Heat Stress Kills Estimated 10,000 Head of Kansas Feedlot Cattle

Ten thousand head of cattle at today's prices fat and ready for market, they had to lose a fortune

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The current heat wave blazing through Kansas feedlots has killed an estimated 10,000 head of fat cattle.

Final death numbers continue to come in, but that early estimate was shared with DTN by livestock experts, who put the geographical center point for those deaths at Ulysses, Kansas.

DTN calls to feedlots in the area and to ranchers whose branded animals were seen in some privately shared photos of dead cattle were not immediately returned.

What is known is that leading up to these heartbreaking losses, temperatures in the area were over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, there was humidity, and there was little to no wind to help cool the animals. Temperature readings reported for Ulysses began to exceed the 100-degree mark on June 11. By June 13, the high temperature was reported at 104 degrees, with humidity levels ranging from 18% to 35%. Temperature and humidity levels began to break some on June 14. Just a few days prior to the heat setting in, highs had been in the 80s.

In this most recent reported loss, many of the animals appeared close to going to processors. They were fat, and Tarpoff added that in cases like this, once these layers of fat develop, it can put animals at more risk of heat stress.

"Heat stress." It's a wonder how they survived for millenia with all of the heat waves that have occurred. What was the exact temperature and humidity and how often have they survived those conditions in the past?

35% humidity?

They did tell us there would be food shortages... By any means necessary.. This kills two birds with one stone, they can scare people about global warming AND food shortages! Democrat wet dream.

a reply to: Oppositeoftruth

Not too mention a new food production planet burned down every single day.

a reply to: v1rtu0s0

Yeah I think, and this is off the top of my head, but in the past two years, there has been more food processing plant fires, than the previous fifteen or twenty combined. Something to that effect. That's more than a coincidence... That's deliberate.

LOL did you read the article this isn't typical MSM crap, not everything is a conspiracy, this is a trade paper this hurts their business


When do cows start to become heat-stressed?
Cows begin to experience heat stress at much lower temperatures than humans. In general, mild heat stress starts around 72°F with 50% humidity.

High-producing cows eat more and generate more heat. They can begin to experience heat stress in well-ventilated barns at air temperatures as low as 65°F.

The temperature-humidity index (THI) takes into account both temperature and humidity to estimate the level of heat stress cows will experience based on environmental conditions.

"Heat stress doesn't happen all at one time. Cattle accumulate heat during the day, and then over the nighttime hours, it takes four to six hours for them to dissipate that heat. As long as we have a cooling effect at night, cattle can mostly handle the heat. Where we run into issues is where we have two to four days in a row of minimal nighttime cooling, and we start the day with the heat load we accumulated the day before still there," he said.

Tarpoff, who spoke with DTN, worked as an associate feedlot veterinarian in Canada before moving to Kansas. He said it's not uncommon to see issues with heat stress even that far north. And he pointed out that not all animals within a herd, group, or pen are affected by heat stress in the same way. A previous bout with respiratory disease that may have led to scarred lungs can make it difficult for that animal to cool itself. And there are other pretty basic reasons some cattle just don't handle the heat as well as others.

"The second week of June is when, historically, we start to see this, and I think a lot of it has to do with the hair coat. Cattle can adapt to almost any environment on earth, but they need time. At this point in the season, a lot of them have not fully shed that winter hair coat and slicked off," he said, adding that the fact that the majority of the U.S. cow herd is black also means they can't cool as efficiently.

a reply to: v1rtu0s0

The problem isn't so much the heat. They do survive it every year, but this year we were not brought up to those temps gradually. Just a couple weeks ago, temps were in the 70s to low 80s max with lows at night down into the 50s. Then in a couple days, you're talking full summer heat in the triple digits. There is no acclimation time at all. That's where the stress is coming from.

Humans are having problems with it too.

a reply to: putnam6

Couple this Cattle incedent with the apparent lack of ' Bumble-Bees ' this year and it could be a real problem.

I've had to self Pollinate much of my garden this year and even still the results are lack luster.

originally posted by: asabuvsobelow
a reply to: putnam6

Couple this Cattle incedent with the apparent lack of ' Bumble-Bees ' this year and it could be a real problem.

I've had to self Pollinate much of my garden this year and even still the results are lack luster.

I've seen tons of bumbles. They're around.

That won't play well with the 86 manufacturing plants we've lost in the first 6 months of 2022.

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Heat my ass.... I lived in Texas my whole life and never seen heat kill off that many at once like that at one time

This was poisoning pure and simple. The fact they're trying to push the heat narrative should make everyone skeptical

originally posted by: v1rtu0s0
"Heat stress." It's a wonder how they survived for millenia with all of the heat waves that have occurred. What was the exact temperature and humidity and how often have they survived those conditions in the past?

