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

10-year note auction of 9 October 2024 (reopening)

The 10-year note sold $39.535 billion at a high yield of 4.066% on , with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.48.

High yield at each 10-year note auction

The last 36 auctions, this one last

High yield at each 10-year note auction, 9 Nov 2021 to 9 Oct 2024
High yield at each 10-year note auction, 12 Oct 2022 to 9 Oct 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, 9 Nov 2021 to 9 Oct 2024
Bid-to-cover ratio at each 10-year note auction, 12 Oct 2022 to 9 Oct 2024

Who bought the 10-year note of 9 Oct 2024

Shares of the competitive bids accepted

  • Indirect bidders 77.6%
  • Direct bidders 8.4%
  • Primary dealers 13.9%
This auction, 9 Oct 2024
  • Indirect bidders 76.0%
  • Direct bidders 13.7%
  • Primary dealers 10.2%
The 10-year note auction before, 11 Sep 2024

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 bidders77.6%
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
4.0662.48
3.6482.64
3.9602.32
4.2762.58
4.4382.67
4.4832.49
4.5602.34
4.1662.51
4.0932.56
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

Observed .

Right now

The high yield was 4.066% on 9 October 2024, up from 3.648% at the auction before.

The indirect bidders' share of 77.6% was the highest for a 10-year note since 8 February 2023, with 19 auctions in between.

The direct bidders' share of 8.4% was the lowest for a 10-year note since 21 June 2019, with 64 auctions in between.

Higher than 188 of the 201 since 7 May 2008

Its own history

Against the previous 24 10-year note auctions, the direct bidders' share was lower than all 24.

The indirect bidders' share was higher than 23 of them.

See every measure against earlier auctions

Who bought

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

  • Indirect bidders 77.6%
  • Direct bidders 8.4%
  • Primary dealers 13.9%

Size

Treasury sold $39.535 billion of the $39 billion offered.

Bids received came to $97.309 billion; the bid-to-cover ratio was 2.48.

Its bid-to-cover of 2.48 compares with the 24 auctions before it: lowest 2.23 on , highest 2.67 on ; 56.8% of the way from the low to the high.

2.48

Low 2.23 Midpoint 2.450 High 2.67

The security9-Year 10-Month, reopening

Coupon
3.875%
Announced
Issued
Matures

It adds to the debt that matures in August 2034.

Understanding this result

Where it stands today

The high yield was 4.066% at this 10-year note auction, the median yield 4.008% and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.48.

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 9 October 2024: Treasury's published result, with our shares and spread marked "ours"
FieldValue
Offered as9-Year 10-Month, reopening
Offering amount$39,000,000,000
Bids received$97,309,077,800
Sold$39,535,267,300
Competitive bids accepted$38,928,454,500
Non-competitive bids accepted$71,548,000
Federal Reserve (SOMA) add-on$535,264,800
Foreign and international (FIMA) non-competitive$0
High yield, %4.066
Median rate, %4.008
Low rate, %2.880
Interest rate (coupon), %3.875
Bids at the high rate filled, %99.31
Bid-to-cover ratio2.48
Indirect bidders accepted$30,221,954,500
Direct bidders accepted$3,285,500,000
Primary dealers accepted$5,421,000,000
Indirect bidders' share, % (ours)77.6
Direct bidders' share, % (ours)8.4
Primary dealers' share, % (ours)13.9
High minus median, basis points (ours)5.8
Treasury par yield curve, 10-year point, same day, %4.06
High yield minus that point, basis points (ours)0.6
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 ratio2.482.529 of 123 of 12
High yield4.0664.2869 of 123 of 12
Indirect bidders' share77.666.10 of 1212 of 12
Direct bidders' share8.417.312 of 120 of 12
Primary dealers' share13.915.48 of 124 of 12
High minus median, basis points5.86.69 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 ratio2.48Last 24 auctions14 of 2410 of 242.50
Bid-to-cover ratio2.48Since 7 May 2008132 of 20167 of 2012.56
Bid-to-cover ratio2.48All 255 since 10 November 1999150 of 255101 of 2552.53
High yield4.066Last 24 auctions11 of 2413 of 244.012
High yield4.066Since 7 May 200813 of 201188 of 2012.479
High yield4.066All 337 since 31 October 1979141 of 337196 of 3373.613
Indirect bidders' share77.6Last 24 auctions1 of 2423 of 2466.1
Indirect bidders' share77.6All 201 since 7 May 20081 of 201200 of 20157.5
Direct bidders' share8.4Last 24 auctions24 of 240 of 2418.7
Direct bidders' share8.4All 201 since 7 May 2008144 of 20157 of 20113.3
Primary dealers' share13.9Last 24 auctions15 of 249 of 2415.4
Primary dealers' share13.9All 201 since 7 May 2008184 of 20117 of 20129.8
High minus median, basis points5.8Last 24 auctions21 of 242 of 247.6
High minus median, basis points5.8Since 7 May 200864 of 201134 of 2014.7
High minus median, basis points5.8All 337 since 31 October 197971 of 337263 of 3374.0

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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 9 October 2024. Results file: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/annceresult/press/preanre/2024/R_20241009_2.pdf. Compiled by 500metrics, "10-year note auction of 9 October 2024 (reopening)", https://500metrics.com/treasury/auctions/10-year-note/2024-10-09.

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