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                          [Eide Bailly LLP Letterhead]



Consent of Independent Auditor


We consent to the inclusion, in Form SB-2, of our audit report of the financial
statements of Western Plains Energy, L.L.C. as of and for the period ended
September 30, 2001, as part of its Registration Statement on Form SB-2, and to
the reference to our firm therein.

/s/ Eide Bailly LLP

Eden Prairie, Minnesota
December 12, 2001