Yew shortbow (u)

An unstrung yew shortbow; I need a bowstring for this.

MembersBuy limit 10,000

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Insta-buyHighest recent buy

142gp

Insta-sellLowest recent sell

120gp

SpreadBefore tax

22gp

18.33%

MarginAfter 2% GE tax

+20gp

+16.67% ROI

VolumeTraded in 30D

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TrendMid price, 30D

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Price history

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Insta-buy (high)Insta-sell (low)Spread

Volume · units traded

30D low: 120
30D high: 142
Volatility: 16.8%

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Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax

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Quantity

units

Net profitProfitable

+20gp

+20 per item · +16.67% ROI

Capital required: 120 gp
Gross revenue: 142 gp
GE tax (2%, 2/item): − 2 gp
Break-even sell: 122 gp

Item data

High alchemy: 240 gp69.0% above market
Low alchemy: 160 gp
Shop value: 400 gp
Weight: 0.992 kg
Skill / type: Fletching
Requires: Fletching 65
Stack / note: Not stackable · noteable
Released: Mar 25, 2002

About Yew shortbow (u)

The Yew shortbow (u) is a members-only item in Old School RuneScape.

"An unstrung yew shortbow; I need a bowstring for this"

Over the last 30 days it traded between 109 and 130 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 119 gp. About 215,030 units changed hands per day. The price is up 17.1% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 10,000 every 4 hours. Selling one at the average price costs 2 gp in Grand Exchange tax.

Casting High Level Alchemy returns 240 gp, which is 101.7% above the 30-day average price, so buying and alching it covers its own cost before the nature rune.

Recipes

Where this item appears in crafting and processing.

Made from

1× Yew logs

Used to make

1× Yew shortbow from 1× Yew shortbow (u), 1× Bow string

Yew shortbow (u) price history

Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.

Monthly average, low and high price of Yew shortbow (u) on the Grand Exchange
Month	Average	Low	High	Volume
October 202612d	123	112	130	3,104,984
September 2026	120	109	144	5,110,701
August 2026	133	77	151	6,714,208
July 2026	113	105	131	6,280,761
June 202621d	139	114	160	2,418,370
May 20262d	176	165	187	167,749
April 20261d	192	192	192	83,504
March 2026	167	139	186	1,137,415
February 2026	199	176	234	129,540
January 2026	339	224	803	17,848

Across 10 months of recorded prices Yew shortbow (u) ranged from 77 gp in August 2026 to 803 gp in January 2026, measured over 218 trading days.

The 30-day average of 119 gp sits in the lower third of that range.

All prices in gp. Volume counts units traded across both sides of the Grand Exchange.