EXHIBIT 23.1


             CONSENT OF COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P., INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement 
of Citation Corporation and subsidiaries on Form S-4 of our report dated 
November 13, 1995, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of 
Citation Corporation and subsidiaries as of October 1, 1995 and October 2, 
1994, and for the years ended October 1, 1995, October 2, 1994 and October 3, 
1993, which report is included in the Annual Report on  Form 10-K for the 
fiscal year ended October 1, 1995.   We also consent to the reference to our 
firm under the caption "Experts."


                                        /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
                                        COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


   
Birmingham, Alabama
September 27, 1996