35% humidity?

I’m sure these conditions have existed in Ulysses, Kansas many times in the past, but probably not this early in the year. The historical average temperature in Ulysses in June is 87 degrees F:

www.worldclimate.com...

The temperature recently and for the next several days is about 15 degrees F hotter than that:

www.eldoradoweather.com...

The cattle ranchers time the fattening and slaughtering of their cattle to occur after they lose their winter coat and before the high heat starts (July). One of the main consequences of global warming due to greenhouse gases is that Summer starts earlier and Winter starts later. That’s what we’re seeing and it caught the ranchers off guard this year.

a reply to: putnam6

They'll print what they're told to or they won't survive

I've worked in the cattle industry most of my life my family were ranchers out of Texas. We use to truck our beeves up to this place all the time

This heat narrative is complete bullsnip

I've seen beeves packed into cattle cars neckbto nut and trucked for DAYS in 115 degree heat and not one die....and that was NORMAL

SOmething here isn't right.....add to the fact they're already manipulating the prices of beef and the WEF says they want us to stop eating meat????

Doesn't take a genius

originally posted by: ManBehindTheMask
Heat my ass.... I lived in Texas my whole life and never seen heat kill off that many at once like that at one time

This was poisoning pure and simple. The fact they're trying to push the heat narrative should make everyone skeptical

Yeah, 10,000 in one shot does seem like poisoning.

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originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: v1rtu0s0

The problem isn't so much the heat. They do survive it every year, but this year we were not brought up to those temps gradually. Just a couple weeks ago, temps were in the 70s to low 80s max with lows at night down into the 50s. Then in a couple days, you're talking full summer heat in the triple digits. There is no acclimation time at all. That's where the stress is coming from.

Humans are having problems with it too.

This literally happens all the time in Texas when the heat changes.....it goes from warly spring low temps s to 100s within a few days and stays there for months at a time

originally posted by: ManBehindTheMask

originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: v1rtu0s0

The problem isn't so much the heat. They do survive it every year, but this year we were not brought up to those temps gradually. Just a couple weeks ago, temps were in the 70s to low 80s max with lows at night down into the 50s. Then in a couple days, you're talking full summer heat in the triple digits. There is no acclimation time at all. That's where the stress is coming from.

Humans are having problems with it too.

This literally happens all the time in Texas when the heat changes.....it goes from warly spring low temps s to 100s within a few days and stays there for months at a time

Yeah, it's 66 tonight at my house, it was like 92, not taking humidity into count. All our cows are still alive and well, and we actually do have a fair amount of livestock around this area.

a reply to: 1947boomer

Like I said, we were running below average on temps until just this past week. Then it skyrocketed to where it is now.

These temps aren't really that out of line for this time of year, but May is always warmer on average than this May was too, so the cattle have time to get their winter coats sloughed off and get acclimated to gradually increasing heat.

originally posted by: VierEyes

originally posted by: asabuvsobelow
a reply to: putnam6

Couple this Cattle incedent with the apparent lack of ' Bumble-Bees ' this year and it could be a real problem.

I've had to self Pollinate much of my garden this year and even still the results are lack luster.

I've seen tons of bumbles. They're around.

Maybe I should plant some clover to attract them.

originally posted by: asabuvsobelow

originally posted by: VierEyes

originally posted by: asabuvsobelow
a reply to: putnam6

Couple this Cattle incedent with the apparent lack of ' Bumble-Bees ' this year and it could be a real problem.

I've had to self Pollinate much of my garden this year and even still the results are lack luster.

I've seen tons of bumbles. They're around.

Maybe I should plant some clover to attract them.

It has been a bit cooler here in B.C...I definitely feel like I'm seeing more bee's, looks like 4 or 5 kinds, I'm guessing about 20% bumblebee's..here anyway. Plant something with colour, I have a couple varieties of blue wildflowers..they get the most attention by far.



ETA..I should try and id them(flowers), they come back every year. I feel like I'm in the bee thread..sorry for the off topic!

They probably processed most of those cows into meat, I read somewhere a while back that they can take a cow that has fallen and haul it immediately into the plant, inspect it thoroughly including a federal meat inspector, and process it with no problems. There would have been some culled in the process I bet, and I am sure some of the meat will not be called prime from some cows. I would bet the ones that did not pass wind up as dogfood.

There is a maximum time an animal can be processed after death though, and I do not remember how long that was. It would be much slower if all animals had to be inspected by a federal inspector too, usually they just look at a carcass, then they inspect the liver of every animal..