Short Hundredweight (cwt (sh))
Weight · Imperial
Main conversion
1 cwt (sh) = 45.359 kg (0.45359 q)
Description and history
The US Short Hundredweight (symbol cwt (sh), also called cental) equals exactly 100 pounds, or 45.359 kilograms.
In the United States and Canada it is the trading unit for rice, dry beans, potatoes, raw milk and cattle. Twenty short hundredweights make one short ton.
Reference conversions
| Unit | Equals |
|---|---|
| Kilograms (kg) | 1 cwt (sh) = 45.359 kg |
| Grams (g) | 1 cwt (sh) = 45359 g |
| Quintals (q) | 1 cwt (sh) = 0.45359 q |
| Tonnes (t) | 1 cwt (sh) = 0.045359 t |
| Pounds (lbs) | 1 cwt (sh) = 100 lbs |
