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Treasury sold $58 billion of 3-year notes at a 4.932 percent high yield

Treasury auctioned $58 billion of 3-year notes on October 6 at a 4.932 percent high yield, up from 4.474 percent on September 8, a 45.8 basis point rise. The coupon rate was 4.875 percent, against 4.375 percent at the prior auction. Bid-to-cover was 2.62, against 2.72. Price per 100 was 99.842840. Total accepted was $59,377,561,000 and total tendered was $153,096,023,500. SOMA accepted $1,377,559,800. The share allotted at the high yield was 8.35 percent. The notes issue October 15 and mature October 15, 2029. The move is over the 10 basis point bar. Official Treasury print. No earlier slot today filed this auction.

Offering amount
$58,000,000,000 2026-10-06 · prior $58,000,000,000 (2026-09-08)
High yield
4.93% 2026-10-06 · prior 4.47% (2026-09-08)
Coupon rate
4.88% 2026-10-06 · prior 4.38% (2026-09-08)
Bid-to-cover ratio
2.62 2026-10-06 · prior 2.72 (2026-09-08)
Price per 100
99.843 2026-10-06 · prior 99.725 (2026-09-08)
Total accepted
$59,377,561,000 2026-10-06 · prior $58,000,088,800 (2026-09-08)
Total tendered
$153,096,023,500 2026-10-06 · prior $157,872,425,100 (2026-09-08)
SOMA accepted
$1,377,559,800 2026-10-06 · prior $0 (2026-09-08)
Share allotted at the high yield
8.35% 2026-10-06 · prior 29.35% (2026-09-08)
3-year note high yieldpercent4.4%4.5%4.6%4.7%4.8%4.9%5%Sep 8Oct 6U.S. Treasury auction results, September 8 and October 6, 2026 · vertical axis does not start at zero
3-year note high yield. U.S. Treasury auction results, September 8 and October 6, 2026. Share card.

Source: Treasury auction results, October 6, 2026 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect. Also: Treasury auction results, September 8, 2026.

all 9 figures found at the source
  • found Offering amount = $58,000,000,000 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found High yield = 4.93% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Coupon rate = 4.88% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Bid-to-cover ratio = 2.62 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Price per 100 = 99.843 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Total accepted = $59,377,561,000 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Total tendered = $153,096,023,500 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found SOMA accepted = $1,377,559,800 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Share allotted at the high yield = 8.35% — 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 Oct 6, 2026.

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