Markets · October 19, 2026 · 2 min read

Treasury 13-week and 26-week bill auction rates edge up at October 19 sales

Published October 19, 2026 • Updated October 19, 2026

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The Treasury sold $95 billion of 13-week bills at a 4.095% high rate and $82 billion of 26-week bills at 4.220% on October 19, 2026, both up slightly from the prior week. Bid-to-cover ratios were 2.77 and 2.84.

The U.S. Treasury auctioned $95 billion of 13-week bills and $82 billion of 26-week bills on October 19, 2026, with both high rates edging above the prior week's levels, according to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service's official results. The 13-week bill (CUSIP 912797TM9) cleared at a high rate of 4.095%, up from 4.085% at the October 13 sale, with an investment rate of 4.195%. Bids totaled $262.7 billion against $95.0 billion accepted, a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.77, and 29.44% of competitive tenders were allotted at the high rate. The price per $100 was 98.964875. The 26-week bill (CUSIP 912797WV5) cleared at a high rate of 4.220%, up from 4.200% the prior week, with an investment rate of 4.372%. Bids totaled $233.1 billion against $82.0 billion accepted, a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.84, with 86.09% allotted at the high. The price per $100 was 97.866556. Both issues are dated October 22, 2026: the 13-week bill matures January 21, 2027 and the 26-week bill matures April 22, 2027. The Treasury announced the sales on October 15 as part of its regular weekly bill calendar. Weekly bill auctions are a standard funding operation, and small moves in high rates track money-market expectations rather than signaling policy changes on their own. Both results remain consistent with the recent range for short Treasury rates in mid-October.

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