{
"tenor": "3-year-note",
"date": "2026-08-11",
"high_yield": 4.291,
"tail_bps": -0.5,
"bid_to_cover": 2.71,
"indirect_pct": 64.2,
"verdict": "STRONG"
}The 3-Year Treasury Note auction on Aug 11, 2026 stopped at a high yield of 4.291%, stopping through the when-issued yield by 0.5bp, with a bid-to-cover of 2.71 against a 2.65 twelve-month average. Indirects took 64.2%, directs 24% and primary dealers 11.7%. Helious graded it STRONG. Captured live by Helious as the results crossed.
The 3-year opens each mid-month refunding slate, so its result sets the risk tone for the 10-year and 30-year sales that follow. It sits at the belly's front edge, where Fed-path pricing meets duration, and a sloppy 3s auction often forces concession-building across the whole curve into the next two days.
| DATE | CUSIP | ISSUE | HIGH YIELD | TAIL | BID-TO-COVER | INDIRECTS | DIRECTS | DEALERS | DESK RECAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | 91282CRG8 | New | 4.291% | -0.5bp | 2.71 | 64.2% | 24.0% | 11.7% | STRONG → |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 91282CQZ7 | New | 4.179% | -0.6bp | 2.60 | 67.5% | 24.8% | 7.7% | STRONG → |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 91282CQV6 | New | 4.192% | — | 2.64 | 63.7% | 21.0% | 15.3% | — |
| May 11, 2026 | 91282CQR5 | New | 3.965% | — | 2.54 | 63.0% | 20.1% | 16.9% | — |
| Apr 7, 2026 | 91282CQJ3 | New | 3.897% | — | 2.68 | 74.8% | 11.9% | 13.3% | — |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 91282CQE4 | New | 3.579% | — | 2.55 | 59.8% | 20.7% | 19.5% | — |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 91282CQA2 | New | 3.518% | — | 2.62 | 57.1% | 31.9% | 10.9% | — |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 91282CPT2 | New | 3.609% | — | 2.65 | 56.5% | 29.5% | 14.0% | — |
| Dec 8, 2025 | 91282CPP0 | New | 3.614% | — | 2.64 | 72.0% | 19.0% | 9.0% | — |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 91282CPK1 | New | 3.579% | — | 2.85 | 63.0% | 27.3% | 9.7% | — |
| Oct 7, 2025 | 91282CPC9 | New | 3.576% | — | 2.66 | 62.7% | 26.6% | 10.7% | — |
| Sep 9, 2025 | 91282CNY3 | New | 3.485% | — | 2.73 | 74.2% | 17.4% | 8.4% | — |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 91282CNU1 | New | 3.669% | — | 2.53 | 54.0% | 28.1% | 17.9% | — |
| Jul 8, 2025 | 91282CNM9 | New | 3.891% | — | 2.51 | 54.1% | 29.4% | 16.5% | — |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 91282CNH0 | New | 3.972% | — | 2.52 | 66.8% | 18.0% | 15.2% | — |
| May 5, 2025 | 91282CND9 | New | 3.824% | — | 2.56 | 62.4% | 23.7% | 13.9% | — |
| Apr 8, 2025 | 91282CMW8 | New | 3.784% | — | 2.47 | 73.0% | 6.2% | 20.7% | — |
| Mar 11, 2025 | 91282CMS7 | New | 3.908% | — | 2.70 | 62.5% | 26.0% | 11.5% | — |
| Feb 11, 2025 | 91282CMN8 | New | 4.300% | — | 2.79 | 74.0% | 15.8% | 10.2% | — |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 91282CMF5 | New | 4.332% | — | 2.62 | 61.0% | 19.7% | 19.4% | — |
| Dec 10, 2024 | 91282CMB4 | New | 4.117% | — | 2.58 | 64.2% | 20.7% | 15.1% | — |
| Nov 4, 2024 | 91282CLX7 | New | 4.152% | — | 2.60 | 70.6% | 9.6% | 19.8% | — |
| Oct 8, 2024 | 91282CLQ2 | New | 3.878% | — | 2.45 | 56.9% | 24.0% | 19.2% | — |
| Sep 10, 2024 | 91282CLL3 | New | 3.440% | — | 2.66 | 78.2% | 11.3% | 10.5% | — |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 91282CLG4 | New | 3.810% | — | 2.55 | 64.4% | 20.3% | 15.4% | — |
| Jul 9, 2024 | 91282CKZ3 | New | 4.399% | — | 2.67 | 64.0% | 21.3% | 14.8% | — |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 91282CKV2 | New | 4.659% | — | 2.43 | 64.1% | 15.9% | 20.0% | — |
| May 7, 2024 | 91282CKR1 | New | 4.605% | — | 2.63 | 65.5% | 19.6% | 14.9% | — |
| Apr 9, 2024 | 91282CKJ9 | New | 4.548% | — | 2.50 | 60.3% | 20.4% | 19.3% | — |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 91282CKE0 | New | 4.256% | — | 2.60 | 70.0% | 15.6% | 14.4% | — |
| Feb 6, 2024 | 91282CKA8 | New | 4.169% | — | 2.58 | 66.0% | 18.3% | 15.7% | — |
| Jan 9, 2024 | 91282CJT9 | New | 4.105% | — | 2.67 | 65.3% | 16.8% | 17.8% | — |
| Dec 11, 2023 | 91282CJP7 | New | 4.490% | — | 2.42 | 52.1% | 21.7% | 26.2% | — |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 91282CJK8 | New | 4.701% | — | 2.67 | 64.6% | 19.1% | 16.3% | — |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 91282CJC6 | New | 4.740% | — | 2.56 | 56.0% | 21.9% | 22.1% | — |
| Sep 11, 2023 | 91282CHY0 | New | 4.660% | — | 2.75 | 57.7% | 22.1% | 20.3% | — |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 91282CHU8 | New | 4.398% | — | 2.90 | 74.0% | 15.7% | 10.3% | — |
| Jul 11, 2023 | 91282CHM6 | New | 4.534% | — | 2.88 | 69.4% | 19.8% | 10.8% | — |
| Jun 12, 2023 | 91282CHH7 | New | 4.202% | — | 2.70 | 61.5% | 21.7% | 16.7% | — |
| May 9, 2023 | 91282CHB0 | New | 3.695% | — | 2.93 | 73.3% | 13.7% | 13.0% | — |
Issue: a reopening re-auctions an existing security (same CUSIP), the norm for coupons outside refunding months; "New" sets a fresh coupon. Tail: the high yield minus the when-issued yield at the bid deadline, in basis points. Positive means the auction had to concede yield to clear, negative means it stopped through. A dash means no tail exists or none was captured: bills never have one (they price off a discount rate, with no when-issued market), and rows before desk coverage began in July 2026 are TreasuryDirect's own records, which do not publish a when-issued yield at all. Desk recap: the desk's live verdict, posted the moment results cross.
Source: desk-captured results enriched with TreasuryDirect auction records · download the history (CSV). Read what a tail means · bid-to-cover explained · who indirect bidders are · who direct bidders are.
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