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Treasury sold $75 billion of 17-week bills at a 4.105 percent high rate

Treasury auctioned $75 billion of 17-week bills on October 7 at a 4.105 percent high discount rate, down from 4.115 percent on September 30, a 1.0 basis point decline. The high investment rate was 4.219 percent, against 4.230 percent at the prior auction. Bid-to-cover was 3.10, against 2.89. Price per 100 was 98.643069. Total accepted was $81,374,443,300 and total tendered was $238,866,776,300. SOMA accepted $6,373,964,200. The share allotted at the high rate was 43.02 percent. The bills issue October 13 and mature February 9, 2027. The move is under the 10 basis point bar. Official Treasury print. No earlier slot today filed this auction.

Offering amount
$75,000,000,000 2026-10-07 · prior $75,000,000,000 (2026-09-30)
High discount rate
4.11% 2026-10-07 · prior 4.12% (2026-09-30)
High investment rate
4.22% 2026-10-07 · prior 4.23% (2026-09-30)
Bid-to-cover ratio
3.10 2026-10-07 · prior 2.89 (2026-09-30)
Price per 100
98.643 2026-10-07 · prior 98.64 (2026-09-30)
Total accepted
$81,374,443,300 2026-10-07 · prior $78,818,888,800 (2026-09-30)
Total tendered
$238,866,776,300 2026-10-07 · prior $220,889,238,800 (2026-09-30)
SOMA accepted
$6,373,964,200 2026-10-07 · prior $3,818,883,200 (2026-09-30)
Share allotted at the high rate
43.02% 2026-10-07 · prior 59.3% (2026-09-30)
17-week bill high discount ratepercent4.1%4.11%4.11%4.11%4.11%4.11%4.12%Sep 30Oct 7U.S. Treasury auction results, September 30 and October 7, 2026 · vertical axis does not start at zero
17-week bill high discount rate. U.S. Treasury auction results, September 30 and October 7, 2026. Share card.

Source: Treasury auction results, 17-week bill, October 7, 2026 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect. Also: Treasury auction results, 17-week bill, September 30, 2026.

all 9 figures found at the source
  • found Offering amount = $75,000,000,000 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found High discount rate = 4.11% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found High investment rate = 4.22% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Bid-to-cover ratio = 3.10 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Price per 100 = 98.643 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Total accepted = $81,374,443,300 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Total tendered = $238,866,776,300 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found SOMA accepted = $6,373,964,200 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Share allotted at the high rate = 43.02% — 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 7, 2026.

This page is one print. The daily brief for October 7, 2026 is the editor's cut of what mattered that day. Figures are as the named sources printed them. The methodology says how this page is made and what is checked.