Abstract: A sequential drawer slide is disclosed having rails that extend in a predetermined order, resulting in the weight of the drawer initially carried by multiple slides concurrently to increase the load rating of the assembly and prolong the life cycle of the drawer slide. The sequential actuation of the slide rails as the drawer is withdrawn from the cabinet is achieved by incorporating a catch between the small slide rail and the intermediate slide rail that resists extension of the small slide rail from the intermediate slide rail up to a decoupling force. If the decoupling force is greater than the force required to extend the intermediate slide rail from the large slide rail, then the intermediate slide rail and small slide rail nested therein will extend first, and the small slide rail with extend from the intermediate slide rail only after the intermediate slide rail is fully extended.