Nucor (NUE) 10-Q 2003 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 99.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350

(Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

I, Terry S. Lisenby, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Executive Vice President (principal financial officer) of Nucor Corporation (the “Registrant”), certify, to the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 5, 2003 of the Registrant (the “Report”), that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financialcondition and results of operations of the Registrant.

/s/    TERRY S. LISENBY
Name:	Terry S. Lisenby

Date: May 7, 2003