Fair-and-balanced reporting from your mainstream media: New York Times reports on 1,393-pound Wisconsin "cow" named Spot that may be seven pounds underweight because of hot weather

Fairs, Like Crops, Are Drooping With the Heat - NYTimes.com

Jessica Depies, 12, held her breath as her cow, Spot, stepped onto the judges’ official scale. She had hoped Spot would break 1,400 pounds on his way to a prize, but the scale read 1,393. “He just hasn’t been eating,” she said. “It’s the heat.”

June 17, 2012: Hundreds of cattle die in 'freak' polar blast - National - NZ Herald News

The wintry blast just over a week ago proved deadly for West Coast farmers who lost more than 200 cattle as a result of wind chill.