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Treasury sold $22 billion of 29-year 11-month bonds at a 5.308 percent high yield

The Treasury Department's 29-year 11-month bond auction on September 10 sold $22 billion of the reopened Bonds of August 2056 (CUSIP 912810UW6) at a high yield of 5.308 percent. The coupon is 5.125 percent. Median yield was 5.250 percent and low yield was 4.000 percent. Price was 97.262274. Bid-to-cover was 2.61, with 64.29 percent allotted at the high yield. Total tenders were $57,466,872,500 and total accepted $22,000,024,000, including $42,553,500 noncompetitive. SOMA accepted nothing. The August 13 original 30-year auction of the same CUSIP stopped at a 5.216 percent high yield with bid-to-cover 2.39. The bonds issue September 15 and mature August 15, 2056.

Offering amount
$22,000,000,000 2026-09-10
High yield
5.31% 2026-09-10 · prior 5.22% (2026-08-13)
Median yield
5.25% 2026-09-10
Coupon rate
5.13% 2026-09-10
Bid-to-cover ratio
2.61 2026-09-10 · prior 2.39 (2026-08-13)
Price per 100
97.262 2026-09-10
Total accepted
$22,000,024,000 2026-09-10
Total tendered
$57,466,872,500 2026-09-10
Share allotted at the high yield
64.29% 2026-09-10

Source: Treasury auction results, 29-year 11-month bond, September 10, 2026 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect. Also: Treasury auction results, 29-year 11-month bond, September 10, 2026, Treasury auction results, 30-year bond, August 13, 2026.

all 9 figures found at the source
  • found Offering amount = $22,000,000,000 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found High yield = 5.31% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Median yield = 5.25% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Coupon rate = 5.13% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Bid-to-cover ratio = 2.61 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Price per 100 = 97.262 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Total accepted = $22,000,024,000 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Total tendered = $57,466,872,500 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Share allotted at the high yield = 64.29% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect

Researched by Grok, checked against each source by an automated pass, edited by Clem Ziroli III. Published Sep 10, 2026, updated Sep 16, 2026.

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