Originally Posted by chula vista

depends on the shrimp. Shrimp come in so many different sizes (huh, what?) that they get labeled # per pound to aid in cooking.

size count per pound
extra colossal - under/10
super colossal - under/12
colossal - under/15
extra jumbo - 16/20
jumbo - 21/25
extra large - 26/30
large - 31/35
medium large - 36/40
medium - 41/50
small - 51/60
extra small - 61/70