Treasury Auctions · Notes

5-Year Treasury Note Auctions

Every 5-year auction since February 2000: the yield Treasury paid, how many bids came in, and who ended up holding the debt.

Latest 5-year Auction

Wednesday, Sep 23, 2026

5-Year Note

Softdemand vs previous six 5-year auctions

5.033%

stop-out yield · +64 bp vs prior auction · highest since June 2006

Size

$70B

5-Year

Bid-to-cover

2.21×

−0.12 vs avg 2.33×

Indirect bidders

54.3%

−10.9 pts vs avg

Dealers took

15.8%

+2.8 pts vs avg

The Sep 23, 2026 5-year note auction sold $70B at a yield of 5.033%, the highest since June 2006. Bidders put in 2.21× the amount on offer, and primary dealers were left with 15.8% of the competitive award. Measured against the previous six 5-year auctions, demand grades soft.

Source: Treasury's official results announcement (PDF)

Highest on Record

6.789%

May 9, 2000

Lowest on Record

0.275%

Sep 23, 2020

Last 12 Months

13 auctions

2 above their recent run, 3 below

Auctions Tracked

293

219 graded since 2008

Stop-out yield at every auction

Bid-to-cover, last 24 auctions

Each dot is one auction, colored by its demand grade. The white tick is the average of the previous six auctions; the stem shows how far above or below it the auction landed.

5-Year Treasury Note auction bid-to-cover ratios, last 24 auctions2.1×2.2×2.3×2.4×2.5×Oct ’24Jan ’25Apr ’25Jul ’25Oct ’25Jan ’26Apr ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26

Demand vs the series' previous six auctions:StrongSolidAverageSoftWeak

Who bought it

Share of each competitive award. When the blue band at the top grows, the dealers were left holding debt the rest of the market passed on.

5-Year Treasury Note auction buyer mix, last 24 auctions0%25%50%75%100%Oct ’24Jan ’25Apr ’25Jul ’25Oct ’25Jan ’26Apr ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26

