The invention discloses steel wire rope segmenting equipment, which comprises a pay-off stand, a wiring stand, a rewinding stand, a transmission device and a motor. The pay-off stand, the wiring stand and the rewinding stand are connected in turn; a chain is wound on a driving side of the transmission device; and the other end of the chain is respectively wound on the wiring stand and the rewinding stand. The steel wire rope segmenting equipment also comprises an air brake device arranged between the pay-off stand and the wiring stand; a metering pulley is arranged in a rope through hole of the air brake device; a metering sensor is also arranged on the air brake device; and a sensing line is led out of the metering sensor to be connected to the transmission device. When the steel wire rope segmenting equipment is used, the steel wire rope is led out to the wiring stand, the rotating speed of the motor is regulated, the motor is started, and the steel wire rope moves horizontally and is wound on a rewinding wooden tray under the guiding of the wiring stand so as to be segmented by a worker. Compared with the prior art, the steel wire rope segmenting equipment and the using method guarantee segmentation accuracy, accurately position the segmented steel wire rope and are time-saving and labor-saving, and the steel wire rope segmenting equipment occupies small area.