This price has not changed since 2026-08-03 15:12 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: 44.0 keys, last changed 2023-09-26 (2.9y ago). The live quote above, 31.8 keys, is 28% 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: $98.56 — the lowest of 2 listings for the Orbiting Fire effect when we looked on 2026-09-01 01:40 UTC (5d 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 31 keys, 48.44 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 Salty Dog”, 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 | 44.8 keys | 36.6 keys |
| 30 SEP 2025 · 21:03 UTC | 43.7 keys | 35.8 keys |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 08:45 UTC | 41.8 keys | 37.6 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 20:33 UTC | 39.7 keys | 35.8 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 16:55 UTC | 37.8 keys | 34.1 keys |
| 10 NOV 2025 · 00:56 UTC | 40.3 keys | 36.2 keys |
| 26 NOV 2025 · 00:51 UTC | 43.2 keys | 34.6 keys |
| 30 NOV 2025 · 20:53 UTC | 38.3 keys | 34.6 keys |
| 9 DEC 2025 · 10:49 UTC | 39.9 keys | 35.2 keys |
| 15 DEC 2025 · 14:45 UTC | 40.6 keys | 35.7 keys |
| 29 DEC 2025 · 00:51 UTC | 40.9 keys | 36.0 keys |
| 4 JAN 2026 · 22:53 UTC | 39.0 keys | 35.7 keys |
| 11 JAN 2026 · 23:33 UTC | 35.9 keys | 33.1 keys |
| 22 JAN 2026 · 01:44 UTC | 33.7 keys | 30.3 keys |
| 29 JAN 2026 · 01:44 UTC | 34.7 keys | 30.3 keys |
| 1 FEB 2026 · 23:44 UTC | 32.7 keys | 29.1 keys |
| 8 FEB 2026 · 22:42 UTC | 31.1 keys | 28.6 keys |
| 15 FEB 2026 · 22:40 UTC | 34.7 keys | 29.8 keys |
| 22 FEB 2026 · 06:41 UTC | 32.6 keys | 28.1 keys |
| 1 MAR 2026 · 12:41 UTC | 32.4 keys | 24.1 keys |
| 8 MAR 2026 · 16:42 UTC | 32.4 keys | 21.5 keys |
| 15 MAR 2026 · 22:07 UTC | 32.0 keys | 22.7 keys |
| 22 MAR 2026 · 22:07 UTC | 34.4 keys | 25.5 keys |
| 1 APR 2026 · 00:30 UTC | 35.1 keys | 22.9 keys |
| 9 APR 2026 · 20:29 UTC | 35.1 keys | 22.8 keys |
| 15 APR 2026 · 06:30 UTC | 35.3 keys | 23.4 keys |
| 29 APR 2026 · 00:30 UTC | 33.5 keys | 23.2 keys |
| 3 MAY 2026 · 22:31 UTC | 33.0 keys | 23.3 keys |
| 10 MAY 2026 · 22:32 UTC | 35.0 keys | 25.8 keys |
| 17 MAY 2026 · 22:31 UTC | 34.8 keys | 26.7 keys |
| 1 JUN 2026 · 00:30 UTC | 35.0 keys | 27.4 keys |
| 9 JUN 2026 · 14:31 UTC | 34.5 keys | 27.2 keys |
| 15 JUN 2026 · 08:32 UTC | 31.3 keys | 26.9 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 04:11 UTC | 32.3 keys | 23.2 keys |
| 29 JUN 2026 · 01:14 UTC | 27.7 keys | 24.1 keys |
| 3 JUL 2026 · 19:12 UTC | 20.5 keys | 17.9 keys |
| 11 JUL 2026 · 08:43 UTC | 20.6 keys | 18.0 keys |
| 19 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC | 27.7 keys | 24.1 keys |
| 29 JUL 2026 · 00:45 UTC | 29.2 keys | 25.4 keys |
| 3 AUG 2026 · 15:12 UTC | 31.8 keys | 26.3 keys |
Price history in numbers
42 readings since 25 Sep 2025The price has not been re-read inside the last 30 days. Over a year it ranged from 20.5 keys to 44.8 keys (down 29.0%). Today's 31.8 keys sits in the middle of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 20.5 keys (3 Jul 2026) and the highest 44.8 keys (25 Sep 2025). The price has moved 40 times since we began recording it — about once every 8 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 days | 20.5 keys | 34.5 keys | −8.0% | 8 | 9 |
| a year | 20.5 keys | 44.8 keys | −29.0% | 40 | 42 |
Details
| SKU | 611;5;u33 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-08-03 15:12 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 64.33 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,600 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 1,500 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 1,350 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 780 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 450 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 313 keys | 1d ago | |
| 265 keys | 5d ago | |
| 259 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 227 keys | 4d ago | |
| 220 keys | 5d ago |
Other effects on the Salty Dog
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,096 keys | 5d ago | |
| 373 keys | 10d ago | |
| 379 keys | 1d ago | |
| 315 keys | 8mo ago | |
| 315 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 252 keys | 5d ago | |
| 221 keys | 17h ago | |
| 184 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 166 keys | 1d ago | |
| 150 keys | 19h ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 31.8 keys | 26d ago | |
| 33.0 keys | 9h ago | |
| 33.0 keys | 7h ago | |
| 32.4 keys | 4d ago | |
| 32.1 keys | 2d ago | |
| 31.7 keys | 7d ago | |
| 32.4 keys | 3h ago | |
| 31.9 keys | 6d ago |