Convert Long Hundredweights to Short Hundredweights
Convert Long Hundredweights (long cwt) to Short Hundredweights (cwt) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
cwt = long cwt × 1.12
About Long Hundredweights
A long hundredweight (long cwt) equals 112 pounds or approximately 50.802 kg - equal to 8 stone. The standard hundredweight in the United Kingdom and much of its historical trading sphere, it reflects the medieval English stone of 14 lb (8 × 14 = 112). British agricultural commodity prices, wool trade records, and livestock market reports historically used long hundredweights. The UK meat trade still occasionally references hundredweights in wholesale pricing.
About Short Hundredweights
A short hundredweight (cwt, US cwt) equals exactly 100 pounds or approximately 45.359 kg. Used primarily in the United States for commodity trading, it represents the practical 'hundred-pound' unit for measuring coal, agricultural produce, livestock feed, and industrial materials. Commodity markets for cattle, hogs, and grain in the US price their products per hundredweight ($/cwt or $/100 lb). Steel and non-ferrous metal quotations in North America are commonly expressed in dollars per short hundredweight. The 'short' modifier distinguishes it from the UK long hundredweight (112 lb).
Quick Reference Table
| Long Hundredweights (long cwt) | Short Hundredweights (cwt) |
|---|---|
| 1 long cwt | 1.12 cwt |
| 2 long cwt | 2.24 cwt |
| 5 long cwt | 5.6 cwt |
| 10 long cwt | 11.2 cwt |
| 25 long cwt | 28 cwt |
| 50 long cwt | 56 cwt |
| 100 long cwt | 112 cwt |