# Cactus spine price

> Cactus spine Grand Exchange price right now (1,207 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-spine
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 6016.

Examine: “Don't prick yourself with this.”

## Price now

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

**Cactus spine is 9% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 1,207 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 982–1,688 gp |
| 30-day average | 1,320 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -0.5% / +15.1% / -20.4% |
| Instant buy | 1,212 gp (2026-10-30 08:28 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 1,202 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 388,988 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 1,225 / 1,181 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 1,228 / 1,185 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 11,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 24 gp
- You receive: 1,188 gp
- Flip margin after tax: -14 gp
- Per buy limit: -154,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 1
- Low alch value: 1
- Profit per cast: -1,363 gp

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

## Cactus spine price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 1,062 | 1,018 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 1,225 | 1,181 |

Range plotted: 1,004 to 1,283 gp, over 83 points.

## Cactus spine price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 961 gp and the highest buy average 1,900 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 1,801 | 1,769 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 1,228 | 1,185 |

Range plotted: 961 to 1,900 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

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

About 1,207 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 1,212 gp and the last instant sell 1,202 gp. Over the last 24 hours 388,988 were traded.

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

11,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Cactus spine worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 1 coins. Buying one at 1,212 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 1,363 gp loss per cast right now.

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

24 gp each at 1,212 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 1,188 gp.

Item id 6016. Prices update every five minutes.

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