It seems spring is coming early in the lanes, and  wholesale prices are not in line with the season, says Black Book’s Ricky Beggs.

In fact, last week 31 percent of the segments tracked by Black Book saw positive price adjustments (to the previously published value) in each of the past three weeks

“This level of strength is typically only seen in the March/April time of the year,” managing editor Beggs said in his latest “Beggs on the Used Car Market” video report.

“Over the last couple of years many of us in the industry have said we are not in a normal market. This has referenced supplies, value trends that have seen both up and down movements and some of those trends do not match the more historical patterns,” Beggs continued, citing recent price increases as an example.

Delving into some of the aforementioned increases, this past week the compact SUVs and the full-size wagons spiked by $6 and $3, respectively, marking the only two truck segments to see raises in price this past week.

There were three other segments with very small declining levels, the mini cargo vans falling $4, the full-size cargo vans dropping $7 and the full-size pickups declining $10, Beggs also shared.

Moving along to the car segments, the entry-level cars, with a 0.89-percent (or $55) drop in price last week, is the only car segment with this level and consistency of decline; this segment has declined by at least one half of a percent for each of the past three weeks, according to Black Book.

The overall car segment change at was a drop of $55 and marks the third-lowest average segment change since August, according to Beggs.

The best retention level was within the compact car segment at with a drop of $19;  the average for the past four weeks in this segment.

Beggs also discovered one more trend in the lanes, which may not bode well for dealers looking for certified pre-owned inventory.

“As we looked at the comments in the survey reports, one of the multiple mentioned items referenced the interest and demand for three- to five-year-old models. This age of vehicle has been in low supply due to many of today’s trades being older than normal and also that we are at the lowest point in supply of end-of-term leases coming into the market,” Beggs said.

“And don’t forget this three- to five-year-old type vehicle fits a very affordable used price level as well as being a great CPO candidate,” he added.

Find the full video report below: