To provide a load detecting apparatus capable of measuring the weight of a heavy substance, though the whole structure of the apparatus is comparatively small.

This load detecting apparatus 100 includes a receiving section 1 for receiving a substance to be weighed, a load detection section 3 for detecting the load received by the receiving section 1, a moving up/down section 6 for moving the detection section 3 up and down vertically, and an operation display section 7 for displaying the value of the load detected by the detection section 3.