■ indirect (incl. foreign central banks) · ■ direct · ■ primary dealers

Every 5-year auction

The 24 most recent 5-Year Treasury Note auctions
DateSizeYieldChgCoverIndirectDirectDealersDemandOfficial results
$70B5.033%+64 bp2.21×−0.1254.3%−10.9 pts29.9%15.8%+2.8 ptsSoftPDF
$70B4.393%−1.5 bp2.37×+0.0561.5%−3.9 pts28.4%10.0%−3.3 ptsAveragePDF
$70B4.408%+20.8 bp2.28×−0.0559.2%−6.4 pts27.2%13.5%+0.6 ptsSoftPDF
$70B4.200%+1.8 bp2.35×+0.0261.6%−3.7 pts25.5%12.9%+0.6 ptsAveragePDF
$70B4.182%+22.7 bp2.34×±0.0074.9%+11.8 pts12.3%12.8%+0.8 ptsSolidPDF
$70B3.955%−2.5 bp2.33×−0.0272.3%+10.2 pts15.0%12.7%+1.3 ptsSolidPDF
$70B3.980%+36.5 bp2.29×−0.0761.9%+0.2 pts22.5%15.6%+4.8 ptsAveragePDF
$70B3.615%−20.8 bp2.32×−0.0462.5%+1.1 pts24.7%12.8%+2.7 ptsAveragePDF
$70B3.823%+7.6 bp2.34×−0.0260.7%−0.3 pts28.5%10.8%+0.5 ptsAveragePDF
$70B3.747%+18.5 bp2.35×−0.0159.5%−2.3 pts31.7%8.8%−1.9 ptsAveragePDF
$70B3.562%−6.3 bp2.41×+0.0561.4%−3.3 pts27.6%11.0%+0.6 ptsAveragePDF
$70B3.625%−8.5 bp2.38×+0.0266.8%+2.6 pts23.9%9.3%−1.4 ptsAveragePDF
$70B3.710%−1.4 bp2.34×−0.0259.4%−7.5 pts28.6%11.9%+1.0 ptsSoftPDF
$70B3.724%−25.9 bp2.36×−0.0160.5%−8.9 pts30.7%8.8%−2.4 ptsSoftPDF
$70B3.983%+10.4 bp2.31×−0.0858.3%−11.8 pts29.5%12.2%+1.2 ptsSoftPDF
$70B3.879%−19.2 bp2.36×−0.0364.7%−5.9 pts24.4%10.9%−0.4 ptsAveragePDF
$70B4.071%+7.6 bp2.39×−0.0178.4%+10.2 pts12.4%9.2%−2.4 ptsSolidPDF
$70B3.995%−10.5 bp2.41×+0.0264.0%−6.2 pts24.8%11.1%−1.0 ptsSoftPDF
$70B4.100%−2.3 bp2.33×−0.0775.8%+6.6 pts11.0%13.2%+1.3 ptsSolidPDF
$70B r4.123%−20.7 bp2.42×+0.0274.9%+6.3 pts14.5%10.6%−1.7 ptsSolidPDF
$70B4.330%−14.8 bp2.40×±0.0062.8%−6.5 pts26.1%11.1%−1.6 ptsSoftPDF
$70B4.478%+28.1 bp2.40×+0.0167.3%−2.3 pts20.3%12.5%−0.4 ptsAveragePDF
$70B4.197%+5.9 bp2.43×+0.0664.1%−5.6 pts24.6%11.3%−3.0 ptsAveragePDF
$70B4.138%+61.9 bp2.39×+0.0276.4%+8.4 pts9.5%14.2%−0.2 ptsSolidPDF
Show 269 earlier auctions, back to February 2000+
Earlier 5-Year Treasury Note auctions
DateSizeYieldCoverIndirectDealersDemand
Sep 25, 2024$70B3.519%2.38×70.3%11.5%Average
Aug 28, 2024$70B3.645%2.41×70.5%13.2%Average
Jul 24, 2024$70B4.121%2.40×67.2%14.0%Average
Jun 26, 2024$70B4.331%2.35×68.9%13.4%Average
May 28, 2024$70B4.553%2.30×65.0%19.5%Average
Apr 24, 2024$70B4.659%2.39×65.7%15.0%Average
Mar 26, 2024$67B4.235%2.41×70.5%12.7%Average
Feb 26, 2024$64B4.320%2.41×63.5%16.8%Average
Jan 24, 2024$61B4.055%2.31×60.9%20.4%Weak
Dec 27, 2023$58B3.801%2.50×70.6%14.0%Average
Nov 27, 2023$55B4.420%2.46×65.5%16.8%Average
Oct 25, 2023$52B4.899%2.36×61.5%19.4%Weak
Sep 27, 2023$49B4.659%2.52×71.1%11.2%Average
Aug 28, 2023$46B4.400%2.54×67.9%13.8%Average
Jul 25, 2023$43B4.170%2.60×64.4%13.5%Soft
Jun 27, 2023$43B4.019%2.52×68.1%12.2%Average
May 24, 2023$43B3.749%2.58×72.7%9.3%Average
Apr 26, 2023$43B3.500%2.54×69.1%13.6%Average
Mar 28, 2023$43B3.665%2.48×68.5%13.3%Average
Feb 22, 2023$43B4.109%2.48×69.9%11.0%Solid
Jan 25, 2023$43B3.530%2.64×75.7%8.8%Strong
Dec 28, 2022$43B3.973%2.46×64.5%16.9%Average
Nov 21, 2022$43B3.974%2.39×66.2%15.1%Average
Oct 26, 2022$43B4.192%2.48×68.0%16.5%Solid
Sep 27, 2022$44B4.228%2.27×59.6%21.7%Average
Aug 24, 2022$45B3.230%2.30×61.2%20.6%Average
Jul 26, 2022$46B2.860%2.46×66.4%16.8%Average
Jun 27, 2022$47B3.271%2.28×56.5%23.8%Weak
