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trajectory of the Sankeys, as it gave them the opportunity to lease the 2,000-acre 6N Ranch. In 1989 the Norquist family was ready to sell, affording the Sankeys the opportunity to purchase the headquarters site and the surrounding land. This purchase was the first building block of Sankey’s 6N Ranch. But before the 6N, the Flint Hills, and the American Royal conversation, Chris and Sharee Sankey were two students at Kansas State University on the same livestock judging team. Chris was born and raised in Sterling, Kansas, and was introduced to the Angus breed by his father and grandfather who ranched west of Hutchinson. Sharee was born and raised a Laflin, working daily within one of the Angus breed’s pioneering herds, Laflin Angus Ranch, Olsburg, Kansas. The two married in 1978. It’s no wonder that with Angus roots and passion that deep, something grand was sure to grow.
Sankey’s 6N Angus herd is focused on raising cattle that have quality from every angle. They believe that cattle first and foremost must have high quality phenotype. They also know that in today’s world you must back that phenotype with genetic information that makes them relevant for the todays beef industry. They believe that there is no reason to sacrifice any of those parts for the other. It’s the Sankey’s belief that when you add up all those pieces you will find the recipe for their success! Together they have bred and raised two American Angus Association Show Bulls of the Year: • Sankey’s Lazer 609 of 6N (2007- 2008) who was also Grand Champion Bull at the 2008 National Western Stock Show. • Sankeys Justified 101 (2012- 2013) son of Lazer who was Grand Champion Bull at the 2013 National Western Stock Show. If you asked their opinion, they might also say that 2020 wasn’t all bad, as they purchased and exhibited the 2020-2021 Show Bull of the Year. • Silveiras Forbes 8088 (2020-2021) and he was also the Grand Champion Angus Bull at the 2021 Cattlemen’s Congress. They also consign bulls to the National Angus Bull Sale annually, as well as bull tests around the great state of Kansas and at the Midland Bull Test in Billings, Montana.
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with. Chris and Sharee Sankey of Sankey’s 6N
Ranch are a testament to this simple, yet tremendously significant, idea. Chris and Sharee own and operate Sankey’s 6N Ranch outside Council Grove, Kansas and have called that land home since the fall of 1982 when a Kansas City business family, the Norquists, were looking to sell or lease their ranch in the Flint Hills. Mrs. Norquist loved the show cattle aspect of the beef industry, and Sharee happened to cross paths with her at, none other than, the American Royal. There, the Sankeys were able to visit with her about their aspirations. This conversation proved to change the
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