---
type: Sensor Reference
title: "SNMP Load Average OIDs: UCD laLoad Reference"
description: "The SNMP OIDs for load average — laLoad 1/5/15-minute, laLoadInt and laLoadFloat from the UCD-SNMP-MIB, with a snmpwalk example."
resource: "https://snmp-monitoring.info/sensors/system-load/"
tags: [sensors]
timestamp: 2026-07-11T00:00:00Z
---

# SNMP Load Average OIDs: UCD laLoad Reference

The SNMP OIDs for load average — laLoad 1/5/15-minute, laLoadInt and laLoadFloat from the UCD-SNMP-MIB, with a snmpwalk example.

## Related concepts

- Up: [SNMP Sensors & OID Catalog: Every Metric You Can Monitor](/sensors/index.md)

## Frequently asked questions

### What OID is load average in SNMP?

laLoad at 1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.10.1.3 from the UCD-SNMP-MIB, with instances .1, .2, .3 for the 1-, 5-, and 15-minute averages. The values come back as strings like "0.55". Integer (laLoadInt, ×100) and float (laLoadFloat) variants exist under the same table.

### Is load average in MIB-II?

No. Load average isn't a standard MIB-II object — it lives in the UCD-SNMP-MIB (the Net-SNMP enterprise tree under 1.3.6.1.4.1.2021). So you'll find it on Linux/Unix hosts running Net-SNMP, but not on gear that only implements the standard MIBs.

### What is laLoadInt?

laLoadInt (1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.10.1.5) is the load average expressed as an integer scaled by 100 — so a load of 0.55 appears as 55. It exists because a plain integer OID is easier for some pollers to handle than the string-typed laLoad; divide by 100 to get the real value.

### How do I read the 5-minute load?

Use the .2 instance of the load column: laLoad.2 at 1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.10.1.3.2 for the string value, or laLoadInt.2 at 1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.10.1.5.2 for the ×100 integer. The .1 and .3 instances give you the 1- and 15-minute figures.

## Source

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