May 25, 2022$48B2.736%2.44×62.9%17.0%Average
Apr 27, 2022$49B2.785%2.41×64.0%16.5%Average
Mar 28, 2022$51B2.543%2.53×60.2%20.1%Average
Feb 23, 2022$53B1.880%2.49×67.8%13.8%Solid
Jan 25, 2022 r$55B1.533%2.50×68.7%14.8%Strong
Dec 28, 2021$57B1.263%2.41×65.7%20.0%Solid
Nov 22, 2021$59B1.319%2.34×56.9%26.9%Average
Oct 27, 2021$61B1.157%2.55×64.8%17.9%Strong
Sep 27, 2021$61B0.990%2.37×54.3%25.5%Average
Aug 25, 2021$61B0.831%2.35×62.7%19.8%Average
Jul 27, 2021$61B0.710%2.36×58.1%24.2%Average
Jun 23, 2021$61B0.904%2.36×57.6%24.3%Average
May 26, 2021$61B0.788%2.49×64.4%20.8%Strong
Apr 26, 2021$61B0.849%2.31×57.9%24.6%Average
Mar 24, 2021$61B0.850%2.36×58.1%25.3%Average
Feb 24, 2021$61B0.621%2.24×57.1%28.6%Soft
Jan 26, 2021$61B0.424%2.34×60.5%25.4%Average
Dec 28, 2020$59B0.394%2.39×57.1%24.9%Average
Nov 23, 2020$57B0.397%2.38×56.5%29.2%Average
Oct 28, 2020$55B0.330%2.38×61.9%24.1%Average
Sep 23, 2020$53B0.275%2.52×61.9%20.7%Solid
Aug 26, 2020$51B0.298%2.71×66.2%17.8%Strong
Jul 27, 2020$49B0.288%2.32×58.1%29.6%Soft
Jun 24, 2020$47B0.330%2.58×62.3%22.0%Solid
May 27, 2020$45B0.334%2.28×57.3%31.8%Weak
Apr 27, 2020$43B0.394%2.74×60.4%19.4%Strong
Mar 25, 2020$41B0.535%2.53×52.1%35.3%Weak
Feb 26, 2020$41B1.150%2.46×61.5%28.7%Soft
Jan 27, 2020$41B1.448%2.33×60.0%26.1%Average
Dec 24, 2019$41B1.756%2.49×62.4%21.5%Average
Nov 26, 2019$41B1.587%2.50×64.8%21.6%Solid
Oct 23, 2019$41B1.570%2.41×65.7%22.8%Solid
Sep 25, 2019$41B1.600%2.32×58.8%27.0%Average
Aug 28, 2019$41B1.365%2.48×59.7%21.6%Average
Jul 24, 2019$41B1.824%2.26×53.4%32.9%Soft
Jun 26, 2019$41B1.791%2.35×57.1%23.2%Average
May 28, 2019 r$41B2.065%2.38×57.5%24.1%Average
Apr 24, 2019$41B2.315%2.44×61.5%23.3%Solid
Mar 27, 2019 r$41B2.172%2.35×59.0%23.8%Solid
Feb 25, 2019$41B2.489%2.40×57.7%19.8%Solid
Jan 28, 2019$41B2.576%2.41×60.2%24.6%Solid
Dec 26, 2018$41B2.652%2.09×53.6%36.8%Weak
Nov 27, 2018$40B2.880%2.49×59.9%29.8%Average
Oct 24, 2018$39B2.977%2.30×59.0%39.1%Weak
Sep 25, 2018$38B2.997%2.39×57.9%32.9%Soft
Aug 28, 2018$37B2.765%2.49×66.2%24.7%Average
Jul 25, 2018$36B2.815%2.61×67.2%24.1%Solid
Jun 27, 2018$36B2.719%2.55×62.0%28.5%Average
May 23, 2018$36B2.864%2.52×56.2%32.9%Soft
Apr 25, 2018$35B2.837%2.49×60.2%26.2%Average
Mar 27, 2018$35B2.612%2.50×63.5%28.2%Average
Feb 21, 2018$35B2.658%2.44×58.0%29.3%Soft
Jan 24, 2018$34B2.434%2.48×65.0%26.0%Average
Dec 27, 2017 r$34B2.245%2.36×58.4%33.7%Weak
Nov 27, 2017 r$34B2.066%2.46×65.8%22.8%Average
Oct 25, 2017$34B2.058%2.44×61.6%27.4%Average
Sep 27, 2017$34B1.911%2.52×69.6%23.3%Average
Aug 28, 2017$34B1.742%2.58×69.1%17.5%Strong
Jul 26, 2017$34B1.884%2.58×69.8%24.1%Strong
Jun 27, 2017$34B1.828%2.33×65.2%25.6%Average
May 24, 2017$34B1.831%2.67×68.7%22.7%Strong
Apr 26, 2017$34B1.875%2.34×57.3%37.4%Weak
Mar 28, 2017$34B1.950%2.37×68.9%26.4%Strong
Feb 22, 2017$34B1.937%2.29×58.2%33.3%Soft
Jan 25, 2017$34B1.988%2.38×63.3%32.1%Average
Dec 28, 2016$34B2.057%2.72×71.4%24.5%Strong
Nov 22, 2016$34B1.760%2.44×59.8%35.7%Average
Oct 26, 2016$34B1.303%2.49×59.7%35.4%Average
Sep 27, 2016$34B1.129%2.39×61.4%34.1%Average
Aug 24, 2016$34B1.125%2.54×68.7%25.1%Strong
Jul 26, 2016$34B1.180%2.27×53.6%41.6%Weak
Jun 21, 2016$34B1.218%2.29×57.2%39.1%Soft
May 25, 2016$34B1.395%2.60×66.6%21.8%Strong
