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7-Year Treasury Note Auctions

Every 7-year auction since February 2009: the yield Treasury paid, how many bids came in, and who ended up holding the debt.

Latest 7-year Auction

Thursday, Sep 24, 2026

7-Year Note

Softdemand vs previous six 7-year auctions

5.085%

stop-out yield · +57.3 bp vs prior auction · highest in the record back to February 2009

Size

$44B

7-Year

Bid-to-cover

2.42×

−0.07 vs avg 2.49×

Indirect bidders

57.2%

−7.4 pts vs avg

Dealers took

12.5%

+0.5 pts vs avg

The Sep 24, 2026 7-year note auction sold $44B at a yield of 5.085%, the highest in the record back to February 2009. Bidders put in 2.42× the amount on offer, and primary dealers were left with 12.5% of the competitive award. Measured against the previous six 7-year auctions, demand grades soft.

Source: Treasury's official results announcement (PDF)

Highest on Record

5.085%

Sep 24, 2026

Lowest on Record

0.446%

Jul 28, 2020

Last 12 Months

13 auctions

1 above their recent run, 5 below

Auctions Tracked

212

209 graded since 2009

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.

7-Year Treasury Note auction bid-to-cover ratios, last 24 auctions2.3×2.4×2.5×2.6×2.7×2.8×2.9×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.

