La Grange Foundry, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Defined
   Contribution Plan

   Independent Auditors' Consent to Form 11-K for the
   Year Ended June 30, 2000





INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
333-93765 of Atchison Casting Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated
January 2, 2001, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the La Grange
Foundry, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Defined Contribution Plan for the year ended
June 30, 2000.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
January 10, 2001