Call ahead. Hours, fees, and walk-up rules change. WeighHere is not CDFA, CAT, or CHP.
Buttonwillow · Lost Hills · I-5 mid-CA · Kern County · listings checked 18 Sep 2026
Public scales on I-5 at Buttonwillow and Lost Hills
Two CAT Scales verified on TravelCenters of America and Love’s own location pages on mid-I-5 between the Grapevine and Santa Nella: TA #0160 Buttonwillow (I-5 Exit 257 / Highway 58 / Lagoon Drive) and Love’s #230 Lost Hills (I-5 Exit 278 / Highway 46). No ScaleRegistry dedicated walk-up house on this stretch. CDFA Kern grid did not load (WAF blocked). Mid-north Redding / Anderson only had one own-page CAT (TA Redding #0057) on this compile — deferred until a second stop verifies. For Grapevine / Lebec, use Grapevine / I-5 mid-CA; for broader Kern CAT (Bakersfield / Tehachapi), use Central Valley.
Filters hide cards, not industrial rows. CAT will not weigh under 2,000 lb — use a dedicated house for cars and empty utility trailers.
No verified dedicated public scale house on this I-5 stretch
ScaleRegistry’s California public-weighing list still points to inland Central Valley houses (Selma / Merced / Lancaster) — no Buttonwillow / Lost Hills dedicated house verified on this compile. We are not inventing a civilian ticket shop from third-party trucker directories.
CAT Scale at TA and Love’s
We list only corridor CAT stops verified on the operator’s own location page. TA #0160 (Buttonwillow / I-5 Exit 257 / Lagoon Drive) lists CAT Scale; Love’s #230 (Lost Hills / I-5 Exit 278 / Highway 46) lists CAT Scales. 2,000 lb floor. No corner weights. Do not unload horses at a truck stop. In California, go inside for a printed weighmaster certificate when you need one. Use CAT’s locator for other stops.
TA’s own Buttonwillow page lists fuel 24/7 and CAT Scale among amenities. That is not a published CAT-staffing schedule. Confirm the scale is working before a middle-of-the-night trip.
TA’s own Buttonwillow location page (I-5 Exit 257 / Highway 58 / Lagoon Drive) lists CAT Scale among amenities. Mid-I-5 corridor with Love’s #230 Lost Hills (Exit 278 / Highway 46). CAT 2,000 lb floor; no corner weights. In California, go inside for a printed weighmaster certificate when you need one. Do not unload horses in the lot. Confirm on CAT’s locator. Not a DOT station.
Love's location page lists the store Open 24-hours and lists CAT Scales as an amenity. That is not the same as a published CAT-staffing schedule. Confirm the scale is working before a middle-of-the-night trip.
Love’s own Lost Hills location page (I-5 Exit 278 / Highway 46) lists CAT Scales among amenities. CAT 2,000 lb floor; no corner weights. Do not unload horses in the lot. Confirm on CAT’s locator. Not a DOT station.
California Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facilities (CHP weigh stations) are for commercial enforcement — not a place to buy a civilian weighmaster ticket for a U-Haul, RV, horse trailer, or PPM load. See Caltrans’ weigh-station primer and follow posted signs; do not treat this directory as a bypass guide.
Full CDFA Kern public-scale grid (blocked on this compile). Any dedicated walk-up weighmaster house in Buttonwillow / Lost Hills / Wasco with an operator page. Livestock policy. Other mid-I-5 CAT stops (Wheeler Ridge TA/Petro cluster already adjacent to Grapevine coverage) whose own pages list CAT — not third-party directories. Redding / Anderson second CAT stop for a mid-north I-5 own page.