They did not put it on a scale as they do all their own butchering. I can say it was an honest 500lb live, after gutting three of us could not lift it with straps. We had to sit the bear on it's but, strap it to the rack and hoist the rear on the rack...not easy. I have taken and helped with bears in the 300lb range which is a good bear around here...this one was substantially larger.