This price has not changed since 2026-10-01 16:08 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: 88.0–110 keys, last changed 2026-10-18 (18d ago). The live quote above, 92.6 keys, is inside the community’s range and last moved 1mo 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: $250.34 — the lowest of 2 listings for the Purple Energy effect when we looked on 2026-10-29 01:36 UTC (7d 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 92 keys, 35.88 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 Cotton Head”, with no effect in the name — the effect comes from the individual listing.
Price history
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| Observed (UTC) | Sell | Buy |
|---|---|---|
| 25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC | 109 keys | 89.0 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 20:30 UTC | 98.8 keys | 88.9 keys |
| 2 JAN 2026 · 06:48 UTC | 117 keys | 12.7 keys |
| 29 JAN 2026 · 07:43 UTC | 103 keys | 41.4 keys |
| 29 MAR 2026 · 22:07 UTC | 87.8 keys | 10.3 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 17:13 UTC | 97.2 keys | 84.5 keys |
| 5 AUG 2026 · 21:11 UTC | 13.2 keys | 11.5 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 14.0 keys | 12.2 keys |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 75.7 keys | 65.8 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 79.7 keys | 69.3 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 80.9 keys | 70.3 keys |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 84.3 keys | 73.3 keys |
| 6 SEP 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 89.0 keys | 77.4 keys |
| 8 SEP 2026 · 12:07 UTC | 89.7 keys | 78.0 keys |
| 10 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 90.8 keys | 79.0 keys |
| 12 SEP 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 91.3 keys | 79.4 keys |
| 13 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 91.2 keys | 79.3 keys |
| 15 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 93.0 keys | 80.8 keys |
| 17 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 94.8 keys | 82.4 keys |
| 19 SEP 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 95.3 keys | 82.9 keys |
| 29 SEP 2026 · 18:08 UTC | 95.5 keys | 83.1 keys |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 10:07 UTC | 94.8 keys | 82.4 keys |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 94.0 keys | 81.7 keys |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 04:08 UTC | 94.5 keys | 82.1 keys |
| 3 OCT 2026 · 17:09 UTC | 96.3 keys | 83.8 keys |
| 6 OCT 2026 · 19:09 UTC | 96.7 keys | 84.1 keys |
| 7 OCT 2026 · 21:10 UTC | 96.4 keys | 83.8 keys |
| 9 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 96.8 keys | 84.2 keys |
| 11 OCT 2026 · 03:09 UTC | 96.5 keys | 83.9 keys |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 15:08 UTC | 96.4 keys | 83.8 keys |
| 14 OCT 2026 · 19:08 UTC | 97.4 keys | 84.7 keys |
| 17 OCT 2026 · 23:08 UTC | 98.1 keys | 85.3 keys |
| 20 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 98.2 keys | 85.4 keys |
| 22 OCT 2026 · 03:12 UTC | 98.4 keys | 85.6 keys |
| 24 OCT 2026 · 05:13 UTC | 97.9 keys | 85.2 keys |
| 25 OCT 2026 · 21:11 UTC | 98.0 keys | 85.4 keys |
| 27 OCT 2026 · 21:11 UTC | 98.9 keys | 86.2 keys |
| 29 OCT 2026 · 13:12 UTC | 96.4 keys | 86.9 keys |
| 31 OCT 2026 · 17:12 UTC | 96.2 keys | 86.8 keys |
| 3 NOV 2026 · 11:11 UTC | 96.7 keys | 87.3 keys |
Price history in numbers
136 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Purple Energy Cotton Head's sell price ranged from 96.1 keys to 99.4 keys and is unchanged after 48 moves. Over a year it ranged from 11.9 keys to 125 keys (down 12.8%). Today's 96.7 keys sits in the upper third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 11.9 keys (9 Jul 2026) and the highest 125 keys (22 Dec 2025). The price has moved 135 times since we began recording it — about once every 3 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 96.1 keys | 99.4 keys | — | 48 | 49 |
| 90 days | 14.0 keys | 99.4 keys | +583.8% | 113 | 114 |
| a year | 11.9 keys | 125 keys | −12.8% | 130 | 131 |
Details
| SKU | 30175;5;u10 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-01 16:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 61.78 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2,700 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 2,400 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 1,500 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 1,325 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 1,200 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 1,200 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 1,200 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 1,150 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 1,050 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 965 keys | 12mo ago |
Other effects on the Cotton Head
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 343 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 283 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 274 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 253 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 235 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 212 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 206 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 205 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 194 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 187 keys | 1mo ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 89.4 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 88.9 keys | 8mo ago | |
| 88.7 keys | 2mo ago | |
 Collector's Professional Killstreak Escape Plan | 91.8 keys | 1mo ago |
| 90.2 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 92.2 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 91.8 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 90.6 keys | 1mo ago |