LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -

Autumns have been atypical in the auction lanes in recent years with wholesale prices behaving in ways not usually seen.

Well, this fall has returned to more traditional patterns, according to the latest Black Book Market Insights report.

In fact, Black Book executive vice president of operations Anil Goyal said, “Truck segments declined more than car segments last week. In the previous three-week period, values of full-size pickups have declined at the steepest rate seen this year.”

According to the volume-weighted data contained in the report, overall car segment values decreased by 0.58% last week. In comparison, car values softened by 0.75% on average during the prior four-week period.

Among cars, analysts noticed values of sporty cars, prestige luxury cars and sub-compact cars declined the most, dropping by 0.93%, 0.91% and 0.88%, respectively.

Over the truck side, Black Book reported that its volume-weighted data showed overall truck segment values (including pickups, SUVs, and vans) slid by 0.83% last week. That’s slightly higher than the four-week average when the decline came in at 0.74% on average.

Analysts mentioned values of full-size crossover/SUVs and compact luxury crossover/SUVs sunk the most, softening by 1.30% and 1.20%, respectively.

And those previously mentioned full-size pickups? Black Book reported values for those units ticked down another 0.73% last week.

Turning next to what Black Book representatives in the lanes shared, the rundown from nearly 60 sales nationwide began with comments from an auction owner in Washington, who said: “We are experiencing a very typical fall market even though we haven’t seen a typical fall market in several years. Things have softened but overall the market is doing relatively well.”

Here is a rundown of the other anecdotes Black Book assembled:

— From Ohio: “It was an interesting day as it seemed there was no in-between, depending on the lane you were on. They were either selling most everything or virtually nothing.”

— From California: “Still a pretty active sale in spite of the dealers’ ongoing complaints about a tough retail market.”

— From Georgia: “The condition of the vehicles was poor, and there were more damaged vehicles. Even the less expensive units struggled to get bids.”