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Treasury sold $42 billion of new 10-year notes at a 5.020 percent high yield

Treasury auctioned $42 billion of new 10-year notes on November 10 at a 5.020 percent high yield, down from 5.300 percent at the October 7 reopening of the prior 10-year note, a 28 basis point drop. The coupon was set at 5.000 percent, against 4.625 percent on the August note. Bid-to-cover was 2.46, against 2.77 on October 7. Price per 100 was 99.843952. The share allotted at the high yield was 95.17 percent. The median yield was 4.961 percent. The last new 10-year note, sold August 12, cleared at 4.683 percent. The notes (CUSIP 91282CRX1) issue November 16, 2026 and mature November 15, 2036. The move clears the 10 basis point bar. Official Treasury print. No earlier slot today filed this auction.

Offering amount
$42,000,000,000 2026-11-10 · prior $39,000,000,000 (2026-10-07)
High yield
5.02% 2026-11-10 · prior 5.3% (2026-10-07)
Interest rate (coupon)
5% 2026-11-10 · prior 4.63% (2026-08-12)
Bid-to-cover ratio
2.46 2026-11-10 · prior 2.77 (2026-10-07)
Price per 100
99.844 2026-11-10
Share allotted at the high yield
95.17% 2026-11-10 · prior 57.6% (2026-10-07)
10-year note auction high yieldpercent4.6%4.8%5%5.2%5.4%Aug 12Sep 9Oct 7Nov 10U.S. Treasury auction results, August 12 to November 10, 2026 · vertical axis does not start at zero
10-year note auction high yield. U.S. Treasury auction results, August 12 to November 10, 2026. Share card.

Source: Treasury auction results, 10-year note, November 10, 2026 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect. Also: Treasury auction results press release, 10-year note, November 10, 2026, Treasury auction results, 10-year note CUSIP 91282CRF0 (August 12, September 9 and October 7, 2026).

all 6 figures found at the source
  • found Offering amount = $42,000,000,000 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found High yield = 5.02% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Interest rate (coupon) = 5% — 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 = 99.844 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Share allotted at the high yield = 95.17% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect

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