Exhibit 23.1


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


   
       We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this Amendment No. 2 to
Registration Statement No. 333-64447 of Heilig-Meyers Company on Form S-3 of our
report dated March 25, 1998,  appearing in Amendment  No. 2 to the Annual Report
on Form  10-K of  Heilig-Meyers  Company  and  subsidiaries  for the year  ended
February 28, 1998, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement.
    



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Richmond, Virginia

   
 January 6, 1999