@RR Homestead ; There are as many black hided cattle in MO as anywhere else... That is not a problem... they do fine.. The thing is going from a dry climate to a more humid climate that might be a bit difficult.
I would NOT buy heifers in the new place, if you sold yours there. I would buy some older cows with calves by their side, keep the good heifers and raise them up so you have animals that fit your way of doing things. I do not trust most of the bred heifers in general... cows with calves already on the ground, or even heavy bred older cows. They are older and bred because they know how to get the job done. Heifers out of these type cows are usually decent... build the herd from them. Know their dispositions and they are used to your way of doing things. We often have bought some hodgepodge mix of cows, kept some heifers, and gotten some real good animals to keep along the way.
If you want something that is uniform, then buying a like minded group of heifers is the way to go... if you want to just get something to produce a calf, and then give you some flexibility to pick and choose the replacements and raise up your way... then older cows can do that and not at the higher price of heifers. The salvage value on the cows makes the cost of the kept heifers alot more palatable. Plus, most older cows are there because farmers cull at certain ages and replace with their own heifers... regardless, most older cows have proven their worth... BECAUSE they are older and still producing calves....
Sure you get some bad attitudes, and a few that don't milk good or something... but if you know how to "see" cattle, you can pick up some mediocre animals that will give you a calf worth much more than the cow...
A 1,000 lb cull cow is worth 1.50 / lb or more.. so say 1500 round figures. Most of what we have sold in the past year have brought in the 1.50-1.85 range... 1100 lbs more the average, so 18-1900 per cull. If she raises even an average calf, it is worth 1500 plus... so paying 3000 for a pair in today's market is not bad... most around here are in the 3500-4500 range. Real nice ones will bring 5-6,000 which is alot. Still at the prices we're getting, the calves are worth 2-2500... so that is half the cow/pair paid for...
If the market drops off alot, then it will take longer to pay for her... but the salvage value of cows is not going to drop below 1.00 / lb because people will eat hamburger.
If the drought conditions continue, the price of cows will drop because people will need to cull... no pasture and hay ground will be poor and hay costs will skyrocket. Triggering more sell off of cows.
Prices here softened a bit this past week... Steers off more than heifers... cull cows holding steady. Most culls are in the 1.70's and up... Prices always drop some around mid-May... most have what they want to graze... If we start getting some rain, they will tick up a bit. Usually after mid June they will stabilize and sometimes even go up a bit...
The thing is, you had made the decision, and have started the process, it is probably in your best interest to continue on that course now... but you might want to closely check out the heifer prices there and see if they are off that much. The bigger heifers here are holding more steady in prices, and the smaller ones have been much more steady and even a bit up compared to the steers.
They might do just fine to move them, the climate has been so wacky that it might be just the ticket for them, at the new place. Drier conditions than has been the norm, will get them acclimated. Keeping them and breeding them might be the best move you ever made. I just don't know for your individual situation.
Anyway, it's hot & they're on in. Some kids from this yr had never touched any. They did today!! So, they'll get a couple hr of graze & test before heading to their barn for the night. Then, i'll close the gate to keep them out until tmrw. Needed the couple days at home to watch. I'll feel better when I leave for work knowing they know. 
