# Cactus seed price

> Cactus seed Grand Exchange price right now (150 gp), with buy and sell prices, 24h volume, our own price history, buy limit, high alch profit and the GE tax.

Canonical: https://osrsgrandexchange.com/items/cactus-seed
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 5280.

Examine: “A Cactus seed - plant in a cactus patch.”

## Price now

Prices as of 2026-11-02 00:20 UTC.

**Cactus seed is 43% above its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 150 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 36–199 gp |
| 30-day average | 105 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -69.0% / -28.3% / -74.7% |
| Instant buy | 200 gp (2026-10-30 06:55 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 100 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 16,933 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 65 / 30 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 54 / 32 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 200 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 4 gp
- You receive: 196 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 96 gp
- Per buy limit: 19,200 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 59
- Low alch value: 39
- Profit per cast: -293 gp

Buying one at the instant-buy price plus a nature rune; fire runes assumed from a staff.

## Cactus seed price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 60 | 18 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 65 | 30 |

Range plotted: 5 to 200 gp, over 82 points.

## Cactus seed price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 6 gp and the highest buy average 246 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 76 | 65 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 54 | 32 |

Range plotted: 6 to 246 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Cactus seed worth in OSRS?

About 150 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 200 gp and the last instant sell 100 gp. Over the last 24 hours 16,933 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Cactus seed?

200 every 4 hours.

### Is Cactus seed worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 59 coins. Buying one at 200 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 293 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Cactus seed?

4 gp each at 200 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 196 gp.

Item id 5280. Prices update every five minutes.

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