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                                   EXHIBIT 23


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of Chaparral Steel Company of our report dated July 14, 1995, included in the
1995 Annual Report to Stockholders of Chaparral Steel Company.

Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Chaparral Steel
Company listed in Item 14(a). This schedule is the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our
audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above,
when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-39626) pertaining to the Chaparral Steel Company Stock Option
Plan and in the related Prospectus of our report dated July 14, 1995, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements incorporated herein by
reference, and our report included in the preceding paragraph with respect to
the financial statement schedule included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of
Chaparral Steel Company.





Ernst and Young LLP
Dallas, Texas
August 21, 1995




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