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GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Things were a bit calmer in the wholesale market last week, according to Black Book's Ricky Beggs, who said the company's editors did not have to make as many auction value adjustments as the market "slowed back down."

This followed a week where the amount of value changes reached its highest level in roughly three months. That being said, the overall change grew worse, falling from a decrease of $10 to a decrease of $43.

"The auto market slowed back down this past week with fewer necessary adjustments required by the editors, and the overall adjustment average change was about (negative) $42," he noted during the latest "Beggs on the Used Car Market" video report.

Looking at individual segments, the average price for trucks fell roughly $8.60, according to Beggs, who is Black Book's managing editor. Seven of the 14 truck segments that Black Book tracks decreased in value, while the other seven made gains.

On average, car prices fell a little more than $47.

With a price drop of $128, premium sporty cars showed the heaviest overall adjustment. There was a $53 decrease in the values of both luxury level cars and near-luxury cars.

The biggest upward move was in the full-size SUV segment (increasing $27), with the full-size wagon segment (up $24) next in line. 

The largest decreases on the truck side of the market were full-size crossovers (dip of $88), followed by compact SUVs, which were off $56.

"This is the fourth consecutive week the full-size crossovers have shown the greatest decline of any of the truck segments," Beggs noted.

"On a more positive note, the editors, after extensive searching and analyzing of the market data, have included at least 20 more 2010 models with market-driven values this week," he continued. "Black Book has been reporting on some of the 2010 models in the electronic products since January of this year and with the May printed guides, market values on a large portion of these 2010s.

"Each week since, we have been able to report on even more of these models," Beggs stated.