EXHIBIT 23.1

                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference in the  Registration  Statements
(Form S-8 No. 333-70259 and No. 333-38090) pertaining to the LMI Aerospace, Inc.
Profit  Sharing  and  Savings  Plan and Trust,  the  Amended  and  Restated  LMI
Aerospace,  Inc. 1998 Stock Option Plan, and the 1989 Employee  Incentive  Stock
Option  Plan,  of our report dated July 8, 2004,  with respect to the  financial
statements and supplemental  schedule of the LMI Aerospace,  Inc. Profit Sharing
and Savings  Plan and Trust  included in this Annual  Report (Form 11-K) for the
year ended December 31, 2003.


                                           /s/ BKD, LLP

St. Louis, Missouri
August 24, 2004