Treasury auctions · 9-Year 10-Month Note, reopening

10-year note auction of 10 January 2024 (reopening)

The 10-year note sold $37 billion at a high yield of 4.024% on , with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.56.

High yield at each 10-year note auction

The last 36 auctions, this one last

High yield at each 10-year note auction, 10 Feb 2021 to 10 Jan 2024
High yield at each 10-year note auction, 12 Jan 2022 to 10 Jan 2024

Bid-to-cover ratio at each 10-year note auction

The last 36 auctions, this one last

Bid-to-cover ratio at each 10-year note auction, 10 Feb 2021 to 10 Jan 2024
Bid-to-cover ratio at each 10-year note auction, 12 Jan 2022 to 10 Jan 2024

Who bought the 10-year note of 10 Jan 2024

Shares of the competitive bids accepted

  • Indirect bidders 66.1%
  • Direct bidders 18.7%
  • Primary dealers 15.1%
This auction, 10 Jan 2024
  • Indirect bidders 63.8%
  • Direct bidders 18.9%
  • Primary dealers 17.3%
The 10-year note auction before, 11 Dec 2023

Each point is one 10-year note auction, this one last; pointing at the chart shows its date and figures.

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  • Indirect bidders66.1%
Inspect and compare dates
High yield and bid-to-cover of the last 36 10-year note auctions, newest first
AuctionHigh yield, %Bid-to-cover
4.0242.56
4.2962.53
4.5192.45
4.6102.50
4.2892.52
3.9992.56
3.8572.53
3.7912.36
3.4482.45
3.4552.36
3.9852.35
3.6132.66
3.5752.53
3.6252.31
4.1402.23
3.9302.34
3.3302.37
2.7552.53
2.9602.34
3.0302.41
2.9432.49
2.7202.43
1.9202.47
1.9042.68
1.7232.51
1.5182.43
1.4442.35
1.5842.58
1.3382.59
1.3402.65
1.3712.39
1.4972.58
1.6842.45
1.6802.36
1.5232.38
1.1552.37

Observed .

Right now

The high yield was 4.024% on 10 January 2024, down from 4.296% at the auction before.

Higher than 185 of the 192 since 7 May 2008

Its own history

Against the previous 24 10-year note auctions, the bid-to-cover ratio was higher than 21 of the 24.

The high minus median was higher than 4 of them.

See every measure against earlier auctions

Who bought

Indirect bidders took the largest share of the competitive bids accepted.

  • Indirect bidders 66.1%
  • Direct bidders 18.7%
  • Primary dealers 15.1%

Size

Treasury sold $37 billion of the $37 billion offered.

Bids received came to $94.875 billion; the bid-to-cover ratio was 2.56.

Its bid-to-cover of 2.56 compares with the 24 auctions before it: lowest 2.23 on , highest 2.68 on ; 73.3% of the way from the low to the high.

2.56

Low 2.23 Midpoint 2.455 High 2.68

The security9-Year 10-Month, reopening

Coupon
4.500%
Announced
Issued
Matures

It adds to the debt that matures in November 2033.

Understanding this result

Where it stands today

The high yield was 4.024% at this 10-year note auction, the median yield 3.957% and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.56.

What do these figures measure?

The high yield is the highest rate Treasury accepted; every winning bidder gets it. The bid-to-cover ratio is bids received divided by the amount sold. Shares are of competitive bids accepted. High minus median shows how far the accepted cut-off sat above the middle accepted bid; it is not the market's auction tail, which needs a when-issued price that is not public.

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How does it compare with the par yield curve?

The par yield curve comparison sets the high yield against Treasury's own par yield curve on the auction day, at the point nearest this security's maturity (10-year). Treasury fixes that curve from market quotes in the late afternoon, after the auction closed, so the gap mixes the auction's pricing with the afternoon's market move. It is not the auction tail either.

