This price has not changed since 2026-09-24 02:09 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: 55.0 keys, last changed 2024-10-11 (2.1y ago). The live quote above, 41.6 keys, is 24% lower 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: $138.00 — the lowest of one listing for the Steaming effect when we looked on 2026-10-29 01:33 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 41 keys, 40.88 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 Crustaceous Cowl”, 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 | 56.1 keys | 45.9 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 18:23 UTC | 47.7 keys | 42.9 keys |
| 29 DEC 2025 · 02:58 UTC | 50.4 keys | 18.2 keys |
| 5 JUL 2026 · 23:12 UTC | 24.8 keys | 21.6 keys |
| 3 AUG 2026 · 00:24 UTC | 30.9 keys | 26.9 keys |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 29.8 keys | 25.9 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 28.3 keys | 24.6 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 18:10 UTC | 30.4 keys | 26.4 keys |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 32.1 keys | 27.9 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 31.3 keys | 27.2 keys |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 14:10 UTC | 30.1 keys | 26.2 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 32.3 keys | 28.1 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 20:10 UTC | 31.0 keys | 26.9 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 29.7 keys | 25.8 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 22:10 UTC | 30.4 keys | 26.5 keys |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 31.2 keys | 27.1 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 27.1 keys | 23.5 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 29.9 keys | 26.0 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 30.9 keys | 26.9 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 28.8 keys | 25.0 keys |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 31.7 keys | 27.6 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 26.8 keys | 23.3 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 27.2 keys | 23.7 keys |
| 6 SEP 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 28.9 keys | 25.1 keys |
| 7 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 30.3 keys | 26.4 keys |
| 10 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 31.4 keys | 27.3 keys |
| 14 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 28.0 keys | 24.4 keys |
| 14 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 29.4 keys | 25.6 keys |
| 15 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 30.5 keys | 26.5 keys |
| 15 SEP 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 31.9 keys | 27.8 keys |
| 16 SEP 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 32.2 keys | 28.0 keys |
| 18 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 35.0 keys | 30.5 keys |
| 20 SEP 2026 · 08:09 UTC | 36.9 keys | 32.1 keys |
| 22 SEP 2026 · 14:10 UTC | 39.6 keys | 34.5 keys |
| 24 SEP 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 41.6 keys | 36.2 keys |
| 7 OCT 2026 · 03:10 UTC | 41.1 keys | 35.7 keys |
| 9 OCT 2026 · 05:10 UTC | 42.4 keys | 36.8 keys |
| 13 OCT 2026 · 21:09 UTC | 26.6 keys | 23.1 keys |
| 15 OCT 2026 · 19:07 UTC | 27.4 keys | 23.8 keys |
| 20 OCT 2026 · 15:12 UTC | 26.8 keys | 23.8 keys |
Price history in numbers
147 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Steaming Crustaceous Cowl's sell price ranged from 26.0 keys to 42.6 keys and is down 33.4% after 16 moves. Over a year it ranged from 24.8 keys to 56.0 keys (down 52.1%). Today's 26.8 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 24.8 keys (5 Jul 2026) and the highest 56.1 keys (25 Sep 2025). The price has moved 146 times since we began recording it — about once every 3 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 26.0 keys | 42.6 keys | −33.4% | 16 | 17 |
| 90 days | 26.0 keys | 42.6 keys | −26.5% | 130 | 131 |
| a year | 24.8 keys | 56.0 keys | −52.1% | 141 | 142 |
Details
| SKU | 31194;5;u36 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-09-24 02:09 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 63.89 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,200 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 600 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 551 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 500 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 450 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 400 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 332 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 305 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 242 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 225 keys | 3mo ago |
Other effects on the Crustaceous Cowl
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 381 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 231 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 153 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 150 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 149 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 143 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 135 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 132 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 131 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 126 keys | 3mo ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 41.6 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 41.4 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 41.4 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 41.4 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 41.4 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 41.4 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 41.4 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 41.4 keys | 3mo ago |