EXHIBIT 23.1


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Citation Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company")
of our reports dated November 16, 1998, except for Notes 20 and 21, as to which
the date is December 14, 1998, relating to the consolidated financial statements
and financial statement schedules, which appear in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended September 27, 1998. We also consent to the
references to us under the headings "Independent Accountants" and "Selected
Financial Data" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Birmingham, Alabama
September 8, 1999