Apr 26, 2016$34B1.410%2.41×63.4%29.8%Solid
Mar 29, 2016$34B1.335%2.38×53.9%38.9%Soft
Feb 24, 2016$34B1.169%2.44×67.3%22.7%Strong
Jan 27, 2016$35B1.496%2.44×53.5%37.8%Average
Dec 29, 2015$35B1.785%2.32×52.5%36.5%Weak
Nov 24, 2015$35B1.670%2.52×56.7%33.2%Average
Oct 28, 2015$35B1.415%2.43×58.9%37.2%Average
Sep 23, 2015$35B1.467%2.57×63.5%31.5%Average
Aug 26, 2015$35B1.463%2.34×50.1%42.5%Weak
Jul 29, 2015$35B1.625%2.58×67.5%27.2%Strong
Jun 24, 2015$35B1.710%2.39×56.6%37.9%Average
May 27, 2015$35B1.560%2.46×58.5%31.6%Average
Apr 28, 2015$35B1.380%2.56×61.2%33.2%Average
Mar 25, 2015$35B1.387%2.35×55.7%39.6%Weak
Feb 25, 2015$35B1.480%2.54×60.1%32.4%Average
Jan 29, 2015$35B1.288%2.49×63.1%27.4%Solid
Dec 23, 2014$35B1.739%2.39×58.7%33.9%Soft
Nov 25, 2014$35B1.595%2.91×65.0%25.1%Strong
Oct 29, 2014$35B1.567%2.36×47.8%41.7%Weak
Sep 24, 2014$35B1.800%2.56×50.3%41.0%Weak
Aug 27, 2014$35B1.646%2.81×52.7%36.4%Average
Jul 29, 2014$35B1.720%2.81×48.2%25.9%Solid
Jun 25, 2014$35B1.670%2.74×52.5%38.2%Solid
May 28, 2014$35B1.513%2.73×50.4%39.1%Average
Apr 23, 2014$35B1.732%2.79×44.9%36.5%Solid
Mar 26, 2014$35B1.715%2.99×50.9%25.9%Strong
Feb 26, 2014$35B1.530%2.98×50.7%40.2%Strong
Jan 30, 2014$35B1.572%2.59×44.6%44.7%Average
Dec 18, 2013$35B1.600%2.42×25.8%62.4%Weak
Nov 26, 2013$35B1.340%2.61×50.0%39.2%Average
Oct 29, 2013$35B1.300%2.65×45.9%41.9%Average
Sep 25, 2013 r$35B1.436%2.67×44.9%43.4%Average
Aug 28, 2013 r$35B1.624%2.38×40.3%46.9%Weak
Jul 24, 2013$35B1.410%2.46×53.9%37.8%Average
Jun 26, 2013$35B1.484%2.45×53.0%43.5%Average
May 29, 2013$35B1.045%2.79×44.0%32.6%Solid
Apr 24, 2013$35B0.710%2.86×43.6%42.4%Average
Mar 27, 2013$35B0.760%2.73×46.1%37.1%Solid
Feb 26, 2013$35B0.777%2.85×41.7%44.0%Average
Jan 29, 2013$35B0.889%2.88×39.7%43.5%Average
Dec 18, 2012$35B0.769%2.72×32.4%37.2%Average
Nov 28, 2012$35B0.641%2.89×45.4%38.8%Solid
Oct 24, 2012$35B0.774%2.73×42.3%42.2%Average
Sep 26, 2012$35B0.647%3.06×42.0%47.2%Solid
Aug 29, 2012$35B0.708%2.92×39.7%49.4%Average
Jul 25, 2012$35B0.584%2.71×42.6%52.2%Weak
Jun 27, 2012$35B0.752%2.61×35.1%54.1%Weak
May 23, 2012$35B0.748%2.99×42.6%50.9%Soft
Apr 25, 2012$35B0.887%3.09×47.5%43.1%Average
Mar 28, 2012$35B1.040%2.85×41.9%46.8%Soft
Feb 22, 2012$35B0.900%2.89×41.8%45.3%Average
Jan 25, 2012$35B0.899%3.17×43.4%41.5%Solid
Dec 20, 2011$35B0.880%2.86×50.6%40.3%Solid
Nov 22, 2011$35B0.937%3.15×45.3%45.1%Solid
Oct 26, 2011$35B1.055%2.90×49.3%40.3%Strong
Sep 28, 2011$35B1.015%3.04×45.9%40.3%Strong
Aug 24, 2011$35B1.029%2.71×42.1%44.0%Solid
Jul 27, 2011$35B1.580%2.62×36.6%48.8%Soft
Jun 28, 2011$35B1.615%2.59×37.6%52.1%Soft
May 25, 2011$35B1.813%3.20×47.1%44.0%Strong
Apr 27, 2011$35B2.124%2.77×40.0%48.8%Average
Mar 29, 2011$35B2.260%2.79×42.4%46.4%Average
Feb 23, 2011$35B2.190%2.69×34.2%58.2%Weak
Jan 26, 2011$35B2.041%2.97×45.0%45.4%Average
Dec 28, 2010$35B2.149%2.61×35.6%58.2%Weak
Nov 23, 2010$35B1.411%2.65×31.5%52.9%Weak
Oct 27, 2010$35B1.330%2.82×39.5%48.8%Soft
Sep 28, 2010$35B1.260%2.96×50.1%41.2%Strong
Aug 25, 2010$36B1.374%2.83×50.8%40.5%Strong
Jul 28, 2010$37B1.796%3.06×47.3%41.4%Solid
Jun 23, 2010$38B1.995%2.58×34.6%54.8%Weak
May 26, 2010$40B2.130%2.71×40.6%44.4%Soft
Apr 28, 2010$42B2.540%2.75×48.9%36.7%Solid