7-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 7-year auction

The 24 most recent 7-Year Treasury Note auctions
DateSizeYieldChgCoverIndirectDirectDealersDemandOfficial results
$44B5.085%+57.3 bp2.42×−0.0757.2%−7.4 pts30.3%12.5%+0.5 ptsSoftPDF
$44B4.512%+3.9 bp2.50×+0.0160.8%−4.3 pts27.0%12.3%+0.5 ptsAveragePDF
$44B4.473%+21.3 bp2.49×+0.0170.1%+5.6 pts16.9%13.0%+1.5 ptsAveragePDF
$44B4.260%−3 bp2.50×+0.0157.6%−7.2 pts29.7%12.8%+1.9 ptsSoftPDF
$44B4.290%+11.5 bp2.52×+0.0478.4%+17.2 pts11.2%10.4%−0.9 ptsSolidPDF
$44B4.175%−8 bp2.51×+0.0458.4%−2.9 pts30.0%11.6%+0.1 ptsAveragePDF
$44B4.255%+46.5 bp2.43×−0.0362.6%+2.3 pts25.0%12.4%+0.9 ptsAveragePDF
$44B3.790%−22.8 bp2.50×+0.0463.6%+1.0 pts26.0%10.4%−1.0 ptsAveragePDF
$44B4.018%+8.8 bp2.45×−0.0766.9%+5.1 pts22.2%10.9%+0.7 ptsAveragePDF
$44B3.930%+14.9 bp2.51×−0.0159.0%−5.7 pts31.6%9.3%−1.3 ptsAveragePDF
$44B3.781%−0.9 bp2.46×−0.1056.7%−10.6 pts30.3%13.1%+3.8 ptsSoftPDF
$44B3.790%−16.3 bp2.46×−0.1159.0%−8.3 pts27.8%13.1%+3.5 ptsSoftPDF
$44B3.953%+2.8 bp2.40×−0.2056.4%−11.7 pts31.6%12.0%+2.3 ptsWeakPDF
$44B3.925%−16.7 bp2.49×−0.1377.4%+11.3 pts12.8%9.8%+0.2 ptsSolidPDF
$44B4.092%+7 bp2.79×+0.1962.3%−4.7 pts33.7%4.1%−6.4 ptsStrongPDF
$44B4.022%−17.2 bp2.53×−0.1176.7%+7.9 pts11.6%11.6%+1.5 ptsSolidPDF
$44B4.194%+7.1 bp2.69×+0.0571.5%+3.9 pts23.6%4.8%−6.1 ptsSolidPDF
$44B4.123%−11 bp2.55×−0.1259.3%−10.4 pts25.4%15.3%+5.6 ptsWeakPDF
$44B4.233%+3.9 bp2.53×−0.1661.2%−10.1 pts26.1%12.7%+3.6 ptsWeakPDF
$44B4.194%−26.3 bp2.64×−0.0266.1%−6.8 pts25.2%8.8%−1.1 ptsSoftPDF
$44B4.457%−7.5 bp2.64×−0.0267.1%−7.0 pts23.1%9.9%+0.1 ptsSoftPDF
$44B4.532%+34.9 bp2.76×+0.1387.9%+16.9 pts2.9%9.3%−0.9 ptsSolidPDF
$44B4.183%−3.2 bp2.71×+0.1264.1%−7.4 pts25.9%10.0%−1.3 ptsSoftPDF
$44B4.215%+54.7 bp2.74×+0.2072.0%+1.6 pts20.6%7.5%−4.9 ptsSolidPDF
Show 188 earlier auctions, back to February 2009+
Earlier 7-Year Treasury Note auctions
DateSizeYieldCoverIndirectDealersDemand
Sep 26, 2024$44B3.668%2.63×70.8%8.9%Average
Aug 29, 2024$44B3.770%2.50×75.1%13.7%Average
Jul 25, 2024$44B4.162%2.64×74.4%8.9%Strong
Jun 27, 2024$44B4.276%2.58×69.7%11.9%Average
May 29, 2024$44B4.650%2.43×66.9%17.0%Average
Apr 25, 2024$44B4.716%2.48×65.1%13.9%Average
Mar 27, 2024$43B4.185%2.61×69.7%12.9%Average
Feb 27, 2024$42B4.327%2.58×69.6%15.6%Average
Jan 25, 2024$41B4.109%2.57×69.1%13.9%Average
Dec 28, 2023$40B3.859%2.50×63.7%16.9%Soft
Nov 28, 2023$39B4.399%2.44×63.9%20.3%Weak
Oct 26, 2023$38B4.908%2.70×70.6%11.0%Solid
Sep 28, 2023$37B4.673%2.47×65.5%14.6%Average
Aug 29, 2023$36B4.212%2.66×75.3%9.8%Strong
Jul 27, 2023$35B4.087%2.48×69.8%14.3%Average
Jun 28, 2023$35B3.839%2.65×75.3%8.1%Solid
May 25, 2023$35B3.827%2.61×72.3%10.4%Solid
Apr 27, 2023$35B3.563%2.41×64.1%14.8%Average
