Community price on backpack.tf: 11.0 keys, last changed 2022-02-26 (4.5y ago). The live quote above, 7.71 keys, is 30% lower and last moved 5d 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.
Price history
37 observations
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Steaming Head of Defense sell price, 2025-09-25 to 2026-08-31: 37 observations, from 12.1 keys to 7.71 keys.
Observed (UTC)
Sell
Buy
25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC
12.1 keys
9.82 keys
30 SEP 2025 · 22:36 UTC
11.1 keys
9.04 keys
9 OCT 2025 · 10:08 UTC
10.6 keys
9.46 keys
19 OCT 2025 · 22:02 UTC
10.1 keys
9.04 keys
25 OCT 2025 · 18:18 UTC
9.58 keys
8.65 keys
10 NOV 2025 · 02:13 UTC
10.1 keys
9.07 keys
19 NOV 2025 · 14:50 UTC
9.27 keys
6.49 keys
22 NOV 2025 · 18:50 UTC
9.95 keys
7.14 keys
1 DEC 2025 · 12:59 UTC
10.3 keys
7.23 keys
23 DEC 2025 · 11:20 UTC
10.1 keys
9.18 keys
6 JAN 2026 · 23:44 UTC
9.93 keys
9.02 keys
10 JAN 2026 · 23:44 UTC
8.97 keys
7.74 keys
19 FEB 2026 · 08:42 UTC
9.04 keys
7.23 keys
5 MAR 2026 · 14:45 UTC
8.50 keys
5.95 keys
9 MAR 2026 · 02:43 UTC
8.41 keys
5.99 keys
19 MAR 2026 · 10:06 UTC
9.08 keys
6.49 keys
5 APR 2026 · 02:30 UTC
9.08 keys
6.40 keys
15 APR 2026 · 08:32 UTC
8.95 keys
6.30 keys
23 APR 2026 · 22:32 UTC
9.11 keys
6.14 keys
29 APR 2026 · 12:30 UTC
8.68 keys
6.81 keys
6 MAY 2026 · 20:33 UTC
8.56 keys
7.48 keys
10 MAY 2026 · 20:33 UTC
9.04 keys
8.28 keys
16 MAY 2026 · 10:31 UTC
9.00 keys
8.23 keys
24 MAY 2026 · 10:32 UTC
8.97 keys
5.99 keys
1 JUN 2026 · 04:31 UTC
9.08 keys
8.27 keys
8 JUN 2026 · 00:32 UTC
8.97 keys
6.54 keys
15 JUN 2026 · 02:31 UTC
8.89 keys
7.27 keys
22 JUN 2026 · 00:12 UTC
9.25 keys
7.07 keys
29 JUN 2026 · 01:14 UTC
7.69 keys
6.63 keys
5 JUL 2026 · 11:12 UTC
7.14 keys
6.21 keys
12 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC
7.16 keys
6.23 keys
18 JUL 2026 · 06:44 UTC
8.23 keys
7.16 keys
30 JUL 2026 · 04:44 UTC
6.86 keys
5.96 keys
4 AUG 2026 · 21:12 UTC
8.30 keys
7.22 keys
10 AUG 2026 · 01:11 UTC
9.83 keys
8.57 keys
21 AUG 2026 · 08:09 UTC
8.24 keys
7.17 keys
31 AUG 2026 · 22:10 UTC
7.71 keys
6.70 keys
Price history in numbers
37 readings since 25 Sep 2025
Over the last 30 days the Steaming Head of Defense's sell price ranged from 7.71 keys to 9.83 keys and is down 21.6% after 2 moves. Over a year it ranged from 6.86 keys to 12.1 keys (down 36.2%). Today's 7.71 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 6.86 keys (30 Jul 2026) and the highest 12.1 keys (25 Sep 2025). The price has moved 35 times since we began recording it — about once every 10 days.