EXHIBIT 23 ---------- CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, listed below, of our report dated February 8, 1996 appearing on page 29 of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995. 1. Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8, Registration No. 33-15441, filed August 29, 1989. 2. Form S-8, Registration No. 33-44224, filed November 27, 1991. 3. Form S-8, Registration No. 33-45334, filed January 27, 1992. 4. Form S-8, Registration No. 33-45335, filed January 27, 1992. 5. Form S-8, Registration No. 33-45336, filed January 27, 1992. 6. Form S-8, Registration No. 33-67910, filed August 26, 1993. 7. Form S-8, Registration No. 33-54339, filed June 28, 1994. 8. Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3, Registration No. 33-55413, filed September 23, 1994. 9. Form S-3, Registration No. 33-55725, filed September 30, 1994. 10. Form S-3, Registration No. 33-56111, filed October 25, 1994. 11. Form S-3, Registration No. 33-56919, filed December 16, 1994. 12. Form S-3, Registration No. 33-58847, filed April 26, 1995. 13. Form S-3, Registration No. 33-60623, filed June 27, 1995. 14. Form S-3, Registration No. 33-60627, filed June 27, 1995. 15. Form S-3, Registration No. 33-62899, filed September 25, 1995. /s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP St. Louis, Missouri March 25, 1996