# 30-Year Treasury Auction Yield Hits Highest Level Since August 2000 By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/28466 Published: 2026-10-08T19:43:21.000Z Updated: 2026-10-08T19:43:21.000Z Section: Investing > The Treasury sold $22 billion in 30-year bonds at a 5.618% high yield, while indirect bidder demand fell from September’s auction. The U.S. Treasury’s latest 30-year bond sale produced a 5.618% high yield, the highest for the maturity since August 2000 and above September’s 5.308% result. The $22 billion auction priced just after 1 p.m. ET. The bid-to-cover ratio was 2.542, down from 2.612 at the previous auction but above the recent average of 2.411. Indirect bidders received 72.3% of the securities, compared with 79.5% in September and a recent average of 69.1%. Direct bidders took 20.9%, up from 18.3% last month and slightly above the recent average of 20.6%. Primary dealers received 6.8% of the offering, compared with 2.2% in September, which was a record low. The result followed [a three-year Treasury auction that produced a 4.932% high yield](). ## Links in this article - [a three-year Treasury auction that produced a 4.932% high yield](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/27133)