Mar 29, 2023$35B3.626%2.39×63.2%15.4%Average
Feb 23, 2023$35B4.062%2.49×65.5%13.7%Average
Jan 26, 2023$35B3.517%2.69×77.1%6.1%Strong
Dec 29, 2022$35B3.921%2.45×68.1%15.8%Average
Nov 22, 2022$35B3.890%2.33×61.9%21.4%Weak
Oct 27, 2022$35B4.027%2.43×63.2%14.1%Average
Sep 28, 2022$36B3.898%2.57×62.5%12.8%Soft
Aug 25, 2022$37B3.130%2.65×75.7%8.6%Strong
Jul 28, 2022$38B2.730%2.60×70.9%10.6%Average
Jun 28, 2022$40B3.280%2.48×61.9%17.7%Average
May 26, 2022$42B2.777%2.69×77.9%6.4%Strong
Apr 28, 2022$44B2.908%2.41×65.0%15.2%Average
Mar 29, 2022$47B2.499%2.44×60.9%10.5%Solid
Feb 24, 2022$50B1.905%2.36×63.9%12.3%Solid
Jan 27, 2022$53B1.769%2.36×62.6%14.5%Average
Dec 29, 2021$56B1.480%2.21×59.3%21.3%Average
Nov 23, 2021$59B1.588%2.42×59.3%17.4%Average
Oct 28, 2021$62B1.461%2.25×63.9%16.6%Average
Sep 28, 2021$62B1.332%2.24×60.1%19.0%Average
Aug 26, 2021$62B1.155%2.34×61.1%20.1%Solid
Jul 29, 2021$62B1.050%2.23×58.4%22.2%Average
Jun 24, 2021$62B1.264%2.36×60.0%18.7%Solid
May 27, 2021$62B1.285%2.41×59.6%19.7%Strong
Apr 27, 2021$62B1.306%2.31×57.1%22.3%Average
Mar 25, 2021$62B1.300%2.23×57.3%24.7%Average
Feb 25, 2021$62B1.195%2.04×38.1%39.8%Weak
Jan 28, 2021$62B0.754%2.30×64.1%19.6%Average
Dec 29, 2020$59B0.662%2.31×60.3%22.7%Average
Nov 24, 2020$56B0.653%2.37×65.4%19.5%Average
Oct 29, 2020$53B0.600%2.24×60.9%24.9%Soft
Sep 24, 2020$50B0.462%2.42×62.8%20.5%Average
Aug 27, 2020$47B0.519%2.47×68.3%15.3%Solid
Jul 28, 2020$44B0.446%2.45×63.9%19.3%Average
Jun 25, 2020$41B0.511%2.49×62.6%21.7%Average
May 28, 2020$38B0.553%2.55×63.6%24.0%Average
Apr 28, 2020$35B0.525%2.56×66.4%21.3%Average
Mar 26, 2020$32B0.680%2.76×62.4%28.6%Average
Feb 27, 2020$32B1.247%2.49×63.0%23.9%Average
Jan 28, 2020$32B1.570%2.37×58.0%24.7%Average
Dec 26, 2019$32B1.835%2.47×59.4%17.1%Solid
Nov 27, 2019$32B1.719%2.44×69.6%20.3%Solid
Oct 24, 2019$32B1.657%2.46×65.4%20.1%Solid
Sep 26, 2019$32B1.633%2.49×65.2%20.2%Solid
Aug 29, 2019$32B1.489%2.16×50.2%33.8%Weak
Jul 25, 2019$32B1.967%2.27×59.4%24.8%Soft
Jun 27, 2019$32B1.889%2.44×55.5%20.3%Average
May 29, 2019$32B2.144%2.30×58.3%30.5%Weak
Apr 25, 2019$32B2.426%2.49×60.4%20.6%Average
Mar 28, 2019$32B2.281%2.54×64.5%14.8%Solid
Feb 26, 2019$32B2.538%2.60×55.2%16.4%Soft
Jan 29, 2019$32B2.625%2.54×58.3%16.8%Solid
Dec 27, 2018$32B2.680%2.46×67.4%18.0%Strong
Nov 28, 2018$32B2.974%2.55×56.6%16.3%Average
Oct 25, 2018$31B3.074%2.39×64.6%30.1%Weak
Sep 27, 2018$31B3.034%2.45×62.0%25.3%Average
Aug 29, 2018$31B2.844%2.65×59.5%21.5%Average
Jul 26, 2018$30B2.930%2.49×64.6%23.4%Average
Jun 28, 2018$30B2.809%2.53×60.6%24.1%Average
May 24, 2018$30B2.930%2.62×65.5%21.6%Average
Apr 26, 2018$29B2.952%2.56×65.8%21.6%Average
Mar 28, 2018$29B2.720%2.34×55.8%32.1%Weak
Feb 22, 2018$29B2.839%2.49×62.2%22.1%Average
