# Steel bar price > Steel bar Grand Exchange price right now (518 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/steel-bar Last updated: 2026-11-02 Free-to-play item. Item id 2353. Examine: β€œIt's a bar of steel.” ## Price now Prices as of 2026-11-02 00:20 UTC. **Steel bar has held steady: within 8% of its 30-day average and last week's price.** | | | | --- | --- | | Price | 518 gp | | 90-day range (daily averages) | 513–672 gp | | 30-day average | 540 gp | | Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -0.8% / -0.6% / -13.6% | | Instant buy | 515 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) | | Instant sell | 520 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) | | Volume 24h | 6,723,382 | | 1h average buy / sell | 532 / 520 gp | | 24h average buy / sell | 522 / 510 gp | | Buy limit (4h) | 10,000 | ## Selling - GE tax each: 10 gp - You receive: 505 gp - Flip margin after tax: -15 gp - Per buy limit: -150,000 gp ## High alchemy - High alch value: 60 - Low alch value: 40 - Profit per cast: -607 gp Buying one at the instant-buy price plus a nature rune; fire runes assumed from a staff. ## Steel bar price, last 7 days Hourly averages from our own history. | | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average | | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 536 | 522 | | Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 532 | 520 | Range plotted: 504 to 536 gp, over 83 points. ## Steel bar price history Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 507 gp and the highest buy average 675 gp. | | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average | | --- | --- | --- | | Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 560 | 553 | | Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 522 | 510 | Range plotted: 507 to 675 gp, over 207 points. ## Questions ### How much is Steel bar worth in OSRS? About 518 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 515 gp and the last instant sell 520 gp. Over the last 24 hours 6,723,382 were traded. ### What is the GE buy limit for Steel bar? 10,000 every 4 hours. ### Is Steel bar worth high alching? High alchemy gives 60 coins. Buying one at 515 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 607 gp loss per cast right now. ### How much tax do you pay selling Steel bar? 10 gp each at 515 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 505 gp. Item id 2353. Prices update every five minutes. ## Related - [GE tax calculator](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/ge-tax-calculator) - [Best items to alch](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/high-alch) - [How we get prices](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/about)