Convert Stone (st) to Hundredweight (cwt)
Enter a value below to convert Stone (st) to Hundredweight (cwt).
Conversion:
1 Stone (st) = 0.125 Hundredweight (cwt)
How to Convert Stone (st) to Hundredweight (cwt)
1 st = 0.125 cwt
1 cwt = 8 st
Example: convert 15 Stone (st) to Hundredweight (cwt):
25 st = 3.125 cwt
Stone (st) to Hundredweight (cwt) Conversion Table
| Stone (st) | Hundredweight (cwt) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 st | 0.00125 cwt |
| 0.1 st | 0.0125 cwt |
| 1 st | 0.125 cwt |
| 2 st | 0.25 cwt |
| 3 st | 0.375 cwt |
| 5 st | 0.625 cwt |
| 10 st | 1.25 cwt |
| 20 st | 2.5 cwt |
| 50 st | 6.25 cwt |
| 100 st | 12.5 cwt |
| 1000 st | 125 cwt |
Stone (st)
Definition
A stone (st) is an imperial unit of mass equal to 14 pounds or approximately 6.35029 kilograms.
History
The stone has been used as a weight measure in England and Ireland since at least the 14th century. Different commodities historically used different stone weights; the 14-pound stone was standardized in 1835 by the British Weights and Measures Act.
Current use
Stones are primarily used in the United Kingdom and Ireland to express body weight (e.g., '11 stone 4 pounds'). They are not used in the United States or most other countries.
Hundredweight (cwt)
Definition
A hundredweight (cwt) in the US system (short hundredweight) equals 100 pounds or approximately 45.359 kilograms. The British (long) hundredweight equals 112 pounds.
History
The hundredweight has medieval origins in English trade. The US 'short' hundredweight (100 lb) simplified calculation, while the UK 'long' hundredweight (112 lb = 8 stone) preserved the traditional link to the stone and long ton.
Current use
Hundredweights are used in US agriculture for pricing commodities (corn, wheat, livestock). They appear in grain elevator receipts, livestock auction records, and some agricultural commodity markets.