EXHIBIT 99.2

                        CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT


I, Larry C. Miller, Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Butler
Manufacturing Company, certify pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)  The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period
     ended June 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of
     Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (15
     U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.




August 14, 2002                                /s/ Larry C. Miller
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Dated                                          Larry C. Miller
                                               Vice President - Finance,
                                               and Chief Financial Officer