LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -

The spring season in the wholesale vehicle market has passed and auction values have returned to seasonal depreciation patterns, says Black Book.

Car segment values were down 0.36 percent last week and trucks fell 0.47 percent, according to the latest Black Book Market Insights report.

This just a couple weeks after a stronger than expected April.

“After a short spring season when the values of small cars rose, subcompact and compact car segments are starting to see a decline,” Anil Goyal, who is Black Book’s senior vice president of automotive valuation and analytics, said in a news release.

“There is now anxiety among buyers about paying too much in the auction lanes,” he said.

In the two weeks prior to last, cars had depreciated an average of 0.26 percent, while trucks were close to being flat.

Among cars, the biggest drop-off this past week was for the midsize car segment (down 0.66 percent). For trucks, it was the subcompact luxury crossover (down 1.28 percent).

Subcompact crossovers were the lone truck segment to increase, albeit very slightly (0.08 percent). Likewise, sporty cars were the only cars to climb (0.01 percent).

This week’s report also includes a comparison between the 12-month depreciation rates of cars and trucks.

In May 2016, the average wholesale price on a 2- to 6-year-old car was $13,690. That has since declined 19.7 percent to $10,991.

As for trucks, the price a year ago was $20,811. In May of this year, it’s down 14.9 percent at $17,714.