Jan 25, 2018$28B2.565%2.73×78.1%11.7%Strong
Dec 28, 2017$28B2.370%2.55×60.5%26.4%Soft
Nov 28, 2017$28B2.230%2.36×58.6%27.7%Weak
Oct 26, 2017$28B2.280%2.39×63.4%23.2%Weak
Sep 28, 2017$28B2.130%2.70×70.6%10.4%Strong
Aug 29, 2017$28B1.941%2.46×68.8%14.6%Solid
Jul 27, 2017$28B2.126%2.54×67.7%20.6%Average
Jun 28, 2017$28B2.056%2.46×65.4%25.2%Soft
May 25, 2017$28B2.060%2.54×61.2%21.6%Soft
Apr 27, 2017$28B2.084%2.73×81.7%8.8%Strong
Mar 29, 2017$28B2.215%2.56×71.1%20.5%Average
Feb 23, 2017$28B2.197%2.49×63.8%24.8%Average
Jan 26, 2017$28B2.335%2.45×72.8%20.7%Solid
Dec 29, 2016$28B2.284%2.54×64.0%17.0%Solid
Nov 23, 2016$28B2.215%2.68×72.7%18.0%Strong
Oct 27, 2016$28B1.653%2.49×61.5%25.3%Average
Sep 28, 2016$28B1.389%2.47×59.4%30.2%Soft
Aug 25, 2016$28B1.423%2.38×58.3%31.3%Soft
Jul 28, 2016$28B1.340%2.51×65.5%26.8%Average
Jun 22, 2016$28B1.497%2.56×65.6%25.3%Average
May 26, 2016$28B1.652%2.57×64.6%18.5%Strong
Apr 28, 2016$28B1.634%2.65×65.5%20.2%Strong
Mar 30, 2016$28B1.606%2.51×57.8%26.7%Average
Feb 26, 2016$28B1.568%2.25×53.5%32.3%Soft
Jan 28, 2016$29B1.759%2.63×69.4%15.8%Strong
Dec 30, 2015$29B2.161%2.34×47.1%38.8%Weak
Nov 25, 2015$29B2.013%2.51×55.9%30.5%Average
Oct 29, 2015$29B1.885%2.55×62.3%23.7%Strong
Sep 24, 2015$29B1.813%2.51×62.6%28.5%Strong
Aug 27, 2015$29B1.930%2.53×50.8%35.0%Average
Jul 30, 2015$29B2.021%2.47×49.1%38.8%Soft
Jun 25, 2015$29B2.153%2.38×56.6%31.5%Average
May 28, 2015$29B1.888%2.49×53.8%34.2%Average
Apr 29, 2015$29B1.820%2.44×54.1%33.0%Average
Mar 26, 2015$29B1.792%2.32×50.5%37.2%Average
Feb 26, 2015$29B1.834%2.37×52.3%37.1%Average
Jan 29, 2015$29B1.590%2.50×56.1%29.0%Strong
Dec 24, 2014$29B2.125%2.39×56.5%37.6%Solid
Nov 26, 2014$29B1.960%2.63×50.0%37.1%Average
Oct 30, 2014$29B2.018%2.42×46.6%38.0%Average
Sep 25, 2014$29B2.235%2.48×48.3%41.7%Soft
Aug 28, 2014$29B2.045%2.57×48.8%30.7%Average
Jul 30, 2014$29B2.250%2.58×47.4%37.4%Average
Jun 26, 2014$29B2.152%2.44×40.6%42.7%Weak
May 29, 2014$29B2.010%2.60×40.4%35.6%Average
Apr 24, 2014$29B2.317%2.60×49.9%31.0%Strong
Mar 27, 2014$29B2.258%2.59×41.4%26.0%Solid
Feb 27, 2014$29B2.105%2.72×41.1%34.3%Solid
Jan 30, 2014$29B2.190%2.65×47.8%32.3%Strong
Dec 19, 2013$29B2.385%2.45×41.7%41.2%Average
Nov 27, 2013$29B2.106%2.36×34.1%49.8%Weak
Oct 30, 2013$29B1.870%2.66×42.3%33.8%Average
Sep 26, 2013$29B2.058%2.46×42.0%40.2%Average
Aug 29, 2013$29B2.221%2.43×40.8%36.8%Soft
Jul 25, 2013$29B2.026%2.54×48.6%34.9%Strong
Jun 27, 2013$29B1.932%2.61×46.4%37.8%Solid
May 30, 2013$29B1.496%2.70×40.8%38.5%Average
Apr 25, 2013$29B1.155%2.71×39.3%41.0%Average
Mar 28, 2013$29B1.248%2.56×35.5%45.0%Average
Feb 27, 2013$29B1.260%2.65×33.4%48.4%Soft
Jan 30, 2013$29B1.416%2.60×38.2%42.0%Average
Dec 19, 2012$29B1.233%2.72×39.9%37.0%Solid
