EXHIBIT 23.2


               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the references to our firm under the captions "Selected
Financial Information of Interstate" and "Experts" and to the use of our report
dated February 2, 1996, with respect to the financial statements of Interstate
Forging Industries, Inc. ("Interstate"), included in the Proxy Statement of
Interstate that is made a part of the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and
Prospectus of Citation Corporation for the registration of 1,496,474 Contingent
Payment Rights.



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