Mar 24, 2010$42B2.605%2.55×39.7%49.6%Weak
Feb 24, 2010$42B2.395%2.75×40.3%46.8%Weak
Jan 27, 2010$42B2.370%2.80×53.0%39.6%Strong
Dec 29, 2009$42B2.665%2.59×44.0%43.0%Soft
Nov 24, 2009$42B2.175%2.81×60.9%36.2%Strong
Oct 28, 2009$41B2.388%2.63×54.8%42.3%Strong
Sep 23, 2009$40B2.470%2.40×44.8%44.3%Solid
Aug 26, 2009$39B2.494%2.51×56.4%40.6%Strong
Jul 29, 2009$39B2.689%1.92×36.7%61.6%Weak
Jun 24, 2009$37B2.700%2.58×62.8%34.3%Strong
May 27, 2009$35B2.310%2.32×44.2%53.0%Strong
Apr 28, 2009$35B1.940%2.22×30.8%66.9%Soft
Mar 25, 2009$34B1.849%2.02×30.0%68.5%Soft
Feb 25, 2009$32B1.985%2.21×48.9%49.5%Strong
Jan 29, 2009$30B1.820%1.98×34.9%63.9%Soft
Dec 23, 2008$28B1.539%2.06×24.5%68.0%Soft
Nov 25, 2008$26B2.110%2.44×37.2%60.9%Strong
Oct 30, 2008$24B2.825%2.28×28.3%57.4%Strong
Sep 25, 2008$24B3.129%1.91×26.8%72.7%Soft
Aug 28, 2008$22B3.129%2.14×29.8%69.5%Solid
Jul 24, 2008$21B3.440%2.46×33.1%66.0%Strong
Jun 26, 2008$20B3.440%2.48×21.2%78.5%—
May 29, 2008$19B3.520%1.84×16.5%82.8%—
Apr 24, 2008$19B3.159%1.65×28.9%71.0%—
Mar 27, 2008$18B2.595%1.98×———
Feb 28, 2008$16B2.755%2.29×———
Jan 29, 2008$14B2.909%2.16×———
Dec 27, 2007$13B3.651%2.31×———
Nov 29, 2007$13B3.415%2.26×———
Oct 25, 2007$13B3.993%2.69×———
Sep 27, 2007$13B4.250%2.86×———
Aug 30, 2007$13B4.248%2.74×———
Jul 26, 2007$13B4.640%2.15×———
Jun 27, 2007$13B4.940%2.73×———
May 30, 2007$13B4.818%2.60×———
Apr 26, 2007$13B4.579%2.29×———
Mar 29, 2007$13B4.535%2.14×———
Feb 22, 2007$13B4.719%2.43×———
Jan 25, 2007$13B4.855%2.21×———
Dec 28, 2006$13B4.704%2.50×———
Nov 29, 2006$14B4.507%2.28×———
Oct 26, 2006$14B4.694%2.12×———
Sep 28, 2006$14B4.569%2.75×———
Aug 30, 2006$14B4.738%3.11×———
Jul 27, 2006$14B4.995%2.28×———
Jun 28, 2006$14B5.203%2.05×———
May 25, 2006$14B4.945%2.02×———
Apr 27, 2006$14B4.964%1.87×———
Mar 29, 2006$14B4.785%2.25×———
Feb 23, 2006$14B4.622%2.18×———
Jan 11, 2006$13B4.370%2.10×———
Dec 7, 2005$13B4.435%2.38×———
Nov 9, 2005$13B4.525%2.61×———
Oct 12, 2005$13B4.270%2.75×———
Sep 7, 2005$13B3.902%2.61×———
Aug 10, 2005$13B4.223%2.92×———
Jul 13, 2005$13B3.970%2.37×———
Jun 8, 2005$14B3.705%2.60×———
May 11, 2005$15B3.890%2.47×———
Apr 13, 2005$15B4.046%1.86×———
Mar 9, 2005$15B4.080%2.58×———
Feb 9, 2005$15B3.618%2.53×———
Jan 12, 2005$15B3.731%2.37×———
Dec 8, 2004$15B3.550%2.60×———
Nov 9, 2004$15B3.510%2.90×———
Oct 6, 2004$15B3.490%2.32×———
Sep 8, 2004$15B3.439%2.72×———
Aug 11, 2004$15B3.520%2.64×———
Jul 7, 2004$15B3.663%2.33×———
Jun 9, 2004$15B4.010%2.91×———
May 12, 2004$15B3.927%2.64×———
Apr 6, 2004$16B3.220%2.28×———
Mar 10, 2004$16B2.695%2.47×———
Feb 11, 2004$16B3.030%2.84×———
Jan 7, 2004$16B3.260%2.51×———
Dec 10, 2003$16B3.375%1.92×———
Nov 12, 2003$16B3.430%2.27×———
Oct 8, 2003$16B3.139%2.25×———
Sep 10, 2003$16B3.230%2.47×———
Aug 6, 2003$18B3.300%2.48×———
Jun 11, 2003 r$15B2.100%1.81×———
May 7, 2003$18B2.680%2.09×———
Feb 11, 2003$24B3.029%1.42×———
Nov 5, 2002$22B3.030%1.96×———
Aug 6, 2002$22B3.348%1.76×———
May 7, 2002$22B4.475%1.72×———
Feb 5, 2002 r$16B4.254%1.47×———
Nov 6, 2001$16B3.617%2.18×———
Aug 7, 2001 r$11B4.670%2.15×———
May 8, 2001$13B4.660%2.03×———
Feb 6, 2001 r$11B4.904%2.00×———
Nov 7, 2000$12B5.870%1.74×———
Aug 8, 2000 r$10B6.060%3.06×———
May 9, 2000$12B6.789%1.98×———
Feb 8, 2000 r$12B6.741%1.90×———

