POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of John G. Moore,
S. Scott Luton and Kimberly J. Hickey or the designee of any one of
them, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

(1) prepare, execute, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") on the undersigned's behalf a Form ID, including
amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to
obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic
filings with the SEC or reports required by Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

(2) execute on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4, and 5 in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules thereunder, and any other forms or reports the
undersigned may be required to file in connection with the
undersigned's ownership, acquisition, or disposition of securities of
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated ("the Company");

(3) perform any act on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary
or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, or other
form or report, and timely file such form or report with the SEC and
any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(4) take any other action in connection with the foregoing which, in
the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be in the best interest of
or legally required by the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form
and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to perform any act necessary or proper in the exercise of
any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned could do if personally present, with
full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 3rd day of February, 2012.


                                        /s/ Perry E. Davis
                                        Perry E. Davis