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Treasury sold $44 billion of 7-year notes at a 4.894 percent high yield on October 29

Treasury auctioned 44 billion dollars of 7-year notes (CUSIP 91282CRV5) on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at a high yield of 4.894 percent, down 19.1 basis points from 5.085 percent at the September 24 auction. The coupon rate is 4.875 percent, against 5.000 percent in September. Bid-to-cover was 2.46, against 2.42. The price per 100 was 99.887964, and 63.94 percent of bids at the high yield were allotted. The high yield is still 38.2 basis points above 4.512 percent at the August 27 auction. The notes issue November 2, 2026, and mature October 31, 2033.

Offering amount
$44,000,000,000 2026-10-29 · prior $44,000,000,000 (2026-09-24)
High yield
4.89% 2026-10-29 · prior 5.08% (2026-09-24)
High yield, August auction
4.51% 2026-08-27
Coupon rate
4.88% 2026-10-29 · prior 5% (2026-09-24)
Bid-to-cover ratio
2.46 2026-10-29 · prior 2.42 (2026-09-24)
Price per 100
99.888 2026-10-29 · prior 99.505 (2026-09-24)
Share allotted at the high yield
63.94% 2026-10-29 · prior 91.11% (2026-09-24)
7-year note auction high yieldpercent4.2%4.4%4.6%4.8%5%5.2%May 28Jun 25Jul 28Aug 27Sep 24Oct 29U.S. Treasury auction results, May 28 to October 29, 2026 · vertical axis does not start at zero
7-year note auction high yield. U.S. Treasury auction results, May 28 to October 29, 2026. Share card.

Source: Treasury auction results, 7-year note CUSIP 91282CRV5, auctioned October 29, 2026 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect. Also: Treasury auction results, 7-year note CUSIP 91282CRM5, auctioned September 24, 2026, Treasury auction results, 7-year notes since May 2026.

all 7 figures found at the source
  • found Offering amount = $44,000,000,000 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found High yield = 4.89% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found High yield, August auction = 4.51% — 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 = 2.46 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Price per 100 = 99.888 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Share allotted at the high yield = 63.94% — 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 29, 2026, updated Oct 30, 2026.

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