Short Hundredweights (US) to Long Hundredweights (UK)

Short Hundredweights (US) to Long Hundredweights (UK) conversion calculator

Long Hundredweights (UK) to Short Hundredweights (US) (Swap units)

1sh cwt = 0.89286cwt long

Note: You can increase or decrease the accuracy of this answer by selecting the number of significant figures required from the options above the result.

Short Hundredweights (US) to Long Hundredweights (UK) conversion formula

Long Hundredweights (UK) = Short Hundredweights (US) / 1.1200004

Short Hundredweights (US) to Long Hundredweights (UK) calculation

Long Hundredweights (UK) = Short Hundredweights (US) / 1.1200004

Long Hundredweights (UK) = 1 / 1.1200004064194

Long Hundredweights (UK) = 0.89286

What is a short hundredweight?

A short hundredweight, also known as a cental, is a unit of weight commonly used in the United States and Canada.

It is equivalent to 100 pounds or approximately 45.36 kilograms.

The term "short" is used to distinguish it from the long hundredweight, which is used in the United Kingdom and equals 112 pounds.

What is a long hundredweight?

A long hundredweight, also known as the imperial hundredweight, is a unit of weight commonly used in the United Kingdom and other countries that follow the imperial system of measurements.

It is equivalent to 112 pounds or approximately 50.802 kilograms. The long hundredweight is often used in trade and commerce for measuring bulk goods such as grains, coal, and other commodities.

In the metric system, the equivalent unit of weight to a long hundredweight is the metric ton, also known as a tonne. One metric ton is equal to 1,000 kilograms or approximately 2,204.62 pounds. When converting from long hundredweights to metric tons, one would divide the weight in long hundredweights by 20 to obtain the weight in metric tons. For example, if a shipment weighs 5 long hundredweights, it would be equivalent to 0.25 metric tons. The metric ton is the preferred unit of weight in most countries around the world due to its simplicity and ease of conversion in the metric system.

 

Short Hundredweights (US) to Long Hundredweights (UK) table

Starting value
Increment
Accuracy
Short Hundredweights (US)
Long Hundredweights (UK)
0sh cwt
0.00000cwt long
1sh cwt
0.89286cwt long
2sh cwt
1.78571cwt long
3sh cwt
2.67857cwt long
4sh cwt
3.57143cwt long
5sh cwt
4.46428cwt long
6sh cwt
5.35714cwt long
7sh cwt
6.25000cwt long
8sh cwt
7.14285cwt long
9sh cwt
8.03571cwt long
10sh cwt
8.92857cwt long
11sh cwt
9.82143cwt long
12sh cwt
10.71428cwt long
13sh cwt
11.60714cwt long
14sh cwt
12.50000cwt long
15sh cwt
13.39285cwt long
16sh cwt
14.28571cwt long
17sh cwt
15.17857cwt long
18sh cwt
16.07142cwt long
19sh cwt
16.96428cwt long
Short Hundredweights (US)
Long Hundredweights (UK)
20sh cwt
17.85714cwt long
21sh cwt
18.74999cwt long
22sh cwt
19.64285cwt long
23sh cwt
20.53571cwt long
24sh cwt
21.42856cwt long
25sh cwt
22.32142cwt long
26sh cwt
23.21428cwt long
27sh cwt
24.10713cwt long
28sh cwt
24.99999cwt long
29sh cwt
25.89285cwt long
30sh cwt
26.78570cwt long
31sh cwt
27.67856cwt long
32sh cwt
28.57142cwt long
33sh cwt
29.46428cwt long
34sh cwt
30.35713cwt long
35sh cwt
31.24999cwt long
36sh cwt
32.14285cwt long
37sh cwt
33.03570cwt long
38sh cwt
33.92856cwt long
39sh cwt
34.82142cwt long
Short Hundredweights (US)
Long Hundredweights (UK)
40sh cwt
35.71427cwt long
41sh cwt
36.60713cwt long
42sh cwt
37.49999cwt long
43sh cwt
38.39284cwt long
44sh cwt
39.28570cwt long
45sh cwt
40.17856cwt long
46sh cwt
41.07141cwt long
47sh cwt
41.96427cwt long
48sh cwt
42.85713cwt long
49sh cwt
43.74998cwt long
50sh cwt
44.64284cwt long
51sh cwt
45.53570cwt long
52sh cwt
46.42855cwt long
53sh cwt
47.32141cwt long
54sh cwt
48.21427cwt long
55sh cwt
49.10713cwt long
56sh cwt
49.99998cwt long
57sh cwt
50.89284cwt long
58sh cwt
51.78570cwt long
59sh cwt
52.67855cwt long
Short Hundredweights (US)
Long Hundredweights (UK)
60sh cwt
53.57141cwt long
61sh cwt
54.46427cwt long
62sh cwt
55.35712cwt long
63sh cwt
56.24998cwt long
64sh cwt
57.14284cwt long
65sh cwt
58.03569cwt long
66sh cwt
58.92855cwt long
67sh cwt
59.82141cwt long
68sh cwt
60.71426cwt long
69sh cwt
61.60712cwt long
70sh cwt
62.49998cwt long
71sh cwt
63.39283cwt long
72sh cwt
64.28569cwt long
73sh cwt
65.17855cwt long
74sh cwt
66.07140cwt long
75sh cwt
66.96426cwt long
76sh cwt
67.85712cwt long
77sh cwt
68.74998cwt long
78sh cwt
69.64283cwt long
79sh cwt
70.53569cwt long