Exhibit 23

                          Independent Auditors' Consent



Retirement Administrative Committee Butler Manufacturing Company:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No.
33-144642, 2-63830, 2-55753, 333-02285, 333-02557, 333-52338, and 333-86724) on
Form S-8 of Butler Manufacturing Company of our report dated June 14, 2002,
relating to the statement of net assets available for benefits of the Galesburg
Hourly Employee Savings Trust Plan as of December 31, 2001, and the related
statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year then
ended.

/s/KPMG LLP



Kansas City, Missouri
June 28, 2002




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