The difference between Cattle and Livestock

When used as nouns, cattle means domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc), whereas livestock means farm animals.

check bellow for the other definitions of Cattle and Livestock

Cattle as a noun:

Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc).

Examples:

"Do you want to raise cattle?"
Cattle as a noun:

Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or horses.
Cattle as a noun (pejorative, figuratively):

People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.
Cattle as a noun (obsolete, English law, sometimes, _, countable):

chattel

Examples:

"goods and cattle"
Cattle as a noun (uncountable, rare):

Livestock as a noun:

Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.