Hundredweight

Physical unit
Unit name	Short Hundredweight
Unit symbol	${\displaystyle \mathrm {cwt.sh.} }$
Physical quantity (s)	Dimensions
Formula symbol	${\displaystyle m}$
dimension	${\displaystyle {\mathsf {M}}}$
system	Anglo-American system of measurement
In SI units	${\displaystyle \mathrm {1\,cwt.sh.=45,359\,237kg} }$
In CGS units	${\displaystyle \mathrm {1\,cwt.sh.=45\,359,237g} }$
See also: hundredweight

Physical unit
Unit name	Long hundredweight
Unit symbol	${\displaystyle \mathrm {cwt.l.} }$
Physical quantity (s)	Dimensions
Formula symbol	${\displaystyle m}$
dimension	${\displaystyle {\mathsf {M}}}$
system	Anglo-American system of measurement
In SI units	${\displaystyle \mathrm {1\,cwt.l.=50,802\,345\,44kg} }$
In CGS units	${\displaystyle \mathrm {1\,cwt.l.=50\,802,345\,44g} }$
See also: hundredweight

The hundredweight is an outdated size of the Anglo-American system of measurement and roughly corresponds to the German hundredweight . Depending on the place of use, it denotes the short hundredweight or the long hundredweight ( English ):

Short Hundredweight - Unit symbol: cwt. sh. ( US )

• 1 cwt. sh. = 100  lb. = 1600  oz. = 45.359237  kg
• 1  tn. sh. = 20 cwt. sh. = 2000  lb. = 32000  oz. = 907.18  kg

Long Hundredweight - Unit symbol: cwt. l. ( UK )

• 1 cwt. l. = 4  qr./qrs. (quarters) = 8  st. = 112  lb. = 1792  oz. = 50.80234544  kg
• 1  tn. l. = 20 cwt. l. = 2240  lb. = 1016.04  kg