Community price on backpack.tf: 3.00–3.15 keys, last changed 2026-05-04 (5mo ago). The live quote above, 2.93 keys, is 2% lower and last moved 11d 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.
1 sold on the Steam Community Market in the 24 hours to 2026-10-07 04:07 UTC (6d ago), listed there as “Strange Cranial Cowl”. That is a different market from the prices above: Steam takes roughly 15% and pays out in Steam wallet funds rather than cash, so its prices sit above what an item realises elsewhere. Volume is unavailable for unusuals — Steam’s name for one leaves out the effect, so every effect shares a single 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 | 3.07 keys | 2.46 keys |
| 15 DEC 2025 · 00:53 UTC | 3.37 keys | 2.87 keys |
| 15 FEB 2026 · 22:41 UTC | 2.90 keys | 2.80 keys |
| 3 MAY 2026 · 22:32 UTC | 2.85 keys | 2.70 keys |
| 5 JUL 2026 · 23:12 UTC | 2.68 keys | 2.41 keys |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 2.73 keys | 1.17 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 2.75 keys | 1.49 keys |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 3.16 keys | 1.51 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 20:10 UTC | 2.77 keys | 2.05 keys |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 2.74 keys | 2.19 keys |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 2.67 keys | 2.38 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 08:10 UTC | 2.50 keys | 2.42 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 04:10 UTC | 3.14 keys | 2.37 keys |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 2.79 keys | 2.70 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 2.73 keys | 2.38 keys |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 2.73 keys | 2.67 keys |
| 6 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 2.55 keys | 2.50 keys |
| 8 SEP 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 2.48 keys | 2.43 keys |
| 10 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 3.26 keys | 2.48 keys |
| 12 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 3.23 keys | 2.59 keys |
| 13 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 3.17 keys | 2.65 keys |
| 15 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 3.13 keys | 2.73 keys |
| 17 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 3.10 keys | 2.80 keys |
| 18 SEP 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 2.82 keys | 2.75 keys |
| 20 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 2.64 keys | 2.53 keys |
| 21 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 2.92 keys | 2.53 keys |
| 23 SEP 2026 · 18:11 UTC | 2.52 keys | 2.45 keys |
| 25 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 2.52 keys | 2.27 keys |
| 27 SEP 2026 · 20:10 UTC | 2.66 keys | 2.54 keys |
| 29 SEP 2026 · 04:08 UTC | 2.69 keys | 2.60 keys |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 2.96 keys | 2.57 keys |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 2.93 keys | 2.55 keys |
| 3 OCT 2026 · 15:10 UTC | 3.08 keys | 2.68 keys |
| 5 OCT 2026 · 07:10 UTC | 2.78 keys | 2.67 keys |
| 6 OCT 2026 · 19:09 UTC | 2.77 keys | 2.67 keys |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 05:11 UTC | 2.67 keys | 2.60 keys |
| 9 OCT 2026 · 07:09 UTC | 2.64 keys | 2.64 keys |
| 10 OCT 2026 · 15:10 UTC | 2.91 keys | 2.53 keys |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 2.59 keys | 2.52 keys |
| 13 OCT 2026 · 07:09 UTC | 2.54 keys | 2.47 keys |
Price history in numbers
375 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Strange Cranial Cowl's sell price ranged from 2.51 keys to 3.21 keys and is down 20.5% after 166 moves. Over a year it ranged from 2.42 keys to 3.56 keys (down 21.5%). Today's 2.54 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 2.42 keys (29 Jul 2026) and the highest 4.52 keys (9 Oct 2025). The price has moved 351 times since we began recording it — about once every day.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 2.51 keys | 3.21 keys | −20.5% | 166 | 186 |
| 90 days | 2.42 keys | 3.33 keys | −4.7% | 311 | 335 |
| a year | 2.42 keys | 3.56 keys | −21.5% | 349 | 373 |
Details
| SKU | 31312;11 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-01 22:09 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 62.89 ref |
Other effects on the Cranial Cowl
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,600 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 1,500 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 915 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 850 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 825 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 600 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 600 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 581 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 467 keys | 14d ago | |
| 450 keys | 4mo ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2.92 keys | 12d ago | |
| 2.88 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 2.93 keys | 13d ago | |
| 2.86 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 2.87 keys | 1mo ago | |
 Strange Dayjogger | 2.93 keys | 11d ago |
| 2.87 keys | 19d ago | |
| 2.95 keys | 12d ago |