Steel bar
It's a bar of steel.
Steel bar is a free-to-play item on the OSRS Grand Exchange. Recent trades put the high price at 513 GP (1m ago) and the low price at 511 GP (1m ago). Buying at the low price and selling at the high price would lose 8 GP per item after the 2% tax (-1.57% of the buy price). You can buy up to 10,000 every four hours. High Alchemy would lose 615 GP per cast if you bought it at the low price and paid for the nature rune. 5,852,872 were traded in the last 24 hours.
| High | 513 GP () |
|---|---|
| Low | 511 GP () |
| Tax | 10 GP |
| Margin | -8 GP |
| ROI | -1.57% |
| Buy limit | 10,000 every 4 hours |
| High alchemy | 60 GP |
Buy price (insta-sell / low): 511 GP
Sell price (insta-buy / high): 513 GP
Margin after tax: -8 GP per unit. Grand Exchange tax on a sale is 10 GP.
Buy limit: 10,000 every 4 hours.
The full buy limit of 10,000 Steel bar costs 5,110,000 GP at the current buy price. Across that quantity, the after-tax margin is -80,000 GP.
- Grand Exchange buy limit: 10,000 every 4 hours
- Free-to-play item
- High alchemy value: 60 GP
- Low alchemy value: 40 GP
- Base value: 100 GP
Steel bar price history
- Over the past 7 days, the average high ranged from 490 GP to 539 GP across 168 hourly samples. From 2026-11-01 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 521 GP to 515 GP (-6 GP, -1.15%).
- Over the past 30 days, the average high ranged from 490 GP to 580 GP across 719 hourly samples. From 2026-10-09 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 560 GP to 515 GP (-45 GP, -8.04%).
- Over the past 90 days, the average high ranged from 490 GP to 715 GP across 2,110 hourly samples. From 2026-08-10 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 587 GP to 515 GP (-72 GP, -12.27%).
- Over the past 90 days, the highest average high was 715 GP on 2026-09-16 UTC, and the lowest was 490 GP on 2026-11-08 UTC.
As of 2026-11-08 UTC. See this week's market summary.
To cite this page: QuantScapers, "Steel bar price history", based on OSRS Wiki real-time price data through 2026-11-08 UTC. Calculations by QuantScapers.
What is the Grand Exchange buy limit for Steel bar?
You can buy up to 10,000 Steel bar every 4 hours on the Grand Exchange.
Is Steel bar a members-only item?
Steel bar is available to free-to-play players. No membership is required to trade it.
What is Steel bar's current buy and sell price?
At the latest update, Steel bar's insta-sell (low) price is 511 GP and its insta-buy (high) price is 513 GP on the Grand Exchange.
How much Grand Exchange tax applies to Steel bar?
A sale of Steel bar pays the standard 2% Grand Exchange tax, which is 10 GP per unit at the current price.
What does a full buy limit of Steel bar cost?
Buying the full limit of 10,000 Steel bar costs 5,110,000 GP at the current insta-sell price of 511 GP each.