The invention relates to a housingless load cell whose resistance and measuring accuracy can be improved with respect to environmental influences such that at least the predominant part of the surface (12) and/or the surface (14) has a transversal path, such that water hitting the body of the load cell (1) can flow off when the load cell is in a built-in state. The angle alpha 1 between the transversally extending part of the surface (12) and the perpendicular peripheral surface of the body (3) and/or the angle beta 2 between the transversally extending part of the surface (14) and the peripheral surface of the leg (4) is respectively greater than 90 DEG and is, more particularly between 93 DEG - 120 DEG . A housingless load cell comprising a compensation electronics system is provided in one of the transversal holes (7). Finally, a load cell is further developed such that the peripheral surface of the leg (4) comprises at least one essentially perpendicular groove (24) forming a rotational lock piston with a protruding element on the lower plate.
