominated and competing at the Wrangler National Finals over the years.
Cody Flitton partnered with Jody Burnside, to purchase the Mosbrucker Pro Rodeo Company. They are continuing to work alongside Kelly and Wally Mosbrucker to continue America’s favorite sport.
The Burnside family, with four generations of PRCA competitors, have competed in bull riding, steer wrestling, team roping, bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, and calf roping. Jody and his son Cache Burnside, are experienced in the rodeo industry in many ways and are great assets to the partnership.