Nov 29, 2012$29B1.045%2.81×39.1%41.2%Average
Oct 25, 2012$29B1.267%2.56×38.2%43.7%Soft
Sep 27, 2012$29B1.055%2.61×34.9%48.1%Soft
Aug 30, 2012$29B1.081%2.80×38.4%43.8%Average
Jul 26, 2012$29B0.954%2.64×46.3%46.6%Average
Jun 28, 2012$29B1.075%2.64×42.0%51.5%Weak
May 24, 2012$29B1.203%2.80×42.7%41.6%Average
Apr 26, 2012$29B1.347%2.83×38.2%44.1%Average
Mar 29, 2012$29B1.590%2.72×42.8%43.8%Soft
Feb 23, 2012$29B1.418%3.11×41.8%38.9%Strong
Jan 26, 2012$29B1.359%2.73×31.8%56.6%Weak
Dec 21, 2011$29B1.430%2.68×42.0%45.0%Average
Nov 23, 2011$29B1.415%3.20×39.9%41.3%Strong
Oct 27, 2011$29B1.791%2.59×33.9%54.2%Weak
Sep 29, 2011$29B1.496%3.02×41.6%44.7%Solid
Aug 25, 2011$29B1.580%2.76×51.7%40.4%Strong
Jul 28, 2011$29B2.280%2.63×39.6%51.2%Soft
Jun 29, 2011$29B2.430%2.62×32.2%56.1%Weak
May 26, 2011$29B2.429%3.24×47.6%39.4%Solid
Apr 28, 2011$29B2.712%2.63×39.1%53.0%Weak
Mar 30, 2011$29B2.895%2.79×49.4%41.8%Average
Feb 24, 2011$29B2.854%2.86×49.7%45.9%Soft
Jan 27, 2011$29B2.744%2.85×52.1%42.2%Average
Dec 29, 2010$29B2.830%2.86×64.2%31.2%Strong
Nov 24, 2010$29B2.253%2.63×42.2%49.3%Weak
Oct 28, 2010$29B1.970%3.06×50.2%44.3%Soft
Sep 29, 2010$29B1.890%3.04×50.2%36.4%Solid
Aug 26, 2010$29B1.989%2.98×56.7%34.8%Strong
Jul 29, 2010$29B2.394%2.78×42.3%48.8%Weak
Jun 24, 2010$30B2.575%3.01×51.0%39.2%Solid
May 27, 2010$31B2.815%2.88×51.1%37.5%Average
Apr 29, 2010$32B3.210%2.82×59.5%28.3%Strong
Mar 25, 2010$32B3.374%2.61×41.9%50.0%Weak
Feb 25, 2010$32B3.078%2.98×40.3%42.4%Soft
Jan 28, 2010$32B3.127%2.85×51.1%37.1%Soft
Dec 30, 2009$32B3.345%2.72×44.7%48.7%Weak
Nov 25, 2009$32B2.835%2.76×62.5%27.9%Solid
Oct 29, 2009$31B3.141%2.65×59.3%37.1%Strong
Sep 24, 2009$29B3.005%2.79×61.7%32.0%Strong
Aug 27, 2009$28B3.092%2.74×61.2%36.7%Strong
Jul 30, 2009$28B3.369%2.63×62.5%36.0%Strong
Jun 25, 2009$27B3.329%2.82×67.2%30.6%Strong
May 28, 2009$26B3.300%2.26×33.0%63.5%Average
Apr 29, 2009$26B2.630%2.28×33.0%63.7%—
Mar 26, 2009$24B2.384%2.52×28.0%64.3%—
Feb 26, 2009$22B2.748%2.11×38.7%57.6%—

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 7-year auction clear at?
The Sep 24, 2026 7-year note auction sold $44B at a yield of 5.085%, the highest in the record back to February 2009. Bidders put in 2.42× the amount on offer, and primary dealers were left with 12.5% of the competitive award. Measured against the previous six 7-year auctions, demand grades soft.
When is the next 7-year auction?
Treasury has not announced the next 7-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 7-year auction since 2009?
5.085%, on Sep 24, 2026. The lowest was 0.446% on Jul 28, 2020. The record on this page starts with the February 2009 auction.
How often does Treasury auction the 7-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.