Convert Short Hundredweights to Long Hundredweights
Convert Short Hundredweights (cwt) to Long Hundredweights (long cwt) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
long cwt = cwt × 0.8928571429
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).
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.
Quick Reference Table
| Short Hundredweights (cwt) | Long Hundredweights (long cwt) |
|---|---|
| 1 cwt | 0.892857 long cwt |
| 2 cwt | 1.78571 long cwt |
| 5 cwt | 4.46429 long cwt |
| 10 cwt | 8.92857 long cwt |
| 25 cwt | 22.3214 long cwt |
| 50 cwt | 44.6429 long cwt |
| 100 cwt | 89.2857 long cwt |