Sauropelta was a heavily built quadrupedal herbivore with a body length of approximately  and a body mass of . The skull was triangular when viewed from above, with the rear end wider than the tapering snout.
Sauropelta was a heavily built, four-legged herbivore that measured roughly in length and weighed about . Its skull had a triangular shape when seen from above, with its rear end being wider than its pointed snout.