Exhibit 99.2




                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



In connection  with the Quarterly  Report of Keystone  Consolidated  Industries,
Inc.  (the  Company)  on Form 10-Q for the period  ended March 31, 2003 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I,
Bert E.  Downing,  Jr.,  Vice  President,  Chief  Financial  Officer,  Corporate
Controller, and Treasurer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.ss.1350,
as adopted pursuant toss.906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of
          the Company.

A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided  to  Keystone  Consolidated  Industries,  Inc.  and will be retained by
Keystone  Consolidated  Industries,  Inc. and  furnished to the SEC or its staff
upon request.




/s/  Bert E. Downing, Jr.
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Bert E. Downing, Jr.
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
Corporate Controller and Treasurer
May 20, 2003