I paid from $450 to $650 each for purebred Black Angus Heifers without papers. $700 is a pretty good price with papers and delivered to boot. I'm sure it's alot of money for you to pay for a decent heifer but the good ones don't come much cheaper than that.
It doesn't much matter what the scenario is,if you are an honest breeder/seller you stand behind what you sell or you won't be in business very long. Don't take long for the word (Bad) to get around.
People will always chase fads,or whatever you choose to call it,in an attempt to better the life they live,the cattle they raise,the children they raise or anything else in life. As they say " Hope springs eternal". ;-)
I am attempting to increase my herd size as well,had to almost sell out in 06 due to drought. I am retaining all my heifers that look like they will be good prospects. I also buy private treaty when I can find what I want. We have two bulls so retaining heifers will work for awhile. Although...