# Yew shortbow price

> Yew shortbow Grand Exchange price right now (300 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/yew-shortbow
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 857.

Examine: “A shortbow made out of yew, still effective.”

## Price now

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

**Yew shortbow is 9% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 300 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 188–402 gp |
| 30-day average | 330 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +15.5% / -13.4% / -24.1% |
| Instant buy | 315 gp (2026-10-30 08:28 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 285 gp (2026-10-30 08:22 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 102,309 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 399 / 301 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 310 / 299 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 18,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 6 gp
- You receive: 309 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 24 gp
- Per buy limit: 432,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 480
- Low alch value: 320
- Profit per cast: 13 gp

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

## Yew shortbow price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 320 | 305 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 399 | 301 |

Range plotted: 240 to 399 gp, over 82 points.

## Yew shortbow price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 185 gp and the highest buy average 414 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 387 | 379 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 310 | 299 |

Range plotted: 185 to 414 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Yew shortbow worth in OSRS?

About 300 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 315 gp and the last instant sell 285 gp. Over the last 24 hours 102,309 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Yew shortbow?

18,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Yew shortbow worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 480 coins. Buying one at 315 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 13 gp profit per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Yew shortbow?

6 gp each at 315 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 309 gp.

Item id 857. Prices update every five minutes.

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