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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 December 31, 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
February 4, 2002