UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                October 30, 2003
                Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

                          BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY

                          Commission File No. 001-12335

            Delaware                                   44-0188420
(State or other jurisdiction of          (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)


                              1540 Genessee Street
                                 P.O. BOX 419917
                           Kansas City, Missouri 64102
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (816) 968-3000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)








ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS

99.1 Press release dated October 30, 2003, furnished solely for the purposes of
incorporation by reference into Item 12 herein.

ITEM 12.  RESULTS OF OPERATION AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

The information in this Current Report, including the attached Exhibit, shall
not be deemed filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor
shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the
Securities Act of 1934.

Butler Manufacturing Company on October 30, 2003 issued a press release
announcing the third quarter 2003 financial results of the company. A copy of
the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this filing.




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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY

November 3, 2003                                 /s/ Larry C. Miller
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Date                                             Larry C. Miller
                                                 Vice President - Finance, and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer





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                          BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
                                    FORM 8-K
                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No       Exhibit Description
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99.1             Butler Manufacturing Company's Third Quarter Earning Press
                 Release.







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