Yield = stop-out (high) yield; a real yield for TIPS. Chg = versus the previous auction of the same security. Cover = bid-to-cover ratio. Indirect, direct and dealer shares are of the competitive award. Small figures under a measure compare it with the previous six auctions of the same security, colored when the move is big enough to count toward the grade: orange for stronger demand, bluefor weaker. r = reopening of an existing issue. PDF = Treasury's official results.

Frequently Asked Questions

What yield did the last 5-year auction clear at?
The Sep 23, 2026 5-year note auction sold $70B at a yield of 5.033%, the highest since June 2006. Bidders put in 2.21× the amount on offer, and primary dealers were left with 15.8% of the competitive award. Measured against the previous six 5-year auctions, demand grades soft.
When is the next 5-year auction?
Treasury has not announced the next 5-year auction yet; it does so about a week ahead. Treasury held 13 of these auctions in the last twelve months, each a new issue. This page lists it as soon as it is announced.
What is the highest yield at a 5-year auction since 2000?
6.789%, on May 9, 2000. The lowest was 0.275% on Sep 23, 2020. The record on this page starts with the February 2000 auction.
How often does Treasury auction the 5-year?
Treasury held 13 of these auctions in the last twelve months, each a new issue. A reopening sells more of an existing security, with the same maturity date and coupon, instead of creating a new one.

Data: US Department of the Treasury (Fiscal Data and TreasuryDirect). Demand grades are TFTC's calculation; the method is on the Treasury auctions tracker. Full history as open JSON (CC BY 4.0). Not investment advice.