I've been around a lot of Corriente cattle (wish I owned some Corriente cows, they are neat cattle) and I can tell you, for whatever reason,
those pictured are damn thin.
And nr, you are correct. There is a big difference between thin and weak.
I don't like the way these are humped up, they are thin and perhaps
weak, but they certainly are darn cold.
Corriente cattle don't have a very thick hide nor do they have a lot of hair.
Longhorns would beat them there.
It seems the women here want something done with them besides the situation they are in. The men generally seem to be more complacent.
I'm sorry to say, some people just don't care if the animals in their
care live or die. If it was me, I'd call someone to go out and take a look, just to check out the situation. Can't hurt and might help.
FWIW