This price has not changed since 2026-10-01 20:08 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: 145 keys, last changed 2024-03-31 (2.6y ago). The live quote above, 153 keys, is 5% higher 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: $735.01 — the lowest of one listing for the Steaming effect when we looked on 2026-11-03 01:28 UTC (2d 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 152 keys, 50.55 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 Mining Light”, 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 | 150 keys | 123 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 19:46 UTC | 135 keys | 122 keys |
| 8 FEB 2026 · 06:21 UTC | 154 keys | 108 keys |
| 17 APR 2026 · 02:28 UTC | 126 keys | 109 keys |
| 5 JUL 2026 · 23:12 UTC | 103 keys | 89.5 keys |
| 29 JUL 2026 · 00:45 UTC | 127 keys | 110 keys |
| 20 AUG 2026 · 04:08 UTC | 134 keys | 116 keys |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 134 keys | 117 keys |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 134 keys | 117 keys |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 135 keys | 117 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 135 keys | 117 keys |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 135 keys | 117 keys |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 136 keys | 118 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 20:10 UTC | 135 keys | 117 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 132 keys | 115 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 145 keys | 126 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 18:08 UTC | 143 keys | 125 keys |
| 7 SEP 2026 · 06:07 UTC | 146 keys | 127 keys |
| 10 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 146 keys | 127 keys |
| 12 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 146 keys | 127 keys |
| 13 SEP 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 147 keys | 128 keys |
| 14 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 148 keys | 129 keys |
| 16 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 149 keys | 129 keys |
| 17 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 151 keys | 131 keys |
| 18 SEP 2026 · 22:07 UTC | 151 keys | 131 keys |
| 20 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 152 keys | 132 keys |
| 22 SEP 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 153 keys | 133 keys |
| 23 SEP 2026 · 18:10 UTC | 153 keys | 133 keys |
| 25 SEP 2026 · 06:07 UTC | 155 keys | 134 keys |
| 26 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 156 keys | 136 keys |
| 28 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 157 keys | 137 keys |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 155 keys | 135 keys |
| 1 OCT 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 153 keys | 133 keys |
| 3 OCT 2026 · 23:09 UTC | 158 keys | 137 keys |
| 5 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 159 keys | 138 keys |
| 6 OCT 2026 · 13:09 UTC | 158 keys | 138 keys |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 158 keys | 137 keys |
| 9 OCT 2026 · 03:09 UTC | 159 keys | 138 keys |
| 19 OCT 2026 · 09:08 UTC | 95.2 keys | 82.8 keys |
| 26 OCT 2026 · 07:11 UTC | 95.0 keys | 95.0 keys |
Price history in numbers
109 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Steaming Mining Light's sell price ranged from 95.0 keys to 160 keys and is down 40.0% after 11 moves. Over a year it ranged from 95.0 keys to 163 keys (down 26.7%). Today's 95.0 keys sits at the bottom of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 95.0 keys (22 Oct 2026) and the highest 163 keys (2 Apr 2026). The price has moved 108 times since we began recording it — about once every 4 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 95.0 keys | 160 keys | −40.0% | 11 | 12 |
| 90 days | 95.0 keys | 160 keys | −29.1% | 92 | 93 |
| a year | 95.0 keys | 163 keys | −26.7% | 103 | 104 |
Details
| SKU | 48;5;u36 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-01 20:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 62.33 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 Mining Light
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,228 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 578 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 348 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 335 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 249 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 230 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 205 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 194 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 189 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 183 keys | 1mo ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 154 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 148 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 151 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 151 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 151 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 149 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 153 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 152 keys | 2mo ago |