This price has not changed since 2026-08-07 07:14 UTC. It reflects the last observed trade rather than current market value, and this page is excluded from our sitemap for that reason.
Community price on backpack.tf: 74.0–88.0 keys, last changed 2026-09-03 (1mo ago). The live quote above, 8.55 keys, is 88% lower and last moved 2mo ago. They are different measures: the quote is what traders and bots are asking and bidding on the classifieds right now, and it moves for thousands of items every day; the community price is a suggestion accepted by vote, which changes only when someone argues it should. A quote well away from the vote is usually a price that is about to be re-argued. Community prices from backpack.tf, read under an hour ago.
Steam Market asking price: $251.71 — the lowest of one listing for the Frostbite effect when we looked on 2026-10-13 01:44 UTC (5h ago). This is what a seller is asking, not what anything sold for. Steam pays out in Steam wallet funds, not cash, and Valve takes roughly 15% at the till — so asking prices there run well above the 8 keys, 35.55 ref shown above, which comes from the keys-and-metal market on backpack.tf. The two are different markets and are never blended. Steam lists the item as “Unusual Birdcage”, with no effect in the name — the effect comes from the individual listing.
Price history
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The key axis converts at today's rate. Prices are recorded in metal, so a line that is flat in keys followed the key rate rather than standing still.
| Observed (UTC) | Sell | Buy |
|---|---|---|
| 25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC | 89.5 keys | 73.2 keys |
| 30 SEP 2025 · 20:35 UTC | 90.4 keys | 74.0 keys |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 08:18 UTC | 86.4 keys | 77.7 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 20:05 UTC | 82.2 keys | 74.0 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 16:25 UTC | 78.3 keys | 70.5 keys |
| 10 NOV 2025 · 00:26 UTC | 83.2 keys | 74.9 keys |
| 27 NOV 2025 · 00:49 UTC | 93.2 keys | 76.9 keys |
| 10 DEC 2025 · 10:44 UTC | 99.8 keys | 76.2 keys |
| 16 DEC 2025 · 16:43 UTC | 101 keys | 24.6 keys |
| 22 DEC 2025 · 03:07 UTC | 97.3 keys | 23.7 keys |
| 29 DEC 2025 · 00:49 UTC | 88.8 keys | 62.9 keys |
| 4 JAN 2026 · 22:51 UTC | 78.4 keys | 57.9 keys |
| 26 FEB 2026 · 14:41 UTC | 74.5 keys | 57.5 keys |
| 1 MAR 2026 · 22:41 UTC | 77.7 keys | 60.0 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 17:13 UTC | 73.2 keys | 63.6 keys |
| 30 JUN 2026 · 01:12 UTC | 53.0 keys | 46.0 keys |
| 4 JUL 2026 · 07:12 UTC | 46.2 keys | 40.2 keys |
| 12 JUL 2026 · 06:44 UTC | 45.4 keys | 39.5 keys |
| 22 JUL 2026 · 00:47 UTC | 7.54 keys | 6.56 keys |
| 29 JUL 2026 · 20:45 UTC | 7.81 keys | 6.80 keys |
| 7 AUG 2026 · 07:14 UTC | 8.55 keys | 7.44 keys |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 11:10 UTC | 63.3 keys | 55.0 keys |
| 5 OCT 2026 · 07:09 UTC | 65.2 keys | 56.7 keys |
Price history in numbers
23 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Frostbite Birdcage's sell price ranged from 63.3 keys to 65.2 keys and is up 3.0% after 1 move. Over a year it ranged from 7.54 keys to 101 keys (down 20.7%). Today's 65.2 keys sits in the middle of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 7.54 keys (22 Jul 2026) and the highest 101 keys (16 Dec 2025). The price has moved 22 times since we began recording it — about once every 17 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 63.3 keys | 65.2 keys | +3.0% | 1 | 2 |
| 90 days | 7.54 keys | 65.2 keys | +764.1% | 4 | 5 |
| a year | 7.54 keys | 101 keys | −20.7% | 19 | 20 |
Details
| SKU | 615;5;u87 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-08-07 07:14 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 64.33 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 3,040 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 2,950 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 1,550 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 1,446 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 1,375 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 1,021 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 866 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 836 keys | 15d ago | |
| 790 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 780 keys | 11mo ago |
Other effects on the Birdcage
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 246 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 230 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 220 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 215 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 193 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 192 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 172 keys | 14d ago | |
| 149 keys | 15d ago | |
| 114 keys | 13d ago | |
| 107 keys | 14d ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 8.75 keys | 11d ago | |
| 8.72 keys | 16d ago | |
| 8.73 keys | 12d ago | |
| 8.83 keys | 12d ago | |
| 8.69 keys | 12d ago | |
| 8.51 keys | 16d ago | |
| 8.62 keys | 14d ago | |
| 8.83 keys | 11d ago |