Community price on backpack.tf: 14.0 keys, last changed 2023-08-23 (3.0y ago). The live quote above, 12.7 keys, is 10% lower and last moved 2d 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: $43.39 — the lowest of one listing for the Nuts n' Bolts effect when we looked on 2026-09-03 01:22 UTC (3d 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 12 keys, 41.66 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 Field Practice”, with no effect in the name — the effect comes from the individual listing.
Price history
35 observations
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Nuts n' Bolts Field Practice sell price, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-03: 35 observations, from 14.3 keys to 12.7 keys.
Observed (UTC)
Sell
Buy
25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC
14.3 keys
11.7 keys
30 SEP 2025 · 21:48 UTC
15.4 keys
12.6 keys
9 OCT 2025 · 09:27 UTC
14.7 keys
13.2 keys
19 OCT 2025 · 21:17 UTC
14.0 keys
12.6 keys
25 OCT 2025 · 17:36 UTC
13.3 keys
12.0 keys
10 NOV 2025 · 01:36 UTC
15.2 keys
13.6 keys
12 DEC 2025 · 10:55 UTC
16.7 keys
13.7 keys
5 FEB 2026 · 16:26 UTC
14.7 keys
11.2 keys
10 FEB 2026 · 06:43 UTC
14.3 keys
10.9 keys
19 FEB 2026 · 12:42 UTC
14.5 keys
10.8 keys
4 MAR 2026 · 00:42 UTC
14.3 keys
10.1 keys
8 MAR 2026 · 22:43 UTC
14.2 keys
7.08 keys
15 MAR 2026 · 22:08 UTC
14.0 keys
6.78 keys
22 MAR 2026 · 04:06 UTC
15.1 keys
10.3 keys
1 APR 2026 · 02:30 UTC
14.9 keys
8.52 keys
11 APR 2026 · 14:31 UTC
14.7 keys
9.94 keys
19 APR 2026 · 22:31 UTC
15.0 keys
9.64 keys
29 APR 2026 · 08:30 UTC
14.2 keys
10.6 keys
2 MAY 2026 · 16:32 UTC
14.0 keys
10.5 keys
10 MAY 2026 · 20:33 UTC
14.9 keys
11.4 keys
17 MAY 2026 · 22:32 UTC
14.3 keys
11.4 keys
24 MAY 2026 · 22:31 UTC
14.3 keys
11.4 keys
2 JUN 2026 · 06:31 UTC
14.9 keys
11.6 keys
8 JUN 2026 · 18:31 UTC
14.7 keys
11.4 keys
15 JUN 2026 · 20:12 UTC
14.6 keys
11.3 keys
22 JUN 2026 · 17:13 UTC
13.5 keys
11.8 keys
29 JUN 2026 · 01:14 UTC
13.9 keys
12.1 keys
5 JUL 2026 · 21:12 UTC
13.1 keys
11.4 keys
12 JUL 2026 · 14:44 UTC
13.1 keys
11.4 keys
19 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC
14.8 keys
12.9 keys
29 JUL 2026 · 12:46 UTC
16.0 keys
13.8 keys
5 AUG 2026 · 05:12 UTC
16.3 keys
14.2 keys
8 AUG 2026 · 17:11 UTC
16.5 keys
14.3 keys
28 AUG 2026 · 03:04 UTC
14.4 keys
12.5 keys
3 SEP 2026 · 12:10 UTC
12.7 keys
11.0 keys
Price history in numbers
35 readings since 25 Sep 2025
Over the last 30 days the Nuts n' Bolts Field Practice's sell price ranged from 12.7 keys to 16.5 keys and is down 23.4% after 2 moves. Over a year it ranged from 12.7 keys to 16.7 keys (down 11.7%). Today's 12.7 keys sits at the bottom of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 12.7 keys (3 Sep 2026) and the highest 16.7 keys (12 Dec 2025). The price has moved 34 times since we began recording it — about once every 10 days.