cwt

Units & Measurements abbreviation · US Customary and Imperial Unit

cwt
Stands forHundredweight
CategoriesUnits & Measurements

cwt stands for Hundredweight, a US customary and imperial unit abbreviation.

A weight unit that differs between countries: the US short hundredweight is 100 pounds, while the British long hundredweight is 112 pounds (8 stone). US agriculture prices milk, hogs, cattle and rice per cwt.

Example: The Class III milk price rose to $18.40 per cwt this month.

Usage notes

The c stands for the Roman numeral centum (hundred) and wt for weight. In both systems, 20 hundredweight make a ton, which is why the US short ton is 2,000 pounds and the British long ton 2,240 pounds. Dairy farmers in the US are paid per hundredweight of milk, about 11.6 gallons.

More US customary and imperial unit abbreviations

  • bu – Bushel
  • CCF – Hundred cubic feet
  • ch – Chain
  • cu ft – Cubic foot
  • cu in – Cubic inch
  • cu yd – Cubic yard
  • dr – Dram
  • dwt – Pennyweight
  • fl oz – Fluid ounce
  • ft – Foot
  • ftm – Fathom
  • fur – Furlong

See all 43 US customary and imperial unit abbreviations →

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