Prices in the lanes for prime used vehicles saw depreciation slow even further in August.

According to the latest Blue Book Market Report from Kelley Blue Book, prices for 1- to 3-year-old used vehicles held their values better last month than movement seen earlier this summer.

The average vehicle value to younger used vehicles declined by 1.4 percent or $250 in August, according to the report. This is a significantly better performance than movement seen in June and July, when prices dropped by 2.6 percent and 2.2 percent, respectively.

Once again the pickup truck segments out-performed the smaller segments. According to KBB data, prices for midsize pickup trucks rose by 0.5 percent last month for the biggest price hike of all segments. Next up was the full-size pickup trucks, which saw prices rise by 0.4 percent.

“It’s no surprise that the pickup truck segments remain the top performing segments this month, as they have been some of the best performing segments since the start of the year,” said Sean Foyil, KBB analyst. “Despite a mere 1.5-percent increase in total construction spending between May and June, from a year-over-year perspective, construction spending is up roughly 12 percent, which greatly benefits the truck segments.”

Interestingly, the only other segment to see prices rise last month was seen among the hybrid/alternative energy car segment, which has seen massive depreciation over the past year. This segment saw prices rise by 0.2 percent in August.

As the summer months come to an end, it seems consumer interest may be shifting away from the sportier segments.

According to the report, the sports car, high-end luxury and high-performance car segments were the worst performing segments last month.

Sport cars saw the biggest price drop, with a decline of 3.3 percent, followed by the high-end luxury segment, which saw prices slide by 3.2 percent. The high-performance car segment saw a decline of 2.9 percent in the lanes in August.

The KBB report also took a look at the top performing models at auction over the past four weeks. Coming in at No. 1 is the Fiat 500L, which has seen prices rise by 4.7 percent over the past four weeks. This model was followed by the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Double Cab, which has seen prices rise by 3.1 percent over the same period.

Another pickup truck came in at No. 3 — the GMC Sierra 1500 Double Cap — with a price spike of 3 percent. Rounding out the top five were the Infiniti QX70 (up 2.9 percent) and the Nissan Frontier King Cab (up 2.6 percent).

Black Book also reported on August price movement at auction last week. According to Black Book data, though pickup truck values remained strong in August, crossovers were the outlier last month with prices dropping more rapidly for most of these segments.

For example, compact pickups saw rates rise by 0.4 percent in August, according to Black Book, while full-size crossovers saw the highest depreciation out of all segments with prices dropping by 3 percent to an average price of $18,650 for August. This marks a 15.4 percent year-over-year drop for full-size CUVs.