Exhibit 23(a)

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 31, 2001, relating to the
financial statements of Leggett & Platt Incorporated, which appear in Leggett &
Platt, Incorporated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2000.

/s/  PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

St. Louis, Missouri
May 9, 2001