The US Treasury's 7-year auction hit a high yield of 4.473% on Tuesday, up from the 4.260% high in the previous auction.
The bid to cover ratio for the auction was 2.49, slightly below the 2.50 ratio in the previous auction.
Dealers represented 56.17% of the bids, with direct bidders at 10.91% and indirect bidders at 32.92%.
For takedown, dealers took 12.97%, with direct bidders at 16.88% and indirect bidders at 70.15%.