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, except for Note 10 as to which the date is August 7, 
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 Amendment No. 1 to 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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September 5, 1996