What these figures cannot tell

  • Why it sold where it did. Results show what was bid and accepted, not the reasons behind any bid.
  • The auction tail as markets quote it. That compares the high yield with the when-issued yield just before bids closed, a market price that is not public; we show high minus median instead, a different measure.
  • Who the bidders are. Indirect bidders include foreign and international accounts bidding through the New York Fed and investors bidding through dealers; Treasury does not publish names.
  • Demand on another day. A bid-to-cover ratio counts bids at one auction against the amount offered, and the amount offered changes from auction to auction.

The numbers behind the chart

What did Treasury publish for this auction?Every field, to the dollar
10-year note auction of 10 January 2024: Treasury's published result, with our shares and spread marked "ours"
FieldValue
Offered as9-Year 10-Month, reopening
Offering amount$37,000,000,000
Bids received$94,874,853,700
Sold$37,000,011,200
Competitive bids accepted$36,919,215,500
Non-competitive bids accepted$80,795,700
Federal Reserve (SOMA) add-on$0
Foreign and international (FIMA) non-competitive$0
High yield, %4.024
Median rate, %3.957
Low rate, %3.900
Interest rate (coupon), %4.500
Bids at the high rate filled, %44.07
Bid-to-cover ratio2.56
Indirect bidders accepted$24,408,058,000
Direct bidders accepted$6,918,000,000
Primary dealers accepted$5,593,157,500
Indirect bidders' share, % (ours)66.1
Direct bidders' share, % (ours)18.7
Primary dealers' share, % (ours)15.1
High minus median, basis points (ours)6.7
Treasury par yield curve, 10-year point, same day, %4.04
High yield minus that point, basis points (ours)-1.6
How does it compare with earlier auctions?The previous 12 auctions, then every window
Against the previous 12 auctions of the 10-year note
MeasureThis auctionMedianHigherLower
Bid-to-cover ratio2.562.511 of 1210 of 12
High yield4.0243.9214 of 128 of 12
Indirect bidders' share66.166.77 of 125 of 12
Direct bidders' share18.719.78 of 124 of 12
Primary dealers' share15.115.15 of 127 of 12
High minus median, basis points6.77.810 of 122 of 12

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The longer windows

Each measure against earlier 10-year note auctions: how many were higher and lower, and their median
MeasureThis auctionWindowHigherLowerMedian
Bid-to-cover ratio2.56Last 24 auctions2 of 2421 of 242.46
Bid-to-cover ratio2.56Since 7 May 200895 of 19294 of 1922.56
Bid-to-cover ratio2.56All 246 since 10 November 1999109 of 246133 of 2462.53
High yield4.024Last 24 auctions5 of 2419 of 243.594
High yield4.024Since 7 May 20087 of 192185 of 1922.429
High yield4.024All 328 since 31 October 1979137 of 328191 of 3283.504
Indirect bidders' share66.1Last 24 auctions11 of 2413 of 2464.9
Indirect bidders' share66.1All 192 since 7 May 200832 of 192160 of 19256.8
Direct bidders' share18.7Last 24 auctions10 of 2414 of 2418.3
Direct bidders' share18.7All 192 since 7 May 200830 of 192162 of 19213.0
Primary dealers' share15.1Last 24 auctions13 of 2411 of 2416.8
Primary dealers' share15.1All 192 since 7 May 2008175 of 19217 of 19230.6
High minus median, basis points6.7Last 24 auctions20 of 244 of 248.0
High minus median, basis points6.7Since 7 May 200842 of 192150 of 1924.6
High minus median, basis points6.7All 328 since 31 October 197947 of 328281 of 3283.9

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When are the figures from, and how are they cited?Dates and how to cite

Observed .

Shares of competitive bids, grades against earlier auctions and the high-minus-median spread are computed by 500metrics from Treasury's published fields.

Observed .

How to cite this

U.S. Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Data, Treasury Securities Auctions Data, auction of 10 January 2024. Results file: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/annceresult/press/preanre/2024/R_20240110_2.pdf. Compiled by 500metrics, "10-year note auction of 10 January 2024 (reopening)", https://500metrics.com/treasury/auctions/10-year-note/2024-01-10.

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