Steam price to cash value calculator
Skins on cash marketplaces sell for less than their Steam price, because Steam pays in wallet funds you cannot withdraw. Across 2,489 actively traded items today, the cheapest cash listing is a median 71% of the Steam price. Data from 11 Nov 2026.
Cash value by price range
| Steam price | Items | Median cash value |
|---|---|---|
| $0.50 – $5.00 | 1,686 | 70% |
| $5.00 – $25.00 | 498 | 76% |
| $25.00 – $100.00 | 265 | 72% |
| $100 and up | 40 | 70% |
Most traded items: Steam vs cash
| Item | Steam | Cash market | Cash / Steam | Sold 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M4A1-S | Night Terror (FT) | $0.69 | $0.46 | 67% | 7,588 |
| AK-47 | Wintergreen (FT) | $0.63 | $0.42 | 67% | 6,927 |
| M4A1-S | Emphorosaur-S (FT) | $0.55 | $0.37 | 67% | 6,732 |
| USP-S | Ticket to Hell (FT) | $0.69 | $0.46 | 67% | 5,057 |
| USP-S | Silent Shot (MW) | $0.66 | $0.48 | 73% | 4,876 |
| M4A1-S | Black Lotus (FT) | $4.60 | $3.09 | 67% | 3,919 |
| AWP | Capillary (FT) | $0.83 | $0.56 | 67% | 3,916 |
| Desert Eagle | Tilted (MW) | $0.53 | $0.37 | 70% | 3,750 |
| AK-47 | Uncharted (FT) | $0.75 | $0.49 | 65% | 3,525 |
| AK-47 | Ice Coaled (FT) | $5.13 | $3.61 | 70% | 3,514 |
| AK-47 | Midnight Laminate (FT) | $3.05 | $2.13 | 70% | 3,483 |
| M4A1-S | Nitro (FT) | $0.53 | $0.36 | 68% | 3,422 |
| M4A1-S | Solitude (FT) | $1.75 | $1.31 | 75% | 3,233 |
| Desert Eagle | Serpent Strike (FT) | $0.58 | $0.36 | 62% | 3,128 |
| AK-47 | Slate (FT) | $4.71 | $3.55 | 75% | 3,115 |
| M4A1-S | Night Terror (MW) | $1.03 | $0.66 | 64% | 2,901 |
| USP-S | Ticket to Hell (MW) | $1.06 | $0.70 | 66% | 2,890 |
| PP-Bizon | Space Cat (FT) | $0.70 | $0.47 | 67% | 2,857 |
| M4A4 | Etch Lord (FT) | $0.50 | $0.30 | 60% | 2,848 |
| AWP | Pit Viper (FT) | $1.08 | $0.74 | 69% | 2,845 |
| AWP | Acheron (FT) | $1.00 | $0.71 | 71% | 2,766 |
| AK-47 | Wintergreen (MW) | $1.72 | $1.20 | 70% | 2,584 |
| Desert Eagle | Firebreathing (FT) | $1.07 | $0.75 | 70% | 2,481 |
| MAC-10 | Sakkaku (FT) | $0.80 | $0.53 | 66% | 2,441 |
| M4A1-S | Electrum (FT) | $1.61 | $0.97 | 60% | 2,423 |
How it works
For every skin and wear with at least 50 Steam sales this week and a Steam price of $0.50 or more, we divide the cheapest cash-market listing by the Steam price. The median of those ratios is the typical conversion. The cash figure is a listing price before the selling market's fee; work out what you would keep with the fee calculator.
Questions
Why are cash prices lower than Steam prices?
Steam takes 15% of each sale and pays in Steam Wallet funds that cannot be withdrawn, so buyers will pay more on Steam than for cash.
Is the ratio the same for every skin?
No. It varies by item and price range, shown in the table above. Very liquid, cheap items often convert at a different rate from expensive knives.
Does this include marketplace fees?
No. It uses listing prices. Sellers pay a fee on most cash markets.